Animal poster commission, this time the coolest big cat in the world! EDIT: This artwork is not available to use as a tattoo design.
I think we've all been here before.
n Korea as a tiger: what a beautiful map. The peninsula’s shape is rendered in the image of the local big cat , also known as the Siberian, Manchurian or Altaic tiger (Panthera […]
A portrait of the male golden tiger which I like. I don't know what he was looking at...
Liu Jiyou 刘继卣 was born in China in a little village that was surrounded by nature in 1918. His father was an established painter of animals and flowers. He grew up surrounded by both art and nature. One of the most talented among modern Chinese artists, Liu eventually developed his own distinctive voice, combining the loose brushstrokes and graceful and calligraphic style of traditional Chinese painting with elements taken from Western art, especially the careful and accurate observation from life. The resulting paintings convey both an elegant poetry and a dynamic sense of energy and motion. His dynamic, gestural brushwork perfectly conveys the pose and the “personality” or characteristics of his subject… whether human or animal… in a manner that initially appears rapid and simplistic… yet fully captures the essentials in a masterful manner. Among Liu’s favorite subjects are Tigers… and other “big cats”. These paintings follow a long tradition in Chinese painting of portrayals of these beautiful and deadly beasts. In spite of his love of animals and nature, Liu did not avoid painting people… especially beautiful young women and girls. Liu was perhaps best known… at least during his life time… for his work as an comic-book illustrator. Comics were effective propaganda tools in China from the time of the establishment (in 1949) of the People’s Republic, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, until the end of the Cultural Revolution (1976). During this era, professional artists working as salaried staff in Government controlled publishing houses produced comics whose story-line either discredited the old way of life or else educated a mainly illiterate rural population in the aims of the New Society. The subject-matter of these comic books was often derived from Chinese literature and folklore. Liu Jiyou was one of the most capable of the artists employed in the illustration of these comic books. Among the most spectacular achievements within this genre were Liu’s illustrations for A Commotion in Heaven (1956) based upon the classic 16th century Chinese novel, The Journey to the West… … in which a Buddhist monk, aided by Monkey King, an iconic Chinese character, sets out to collect sacred scriptures from Buddha in the Western Paradise; his purpose being to save the people of the lands of the South from “greed, hedonism, promiscuity, and sins.” In Maoist terms, the story of these characters, their conflicts and achievements as ‘told’ by Liu Jiyou were metaphors for the ideological struggles taking place in China at that time, as well as the better life envisaged by the Communist regime. These are among the works by Jiu most clearly influenced by Western art… in this instance, one cannot help but recognize elements that recall the marvelous book illustrations of Edmund Dulac: Unfortunately, there is little beyond this most basic of biographical information available on Liu Jiyou on the internet… at least in English. Perhaps with the passage of time, as Western artists and Western culture in general becomes ever more interested in the achievements of non-Western and specifically, Chinese Art, we may uncover more concerning this talented painter.
All prints are made-to-order. Please allow 1-2 weeks for production. “Yora Tranca” - Traumas of The Body - Shipibo - Printed on hemp fine art paper - 60% hemp fibre, 40% cotton Hemp is an extremely versatile and fast-growing plant and can be used to make clothing, textiles, plastics, paint,
Khunde | ImposingTrends | Facebook | Instagram
Behold! Some Of The Greatest Cat Art Ever, In Honor Of National Cat Day
