Author:Shih Tsui-feng(1925-2018)
Category：Watercolor
Media:Watercolor on paper
Year：1990
Size description：25.3×33.9cm
Introduction：This work combines watercolor and pencil drawing. The foreground is a lush garden, where different types of tree look thriving. The middle ground is a modern redbrick high-rise building, accompanied by a long, column-shaped monumental archway sculpture, enlivening the dull, boxy architectural structure. Shih Tsui-feng first creates the composition with pencil drawing, and sketches out the changing shades of trees and bushes, as well as the bright and dark areas of the building and the sculptural decoration. He then applies a thin layer of light colors, and finally outlines the silhouette of the scenery with lines possibly drawn with a felt-tip pen or a pen. At the lower right corner of the image is a signature that reads “Shih Tsui-feng, 1990.”
Author Introduction：「Shih Tsui-feng」-Born in Lukang, Changhua, Taiwan, Shih taught at various universities and colleges after graduating from the National Taiwan Normal College. In 1956, he concurrently served as editor-in-chief of Art Monthly (美術月刊). During the 1970s, he frequently served as a judge for art exhibitions. His work largely consisted of still lifes and landscape paintings. In 1980, he began incorporating techniques from traditional Chinese painting, and later applied watercolor techniques to oil painting, breathing a vibrant life into the inherent simplicity of his work.
Accession number:20210115