Artist Profile
Li Xinsheng (Shi Huiheng), born in June 1966. Graduated from the Department of Chinese Painting of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Graduate School of the China Academy of Art. He has been trained by Wu Guanzhong, Huang Yongyu, Zhang Tong, Jia Youfu, Zhang Lichen and other gentlemen. He has been an associate professor at Beijing University of Technology, a calligrapher and painter at the National Museum, a member of the Art Committee, a public welfare ambassador of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Museum, a visiting professor at Chinese University, a director of the Artists Association of Central State Organs, the vice president of wu Guanzhong Art Research Association, and the editor-in-chief of Beijing Fine Arts Magazine.
▅ Complex northern scenery
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As a painter who focuses on expressing the pastoral style of the northern country, Li Xinsheng is sincere and persistent, tirelessly pouring out his love with a unique motif. Long-term directional accumulation and unique life experience provide him with a wealth of creative materials, so that his works in the "exquisitely crafted, rich in detail" at the same time, pay more attention to the "image outside the image, the realm of the outside" spiritual level of the pursuit. As the painter himself describes: "I combined the inner spiritual symbol with the external natural object, painted my own exclamations about the similarity of the mountains of the years and the different people of the years, and recorded the consciousness of the relationship, expression and symbolism between man and nature deduced in human life." In the works, the painter gazes at the natural state of the black land in northern Saibei, pays attention to the people who thrive on that land and their lives, directly expresses the profound connotation of pastoral culture, and gives more humanistic attention and love. The "pastoral style" formed by him in artistic practice has a guiding significance for the creative development of this subject.
▲ "Hometown Feelings" 70.0cmx70.0cm
In Li Xinsheng's works, the works such as "Moonlight in the North Country", "Spring Dawn outside Sai" and "Saibei Xiangyin", which depict the pastoral style of Northern Sai, all intend to create the simple beauty of the black land in northern China, the italianized shape of the rural farmhouse in the painting, the red fruits harvested by farmers, the unique red lanterns in the countryside and the contrasting scenery of spring snow melting, all present a quiet, peaceful, fresh and harmonious artistic feeling, obviously he takes the pastoral scenery of Northern Saibei as the theme of artistic creation in his works. In the specific details of the depicted objects, it gives a more fulfilling connotation of life. This clear layered, cleverly laid out, and spiritually vivid atmosphere should also be attributed to his unique life experience. He grew up in the rural living environment of Northern Saibei, the mountains and rivers, grass and trees in Northern Cyprus, as well as the simple rural scenery and folk customs of the painter, he deeply loved the land that gave birth to him and raised him, in his mind it was the holy land in his life, the source of creation, the spirit of the people of Northern Saibei, it was the holy land that gave him more artistic talent and creative inspiration. It is his sincere love for the countryside that evokes his memories of his life experience, thus touching the natural catharsis of his artistic context and emotions, so his pastoral theme series has an organic combination of the symbol of inner spiritual meaning and the external natural object, which enhances the quality of this theme and realizes the aesthetic context of the work.
▲ "Autumn Colors of the Earth" 70.0cmx70.0cm
Li Xinsheng's Northern Cypriot Pastoral Style Painting, in terms of inner spirit and external appearance, content connotation and pen and ink language, has obvious differences with traditional landscape painting and the works of similar painters at present, he can highlight the distinct artistic personality and personal style, not only break through the subjective factors and conceptual limitations of traditional landscape painting, but also pay special attention to the performance of the vast natural scenery and pastoral style of Northern Sai, and combine the freehand color, melting the lyrical pen and ink language realm and the visual effect of brilliant colors in one. It shows a fresh and elegant style and a new look with a strong spirit of the times, showing his abundant distinct regional characteristics and rich cultural connotations, and realizing the positioning of the personalized style of The Pastoral Painting in Northern Sai.
▲ "Breeze" 140.0cmx68.0cm
The emergence of the spiritual connotation characteristics of Li Xinsheng's pastoral style paintings is by no means accidental, which has a lot to do with the personality characteristics and unique personal pursuits of the painter, and even affects the painter's creative style. The painter is grateful, keeps his true colors and normal heart, and constantly warns himself and advises himself. Tranquility and far-reaching, indifferent to fame and fortune, "the benevolent Leshan, the wise enjoy the water, the mountains are quieter than the water, and the ren is higher than the wisdom." He is calm when he pursues "pride, calm when he is frustrated, and everything is calm." "The attitude of dealing with the world and the great realm of life where honor and disgrace are not alarmed, and the heart is like water. He described himself in "Art Essays": "For many years, I have wandered in the black land of northern Sai, with thousands of hills and valleys in my chest, immersed in pen and ink achievements, immersed in the use of the brush in my hand to depict the grass and trees of the pastoral life of the northern country. Because it is this land that nourishes, opens and stimulates my understanding, understanding and understanding of the vitality of nature. This personality spirit, taste and state of mind are based on the cultivation of knowledge and the spiritual creation of unique aesthetic perceptions. Therefore, his paintings are full of enthusiasm for the land of northern Sai and the call for nostalgia, and this enthusiasm is embedded in a unique aesthetic and rich academic accomplishment, reflecting a strong humanistic atmosphere and care.
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Appreciation of works
▲ "Spring Back to the Earth" 70.0cmx70.0cm
▲ "In the Spring" 70.0cm x 70.0cm
▲ "Qingxi Yuletu" 70.0cmx70.0cm
▲ "Lotus Year" 70.0cmx70.0cm
▲ "Auspicious Spring" 70.0cmx70.0cm
▲"Blossom Season" 70.0cmx70.0cm
▲ "Breeze" 180.0cmx97.0cm
▲ "Qinyuan Spring Snow" 110.0cmx34.0cm
▲ "Houde Carrier" 138.0cmx68.0cm