Qi Baishi is a master of modern painting with high attainments in all aspects. His personality, painting, poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting are outstanding. His artistic creation is extremely rich. His painting style has a great influence on modern and even contemporary Chinese painting creation.
Qi Baishi, formerly known as Chunzhi, has a green word. His nickname is A Zhi, and his name is Baishi, Baishi Weng and Laobai. His names are Pingping, Laoping, Shan Weng, Xingziwu Old Man, Dach, Mujushi and 300 Lithography Rich Man. Born in 1864 and died in 1957. He is a native of Xiangtan, Hunan, and has lived in Beijing for a long time. Qi Baishi was born in a poor family and worked as a farmer for generations. He only went to a private school with his grandfather once before 12 years old. /kloc-started to learn to be a carpenter at the age of 0/3. At that time, carving was similar. He broke through the old rules and "created many new patterns". Known as "Cheese Carpenter", 1882 carved flowers for a family. In the client's home, he "accidentally saw a colorful and overprinted Mustard Garden carved during the Qianlong period. He was very happy and painted one by one for half a year. Qi Baishi began his painting career at the age of 27, learning poetry seal cutting. After the age of 60, he settled in Beijing and made a living by cutting and selling paintings. Japanese and French bought a lot. During this period, he met Mei Lanfang. When I first met Mei Lanfang, Qi Baishi painted grass worms for Mei Lanfang, and Mei Lanfang sang drunken songs for Qi Baishi. Elected as deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of China Artists Association. 1955, the German Democratic Republic awarded him the title of exchange researcher at the Art Institute of the German Democratic Republic, 1956, and the World Peace Council awarded him the Peace Prize. He died at the age of 95.
Qi Baishi was greatly influenced by Chen Shiceng in painting art, and he also learned from Wu Changshuo. He specializes in flowers and birds, and his pen is full of ink. But drawing insects is meticulous and extremely fine. He also praised Xu Wei, Zhu Da, Shi Tao and Jin Nong. Especially shrimps, crabs, cicadas, butterflies, fish and birds are dripping with ink, 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. He often pays attention to the characteristics of flowers, birds, insects and fish and imitates their spirit. He once said, "Draw a picture of all kinds of insects, draw a picture of all kinds of birds, and" draw your own face ". His sentences are very witty and clever. He painted two chickens fighting over a bug, and the title read "We will call each other tomorrow". 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".