1998年

尺寸 29x21 cm

LEE Shi-Chi who has co-founded the “Modern Print Art Association” with YANG Yu-Yu,  CHIN Song as well as other artists in 1959. He joined "Ton Fon Art Group" in 1963 and became an indispensable member. He has been devoted to the promotion of modern art for a long time. In 2012, he was awarded “National Award for Arts”. His creative process spans different media, from the modern printmaking in 1960s, the expression of ready-made objects in late 1960s, the combination of poetry and calligraphy in 1970s, and the lacquer painting that started to develop in 1990s. His daring and experimental spirit has earned him the reputation of "Bird of Variation in Art" in Taiwan art field.

The creative style of LEE Shi-Chi is changeable, he began to develop lacquer paintings in 1990, from the series of "Post- Orientation ", "Orientation‧New Discovery" to "Rising Wind‧Surging Water ", under the reorganization of squares, circles, imprints and calligraphy dismantling, it interprets the inner spirit of "Finding Innovation within Tradition", juxtaposing cultural and traditional elements in the dark and thick texture. Other "Inktalk" works show unique ink tones through the arrangement of brushstrokes, which are translucent and poetic.