[00:00.00]Qi Baishi(1983-1957)
[00:07.07]was one of China's greatest painters.
[00:10.24]He worked as a wood carver
[00:11.74]during his early youth.
[00:13.59]Then between 1902 and 1909,
[00:17.20]he traveled across the country
[00:19.23]and painted many pictures of scenery.
[00:22.59]His interest changed later to simple pictures
[00:25.50]from everyday life,such as vegetables,flowers,
[00:29.94]birds and insects.
[00:32.11]Cabbage is a well-known example of Qi's work.
[00:35.92]The tiny insect near the cabbage
[00:38.47]has some red on its back.
[00:40.93]Its black eyes,which are fixed on the cabbage,
[00:44.29]show the creature's interest in the vegetable.
[00:47.99]Qi Baishi's style of painting
[00:50.96]often leaves the audience guessing,
[00:53.31]and makes them use their imagination.
[00:58.09]Chen Yifei(1946-2005)
[01:02.29]was a very successful artist.
[01:06.24]His soft portraits of beautiful women
[01:08.55]are very valuable.
[01:11.08]In 1997,one of his painting sold for US$503,000
[01:18.97]The painting ,named Poppy,
[01:21.07]is a typical example of Chen's style.
[01:24.41]In the painting,a young woman sits alone
[01:27.43]and is deep in thought.
[01:29.75]Her hand holding the fan
[01:31.50]is elegantly positioned above her knees.
[01:35.18]To emphasise the woman even more,
[01:37.35]Chen adds a lot of detail to her dress and fan,
[01:40.96]and choose to paint the background
[01:42.63]behind the woman black.
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