Qi Baishi (65438+65438+1October 1-0957+06 September 65438) was born in Xiangtan (now Xiangtan, Hunan). Formerly known as Chunzhi, Wei Qing was named Lanting. Later, it was renamed Huang, and the word was born. Named Baishi, Baishishan Weng, Laoping, Hongcuo, the owner of the mountain pavilion, the old man who sent Pingtang, and the rich man of 300 lithographs. [1] China is a master of modern painting and a world cultural celebrity. He worked as a carpenter in his early years, then made a living by selling paintings, and settled in Beijing after he was 57. He is good at painting flowers and birds, insects and fish, landscapes and figures. His pen and ink are vigorous and moist, with rich and bright colors, concise and vivid shapes and simple artistic conception. Fish, shrimp, worms and crabs are full of fun. Qi Baishi is a seal script writer, who adopted the method of inscriptions in Qin and Han Dynasties. His calligraphy saved Gu Zhuo's interest, and seal script became his own. He was also good at writing poems. He used to be honorary professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts and chairman of China Artists Association. Representative works include Frog Rang Ten Miles Away from the Mountain Spring and Ink Shrimp. He is the author of "Bai Shi Shi Hua" and "Bai Shi Old Man's Self-report".
Qi Baishi was deeply influenced by Chen Shiceng in painting art, and at the same time he learned from Wu Changshuo. Qi Baishi specializes in painting flowers and birds, and his pen is full of ink. But drawing insects is meticulous and extremely fine. Qi Baishi also praised Xu Wei, Zhu Da, Shi Tao and Jin Nong. Shrimp, crab, cicada, butterfly, fish, bird and ink are especially vivid, full of the vitality of nature. Landscape composition is unique and unconventional, full of creative spirit, unique seal cutting and outstanding calligraphy, which is well known to everyone. Qi Baishi's paintings are against unrealistic dreams. Qi Baishi often pays attention to the characteristics of flowers, birds, insects and fish and tries to figure out their spirit. Qi Baishi once said: Draw a picture of thousands of insects, a picture of hundreds of birds, and draw your own face. Qi Baishi's words are very witty and ingenious. Qi Baishi painted two chickens fighting for a bug. The title reads: Qi Baishi calls each other every day. A picture of cotton reads: "Flowers warm the world, but flowers cool the world". The title of "Tumbler Map" is "Autumn fans shake white on both sides, and official robes are black."
Qi Baishi's shrimp painting is a must in painting. Qi Baishi painted shrimps through his life's observation, striving to profoundly express the physical and mental characteristics of shrimps.
Qi Baishi lived by a pond since childhood and often fished for shrimps. Began to draw shrimp when I was a child; After the age of 40, I copied shrimps painted by painters such as Xu Wei and Li Futang in Ming and Qing Dynasties. At the age of 63, the shrimps painted by Qi Baishi were very similar, but not "alive" enough, so he raised several long-armed shrimps in a bowl and put them on the painting case. The method of drawing shrimp has also changed, and shrimp has become one of the representative artistic symbols of Qi Baishi.
Qi Baishi's shrimp painting has entered the realm of transformation. In his concise pen and ink, he shows the group of shrimp swimming in the water. The thick arrowhead mushroom and dried shrimp are transparent and light, which shows the maturity of Qi Baishi's painting art in his later years.
Qi Baishi's shrimp paintings show the shape of shrimp, which is lively, sensitive, alert and vital. Because Qi Baishi mastered the characteristics of shrimp, he painted with ease. A few strokes, combined with a light pen and ink, show a sense of movement. A pair of heavy ink eyes, a little Jiao Mo in the middle of the head, and two light inks on the left and right, which makes the shrimp head varied. Hard shell is transparent, from deep to shallow. And shrimp loin, one section at a time, several strokes in a row, forming the rhythm of shrimp loin from thick to thin.