Ren Xiong (Hanzi: 任熊; Pinyin: Rèn Xióng; 19 Juli 1823 – 23 November 1857) adalah seorang pelukis Tiongkok, yang lahir di distrik Xiaoshan, Zhejiang dan aktif melukis pada akhir dinasti Qing. Ren termasuk dalam aliran lukis Haipai dan dikenal karena gaya melukisnya yang vulgar dan inovatif pada masanya.
Adiknya Ren Xun, juga seorang pelukis.
Menurut cendekiawan Meccarelli, definisi khusus lukisan naturalisme, dapat dihasilkan dari kontak yang dibangun dengan seni fotografi, daripada asimilasi "sederhana" teknik dan model lukisan Barat.
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Ren Xiong (Chinese: 任熊; pinyin: Rèn Xióng; courtesy name: Weichang 渭長, also known as Xiangpu 湘浦; art name: Bushe 不捨; July 19, 1823 – November 23, 1857 [citation needed]) was a Chinese painter from Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, active during the late Qing dynasty.
Ren Xiong (1823–57), Self-Portrait, c. 1850, Qing Dynasty, ink and colors on paper, 177.5 x 78.8 cm (Palace Museum, Beijing) In Ren Xiong’s 19th-century self-portrait, he shows himself frontally, looking outward with a penetrating gaze in an almost confrontational manner.
Artist Ren Xiong (1823–1857) painted what is considered to be the most extraordinary self-portrait in classical Chinese art. Listen to the words that he inscribed on the painting in Chinese, with an English translation by Professor Julia Lovell, or read a transcript of the translation.
Uprooted during the turbulent years of the Taiping Rebellion, Ren Xiong, eldest of the Four Rens settled in Shanghai in his later years and became an influential painter of popular subjects: flowers and birds, sages and heroes.
Ren Xiong traveled with Zhou Xian to a number of places, including Ningpo, where he met the litterateur and amateur painter Yao Xie (1805-64). Another version has it that the two met in Shanghai when Ren was selling his paintings in the marketplace there.
Creator: Ren Xiong (1823-1857) Physical Dimensions: album of 10 leaves height: 26.3 cm, length: 20.5 cm; Type: painting; Medium: ink and color on golden paper; Dynasty: Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
- One of the most powerful self-portraits ever created by a Chinese artist, this painting was probably executed during the final two years of Ren Xiong's brief life, after he had returned to his native town of Xiaoshan, Zhejiang.
Dr. Kristen Brennan is Contributing Editor for East Asian Art. She earned her M.A. from Harvard University and her Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Her research concentrates on late imperial Chinese painting. She is currently Associate Professor of …
Ren Xiong (1823-1857) scholar name Weichang, sobriquet Xiangpu, was a native of Xiaoshan, Zhejian province. He was a prolific artist who revolutionised traditional Chinese painting within his abbreviated career.
Aug 6, 2024 · Ren Xiong joined in the fight to protect the artistic tradition of the literati against the Heavenly Kingdom. Ren Xiong, Self Portrait, circa 1850. While the self portrait follows certain literati traditions, it breaks preconceived self portraiture in China.
