Over the years, I have come into contact with many artists, who paint landscapes, flowers and birds, seal carving, sculpture, and specialize in art, and they have all achieved successful artistic achievements in their own fields. There is only one artist whose talent is so great that I don't even think there is anything she can't do, and her name is Lei Lihuan.
In 2007, after retiring from the medical worker, Lei Lihuan did not enjoy the comfortable life after retirement, but successively joined six or seven associations such as city and county artists and county peasant painting, calligraphy and painting, and folk crafts to continue her artistic studies. In 2015, he began to study in Shanghai Minhang District, Xinzhuang, Zhuanqiao, Meilong Town Cultural Center, dozens of neighborhood centers, Jiaotong University, communities and other universities for the elderly: six-body calligraphy, gongbi, freehand landscape, Chinese painting of flowers and birds, colored pencils, carved paper, freehand paper-cutting, paper spreading, gourd silk, Bau, cheongsam catwalk......
When she was a child, she was influenced by her father's and brother's exquisite poetry and calligraphy, and her mother and aunt's influence in embroidery, cutting, weaving, and moxibustion, and developed a strong interest in literature, art, and handicrafts. She is ingenious, and she always designs and creates a lot of crochet embroidery, sewing cloth stickers, and tailoring them into various patterns and forms of clothes, hats, artworks, etc., showing a high artistic talent. In the later part of his tenure, he worshiped the famous folk artist Wu Chun'e and the framer Huo Shikai as his teachers, and learned freehand paper-cutting, peasant painting, calligraphy and painting mounting with them whenever he had time. During this period, he joined the county association of poetry, calligraphy and painting for the elderly, and learned writing and painting poetry from the old-timers.
Today, she works in flowers and birds, landscapes, calligraphy, writing, paper-cutting, peasant painting, embroidery, ...... He has a wide range of interests and hobbies in many art fields, and his works often participate in international and domestic exhibitions in various provinces, cities and counties, and frequently win gold, silver, bronze, first, second, third, excellent, and boutique awards! But she modestly said: "I am a shallow attempter in the fields of piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, embroidery, poetry, and songs.
Lei Lihuan has shown her artistic talent in so many fields, which makes us feel that there is a natural soil of art in her bones, as long as she sows a seed of art, no matter what it is, she can bloom bright flowers.
In Lei Lihuan's works, we can see that she integrates her own cultivation heart into it, and the indifference, peace, and transcendence of the artistic conception presented in the picture are the embodiment of her cultivation perception. The most obvious is the freehand landscape and flowers and birds, the picture is gentle and beautiful, the artistic conception is far away, the mountains and rivers are blended, the clouds and mist are swirling, the aura of the landscape, flowers and birds and Zen are blended with each other, and the beauty of life is coming.
In the hustle and bustle of modern society, appreciating such works undoubtedly purifies people's souls and finds a peaceful habitat.
Let's take a look at her calligraphy. Flowing water, moving the pen freely, light or heavy, slow or urgent, each stroke is outlined just right. Pay attention to the echo and balance between words, ups and downs, but also quiet and far-reaching. In Lei Lihuan's calligraphy works, there is no show-off technique, but instead natural, simple, and harmonious, a calm and restrained beauty combined with the state of mind.
In terms of flowers and birds, her works are delicate and nuanced, with smooth lines and harmonious color matching. He is good at capturing the demeanor of flowers and birds, and expresses their leisurely or cheerful and lively characteristics vividly, full of emotion, spirituality and vitality, and vividly expresses the fineness and three-dimensional sense of gongbi painting.
From Lei Lihuan's phoenix paintings, paper-cuts and peasant paintings, we can experience the charm of traditional folk art in the mainland. The works are full of life, especially her peasant paintings, which present the life scenes of the people with simple brushstrokes, and integrate the bits and pieces of life into the works, such as the working peasants, the frolicking children, the harvest scene, etc., showing the living conditions and spiritual outlook of the ordinary people, the picture is rich and three-dimensional, with fireworks, a sense of peace, full of yearning and expectation.
Lei Li Huanfeng painting
Lei Li Huanfeng painting
Lei Lihuan peasant painting
Lei Lihuan peasant painting
Lei Lihuan paper-cutting
Lei Lihuan paper-cutting
Lei Lihuan has the courage to experiment with various art forms and expressions, and constantly explores her own artistic boundaries. In every creation, she goes all out, pursues the ultimate, and strives to achieve the perfection in her heart. It is this dedication and dedication to art that gives her works a unique charm and profound connotation.
Life is a practice, and for Lei Lihuan, the process of artistic creation is also a practice. In this practice, she uses art as a medium to explore the true meaning of life and sharpen her soul in order to achieve inner fulfillment. She believes that only under the interference of pure heart and selfless desires can we touch the true meaning of art and create works with soul. Therefore, she has always maintained a pious and reverent heart in the process of creation, integrating her emotions, beliefs and life perceptions into her works, conveying the yearning for a better life and the pursuit of harmony and nature. She will, as always, maintain a modest and diligent attitude, and continue to explore and move forward on the road of art. (Text/Mo Yunfei: Freelance Writer, Art Critic)