December 6 of 2014 is the 25th anniversary of the death of Li Keran, and also the 60th anniversary of painting from life in the way of Chinese painting of his exploration in Chinese painting. CPPCC Calligraphy and Painting Office, Art Division of People's Republic of China Ministry of Culture, Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture, Chinese Artists Association, Central Academy of Fine Arts, China National Academy of Painting, Beijing Artists Association, Beijing Fine Art Academy and Li Keran Art Foundation co-organized " Commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the death of Li Keran". The commemoration was held in Beijing International Hotel in 10 to 11:30 in December 5(Friday), 2014, in order to commemorate the remarkable achievements of Li Keren, and recall his landscapes paintings, figures paintings, calligraphy and many other areas to his exploration life. More than 150 people attended the commemoration, including leaders of Beijing authorities and relatively departments, leaders of art circle, famous painters, theorists, families, disciple, and friends of Li Keran.

 

       Vice president of Beijing Fine Art Academy Yuan Wu presided over the commemoration. Li Keran's wife Zou Peizhu made a speech first, she reviewed the details of the life of Li Keran and the tough process of the reform of Chinese painting. Then everyone watched the newly recorded film Li Keran, which introduced the series exhibitions named "Li Keran's world" in the past five years, and showed the artistic life of Keran in figure, painting from life, cattle, calligraphy, landscape and other areas. After that, president of Beijing Fine Art Academy Wang Mingming, professor of Central Academy of Fine Art, famous theorist Shao Dazhen, vice president of China National Academy of Painting Lu Xushun, president of Chinese painting academy of Central Academy of Fine Art Chen Ping, vice president of Chinese Artists Association, divided party secretary Wu Changjiang, and Li Xiaoke, son of Li Keran made speeches. They paid tribute to Mr. Li Keran, and spoke highly of the achievements of the reform of Chinese painting.

 

Vice president of Beijing Fine Art Academy Yuan Wu is presiding the commemoration.

 

Li Keran's wife Zou Peizhu is reviewing the details of the life the Chinese paintinf reform of Li Keran.

 

Deputy director of the State Council Counsellors' Office, president of Beijing Fine Art Academy Wang Mingming speeching.

 

vice president of China National Academy of Painting Lu Xushun speeching.

 

Professor of Central Academy of Fine Art Shao Dazhen

 

President of Chinese painting academy of Central Academy of Fine Art Chen Ping speeching.

 

Vice president of Chinese Artists Association, divided party secretary Wu Changjiang.

 

Li Xiaoke, son of Li Keran, speeching.

 

       Finally, The World of Li Keran series book was first published in the commemoration, and we also held donation ceremony in the commemoration. This series book consists of five parts, including Figure, Painting from Nature, Cattle, Calligraphy and Landscape five sections. We published one book every year from 2010, trying to show the achievements of Li Keran in more aspects. Jiang Shan Wu Jin which published this year is the last book, it is the collection of Mr. Li Keran’s landscape paintings in different periods, and concentrated on showing his outstanding achievements in landscape painting.

 

The commemoration site

 

       In 2pm, guests visited The World of Li Keran series exhibition (landscape). Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy launched “The World of Li Keran Series Painting Exhibition” from December 5, 2010, researched and showed the great achievements of Li Keran by figure, painting from nature, cattle and calligraphy four subjects. This landscape exhibition is the most significant part of the series exhibition.

 

Deputy director of the State Council Counsellors' Office, president of Beijing Fine Art Academy Wang Mingming presiding the opening ceremony.

 

President of Chinese Federation of literary and Art Circles Sun Jiazheng and Li Keran’s wife Zou Peizhu were cutting the ribbon.

 

       Paintings of this exhibition mainly came from Zou Peizhu and collection agencies, concentrated on showing the 70 masterpieces of Li Keran from 1943 to 1989, there are several characteristics of the exhibition:

 

       Four parts showed the evolution of the landscape painting style of Li Keran

       Li Keran is one of the most influential artists in twentieth century, he fused the Chinese and western art and developed traditional landscape. This exhibition divided into four parts based on the transformation of the research process of Li Keran, including Tradition and Contemporary, Painting from Nature, Painting for Mountain and River, Endless Landscape, showed the evolution of Li Keran’s landscape painting.

 

Yu Yi Qi 1954 44cm×59cm

 

       Tradition and Contemporary

       This part shows Li Keran’s paintings which researched the traditional painting methods in his early periods from teenager to 1953.

 

Shao Xing, hometown of Lu Xun 1962 62cm×44.5cm

 

       Painting from Nature

       This part exhibits painting created from 1960s to the time of culture revolution, Li Keran developed his landscape painting  from traditional to modern artistic conception after painting from nature.

 

Yang Shuo 1972 69cm×95cm

 

       Painting for Mountain and River

       This part exhibits work created in the time of culture revolution by Li Keran on the theme of “red subject”, he develop more generalized painting methods in this period and formed a concept of “painting for mountain and river in motherland”.

 

Endless Landscape 1982 67cm×111.5cm

 

       Endless Landscape

       This part exhibits paintings in the prosperity periods of Li Keran, shows the typical appearance of his works, and marks the artist's creative peak.

 

       Except for the representative work in every period of Li Keran, this exhibition also displays the sketches, painting quotations, photos of life and video materials collected by Beijing Fine Art Academy, shows the artistic road of Li Keran comprehensively.

 

       Two Red Mountain are exhibited at the same time.

 

Red Mountain 1964 79.5cm×49cm

 

       Li Keran created 7 Red Mountain in 50s to 60s last century, and they are collected in different agencies. These two which exhibited in this exhibition are come from Li Keran’s family and Beijing Fine Art Academy. This piece collected in Beijing Fine Art Academy is the most excellent one, and another similar one is sold by nearly 3 billion in Poly spring auction in 2012.

 

       Li Keran subject video projected at the same time.

 

Li Keran subject video

 

       In order to lie in with the exhibition, the video Li Keran is played in the exhibition hall to review “The World of Li Keran series exhibition”.

 

       In addition, audiences can scan the two-dimensional under the label of works to get the tour guide. Relevant academic lectures will be held during the exhibition, we will invite the son of Li Keran, the famous painter Li Xiaoke to give a deep interpretation of Li Keran’s exploration in the art of landscape painting.