Study On The Artistic Style Of Liu Shouxiang's Watercolor Stilllife Painting

Liu Shouxiang is one of the outstanding representatives of the powerful painters in contemporary Chinese watercolor painting circles.His watercolor still life painting has a unique artistic style,take production as beauty,permeating the elegant,harmonious,calm and generous mood.His works are noble and elegant,simple and generous,and can get a big picture from small details.He chooses the theme of still objects to express his persistent pursuit of true beauty,pays attention to the deep excavation of still objects,and deduces the full tension of simple pictures through artistic means.Liu Shouxiang,as a painter of "Academic School",insisted on the aesthetic of "positive atmosphere" in drawing lessons from and discarding them,dared to innovate watercolor Materials and techniques,explored a new direction of National Watercolor language,and integrated modern consciousness into his works with a deeper understanding.In a watercolor still life works,he injected his rich spiritual connotation,reflecting his exploration of the spiritual level of natural life.This paper takes the artistic style of Liu Shouxiang's watercolor still life painting as the breakthrough point,mainly through the in-depth study of the artistic language of its composition,full color,the meaning of brushwork,the production of pictures and the pursuit of rich texture,artistic conception,etc.Liu Shouxiang has accumulated abundant teaching experience and creative experience,and the artistic style formed has led the development direction of watercolor in Hubei Province.At the same time,it has produced value and influence on Chinese watercolor education.Based on the close combination of the author's own creative practice,the author inspired further practical thinking on the exploration of watercolor art.Therefore,the expressive techniques and artistic style he explored also provided some inspiration for contemporary Chinese watercolor painters,influenced a group of watercolor painters' artistic aesthetics and cognition,and created works full of modern flavor and true feelings.