Qi Baishi is an oil painter and master of contemporary Chinese painting.
The strong local flavor, the simple peasant consciousness, the innocent and romantic childlike innocence, and the lingering poetic flavor are the inner life of Qi Baishi's art, and the warm and bright colors, the strong contrast between ink and color, are simple and childish. The unique shape and brushwork, the extreme synthesis of craftsmanship and writing, and the composition of ordinary and strange things, as Qi Baishi's unique artistic language and visual shape, are relatively speaking the external life of Qi Baishi's art.
Realistic emotions require forms that are suitable for them, and this form in turn strengthens the expression of emotions. The two require each other, originate from each other, and are interdependent. Together, they constitute Qi Baishi’s artistic life. That is the overall style of Qi Baishi's art.
Characteristics of Qi Baishi's paintings:
Qi Baishi was greatly influenced by Chen Shizeng in the art of painting. Qi Baishi also absorbed the strengths of Wu Changshuo. Qi Baishi specializes in flowers and birds, his pen is full of energy and his ink is full of energy and sharpness. But the painting bug is meticulous and extremely precise. Qi Baishi also praised Xu Wei, Zhu Da, Shi Tao and Jin Nong. Yougong's paintings of shrimps, crabs, cicadas, butterflies, fish, birds, and ink are dripping with color, filled with the vitality of nature.
The landscape composition is unique and remains original, he is full of creative spirit, his seal cutting skills are unique, and his calligraphy is outstanding, making him famous among the public. Qi Baishi's paintings are against unrealistic fantasy. Qi Baishi often pays attention to the characteristics of flowers, birds, insects and fish, and tries to figure out their spirits.