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Li Kuchan (1899- 1983), male, master of modern freehand flower-and-bird painting in China, art educator.
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Characteristics of Li Kuchan's Works
First, calligraphy.
Li Kuchan's calligraphy and painting complement each other. It is highly praised that "painting from the book is the height, and painting to the book is the ultimate law".
Second, painting.
Li Kuchan inherited the tradition of Chinese painting and absorbed the techniques of Shi Tao, Badashanren, Yangzhou School of Painting, Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. And he is very distinctive in freehand brushwork of flowers and birds. There is a magnificent and vivid style, which sets up a new look of freehand flower-and-bird painting. Li Kuchan has created many artistic images with his own aesthetics and expressive techniques.
Li Kuchan's flower-and-bird paintings have some realistic elements. It is not an objective description of natural objects, but a concise creation. Simplicity is contained in randomness, and masculinity is contained in nature. The bigger the picture of Li Kuchan, the freer it is. Li Kuchan's works in his later years reached the artistic realm of "simplicity and complexity".
Li Kuchan Memorial Hall is located in Wanzhu Park, Baotuquan Park, Jinan. The memorial hall was built in the Yuan Dynasty, and it was named after many bamboos in the garden. Covering an area of 10 mu, with a total construction area of 4,782 square meters and a total building height of 17.9 meters.
June 1986 Li Kuchan Memorial Hall was opened in Wanzhu Park. * * * Exhibition room 18, house 160, with more than 400 pieces of Li Kuchan's posthumous works, paintings and cultural relics, including Blooming Red Plums, Snow, Zhu Mo and Summer Pictures.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Kuchan