This sentence was said by Li Kuchan, a master of traditional Chinese painting.
"If a bird wants to fly high, it must first flap its wings; if a man wants to make progress, he must first study" means: if a bird wants to spread its wings and fly high, it must first learn how to flap its wings; if a person wants to make progress, it must Enrich your own knowledge first.
Li Kuchan (1899-1983), male, was a master of freehand flower-and-bird painting in modern China and an art educator.
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Characteristics of Li Kuchan's works
1. Calligraphy
Li Kuchan's calligraphy and painting complement each other. He advocates "the highest level of calligraphy and painting, and the highest level of painting and calligraphy".
2. Painting
Li Kuchan inherited the tradition of Chinese painting, absorbed the techniques of Shi Tao, Bada Shanren, Yangzhou Painting School, Wu Changshuo, Qi Baishi and others, and has great achievements in the freehand painting of flowers and birds. feature. It has a bold, majestic and vivid style, establishing a new style of freehand flower and bird painting. Li Kuchan used his own aesthetic views and expression techniques to create many artistic images.
Li Kuchan's paintings of flowers and birds have a certain element of realism. They are not objective descriptions of natural objects, but creations after condensation. There is simplicity in the casualness, and masculinity in the naturalness and subtlety. The larger the size of Li Kuchan's paintings, the more freely he can express himself. Li Kuchan's works in his later years reached the artistic realm of "simple brushwork and complex meaning".
The Li Kuchan Memorial Hall is located in the Wanzhu Garden of Baotu Spring Park in Jinan, Shandong Province. The memorial hall was built in the Yuan Dynasty and was named after the many bamboos in the garden. It covers an area of ??10 acres and has a total construction area of ??4782 square meters. The total building height is 17.9 meters.
In June 1986, the Li Kuchan Memorial Hall was built and opened in Wanzhu Garden. *** There are 18 exhibition rooms and more than 160 houses on display all year round, including Li Kuchan's posthumous works and more than 400 calligraphy and painting cultural relics collected during his lifetime, including "Red Plum Blossoms", "Sunny Snow", "Ink Bamboo", " "Midsummer Picture" and other fine works.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Li Kuchan