Li Fuyuan
Li Fuyuan was born in Kunming, China in 1942 and attended the Beijing Art Academy. He was later appointed a lecturer at the Beijing Art Professional College whilst continuing with his own personal style of art. A disciple of the world renowned artist, Wu Guanzhong, his works have been exhibited successfully in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Recent exhibitions include the 20/21 International Art Fair, London 2010 and the much acclaimed, Animal Kingdom:Paintings by Li Fuyuan at the Museum of East Asian Art, Bath, UK 2010. Several of his paintings were put under the hammer at Sotheby’s including Lot 838, Leopards sold in April 2010 at Sotheby’s Hong Kong.
Art critic and Fellow of the Chinese Academy of Arts, Zhai Mo, commented, ‘The dark coloured birds, fishes and animals came alive under his brush one after another. His paintings appear to be lively and bold, giving little attention to forms. The bold use of black and white, rich and strong colours are commonly found in Li Fuyuan’s paintings. To ensure the quality of the colours, he never mixes black ink with colours when painting. But he likes to put heavy black ink against the bright colours to create contrast, allowing them to support, embrace and complement each other.
To be bold and yet in control when creating, finding balance and calmness when emotions run wild is the hallmark of a great artist.’
