Yan Dexin
Yan Dexin (1919-1987), a modern Chinese painter, was born in Dali County, Shaanxi Province. He was a member of the Shaanxi Branch of the Chinese Artists Association and the Xi'an Zhongshan Painting and Calligraphy Research Association. tutor. Specializing in flowers and birds, poultry, fish, lotus ponds, plum blossoms, pine and bamboo. Most of the works are based on rural pastoral life, with a free and elegant style of painting. The representative paintings are "Dancing Scales", "Double Wisteria Ducks", "Lightly Flying Man Dance", "White Plum Magpie", "Corn Sparrows", "Pine" and "Bamboo". After his death, at the request of people in the painting circle, his family selected his posthumous paintings and compiled them into the "Collection of Yan Dexin's Paintings", which was published by Shaanxi People's Publishing House in 2003.
Chinese name: Yan Dexin
Nationality: Chinese
Ethnicity: Han
Birthplace: Dali County, Shaanxi Province
Date of birth: December 29, 1919
Date of death: May 29, 1987
Occupation: Chinese painter
Graduation school: Department of Traditional Chinese Painting, Suzhou Academy of Fine Arts
Main achievements: Pine and Bamboo, Flowers and Birds, and Plum Blossoms
Representative works: "Wisteria with Double Duck", "Light Flying Man Dance", "White Plum Magpie", "Double Corn" Bird", "Bamboo Bird", etc.
Character Profile
Yan Dexin, male, Han nationality, from Cangtou Village, Dali County, Shaanxi Province. He loved painting since childhood and was admitted to the Chinese Painting Department of Suzhou Fine Arts College in 1944. Graduated in 1948 and taught in Shangzhou (now Shangluo City) Normal School, Tongzhou (now Dali County) Normal School, Weinan Normal School, Gushi Middle School and other schools. In addition to teaching, he studied painting, specializing in flowers and birds, vine ducks, chicks, swimming fish, lotus ponds, plum blossoms, pines and bamboos. Most of the works are based on rural pastoral life, imitating nature, taking its interest, and emphasizing its charm. His painting style is free and elegant, fresh and elegant. His representative paintings include "Wisteria Duck", "Peach Blossom Pheasant", "Light Flying Man Dance", "White Plum Magpie", "Corn Bird", "Pine" and "Bamboo Bird". His works have participated in Shaanxi Art Exhibitions many times. . In 1980, he became a member of the Shaanxi Branch of the Chinese Artists Association. In 1985, he was hired as a tutor of the Xi'an Zhongshan Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute. He retired and returned home in 1981. In his later years, he worked hard and improved his painting skills day by day. He often competed with his friends Li Shinan, Zheng Nai_, and Fang Jizhong on their painting skills and donated paintings to each other.
Representative works
"Double Ducks with Wisteria", "Two Pheasants with Peach Blossoms", "Light Flying Man Dance", "White Plum Magpie", "Two Birds with Corn", "Pine" and "Bamboo Bird".
Personal Honors
The 1958 work "Morning" and the 1959 work "Duck Herding Girl" won the first prize in the Shaanxi Provincial Art Exhibition. In October 1984, the Chinese painting "Rain Runs Bamboo Shoots and Fragrances" was exhibited in the first Shaanxi Province Teachers' Art and Calligraphy Works Exhibition. The Chinese painting "Dancing Brocade Scales" won the first prize in the Shaanxi Province Workers' Art, Calligraphy, Painting and Photography Works Exhibition. In May 1987, "Autumn Colors" and "Peach Blossoms and Pheasants" were exhibited at the first senior calligraphy, painting and seal cutting exhibition in Weinan City. In October 1989, "White Plum Magpie" and "Light Soaring Man Dance" were exhibited at the Second Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition in Weinan City. In the 1980s, he was invited by the editor of "Chinese Cooking" magazine to paint for the magazine and published dozens of works. Some of his paintings were collected by friends in Japan, Taiwan, abroad and abroad. In 1996, his paintings of flowers, birds, birds and fish were selected into the Cross-Strait Calligraphy and Painting Celebrities Invitational Exhibition. In 2003, selected posthumous works were compiled into "Yan Dexin's Painting Collection", which was published by Shaanxi People's Publishing House and collected by the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts Library. It is used as an art professional tool book and a copying textbook for students.
Artistic Features
Yan Dexin's paintings are full of strong interest in life, and their layout and ink coloring are natural and accurate. The paintings of magpie birds, chicks, vine ducks and swimming fish are all based on their interest and emphasize verve. The pine, bamboo and chrysanthemums painted are free and elegant, both imitating nature and creating innovative ideas.
Social evaluation
Yan Dexin, a famous Chinese painter, is a highly respected veteran in the art circle in Weinan region and is known as one of the "Three Yans in Guanzhong". ("Sanyan" refers to the influential representatives in the art education circles in Weinan in the 1960s: Yan Dexin from Gushi Middle School, Yan Shuangfei from Dali Normal School and Yan Xinli from Shaohua Middle School in Huaxian County).
Traveling in the high mountains and remembering old friends
—Reminiscing about the Chinese painter Mr. Yan Dexin
Ma Shuyou
“The subjects of his paintings are extremely wide, and most of them are away from home. Whether it is a collection of small scenes of rural areas, flowers, birds, fish or insects, or a large-scale masterpiece, it all exudes a strong rural flavor, which is related to his decades of roots in the countryside and his rich life experience."
"He The most important thing is to learn from nature. In my spare time, no matter it is sunny or rainy, I always carry my drawing board and wander in the fields, farmyards, bean sheds, vegetable gardens, orchards, reed ponds, and lotus ponds. Fish pond. He carefully observes the ducks playing in the water, the birds swimming in the fish, sitting and watching the morning glory climbing the wall, the wisteria surrounding the tree, the loofah hanging green, and the chicks foraging. He uses skillful lines to capture the momentary dynamics and outlines fluent and vivid sketches. Sometimes he would stand in front of and behind the house, looking up at the white clouds rolling in, birds flying in the sky, overlooking the weeds and flowers, and the humming insects; even the flocks of pigeons on the house and the birds fighting in front of the eaves were all objects of his sketches and materials for description. It has greatly broadened the scope of life and enriched the connotation of creation."
Appreciation of Works