Shi Guo (Chinese: 石果; 1953) is a Chinese artist known for his experimental Chinese ink painting.[1][2][3] He is the son of Chinese traditional painting artist Shi Lu.[2][4][5]

Shi Guo
石果
BornJuly 1953 (age 71)
Xi'an, China
Alma materXi'an Academy of Fine Arts
OccupationArtist
Years active1977–Present
ParentShi Lu (father)

Early years

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Shi Guo was born in 1953 in Xi'an.[5][6] Starting at the age of 17 in 1970, he learned traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy from his father, Shi Lu, who was a renowned modern Chinese painter.[2][4] In 1977, he was admitted to the Chinese Painting Department of Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1982.[7][8]

Career

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1980s

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From 1982 to 1985, he served as an art officer in the Xi'an Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles.[8] In 1985, he was employed by the Zhuhai Municipal Federation of Literary and Art Circles in Guangdong Province to establish the Zhuhai Academy of Painting and became a member of the China Artists Association the same year.[8] He served as the vice president of the Zhuhai Academy of Painting from 1986 to 1989.[7]

1990s

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Since the 1990s, he has been involved in the research and creation of contemporary Chinese "Experimental Ink Painting",[9][10][11] and is one of the founding artists of this style.[12][13] In 1994, Shi Guo worked at the Zhuhai Municipal Artists Association, serving as the director of the Theory Department and the editor-in-chief of the Zhuhai Art Newspaper. In 1995, he resigned to become a freelance painter.[7] He traveled to the United States to engage in artistic activities and conducted a one-year study tour.[7]

2000 to present

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Starting in 2004, Shi Guo taught the "Experimental Ink Painting" course in the Chinese Painting Department at Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts.[10][11] He was also appointed as the director of the Art Teaching and Research Section and an associate professor at the Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai in the same year.[10][11] He was elected as the "2004 Zhuhai Cultural Figure of the Year".[6] From 2005 to 2016, he served as a professor and the dean of the School of Design and Arts at Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai.[10][11] He retired in 2016 and now works as a freelance artist.[14]

Publications

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  • 1999, "Contemporary Chinese Experimental Ink and Wash Painting: Black and White History" (author)[15]
  • 1999, "Chinese Master Painters Series: Theories on Shi Lu’s Paintings" (editor)[16]

References

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  1. ^ Suyimeng, Wang; Safrizal Bin, Shahir (2024-06-05). "Rethinking The Development Of Chinese Ink And Wash Painting In China After 1985: The Emergence, Evolution And Significance Of Contemporary Chinese Ink And Wash Painting In China". Educational Administration: Theory and Practice. 6 (30): 1015–1025. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  2. ^ a b c Zhang Cziráková, Daniela (2020). Breaking the Ink: Abstract Ink Art in Mainland China. Slovakia: Bratislava: VEDA, Publishing House of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (published 2021-05-20). pp. 147, 150, 151, 158, 174. doi:10.31577/2020-978-80-224-1841-6. ISBN 978-80-224-1841-6. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  3. ^ 郭雅希 (2008-11-11). "中国实验水墨发展考察报告". 艺术档案 (www.artda.cn) (in Chinese). Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  4. ^ a b "石鲁多幅书画写生捐赠国博《石鲁全集》计划出版". China Comment [zh]. People's Daily. 2014-08-26. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  5. ^ a b "作者介绍 - 广东美术馆". Guangdong Museum of Art. 2007-08-21. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  6. ^ a b "画家资料 - 石果". People's Painter Network. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  7. ^ a b c d 中国美术报 (2017-11-11). "艺术家:水墨东方——中国当代水墨美国展(二)石果、邹明、张立柱、刘子建". Sohu. Archived from the original on 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  8. ^ a b c "艺术家简介 - 石果". 卓克艺术网 (zhuokearts.com). Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  9. ^ 张羽 (2006-12-05). "Ink and Wash is a Kind of Spirit". Artron Net [zh]. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  10. ^ a b c d 过国亮 (2010-06-25). "石果:特区游荡的艺术符号". 99 Art Network. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  11. ^ a b c d 过国亮 (2010-06-25). "石果 特区游荡的艺术符号". Southern Metropolis Daily. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  12. ^ 皮道坚 (2016-11-14). "美术评论:我所知道的"实验水墨"运动始末". China Literature and Art Critics [zh]. Archived from the original on 2024-07-15. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
  13. ^ 张羽 (2018-12-24). "张羽:对皮道坚"我所知道的'实验水墨'运动始末"一文的更正与补充". Artron Net [zh]. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  14. ^ 四川大学艺术学院-通知公告 (2019-12-23). "艺术研究新视野系列论坛第100期 "石"过"境"迁——石鲁艺术主题迁移之旅". Sichuan University. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  15. ^ 石果 (November 1999). 黑白史・中国当代实验水墨 1992―1999 [History of Black and White: Experimental Ink Painting in China, 1992-1999] (in Chinese). Hubei Fine Arts Publishing House (湖北美术出版社). ISBN 978-7-5394-0902-3.
  16. ^ 石果 (1999). 石鲁画论 [Painting Theory of Shi Lu] (in Chinese). Henan People's Publishing House [zh]. ISBN 978-7-215-04258-2. Archived from the original on 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-07-15.