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Lin Fengmian, a Colorful and Masterful Genius

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Lin Fengmian learned to paint from his father.  As a small child he studied the traditional techniques of the Chinese painting masters.  After his youthful pursuit, he moved to Paris to continue his studies at the Ecole des Beaux Artes, and the Dijon College of Art.  He was met with quick response to his talents, his first piece to be displayed was titled, ‘The Autumn’.  The work was created with oil paint, and the show was a very prestigious event for him to be involved with. Just following, his paintings done in ink were shown, again at the Salon D’Automne, while more than forty of his other works were on display concurrently at the Museum of Chinese Ancient and Modern art in Strasbourg.

His work, shown throughout the best hotels Hong Kong and Beijing offer, has garnered appreciation and respect.  His first one man show, was in Beijing, in 1926.  He strove and managed to capture the mixture of the Western schools and techniques with those of the East.  The synthetic blending proved quite popular and admired.  He used information gathered by his study of the Han Dynasty and the stone cuttings of artists produced during that time period.  Folk art was also a large influence on his work, as he appreciated the simplicity and the distortion of the work.  Many of his pieces he painted on not only canvas, but on china and porcelain as well.  He drew inspiration of such colorful and bold masters as Georges Rouault and Pablo Picasso.  He created many works exemplifying the creative aspects of what these geniuses had produced over the years.

The emotion captured with ink and paint by this man, is often times compared to the works of Matisse.  His style became very well known, a bit of whimsy combined with incredible talent and design.  He combines the rhythm, the light and the textures, with hues that are incredibly breath-taking, and dream-like.  He has over the years, helped to establish and promote various schools of art throughout Hong Kong, including the National Academy, and the Committee for Art Education.  In the Sixties, fearing persecution, he destroyed many experimental pieces he had been working on.  He was in jail for just close to four years, however upon release, was welcomed by large attendance as his exhibition in 1977.  One must look for his work, when traveling throughout Hong Kong.  It is historic, it is inspiring.

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