Qi Baishi's shrimp picture embodies a high degree of pen and ink skills, which not only shows the unique performance of ink painting and rice paper, but also vividly shows the texture of shrimp, and is one of the most realistic objects in Baishi's works.
Qi Baishi once said helplessly: "At seventy-eight, people say that they can only draw shrimps. What a pity! It is true that Qi Baishi can only draw shrimps, which is as ridiculous as Xu Beihong's drawing horses and Huangzhou's drawing donkeys, but on the other hand, it also reflects that Qi Baishi's shrimp painting is really good and everyone loves it.
Qi Baishi's shrimp painting can be said to be a must in the painting world, which is vivid, vivid and full of charm. He used light ink to draw a body with infiltration color, and the shrimp body was crystal clear.
Take the vertical point of rough ink as the eye, write horizontally as the brain, drop ink into gold, and use a pen to convey the spirit. The meticulous brushwork on the beard, claw and big claw combines rigidity with softness, concise and vivid, which shows the painter's superb calligraphy skills. The painter writes shrimp from life, but it goes beyond life, boldly generalizes and simplifies it, and is more vivid.
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The creative background of shrimp:
Qi Baishi is famous for painting shrimps. Shrimp and Qi Baishi not only painted a lot, but also were his "inventions", his "patents" and became his "symbols" and "symbols". Qi Baishi succeeded in painting shrimp, and issued a notice: "Baishi painted shrimp, 12 1." People who know art say, "runge is not high, it's worth it!" Value! " If you want to paint, you don't bargain. If you buy a painting, you pay, and you get what you want.
On this day, a clever shopkeeper with a bald monkey face bought paintings from Qi Baishi with 35 taels of silver, thinking that the old man could draw four paintings, didn't he earn half? In my mind, I knocked on the door of the terms. Qi Baishi saw it, smiled and accepted the money gladly, so that the bald owner could pick up the painting the next day.
The next day, the bald owner came to Qijia and opened the picture scroll. There are only three shrimps in the photo. Shrimp is not big, but it is also alive and kicking. The bald man thought, I can't give my five taels of silver for nothing. Look at Qi Baishi, he is going to have a seizure. Qi Baishi pointed to the picture and asked him to have a closer look.
Blink your head with a small triangular eye, and clearly see a shrimp tail exposed between two aquatic plants, and the shrimp head is diving into the water for food! Bald employers have nothing to say, hey hey smile, holding photos away.
Brief introduction of the author of Shrimp:
Qi Baishi (1863- 1957) is an outstanding modern painter, calligrapher and seal engraver. Formerly known as Chunzhi, the word Wei Qing,No. Baishi, endangered life, borrowed the owner of the mountain museum to send the elderly to peace. Hunan Xiangtan people. At the age of twelve, he studied rough carpentry, then worked as a sculptor and studied painting. I also studied poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting. I started as a painter and painted clothes for the villagers.
After the age of 60, he settled in Beijing, selling paintings and seal cutting as his profession. Throughout his life, he respected Xu Wei, Zhu Da, Shi Tao, Wu Changshuo and other predecessors, attached importance to innovation, constantly sought change, and created a unique style. These paintings are full of love for life.
His seal cutting is concise and powerful, his calligraphy is vigorous and steady, and his theory of poetry and painting is unique. Member of the Presidium of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and Chairman of Artists Association. 1953 The Central Ministry of Culture awarded the title of "People's Artist".
Baidu Encyclopedia-Shrimp (painted by Qi Baishi)