'Like his predescessors, Li Keran sought his inspiration from nature... His greatest achievement lied in his investigation in the manipulation of light in his painting. In traditional Chinese painting, the manipulation of the concepts of yin (shade) and yang (sun), xu (void), shi (substance) can obtusely infer to light and shade through the organization of positive and negative space. However, light as a physical element is previously alien to the Chinese pictorial tradition. One of Li Keran's contributions to the modernization of Chinese art is his persistent experimentaion in incorporating the element of light in Chinese Painting.' - excerpt from preface by Christina Chu, Chief Curator of the Hong Kong Museum of Art. With artist statement and biographical notes.
Onsite
Chinese - Traditional,
English
2001
1
artist monograph,
catalogue
The Use of Light and Blank Spaces in the Landscape Paintings of Li Keran - SZETO Yuenkit, 司徒元傑
Li Keran: A Master Reinvigorating Chinese Paintings - WANG Luxiang, 王魯湘
Magnificent Vision: The Art of Li Keran, 氣宇軒宏：李可染的藝術
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