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Unit 7 Art Lesson 1 Period 1 watch a video Dust my shoulders off(张靓颖MV) 文化知识——近现代中国画三杰 Artist — Qi Baishi Name: Qi Baishi Occupation: painter, poet, and calligrapher Medium: ink and watercolor Painting style: Xieyi (写意), emphasizing the expression of the artist’s feelings and thoughts, rather than the realistic depiction of the subject Themes: animals, insects, flowers, fruits, landscapes Major works: Shrimps, Eagle Standing on a Pine Tree (《松鹰图》), Four Screen Panels of Flowers, Frogs... 3 Artwork — Shrimps Qi Baishi first became interested in shrimps as a boy playing around a pond near his home. Later, when he began to paint them, he also raised a few in big bowls at home to observe them closely, which contributed to his breathtaking paintings of shrimps. The painting shows six shrimps in black ink on a white background. They are painted in a semi-transparent (半透明) style, with a sense of density (密度) and lightness. 文化知识——近现代中国画三杰 Depiction Background 4 文化知识——近现代中国画三杰 Artist — Xu Beihong Name: Xu Beihong Occupation: painter, educator, and art reformer Medium: oil and ink Painting style: realistic, classical, and nationalistic Themes: horses, birds, landscapes, historical figures, and social issues Major works: Galloping Horse, The Fool who Moved the Mountains(《愚公移山图》), Tianheng’s five hundreds heroes(《田横五百士》)... 5 Artwork — Galloping Horse It was painted during the Second Battle of Changsha in 1941, when Xu was in Malaysia, holding an art exhibition to raise funds for the war. He hoped that we could repeat the victory of the previous battle. He used the horse as a metaphor for the Chinese people who resisted the invasion and oppression. The painting shows a horse galloping from a distance, with its legs crossed and one of them lifted in the air. Despite its thinness, the horse has a lot of force and energy. 文化知识——近现代中国画三杰 Depiction Background 6 文化知识——近现代中国画三杰 Artist — Zhang Daqian Name: Zhang Daqian Occupation: painter, collector, and forger Medium: ink and waterco