In retrospect, Xu Wei (1521-1593) can rightfully be credited as an early 'expressionist'. This Ming Dynasty painter influenced generations of followers, most notably Bada Shanren, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Qi Baishi and Zhang Daqian. The published version of this painting, currently in the Beijing Palace Museum, is reproduced in Three Thousand Years of Chinese Painting (Barnhart, Cahill, Lang & Wu). Lighter in ink tone and narrower, it features a more deliberate splashed ink technique. Detail close-up:
Saturday, November 17, 2007
Xu Wei - Yellow Armor
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...this crab is an extraordinary example of uninhibited individual creativity.
thank you!
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