He worked as a carpenter in his early years, then made a living by selling paintings, and settled in Beijing after he was 57.
He is good at painting flowers and birds, insects and fish, landscapes and figures. His pen and ink are vigorous and moist, with rich and bright colors, concise and vivid shapes and simple artistic conception. Fish, shrimp, worms and crabs are full of fun. 1928, Baishi Poetry Grass and Borrowing Mountain Poetry Grass were published (manuscript).
1933, Baishi Poetry and Grass Publishing (eight volumes typesetting).
1936, investigation in Sichuan. See Huang in Sichuan.
1937, after listening to Yi Shu's fortune-telling theory, he used the method of hiding the sky and crossing the sea. I am 77 years old. In July of that year, Beiping fell, and I was sad and angry, so I easily didn't see guests. He painted the dove of peace for People's Daily1951February, and 10. More than 0 paintings participated in the "Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea" in Shenyang.
In 1952, it took three days to create Zhang Er's huge white flowers and doves for the Asia-Pacific Peace Conference in Beijing. In the same year, he created many works such as Victory in Peace and Long Live Peace. Born as a carpenter, he drifted north in his later years, and his sky-high works are all adding luster to his play. The other is that the old man Baishi died in a relatively short time, just as he liked to shoot Qing Palace dramas most in China. There are many available materials, and it will be even worse if he embellishes them.
Qi Baishi's shrimp painting is a must in painting.
Qi Baishi painted shrimps by observing them all his life, striving to profoundly express their physical and mental characteristics.
Qi Baishi lived by a pond since childhood and often fished for shrimps. Began to draw shrimp when I was a child; After the age of 40, I copied shrimps painted by painters such as Xu Wei and Li Futang in Ming and Qing Dynasties. At the age of 63, the shrimps painted by Qi Baishi were very similar, but not "alive" enough, so he raised several long-legged shrimps in a bowl and put them on the drawing. The method of drawing shrimp has also changed, and shrimp has become one of the representative artistic symbols of Qi Baishi.
Qi Baishi