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Li Shih-chiao
1908.07.13~1995.07.07
Birthplace / Taishan, Taipei, Taiwan

Li Shih-chiao was born and raised in Taishan, Taipei. In 1923, he entered the Taipei Normal School to study under Ishikawa Kinichiro and become a long term participant in Ishikawa’s plein air field trips, experiences that improved his painting skills by leaps and bounds. In 1927, his watercolor painting entitled Taipei Bridge was selected for the first Taiwan Art Exhibition (Taiten).

In 1929, he went to Japan seeking admission into the Western Painting Division (renamed Oil Painting Division in 1933) of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1931; he was accepted after taking the entrance examinations three times, and began to study under Okada Saburousuke. In 1933, Li's work Garden of Lin Benyuan was selected for the Imperial Art Exhibition (Teiten), and his Interior was selected for the 7th Taiwan Art Exhibition with special selection status and received the exhibition's Asahi Prize. In 1934, he participated in the establishment of the Tai-Yang Art Society.

After graduating in 1935, he remained in Tokyo and continued to develop his skills. During this period, he earned a living by painting portraits for wealthy and influential Taiwanese families. His 1936 work The Family of Yang Zhaojia is a representative work from this period in his life, and was selected for the first Shin Bunten Exhibition. In lieu of having been selected twice for Japan’s official exhibition, Li became the first Taiwanese painter to receive review exemption status for the Shin Bunten Exhibition.

In 1944, Li returned to settle in Taiwan. In 1946, his work Market Entrance was exhibited in the first Taiwan Provincial Art Exhibition, where he also served as a juror. In 1949, he used his family members as the models for his painting The Joy of Farming. This painting demonstrates the artist’s adept handling of group images as well as his skillful use of realist style. In 1948, he opened a private art studio and began to teach.

After 1950, his style began to move away from realism, and he started using Picasso-esque techniques or reverse perspective in order to manifest the subjects of his works. These changes can be seen in his works such as Still Life with Glass Vessel and Painting Studio (Lily) (1958), demonstrating the influence of Cubism on his painting.

In the summer of 1960, after being contracted as an instructor by the Art Department of National Taiwan Normal University, he became even more committed to the pursuit of modern painting. Li's paintings from this period demonstrate his profound interest in abstractionism. Works such as Nighttime Contemplation (1968) and Date (1970) are excellent examples. After 1970, his works gradually shifted back to a realist style. In 1974, after retiring from NTNU, he often traveled back and forth between Taiwan and the United States; as a result, traveling and scenic paintings became dominant themes of his late period works.

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四弟像

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李石樵
Lee Shih-chiao
ISNI 0000 0000 6345 4641
Li Shiqiao
Painter
Lee Shih-chiao (Chinese: 李石樵; July 13, 1908 – July 7, 1995) was one of important Taiwanese artists early in the Japanese Colonial Period (from 1895 to 1945).
Born: 1908-07-13
Taishan, Taipei, Taiwan
Died: 1995-07-07
Nationality: Taiwanese

Relations:

Alumni of: Taipei Normal School
Alumni of: Tokyo School of Fine Arts
Member of: Official Taiwan Art Society
Follows: Ishikawa Kinichiro
Follows: Okada Saburosuke
Taught at: National Taiwan Normal University

Important Roles:

Creator of: Younger Brother (四弟像)
Founder of: Tai-Yang Art Society
Is a character in: La Grande Chaumiere Violette 紫色大稻埕 (2016 TV series)
Award and recognition: In 1927, his watercolor painting entitled Taipei Bridge was selected for the first Taiwan Art Exhibition (Taiten).
Award and recognition: Li became the first Taiwanese painter to receive review exemption status for the Shin Bunten Exhibition in Japan.

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