Research On The Theme Of Lilaoshi's Canhe

Li Laoshi was the representative painter of the New Literati Painting Movement at the end of the 20 th century.His artistic creation began in the mid-1980 s,at which time the new wave of fine arts flourished.In the early 1990's,he joined the camp of new literati painters and devoted himself to the artistic creation of literati painting expressions.Li Laoshi's artistic creations are mainly two series of themed works,“Residual Lotus” and “Ghost Fun”.The thesis mainly analyzes and researches its“residual lotus” series,including the following five aspects: The first analysis of Li Laoshi's pursuit of literati painting expressions,and finally the selection of “residual lotus” as the main creative subject;the second analysis of the overall status of Li Laoshi's “residual lotus” theme works,including the development and changes of the“residual lotus” works,the objects depicted in the “residual lotus” works,the classification of the “residual lotus” works,and the materials used in the “residual lotus” works provide a general description;The third sums up the emotional connotation of “residual lotus” works as sadness,pity,and oldness;the fourth discusses the formal language features such as pens and inks,chapters,calligraphy and seal engravings of“residual lotus” works;compared with everyone who expresses lotus and their works,the fifth further clarifies the unique aesthetic value and significance of Li Laoshi's Due to the age and family background,the emotional connotation of Li Laoshi's "Canary" theme works transcends the limitations of traditional literati paintings which only express personal emotions and the consciousness of personal anxiety,and shows a keen interest in all life,especially for the people at lower levels.A deep sympathy for life in trouble.works.The emotional characteristics of Li Laoshi's personality are his subjective factors in choosing literati painting expressions and choosing residual lotus as the main creative subject matter;his learning process,work experience,and art environment are the objective conditions for the creation of the “residual lotus” theme.In addition to thoroughly studying the tradition of literati painting,he also extensively studied and borrowed from folk art and Western art,which provided a guarantee for the artistic success of his “residual lotus” works.Due to the age and family background,theemotional connotation of Li Laoshi's “residual lotus” theme works transcends the limitations of traditional literati paintings which only express personal emotions and the consciousness of personal anxiety,and shows a keen interest in all life,especially for the people at lower levels,a deep sympathy for life in trouble.Artistic achievements are reflected in artistic characteristics.Artistic characteristics depend on artistic language.Li Laoshi had thoroughly studied and inherited the of traditional literati paintings.He had comprehensively studied calligraphy,seal cutting,and classical poetry,and had achieved outstanding results.At the same time,he studied the methods of composition,expression language,and artistic conception of folk art and Western art to enrich and expand the expression language of traditional literati painting.The article discusses the aesthetic value and significance of “residual lotus” works,and analyzes the factors of painter's artistic creation success,which will also be beneficial to art creators,especially the practitioners of traditional Chinese painting.