Li Xiaoyang

Dr. Li Xiaoyang, disciple of Master Fan Zeng, pioneer of the Chinese "Impression Ink" painting system

 

Pioneer of the Chinese "Impression · Ink" Painting System

Doctor of Art (Highest Honor in the Art World)

Member of the China Artists Association

Expert in Chinese Art History

Author of Chinese Art History

Director of the Creation and Research Department, China National Academy of Painting

Artist, China National Academy of Painting

Painter, China National Academy of Painting

Staff of the Creation and Research Department, China National Academy of Painting

Disciple of the great ink painter Fan Zeng, "holder of the highest-level doctorate in art"

 

 

Impression · Ink Diagram Painting ——— Dr. Li Xiaoyang

 

Contemporary landscape painting: traditionalists are too traditional, innovators neglect their foundations! The future of China’s modern and contemporary art world is “dark and gloomy”! Few realize that tradition without progress becomes conservatism, and innovation without roots is “a fleeting bloom” unable to be passed down!

 

Dr. Li Xiaoyang has always adhered to the principle that “ink and brush must follow the times,” striving to explore a path toward modernizing Chinese landscape painting rooted in tradition! Through years of practice and research, Dr. Li Xiaoyang pioneered the inspiring “Impression · Ink” painting system, opening up a new direction for contemporary Chinese art with epoch-making significance—recognized and endorsed by his master, the internationally renowned classical artist Fan Zeng!

 

The theoretical foundation of the “Impression Ink” system arises from the balanced integration of three academic elements: “Impression,” “Ink,” and “Diagram.” “Impression” borrows from French Impressionism, emphasizing the study and expression of external light; Dr. Li uses brilliant light and color to recreate a “real world under light,” leaving behind impressions of time. “Ink” continues to honor the Song and Yuan traditions of ink and brushwork, freely expressing contemporary sensibilities while remaining faithful to its ancestral methods, skillfully blending tones to evoke the poetic atmosphere of landscapes. “Diagram” is influenced by Western modern art, placing special emphasis on visual impact, texture, self-expression, and striving for a fresh aesthetic that highlights a distinctly contemporary personalized diagrammatic style.

 

Dr. Li Xiaoyang’s “Impression · Ink” landscape paintings synthesize these three artistic disciplines—Eastern and Western. Through objective use of light and shadow combined with ink and brush, he creates a “contemporaneous” new diagrammatic landscape form, truly the “first person” in today’s art world!

 

Highlights Ahead

One: Dr. Li Xiaoyang holds a Doctorate in Literature and Arts from the China Academy of Art, one of the “rare few” artists in China to earn the highest international degree in the arts field—truly impressive!!!

 

Two: Dr. Li Xiaoyang is the “most highly educated” among Master Fan Zeng’s disciples, receiving “special favor” from his master.

The master-disciple relationship is like friendship—deeply affectionate!!!

 

Three: With the prestige of his doctorate, Dr. Li Xiaoyang possesses both the qualification and capability to establish China’s “Impression · Ink” painting system, hailed as China’s own “Monet-style revolution”!!!

 

Four: Due to his outstanding achievements, Dr. Li Xiaoyang has been appointed Director of the Creation and Research Department at the China National Academy of Painting—his rank is equivalent to that of a “Council Member of the China Artists Association”—extremely prestigious!!!

 

Five: As one of China’s top art talents, Dr. Li Xiaoyang has “authored and published” numerous classic art history works, leaving behind enduring legacies for both domestic and international art circles!!!

 

Six: Dr. Li Xiaoyang produces extremely few artworks, vowing to “never paint for money, but dedicate his life to art” in order to protect his “doctoral honor.” Every piece he releases must be a masterpiece!!!