李亚兰Li Yalan

Li Yalan, female, born in 1941. Originally from Jiangsu, currently residing in Anhui. Graduated from the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Guide Painting and Calligraphy Training Class. I am currently a member of the Artists Association of Huaibei City, Anhui Province; Member of Suzhou Artists Association; Member of Anhui Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Association; Director of the Chinese Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Society; Researcher and Vice President of Beijing Global Hanmo Culture and Art Institute.

 

In 2011, 2012, and 2013, the works participated in the "National Middle aged and Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Creation Exchange Seminar" organized by the editorial department of the "China Calligraphy and Painting Guide" and won silver awards. Collection and compilation of works. In 2014, the work "Farmhouse Courtyard" won the second place in the calligraphy and painting competition held in Huaibei City. In May 2015, the works "Peaceful Prosperity" and "Clear Scenery of Mountains and Streams" were selected for inclusion in the "Top 500 Chinese Painting and Calligraphy" and awarded the honorary title of "Top 100 Figures" in the 2015 volume. The editorial committee highly recommends hiring as a contracted calligrapher and painter for the "China Calligraphy and Painting Information Network". In May 2018, the works "Mountains and Rivers Like Brocade", "Rice Ears Painting Rice Fragrance", and "Birds Singing and Flowers Fragrance" participated in the "China's Third Calligraphy and Painting Competition" held by the "China Art Competition Network" and won the special prize. In December 2018, the work won a gold medal in the "Sunset Red Beautiful China Cup" National Elderly (University) Literature and Art Competition. The works have been collected and compiled, and have been specially awarded the honorary title of "Meritorious Figure in the Inheritance of Sunset Red Literature and Art" by the competition organizing committee. In November 2021, in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the work "Beautiful Rivers and Mountains" was accepted for collection as an outstanding contribution to the "National Gift - Chinese Thousand kilometer Calligraphy and Painting Scroll".

 

 

Ink and brush convey emotions, imagery conveys feelings

——The Tradition and Innovation of Li Yalan's Painting Art

 

Huang Jinliang (Editor in Chief of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Guide)

 

Li Yalan's works showcase a unique artistic style through her in-depth study of traditional brushwork and exquisite interpretation of auspicious imagery. Her creation oscillates between meticulous brushwork and freehand brushwork, inheriting the essence of Chinese painting's "learning from nature and drawing inspiration from the heart" in themes such as flowers, birds, landscapes, and animals, while also incorporating reflections on the aesthetic and humanistic spirit of the times.

 

In the field of flowers and birds, Li Yalan is particularly skilled in the themes of peonies and cranes. His peony works, such as the "Blossoming Wealth and Prosperity" series, are either meticulous and colorful, or freehand and and ink splashed. Gongbi Peony, as described in the painting theory of the Northern Song Dynasty, is "shaped like a backbone, all based on the intention". She outlines the texture of the petals with delicate lines, and uses rich and elegant colors to fully express the elegance and luxury of peonies. The layers and textures between the flowers and leaves showcase the strictness of "investigating things to gain knowledge"; The freehand brushwork of peonies is unrestrained, with vivid ink colors, capturing the charm of peonies in the "Yi Bi Cao" style, and expressing the beautiful wishes of "wealth, prosperity, and good fortune" with the splendor of flowers. The "Pine Age and Crane Longevity" series, which is based on the theme of cranes, combines the immortal wind and bones of cranes with the resilience and longevity of pine and cypress trees. Under meticulous brushwork techniques, the feathers of cranes are vividly displayed, and their expressions are leisurely. The pine and cypress trees are strong and upright, which is in line with the traditional auspicious meaning of "pine and crane prolonging life". It reflects the cultural connotation of "the painter is the pinnacle of literature" and conveys the longing for a long life and peaceful years through her brushwork.

 

In landscape creation, the painting 'Clouds and Smoke on the Peaks' showcases her inheritance and innovation of traditional landscape paradigms. The layout of the picture follows the "Three Distances Method", with mountains layered, clouds and smoke misty, and trees and houses dotted among them. It not only creates a "feasible, desirable, touristic, and livable" landscape atmosphere, but also endows the picture with a fresh sense of modern aesthetics through delicate brushwork and elegant color settings, as if telling the philosophical idea of harmonious coexistence between humans and nature. Just as Guo Xi emphasized in his "Lin Quan Gao Zhi", Li Yalan's landscape is visually pleasing, allowing viewers to enjoy a spiritual dwelling.

 

In addition, her "Dragon Soars Across the Four Seas" depicts a giant dragon with thick ink and heavy colors, with agile dragon patterns and turbulent clouds, injecting a powerful aura into traditional auspicious imagery, highlighting the praise of national spirit and the response to the era's atmosphere.

 

Li Yalan's painting art is a deep observation of the traditional Chinese painting language. She weaves a series of paintings full of cultural heritage and life temperature with the precision of meticulous brushwork and the agility of freehand brushwork, in the interest of flowers and birds, the charm of mountains and rivers, and the spirit of beasts. His works are rooted in the traditional painting principles of "vivid charm" and "bone style brushwork", while also opening up his own artistic world in the contemporary art world with vivid imagery and elegant style, presenting viewers with a visual and spiritual feast that blends tradition and modernity.