The article begins with the MiFu's lifestory, especially his odd and somewhat crackbrained actions and analyzes the causes of his character and its effects on his art. The article then summarizes the characteristics of Mi's landscape paintings, the style of M's cloud and mountain, and his aesthetic ideas of having simple, unadorned and antique qualities, and concludes the achievements and influences of MiFu and his son MiYouRen in the painting circles. And it finally discusses the inspirations we can draw from Mi's innovative spirit in the artistic creation. |