Shinan Li - Artist Info

About Shinan Li

  • Biography

    Li Shinan was born in Shanghai in 1940. Started from 1962, he studied painting under He Haixia (1908-1998) and started from 1971, under Shi Lu (1919-1982). In 1973, he stayed in the Mausoleum of Tang dynasty Prince Zhanghuai (655-684) in Shaanxi Province for three months to copy the tomb murals.

    Li Shinan is known for his portrait paintings in the da xieyi style that features untrammeled brush strokes and ink splashes. In additional to individual ink paintings, he also produced woodblock prints and comic book illustrations.

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