Chen Yifei’s four players

Chen Yifei is an outstanding oil painter in China. He was born in Ningbo, a tranquil city in Zhejiang province. During 1960s and 1970s, he created well-known oil paintings including Thinking of History from My Space, Eulogy of the Yellow River and Seizing of the Presidential Palace. He was living in America during 1980s and devoting himself to researches and creations of Chinese oil paintings. After many years of unremitting efforts, he achieved great distinction and became well-known both at home and abroad.

The most striking feature of Chen Yifei’s oil painting is that most of his works are filled with peace and tranquility and with traditional Chinese aesthetic value in the infiltration of realism. Whether description of the scenery of Yangtze River Delta or vivid portrait of young women, they all reflect Chen’s pursuit --- he used the western skills to give the paintings Chinese spirit.

One of his masterpiece Four Players, created in 1988, is considered as a perfect representation of his music series. Four players expresses the unity of thought and feeling among four female quarter musicians totally absorbed in the world of their music. Their long, thick hair, tender skin and dedicated look are almost true to life. Every detail of the figures intensifies a tranquil sense of sculptural beauty. The precise composition and soft lines create a harmonious atmosphere. Apart from being a work of realism, the painting also possesses deep connotation and a unity of form and spirit.

A bold use of black background produces breathtaking effect of dramatic scenes, like western realism oil paintings, which allows people dispose themselves in a concert hall. The painter concentrated light on people’s faces to highlight facial contour shape, facial expression and exquisite body movement.

Chen Yifei’s paintings of musicians convey his pursuit of the underlying relations between things and his exploration of the connection between music and painting. His paintings reflect his pursuit of aesthetic and appreciation of diverse cultures. The difference between eras and people’s life experience lead to different understandings of beauty. However, people can still find themselves on a journey to explore beauty. Chen’s paintings help people find their way into their souls, and even more, they are honored as a cultural bridge between East and West.

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