A Wonderful Discovery: a new artist to admire
The Old Testament meets Beijing Opera
He Qi, believes Christian art should be bright. "I read the first chapter of Genesis, the creation, and God says, 'Let there be light.' So God's creation is a very, very colorful world." This idea goes against the centuries-old tradition in Chinese academic art — minimalist still lifes and landscapes usually done in black ink on white paper.
He Qi (pronounced huh-chee) says that there is a precedent for colorful Chinese art, even though it has been given very little wall-space in Western museums. "Chinese folk art, for Chinese minority people, their folk art is very, very colorful." In five years in the Chinese countryside and another four in rural Tibet, He Qi says he learned about folk painting and paper cutting.
He Qi incorporates Chinese and world art history into other Chinese symbolism. Moses is one of the Bible characters who, in He Qi's paintings, has the face of a dragon over his belly. "A dragon is a symbol for power, for the emperor. Chinese emperor clothes always were full of dragons," He Qi says. In his code, the dragon in the belly indicates the power and unction of the Holy Spirit.
Song of Solomon 5:2-8 A tanned village girl is the Beloved, telling the story of how she ran through the streets looking for her lover. He Qi cleverly combines sections of the Book that compare her features to architectural features, and the image of her pressing her ear to the wall, listening for him.
Exodus, based on Exodus 7—1y the evidence of his hard-heartedness (the river of blood that sweeps down and left, the dead and stinking fish, the frogs), two-faced Pharaoh looks sorry enough. But Aaron, in front of Moses, has his cane ready to call down the plague of gnats. A mysterious red eye looks heavenward.
Joshua Blowing Trumpet, based on Joshua 6 The collapsing wall of Jericho is painted over the Hebrews blowing their trumpets. Joshua, in the headdress of a high official, has the dragon in the belly.
Jonah and the Whale, based on Jonah 1—2
Sailors roll Jonah overboard into the path of a giant carp. The sea, an upright Buddha-like figure whose hand is the sun, is the presence of God that Jonah tried so hard to run from. The intense blue of the piece and its stained-glass black lines point to Chagall's influence on He Qi's art.
You find the original article that I took my content at :
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/aprilweb-only/117-51.0.html
The Old Testament meets Beijing Opera
He Qi, believes Christian art should be bright. "I read the first chapter of Genesis, the creation, and God says, 'Let there be light.' So God's creation is a very, very colorful world." This idea goes against the centuries-old tradition in Chinese academic art — minimalist still lifes and landscapes usually done in black ink on white paper.
He Qi (pronounced huh-chee) says that there is a precedent for colorful Chinese art, even though it has been given very little wall-space in Western museums. "Chinese folk art, for Chinese minority people, their folk art is very, very colorful." In five years in the Chinese countryside and another four in rural Tibet, He Qi says he learned about folk painting and paper cutting.
He Qi incorporates Chinese and world art history into other Chinese symbolism. Moses is one of the Bible characters who, in He Qi's paintings, has the face of a dragon over his belly. "A dragon is a symbol for power, for the emperor. Chinese emperor clothes always were full of dragons," He Qi says. In his code, the dragon in the belly indicates the power and unction of the Holy Spirit.
Song of Solomon 5:2-8 A tanned village girl is the Beloved, telling the story of how she ran through the streets looking for her lover. He Qi cleverly combines sections of the Book that compare her features to architectural features, and the image of her pressing her ear to the wall, listening for him.
Exodus, based on Exodus 7—1y the evidence of his hard-heartedness (the river of blood that sweeps down and left, the dead and stinking fish, the frogs), two-faced Pharaoh looks sorry enough. But Aaron, in front of Moses, has his cane ready to call down the plague of gnats. A mysterious red eye looks heavenward.Joshua Blowing Trumpet, based on Joshua 6 The collapsing wall of Jericho is painted over the Hebrews blowing their trumpets. Joshua, in the headdress of a high official, has the dragon in the belly.
Jonah and the Whale, based on Jonah 1—2
Sailors roll Jonah overboard into the path of a giant carp. The sea, an upright Buddha-like figure whose hand is the sun, is the presence of God that Jonah tried so hard to run from. The intense blue of the piece and its stained-glass black lines point to Chagall's influence on He Qi's art.
You find the original article that I took my content at :
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2008/aprilweb-only/117-51.0.html
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