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Li Xin’s secret formula

Shu Yang The strokes and smudges found in Li Xin’s first mature works, made with either ink or oils, are closer to modern European and American abstract painting than to Chinese tradition. Gradually, European classical painting became influenced by photography, which had been invented in the 19th century and started to free itself from the constraints ...

STONES AND CLOUDS ….. MOVE…..

Christine Cayol What strange power compels bamboo to reach for the sky? No one can answer this question without first experiencing the bamboo's movement itself, understanding its《li》its internal essence, its evolving shape. This is how, for Su Dongpo, the bamboo needs to first grow in a man's heart before it can be depicted on paper. Let’s dare ...

Hermès – the garden of Mr.Li

Some encounters seem to have been written, or rather painted, for all eternity. That between Chinese painter Li Xin and Hermes is one such encounter. At the invitation of Pierre-Alexis Dumas, artistic director of the house, the artist produced a special series of paintings for Le Jardin de Monsieur Li. One of these has been chosen ...