Li Meishu Memorial Hall Qingxi Huanyi-Giclee digital print

art analysis The artist's popular series of village women washing clothes by the river depicts the most intimate and warm page of Taiwan's early common culture. This work depicts the true scene of women washing clothes by the stream in the early morning at Sanxia Creek. This is the most ancient mom’s morning club! Everyone chats while doing laundry, how comfortable it is! The curved S-shaped stream bank, the women with bamboo hats on their heads, and the yellow grass slopes slowly tell the common memories of everyone. Li Meishu inadvertently left behind precious images of fellow villagers. In addition to appreciating Li Meishu’s superb painting skills, I also feel his spirit and perseverance in adhering to the local creative route throughout his life. Regardless of content or form, this is an extremely successful rural realistic work. Digest/Li Meishu Memorial Hall [Sound Action Art Museum] Li Meishu's "Clothing Clothes on a Clear Stream" Li Meishu had several themes in his early years, which can be said to be representative. Among them, the series of washing clothes by the river is even more popular. This piece of "Clothing Clothes on a Clear Stream" was completed in 1981. Li Meishu depicts women in the village washing clothes by the river. Basically, themes such as Li Meishu's paintings are expressed in the Sanxia Stream and the banks of the Sanxia Stream, especially in front of the Sanxia Patriarch Temple. We can see that in the picture, there is a winding S-shaped composition on the river. The women are divided into the front group. There is another row of women in the distance. This kind of composition seems to be from the Yuan Dynasty in China, the so-called two sides of the river, Create a composition by drawing a river and dividing it with foreground and background. What are the benefits of this? It just gives people a feeling of the vastness of the river. No artist wants to paint a subject that makes people look uncomfortable. Therefore, Li Meishu used a realistic approach to depict the women washing clothes by the stream, the atmosphere, and the yellow grassy slopes. Paired with women wearing bamboo hats, this scene shows the beauty of early women's life in their hometown. This is a special feature of this piece. Some women wear bamboo hats, some don't. I think Li Meishu wanted a change in composition. At the same time, you can take a look at the performance on the stream. There are some performance of water waves on the right side of the middle of the picture. Of course we can tell if there are water waves, it may be shallower underneath and there may be rocks. The women each wash their clothes in a large stone place, One for each person. The theme characters are called "group portraits", which are a representation of many characters. We are at the Li Meishu Memorial Hall with all the audience, When the audience was doing the tour, we all said that this was an early time when women were socializing, A good opportunity to communicate by doing laundry, which was quite fun. A work like Li Meishu's performance has three major characteristics: first, his composition gives people a very open view; It can also express the beauty of women's labor. The second observation is that the performance of the water surface is very stable. It is very difficult for an average artist to represent water or the sea. Being able to make the water flow smoothly requires profound sketching skills; The third observation is that the characters’ movements change quite vividly. Some are squatting, Some of them seemed to have finished washing clothes, chatting with the grandma next to them, etc. There are clever arrangements from composition, movement, and color. Finally, I would like to refill that this work was completed in Li Meishu’s later years. Therefore, Li Meishu painted his mother-in-law and mother washing clothes by the river for 40 to 50 years. It can be said to be the representative series of his life. Introduction to authentic art Title of work: Qingxi Huanyi Material: Canvas Size: 80×116.5cm Type of work: Oil painting Creation date: 1981 Subject: Landscape Collection: Li Meishu Memorial Hall 【Frameless painting】 Printing method | 11-color top-quality giclée (Giclée) Material｜1. The world's top brand Canson® Museum Pro matte canvas‧ 385g/m² ultra-thick poundage‧ Advanced microporous coating technology ‧ Matte and waterproof protection ‧ 100% pure cotton acid-free 2. 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In 1928, he went to Tokyo and studied painting at three painting institutes: Kawabata, Tongzhou Society and Hongo. The following year, he passed the entrance examination for Tokyo Art School (the predecessor of Tokyo University of the Arts). He studied under the masters of painting, Kotaro Nagahara, Mango Kobayashi and Saburosuke Okada, etc., laying a solid foundation for his subsequent realistic style. In 1934, he co-founded the Taiyang Art Association with his friends Chen Chengbo, Yan Shuilong, Yang Sanlang, Liao Jichun, Chen Qingfen, Li Shiqiao and Tateishi Tiechen. In 1935, "The Napping Girl" won the first place in the special selection of the 9th Taiwan Exhibition and was awarded the "Taiwan Governor's Award". In 1939, "Red Clothes" was selected for the Third Cultural Exhibition (formerly the Japanese Imperial Exhibition). In 1940, "Flowers and Girls" was selected for the 4th Cultural Exhibition (Fengzhu Exhibition), establishing his historical status as an outstanding Western artist in Taiwan. In 1946, he applied to be a member of the review committee of the first Provincial Exhibition. The exhibition "Sunday" was purchased by the provincial government and presented to President Chiang Kai-shek. Large-scale paintings such as "Dusk" and "Outing" in 1948 are regarded as representative works. After Taiwan was regained in 1945, In addition to being involved in the local politics of the Three Gorges, in 1947 he was elected to preside over the reconstruction of the Changfuyan Qingshui Patriarch Temple. Since then, the subject matter and style of his paintings have increasingly tended to be rural realism, reflecting his unique style and his demeanor that stands out from the crowd. After 1962, he successively served as art professor and director at the Cultural University, National Art College, and Normal University. Guiding art college and other sculpture students to participate in the metal relief project of the Three Gorges Ancestral Temple. Integrating the professional skills of the academy into the practice of traditional temple architecture is a pioneering work in the history of Taiwanese art education. Professor Li’s contribution to the promotion of art education, in addition to formal education in the college, also guided many traditional wood and stone carvers hired by the Patriarch’s Temple with rigorous and exquisite aesthetic qualities, making the Patriarch’s Temple a “palace of oriental art” with exquisite sculptures. ", and is a classic masterpiece of modern temple architecture in Taiwan. In his later years, he was elected by the art circle to hold lofty positions such as Chairman of the Oil Painting Society, Chairman of the Artists Association, and Honorary Chairman of the Oil Painting Society. Li Jingwen, CEO of Li Meishu Memorial Hall Li Meishu Memorial Hall