Chen Yifei's name should have been heard by everyone
He has also seen a lot of his works
Classical beauties like his are classic
Everyone only knows the identity of his famous oil painting
In fact, he is also a big director and entrepreneur
Chen Yifei
Born in 1946 in Ningbo, Zhejiang
He died in 2005
He died on December 31, 2012 at the age of 5
He graduated from Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts in 1965
(Today's Shanghai University School of Fine Arts)
Later, he entered the creation group of oil painting sculpture at the Shanghai Academy of Painting
He was also the person in charge
In 1980 he went to the United States to study
He received his master's degree in 1984
He continued his sojourn life in New York
He has held his own solo exhibitions in Washington, New York, Tokyo, etc
His works have also participated in many auctions in China
1980s-Early 1990s
Chen Yifei began to live in the United States
Create in the United States
During that time period, he mainly created 3 series
For example, we are familiar with the Water Town Zhouzhuang series
There is also his famous classic ladies series
As well as musical character series, etc
In Chen Yifei's oil paintings
Musical character themes account for a large proportion
Within this phase
Chen Yifei's paintings draw on some of the elements of Western art masters
During this period
He also visited a number of art galleries and museums of all sizes
His paintings are multi-series and multi-style
The chic, idyllic and elegant water town of Jiangnan
The musical characters are expressive, introverted, fashionable, and professional
The oriental charm of classical ladies, the style is unique, etc
All of them show Chen Yifei's extraordinary variety of creative fields
In 1984, Chen Yifei used the water town of Zhouzhuang as the material for his creation
Painted a series of oil paintings
He also gave a name to the oil painting series of zhouzhuang in this water town
Memories of Hometown
One of the paintings, The Bridge
Chairman of Occidental Petroleum
Hammer during a visit to China
The painting was given as a gift to Deng Xiaoping
Since then, Chen Yifei's name has caused great repercussions at home and abroad
In the early 1990s, Chen Yifei returned to China to develop
In addition to being a famous Chinese artist
By the series of paintings, it is collected, auctioned, etc
He had accumulated some savings
After returning to China, he began to dabble in film and television
As an entrepreneur, his value has also increased to 100 billion people
After that, he also opened a modeling agency
Later in their own advertising agency
I met Song Meiying, who was more than 20 years younger than him
In 2000
He was 54 years old
He married the 25-year-old model
The two were more than a round apart
Left: Song Meiying Middle: Chen Yifei Right: Agent
After marriage, the two also had a son
He also painted many paintings in his pen
Portrait of a model by his wife
Chen Yifei has been focusing on oil paintings with Chinese themes
For example, the beauty who paints classical costumes
Paint the scenery of Zhouzhuang
As well as painting some musical performers after living in the United States
Also paint some tibetan customs and customs
Including some celebrities, great men, war memorial paintings, etc
He pioneered the creative concepts of "big art" and "big vision"
He is involved in painting, film, vision, costumes, and design
All have achieved extraordinary results
He is a well-known Chinese artist at home and abroad
Take a closer look at his oil paintings
It contains the aesthetics of collision and fusion of East and West
It contains the aesthetics of oriental classics
There is also the openness and fashion of the West
Chen Yifei Young cellist Oil on canvas 1984
Chen Yifei was born in Zhejiang Province to a scholarly mendi
His father was a chemical engineer
His mother was a nun and the one who led him into art
During the period from 1990 to 2005
Chen Yifei also painted several series
In the early 1990s he returned to China to create
Painted the Series of Old Dreams on the Sea and the Series of Characters of Tibetan National Customs
The paintings of this period have a solid realistic technique
And the aesthetic, romantic classicism
The painting gives the impression of a swinging intestine
In the depiction technique of oil painting
He absorbed the exquisite figure painting techniques of Western classics abroad
It retains the oriental atmosphere
The whole picture gives people a sense of quiet and elegant tenderness
The sense of space is also created just right
The chiaroscuro contrasts of the characters and backgrounds compete
It sets off the smoothness of the character's skin
The sense of picture is layered and the contrast is strong
Gives people a strong visual impact
The collision of East and West, the combination of tradition and reality
Fashion and vintage go hand in hand
The whole picture is like a song
With the auction of Chen Yifei's paintings and the increase in popularity
He began to have his own painting studio
There are some "creators" gathered inside
There are about 30 paint workers
Chen Yifei's creative partner has mentioned
He drew a painter asking the gunman
For example, the "production process" of the painting:
Start by asking a model from a modeling agency to pose in costume
Then ask the artist to copy the photo
Finally, Chen Yifei made the final modification, adjustment, and signature
Final big picture adjustment
No gunman representative
Instead, I revise and adjust it in the studio
And the progress of this last step is known only to himself
He said such "studios" Rembrandt also had
He said he couldn't, he had to make money by painting
The attitude of this painting can't help but make me question
His paintings are now present
How much of it was delicately drawn by him???
Even heard about it
There are some paintings that he has never personally altered throughout the process
It's all the hands of others
Chen Yifei has a lot of painting "ghostwriters"
These "representatives" are willing
Because I followed Chen Yifei
Drawing skills are learned and improved
And Chen Yifei is in the best modification and adjustment of the painting
It can make the whole painting have the effect of finishing touches
Chen Yifei does not shy away from defaulting to his "studio" model
I also don't shy away from drawing my own photos
He said painting is a process of pursuit
Draw against a photo
A lot of light and shade and a sense of light and shadow
The photographer has already taken care of it, so there is no need for the painter to deal with it anymore
He was often in the hands of some photographers behind him
Buy photos to paint
He needs speed and time saving
Come up with more paintings
He has a painting in his painting "Beauty Walk"
Auctioned at Christie's in Hong Kong in 2018
Finally, it was sold for 8335 Hong Kong dollars
This is not the first time the painting has been auctioned off
The first was at Guardian Auction in 1997
Sold for 2.31 million
In 21 years, the transaction price has risen 26 times
"Beauty Walk"
Chen Yifei's "Mountain Wind" in 2011
Spring auction at Guardian
The famous collector Liu Yiqian auctioned the painting for 81.6 million yuan
Broke the world record for Chinese oil painting auctions
This is actually the third time that the collector has repeatedly bought this painting
Between the three times, the price is also dozens of times higher
Buy the same painting three times
Is it just to increase the value of this painting?
I don't know much about the operations of rich people
Mountain Wind
Chen Yifei's paintings had the highest auction prices
Not the two masterpieces above
It's this one of "Yutang Spring Warmth"
2017 at Guardian
Sold for $149.5 million
It was also taken by the famous collector Liu Yiqian
The auction price of this painting was created
The highest transaction record of Chinese realistic oil painting
"Yutang Spring Warmth"
Earlier mentioned Chen Yifei after returning from the United States
Expanded its own business map
Start a company, be an entrepreneur, and be a painter
It can be described as a busy person
It seems to be a double gain of fame and fortune
Careers rise and families are happy
Unfortunately, he died of a sudden illness in 2005
After he made some money selling paintings in the early '90s
Returned to China to open a company
Dabbled in a variety of areas
For example, movies, models, costumes, books, etc
Finally a few years before his death
With an annual loss of 20 million
The industry failed, and the people died depressed
The company expanded too fast and mismanaged
The company's liquidity is insufficient
So the loss
After his death
These industries were sold and shut down by the eldest son
Someone calculated
In 1985, he received his Master of Fine Arts degree in the United States
He sold more than 500 paintings
After returning to China from 1991 to 1998
33 of his paintings were auctioned off
The total value is about forty million
At last
Although he has so many deficiencies
Whether it's as a painter or an entrepreneur
But his painting style and artistic talent
It is still appreciated by many people
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