“A Poem of Great Ambition – Li Hu’s Artistic Path”
Research Workshop
Student Recruitment
Time: November and December 2018
Venue: Multifunctional Room and 2B Gallery, CAFA Art Museum
*See application process at the end of the article
Research Workshop Introduction
Li Hu was an important Chinese painter, art educator, and teacher of CAFA in Chinese modern art history. He integrated Chinese and Western painting techniques – Chinese brush and ink with Western skills – in the creation of Chinese painting and made unique achievements in landscape and portrait painting. Li Hu created a lot of outstanding works, including “Guangzhou Uprising”, “Indian Woman”, “Portrait of Guan Hanqing”, “Night Navigation on the Three Gorges”, etc.
Li Hu, “Guangzhou Uprising”
2019 is the centenary anniversary of Li Hu. In order to commemorate Li Hu and fully present his artistic outlook, CAFA Art Museum has planned a special exhibition “A Poem of Great Ambition – Li Hu’s Artistic Path”, which is to be displayed in the art museum from December 2018 to January 2019. This exhibition will present more than 100 pieces of representative works created by Li Hua in his lifetime. Curator Cao Qinghui has systematically sorted out the creative process and works of Li Hu at different periods, focusing on Li Hu’s contribution to the innovation creation of Chinese figure painting.
Li Hu, “Self-portrait”
The research workshop, held along with the exhibition, takes on the education function of CAFA Art Museum to encourage young students to participate in the scientific and research projects related to the exhibition theme by a new model. It attempts to make students have deep engagement with the exhibition and works using immersion programs throughout the exhibition period, so as to arouse and inspire the research interest of students on Li Hu and the modern transformation of modern Chinese painting from multiple perspectives.
Research Workshop Content
This workshop is free of Charge and is divided into three stages.
Li Hu drawing the draft of “Night Navigation on the Three Gorges” in 1973
The first stage contains four courses before the opening of the exhibition. The main content is to lead students to get familiar with and master the related literature of Li Hu. In this stage, Li Hu’s families, and scholars who have involved in his exhibitions and studies will be invited to teach the students. In the last session of the first part, participants will decide research directions and topics with the instruction of curator Cao Qinghui.
Time: November 2018
Venue: Multifunctional Room, CAFA Art Museum
Li Hu,“An Old Man in Red”
The second stage has four courses after the opening of the exhibition, with its subject content to further understand Li Hu from different angles and confirm the research titles. In this stage, curators and scholars in the fields of art history and Chinese painting will be invited to direct students to analyze Li Hu’s works and contemporary art of his time from the point of art history, techniques and other angles. Before the courses of the second stage start, students should first submit their research topics according to their learning situation. In addition, during the exhibition, each student will complete an on-site audience tour to have a profound understanding of Li Hua and his works.
Time: December 2018
Venue: 2B Gallery and Multifunctional Room, CAFA Art Museum
Li Hu, “Sketch of A Plaster Figure”
The third stage is for students to report their achievements before the end of the exhibition. Based on the course learning of the first two stages, students will present their study results in PPT and finish an essay before January 15, 2019. The excellent essay will be included in the publication of the same title as the exhibition.
Time: January 2, 2019
Venue: Multifunctional Room, CAFA Art Museum
The Host of the Research Workshop
Cao Qinghui
(Curator of the exhibition)
Liu Xiyan
(Coordinator of the project)
Instructors of the Research Workshop
Wu Hongliang
(Deputy Director of Beijing Fine Art Academy, Director of the Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy, Curator of “A Retrospective Exhibition of Li Hu’s Excellent Paintings” at the Art Museum of Beijing Fine Art Academy in 2009)
Deng Feng
(Researcher of the National Art Museum of China, Curator of “Beautiful Expression by Pen and Ink: Exhibition of Li Hu’s Paintings” at Han Hai Contemporary Art Center in 2015)
Liu Xilin
(Renowned Chinese art historian)
Jiang Caiping
(Professor of the School of Chinese Painting of CAFA)
Liao Qin
(Lecturer of the School of Chinese Painting of CAFA)
Li Yaochen
(Director of the Collection Department of CAFA Art Museum)
Li Rong
(Li Hu’s daughter)
Li Fan
(Li Hu’s son)
Li Yun
(Li Hu’s daughter)
Application Requirements
Recruitment of 10 students as planned
Academic background of art history studies or Chinese painting creation
Recent or graduated master and Ph.D. students
Please send your resume to 112337188@qq.com before November 18
(Please include academic background, research direction and mobile number in the resume)