A publication under a joint venture between Kwai Fung and Rizzoli International Publications, the monograph is an elegant visual documentation of Li Huayi’s artistic evolution, providing a bird’s eye view as well as the microscopic details of the artist’s career up to the present.
It is the most comprehensive literature on the preeminent Chinese contemporary ink painter Li Huayi, with English, traditional Chinese and simplified Chinese editions.
- Book format: 310 (H) x 240 (W) mm
- 312 pages with hard cover
- Printed and bound by Rizzoli in Italy
- More than 160 artworks of Li Huayi, representing each major period from 1993-2017
- Substantial analysis of the art of Li Huayi by Prof. Kuiyi Shen
- Extracts from insightful critiques: Michael J. Knight, Souren Melikian, Robert D. Mowry, Hong Liang Wu
ESSAYS
KNIGHT Dr. Michael J., “Li Huayi, Past and Present (Extracts)”, in Li Huayi: Landscapes from a Master’s Heart, Previous Critique in Monograph, Milan, Italy: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., First Edition: June 2018 and Hong Kong: Kwai Fung Art Publishing, 2017 (pp.291-292), Originally published in Mountain Landscapes by Li Huayi, Essay in Exhibition Catalogue, London, UK: Eskenazi, November 2007 (pp. 7-17).
MELIKIAN Souren, “A Master’s Ethereal Visions, Inspired by East and West”, in Li Huayi: Landscapes from a Master’s Heart, Previous Critique in Monograph, Milan, Italy: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., First Edition: June 2018 and Hong Kong: Kwai Fung Art Publishing, 2017 (pp.295-299), Originally published in International Herald Tribune, Article, Paris, France: International Herald Tribune,2 Nov 2007 (p. 112).
MOWRY Robert D., “Li Huayi: Recent Works”, in Li Huayi: Landscapes from a Master’s Heart, Previous Critique in Monograph, Milan, Italy: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., First Edition: June 2018 and Hong Kong: Kwai Fung Art Publishing, 2017 (pp.292-295), Originally published in Trees, Rocks, Mist and Mountains, Essay in Exhibition Catalogue, London, UK: Eskenazi, 2010 (pp. 7-16).
SHEN Kuiyi, “The Wonders of Brush and Ink - The Art of Li Huayi”, in Li Huayi: Landscapes from a Master’s Heart, Monograph, Milan, Italy: Rizzoli International Publications Inc., First Edition: June 2018 and Hong Kong: Kwai Fung Art Publishing, 2017 (pp. 14-28).
Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese edition