In Chinese painting, there are few oceans as the object of creation, Li Haitao explored the way of Chinese painting, the ocean is majestic, feminine, magnificent picture, presented with art, became an important founder of Chinese marine painting, has a pioneering important contribution to the promotion of Chinese marine painting, and is known as "the first person in Chinese painting of the sea".
On June 18, 2017, Li Haitao introduced the creative process at a press conference on the long-scroll painting "Maritime New Silk Road and Common Prosperity Map".
"Jiaodong Peninsula Range Rover Map" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
"The Call of Azure" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
As a Qingdao native, Li Haitao has a natural affinity for the ocean since childhood, Li Haitao's wife Xiao Kai, is the daughter of Xiao Jinguang, the founder of the New Chinese Navy, graduated from the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts, she picked up a paintbrush with Li Haitao, established a research and creation platform for Chinese ocean painting, and founded the "China Ocean Painting Research Institute" in 2006.
Tianya Chaohai Gongtao Sound Treasure and Collection Art Network Collector Painter Li Haitao
In 1985, Li Haitao, accompanied by his son Li Dong, traveled more than 30,000 kilometers and traveled all over the motherland's sea frontier line, and finally, the first work in Chinese history to show the full picture of the sea frontier was published. Xiao Jinguang once said, "Every inch of land must be fought, and every inch of the sea must also be fought!" This is the origin of Li Haitao's creation of "The Map of The Sea Frontier".
"Composing Songs deep blue sea" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
The "Win-win Map of Cooperation on the Maritime Silk Road" is a new long volume completed by Li Haitao this year. The entire painting involves 21 countries, starting from Quanzhou, China, and Li Haitao analyzes the characteristics and main buildings of each country, and strives to "know which country it is as long as you see the painting."
"Win-win Map of Cooperation on the Maritime Silk Road" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
Chinese landscape painting has reached its peak as early as the Song and Yuan dynasties, and has produced many classic masterpieces, but marine painting is very rare in history. In addition to the Southern Song Dynasty Ma Yuan's "Water Map" involving painting the sea, the only paintings that have been circulated in the world are Wang Meng's "Danshan Yinghai Map" of the Yuan Dynasty and Yuan Jiang's "Sea House Dipping Chart" in the Qing Dynasty, and their painting methods are only stylized in the same vein, without innovation.
"Yunsheng Canghai" Song Ma Yuan
"Danshan Yinghai Chart" Yuan Wang Meng
Li Haitao believes that marine ink painting, the expression of the object has changed, the technique must also change, only the use of traditional pen and ink to express the sea, can no longer express the magnificent color of the sea, so in the use of lines, the use of color must have a new exploration.
"Spring Sea Like Smoke" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
"Xia Hai Ru Di" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
"Autumn Sea Like Dyeing" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
"Winter Sea Like Condensation" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
After all, the mainland's marine painting has just started, marine painters can only transform from other Chinese painting creations to this point, Li Haitao painted landscapes and figures for more than 30 years, and only turned to marine painting creation in the 1970s, if there is no deep foundation in painting, especially a solid foundation of traditional landscape painting, it is difficult to paint the sea.
"Haitian Buddha's Edge" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
In 2015, the Taiwan Branch of the China Ocean Painting Research Institute was also established, and nearly 30 painters, all of whom are Chinese painters, specialize in the creation and research of painting marine paintings with Chinese painting techniques.
"Tao Sheng Zhen Hai Shan" Treasure and Collection Art Network Collection Painter Li Haitao
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Painter Profile
Li Haitao (May 1932 – February 15, 2019) was a native of Qingdao, Shandong. Painter of Beijing Academy of Painting, national first-class artist, professor, tutor of senior creative class, honorary president of China Academy of Ocean Painting. He was awarded the titles of "Son of the Orient" and "Outstanding National Artist of China", and was honored as a "virtue and art shuangxin" artist.