This exhibition will display 107 pieces of works of Li Yebing, including 41 pieces of lotus series, 20 pieces of pen sketching, 19 pieces of dwelling series and 27 pieces of exotic scenery.
Born in 1931, Li Yebing is from Jingxing County of Hebei Province. He is presently member of Chinese Artists Association, researcher of Calligraphy and Painting Department of CPC Central Research Institute of Culture and History, guest professor of Shanxi University and member of Shanxi People's Government Research Institute of Culture and History. Starting career of art in the Liberated Area in 1940s, Li Yebing has been devoted to artistic creation for 70 years. He keeps improving and makes bold exploration in arts, learning from the ancients, the nature and getting what he wants from real life. By virtue of solid basic skills on Western painting, intensive study to Chinese traditional culture, broad perspective and all-embracing mind, Li Yebing selects a artistic exploration road of Chinese and Western integration and becomes an innovative artist keeping pace with the times. For how to absorb the essence of foreign art to enrich painting art of our nation, Li Yebing summarizes new 6-techniques: “replace ink by color to show brushwork, combine color with ink to realize lasting appeal, unite line with side to imply strength, employ proper density to display momentum, technique application should be appropriate, brushwork application should focus on spirit”, which arouses thinking of people and shows unique value in today’s Chinese art circle. Li Yebing’s achievements in traditional Chinese painting are mostly on color-ink painting.
Born in 1931, Li Yebing is from Jingxing County of Hebei Province. He is presently member of Chinese Artists Association, researcher of Calligraphy and Painting Department of CPC Central Research Institute of Culture and History, guest professor of Shanxi University and member of Shanxi People's Government Research Institute of Culture and History. Starting career of art in the Liberated Area in 1940s, Li Yebing has been devoted to artistic creation for 70 years. He keeps improving and makes bold exploration in arts, learning from the ancients, the nature and getting what he wants from real life. By virtue of solid basic skills on Western painting, intensive study to Chinese traditional culture, broad perspective and all-embracing mind, Li Yebing selects a artistic exploration road of Chinese and Western integration and becomes an innovative artist keeping pace with the times. For how to absorb the essence of foreign art to enrich painting art of our nation, Li Yebing summarizes new 6-techniques: “replace ink by color to show brushwork, combine color with ink to realize lasting appeal, unite line with side to imply strength, employ proper density to display momentum, technique application should be appropriate, brushwork application should focus on spirit”, which arouses thinking of people and shows unique value in today’s Chinese art circle. Li Yebing’s achievements in traditional Chinese painting are mostly on color-ink painting.