This is the catalogue for Li Shan’s solo exhibition at the Hong Kong Arts Centre. The show featured works produced by Li Shan during the period 1976-1992, which include the ‘Origins’ series in which Li showed his fascination with the art of ancient civilizations and primitive cultures; the ‘Rouge Empire’ paintings in which one finds grimacing folk characters, political figures and fantastic oversized lotus flowers painted in bold and exuberant colours; and works from the ‘Li Shan’s Fairy Tale’ series in which the artist was trying to find a new path in his artistic development. Wu Liang’s essay in the present publication traces Li’s evolution during this period of time while Liao Lu’s article offers a study of the artist’s floral paintings. A biography of Li Shan is also included.

本圖錄所示為李山在香港藝術中心舉辦個展的作品。這批創作於1976年至1992年期間的作品包括：1)「初始」系列：呈現了李山對古老文明和原始文化藝術的熱愛；2) 「胭脂帝國」系列：其主題為擠眉弄眼的小人物、政治人物和碩大飽滿的蓮花，畫面五彩斑斕、色澤艷麗；及3)「神話故事」系列：這些畫代表了李山致力於尋求藝術突破的成果。吳亮縷述了李山在此期間的蛻變過程，而了廬的文章則分析了李山的花卉作品。本圖錄亦載有李山的簡歷。