Shitao (1642 - 1707) - photo 1

Shitao

Shitao or Shi Tao (simplified Chinese: 石涛; traditional Chinese: 石濤; pinyin: Shí Tāo) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and landscape painter during the early Qing dynasty.

Shitao is one of the most famous individualist painters of the early Qing years. The art he created was revolutionary in its transgressions of the rigidly codified techniques and styles that dictated what was considered beautiful. Imitation was valued over innovation, and although Shitao was clearly influenced by his predecessors (namely Ni Zan and Li Yong), his art breaks with theirs in several new and fascinating ways.

His formal innovations in depiction include drawing attention to the act of painting itself through his use of washes and bold, impressionistic brushstrokes, as well as an interest in subjective perspective and the use of negative or white space to suggest distance. Shi Tao's stylistic innovations are difficult to place in the context of the period.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:1642, Guangxi Zhuangzu Autonomous Region, China
Date and place of death:1707, Yangzhou, China
Nationality:China
Period of activity: XVII, XVIII century
Specialization:Artist, Calligrapher, Landscape painter, Painter
Genre:Landscape painting
Art style:Chinese art

Creators China

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Hsiang-ning Han
1939
Fei Shao (1954)
Fei Shao
1954
Chen Yifei (1946 - 2005)
Chen Yifei
1946 - 2005
Zhao Zhao (1982)
Zhao Zhao
1982
Zhū Dā (1626 - 1705)
Zhū Dā
1626 - 1705
George Chinnery (1774 - 1852)
George Chinnery
1774 - 1852
Zao Wou-Ki (1920 - 2013)
Zao Wou-Ki
1920 - 2013
Ran Huang (1982)
Ran Huang
1982
Terence Koh (1977)
Terence Koh
1977
Wu Jiahui (1981)
Wu Jiahui
1981
Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983)
Zhang Daqian
1899 - 1983
Zhang Yong (1971)
Zhang Yong
1971
Antonin Ivanovich Soungouroff (1894 - 1976)
Antonin Ivanovich Soungouroff
1894 - 1976
 Sanyu (1895 - 1966)
Sanyu
1895 - 1966
Yue Minjun (1962)
Yue Minjun
1962
Lee Man Fong (1913 - 1988)
Lee Man Fong
1913 - 1988

Creators Chinese art

Feng Yiming (1965)
Feng Yiming
1965
Chen Jinghong (1903 - 1993)
Chen Jinghong
1903 - 1993
Hu Gongshou (1823 - 1886)
Hu Gongshou
1823 - 1886
Zhou Xingdai (1744 - 1809)
Zhou Xingdai
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Min Zhen (1730 - 1788)
Min Zhen
1730 - 1788
Yong Xing (1752 - 1823)
Yong Xing
1752 - 1823
Hu Jian'an (1894 - ?)
Hu Jian'an
1894 - ?
Lü Bisheng (1883 - 1945)
Lü Bisheng
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Zhang Zhao (1691 - 1745)
Zhang Zhao
1691 - 1745
Huang Junshi (1934)
Huang Junshi
1934
Wu Yisheng (1929 - 2009)
Wu Yisheng
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Dong Qichang (1555 - 1636)
Dong Qichang
1555 - 1636
Sheng Pu (1984)
Sheng Pu
1984
Manqing Zheng (1902 - 1975)
Manqing Zheng
1902 - 1975
Zhou Zuoren (1885 - 1967)
Zhou Zuoren
1885 - 1967
Wang Hui (1632 - 1717)
Wang Hui
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