About my artworks--Shi Yi

The real works of art, I think, should reveal and convey the inner world of the artists. And those feelings which are true and real stem from the personal experience of artist, his accomplishments in learning and his aesthetic interests. Being a man with experiences and frustrations, I still prefer a simple life. Meanwhile, the oriental culture in which I was born exerts on me and edifying influence and therefore develops a deep love inside me for peace and tranquility, and for the harmony between human beings and that between human and nature.

I wish that I can build in my pictures a pure land, a true world full of beauty and goodness, a world which can free people from the hardships, anxieties and worries of the worldly land. I whish that in my pictures, you can find the instant serenity of soul, like seeing a cool and clear stream in front of after the long journey in the vast desert, or the first ray of dawn appear in front of you after the endless night. I wish that I can build in my pictures a pure land-a true world full of beauty and good, a world which can free people from the hardships, anxieties and worries of the worldly land. I wish that in my pictures, you can find the instant serenity of soul, like seeing a cool and clear stream in front of after the long journey in the vast desert, or the first ray of dawn before you after the endless night, I wish that in my pictures, you may feel joyous and above all worldly troubles and worries.

Affiliations:

Member of Chinese Artists Association

Board director of Chinese Printmakers Association

Professor of the art department of Yunnan Institute of Fine Arts

Resume and events:

1939 Born in Shanghai

1965 Graduated from Printmaking Department at China Institute of Fine Arts

1991 Awarded Bronze Medal at the National Art Exhibition

1993 Personal Exhibition in University of California at Los Angeles

1994 Personal exhibition in friedrich-weinbrenner college, freiburg, Germany

         The 10th international Art Exhibition in San Francisco U.S.A.

        "Worship for the soul" awarded the bronze medal at the 12th national printmaking exhibition

1996 The 11th international art exhibition in San Francisco U.S.A.

        "History of the river" awarded the golden medal in the 13th national printmaking exhibition.

         Award the Luxun printmaking prize

        "Soul of the snowfield" was awarded bronze medal at the 14th national printmaking exhibition.

        "Dream of the snowfield" was awarded silver medal at the 16th national printmaking exhibition.

Artworks collected by:

        The Muban foundation, London

        The Auster University in Northern Ireland

        The Hsiang Sen Forest Art Museum, Japan

        Asian art society, U.S.A. and Asian art institute.

        The friedrich-weinbrenner college, freiburg, Germany

        The woodcut culture institute, Korean