Liu Shouxiang (Chinese: 刘寿祥, 5 April 1958 – 13 February 2020) was a Chinese watercolor painter and professor at the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts.[2] His work won many awards and was collected by many art museums.[3][4] He was also a member of the China Democratic League.[5]
Liu Shouxiang 刘寿祥 | |||||||
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| Born | 5 April 1958[1] | ||||||
| Died | 13 February 2020 (aged 61) Wuhan, Hubei, China | ||||||
| Known for | Painting | ||||||
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| Chinese | 刘寿祥 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 劉壽祥 | ||||||
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Biography
editLiu was born in Wuhan. In 1981, he graduated from the Hubei Institute of Fine Arts in the Department of Fine Arts, majored in teaching. He stayed in school and served as the director of the Department of Fine Arts Education. In 1987, he founded the Department of Watercolor Painting in the Hubei Institute of Technology Teachers' Department.[6] In 2009, he established a watercolor painting department and served as the head of the department. He was the first person to set up a watercolor painting department in a Chinese art college. Liu's technique, in particular his ability to shade colors achieved the same depth and diversity in scale as seen in many oil paintings. According to Fan Feng, director of Wuhan Art Museum, Liu's paintings have a smart arrangement of space and shapes that makes them "full of motion and a sense of rhythm"; for him, Liu "paid great attention to nuances and expressed in his artworks that all things on Earth possess a sensibility and a beauty of their own". He retired in 2018.[2][7] In the same year, Hubei University hired Liu as a distinguished professor.[8]
On 17 January 2020, Liu went to Zhuhai for an exhibition, not knowing he had contracted coronavirus disease 2019.[6] At 5 am on 13 February, Liu Shouxiang died of coronavirus in Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital at the age of 61. His daughter and son-in-law were also hospitalized with the virus.[2]
References
edit- ^ Liu Shouxiang, Champion of Watercolor in China, Dies at 61
- ^ a b c "著名水彩畫家 劉壽祥武漢肺炎病逝 享年 62 歲". 立場新聞. Archived from the original on 13 March 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "逝者丨湖北水彩画领军人物刘寿祥因新冠肺炎离世，享年62岁". 文匯報.
- ^ "刘寿祥". 中共武汉市委宣传部. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "水彩画艺术家刘寿祥因新冠肺炎去世，享年62岁". 新京報.
- ^ a b "水彩画领军人物刘寿祥因新冠肺炎辞世，享年62周岁". 澎湃新聞.
- ^ "中国水彩画大师 刘寿祥不敌武汉肺炎". 中國報.
- ^ "刘寿祥因新冠肺炎去世，中国痛失一位水彩画领军人物". 新京報. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.