As far as the contemporary Chinese painters are concerned, no matter hold what kind of artistic view it holds, what kind of artistic practice is carried out, all towards to such a historical issue, for it is how on the basis of tradition, to create a modern form of Chinese painting. Answer to this topic good or not, has become a basic measure of modern and contemporary painters, and even can be said to be the only standard. When art historians writing modern and contemporary history, also most of this standard for the coordinate of writing. Therefore a centennial Chinese painting history of modern and contemporary, can be seen as a generation after generation of artists continue to explore the history of Chinese painting in the modern state. Shi Qi’s painting in this historical club to see, its meaning is showed at once.
Shi Qi Chinese painting
Recently looked over Shi Qi’s works under the lamp, there are some different flavours in my mind, suddenly remembered ten years ago, we were met on the street of Chaonei by chance, and debated in high spirits about the future of Chinese painting, at that time Shi Qi already gained a world reputation, his work 《Welcome spring》 and 《Everyone full of happiness》almost everyone knows about it, but in our talking, I can felt obviously that his unrestrained type desire to continue to change. Look back now, Shi Qi’s artistic practice of exploration、experiment and transcendence constant, almost a microcosm of the revolution history of Chinese painting more than 20 years, in this sense, many art historians and critics regard him as contemporary pioneering Chinese painting painter, I think that, this honor is well deserved by Shi Qi.
The revolution of Shi Qi date from the beginning of 1970s, some people doubt about it, cause in that moment is the revolution of art era, but in fact it is that, Shi Qi’s landscape painting in 1971, can be regarded as the origin of contemporary Chinese revolution. The instruction、light color、brush and ink of picture to be liberated from the traditional style in a great extent, have a style of his own, filled with the vitality of newborn, provided the enlightenment value for the reform of Chinese painting. at that time, Shi Qi haven’t influenced by western modern art, the only reason for his change that can be the inner nature as a revolutionary.
After more than 30 years artistic test, we can be sure say that, Shi Qi has created a kind of modern status of Chinese painting successfully. This judge can be seen from two points: the modernity of language and artistic conception. Shi Qi has good foundation for the change of language form: profound realistic foundation, skilled technique of brush and ink, master the modal of oil painting、decorative painting、print、modern design and stage art as well, understanding of western modern art, make him can be deployed every elements freely, not limited to one type, conduct test of language form without scruple.
When we travel around the language world of Shi Qi, we can appreciate magical change of brush and ink, also can enjoy the charm of light color blending, both can test the traditional rhythm in line change irregularly, and can feel the strength of expressionist in the ink color collision. Shi Qi’s language has a view of modernity, because he not only greatly expanded the language of Chinese painting, but also very different from the western modern painting language, in the basis of beyond Chinese and western, he has created the language form of Shi Qi style, this is the main point of Shi Qi’s painting language modernity.
Shi Qi Chinese painting
The artistic conception of Shi Qi painting is far from the traditional literati painting conception, is different from Lin Feng-min painting of aloof and proud, cold and quiet. The pursuit of Shi Qi, is through descript the beauty of human nature and carry forward personality, to embody awareness of humanistic care, as a result the realm is broad and profound and fervent. As the pioneer of the world, Shi Qi is still continuing to explore. I believe in the near future, Shi Qi’s new work is bound to cause new argument in the art circles, add new thinking……