At the age of fifteen, he entered the agricultural preparatory class of Jintang School in the county. At the age of twenty, I graduated from the weaving department of an industrial school in Hangzhou, where I stayed as a teacher and wrote the first flower-shaped handout.
At the age of 22, he was admitted to Feisheng, an official of the Arts and Crafts Department of Tokyo Fine Arts School in Japan, and some of his works won prizes in Japan.
At the age of 28, he returned to China and founded the Shanghai Pattern Museum. He was hired as the head of the pattern department of Shanghai Oriental Art College and worked as a binding designer for books and periodicals such as Oriental Magazine.
At the age of 32, he went to Guangzhou and served as the director of the graphic department of the Municipal Art College. This is the first exhibition of graphic works in China.
Two years later, he returned to Shanghai and worked as a professor in the graphic design department of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts. At the age of 35, he went to Nanjing and taught graphic design, chromatics, artistic human anatomy and art history in the Art Department of Central University. Since then, he has started writing and made many achievements. 1935 felt the ups and downs of realistic flowers and birds since the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty, and decided to revive Yi Gi, concentrate on creating meticulous flower-and-bird paintings, move inward during the Anti-Japanese War, and hold a solo exhibition of flower-and-bird paintings in Chongqing, which attracted worldwide attention.
Former president of the National Art Institute. After the victory, he returned to Nanjing with Central University, acting as the director of the Fine Arts Department, and was hired as a member of the China Committee of UNESCO and the Commissioner of the Fine Arts Group.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as a professor in the Art Department of Nanjing University, director of the Art Department of Nanjing Normal University, and vice president of Nanjing Art College. He opened two disciplines, dyeing, weaving and decoration, and achieved remarkable results in teaching and writing.
Visiting Poland and Hungary with the delegation, introducing China's fine arts, and participating in the design and layout of Jiangsu Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Beiping Art College and Hangzhou Art College moved inward and merged into the National Art College. 1942, Chen Zhifo became the headmaster. After working hard for two years, he fell ill and had to resign and return to CUHK. Chen Zhifo has been teaching at Central University for the longest time. 1952 during the adjustment of the departments of the original seven colleges of Central University, the normal college was changed to Nanjing Normal College, the art department was changed to Nanjing Art College, and Chen Zhifo was the vice president. 1956 at the age of 60, he became the director of the Fine Arts Department of Nanjing Normal University, and was also hired as a painter and vice president of Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Chinese Painting. 196 1 year, at the invitation of China post and telecommunications, Chen Zhifo designed a set of three red-crowned crane commemorative stamps based on his paintings.
At the invitation of the Ministry of Culture, he edited the textbook History of Arts and Crafts in China. At the beginning of 1962, the establishment came to an end and I went back to Nanjing for vacation. Eventually, due to overwork, the first aid for sudden cerebral hemorrhage was ineffective, and he died on 15 at the age of 66.
Watching, writing, copying and reading are the golden rules of Chen Zhifo's self-discipline. Chen Zhifo's meticulous flower-and-bird painting is unique in composition, lines and colors. In particular, his use of color, which combines the color essence of eastern and western painting art, makes people feel comfortable and cozy, and is known as one of the top ten famous artists in contemporary China. 1983, ten representative works of Chen Zhifo, Fu Baoshi, Pan Tianshou, Qi Baishi and Wu Changshuo were selected and exhibited in Europe and America, causing a sensation.
Chen Zhifo is an important representative of modern art and art education in China. We all admire his persistence in art education and his style in the art world. He is not only a pioneer of pattern painting in China, but also a mentor to promote and develop arts and crafts in China. He devoted his life to creating the miracle of China's meticulous flower-and-bird painting and won the reputation of "South Jade". Ling He's First, a huge meticulous flower-and-bird painting, was embroidered into Shuang Mianxiu by Suzhou Embroidery Research Institute and displayed in Jiangsu Hall of the Great Hall of the People.
During the Cultural Revolution, Chen Zhifo's heritage and collections were escorted to the vault of Nanjing Museum for preservation, which not only planted the continuous connection between Nanjing Museum and Chen Zhifo family, but also preserved precious works of art for people all over the world who loved China's meticulous flower-and-bird painting. Chen Zhifo's posthumous work has never left the Nanjing Museum. 196 1 year, entrusted by the Ministry of Culture, edited the textbook History of Arts and Crafts in China.
1962 65438+1October 15 died of cerebral hemorrhage in Nanjing.
He used to be a director of China Artists Association, vice chairman of Jiangsu Branch of Artists Association and vice chairman of Jiangsu Federation of Literary and Art Circles.
Works: Chen Zhifo's Painting Collection, Selected Paintings of Chen Zhifo, Chen Zhifo's Fine-brush Flower-and-Bird Painting Collection, Pattern Composition Method, Introduction to Western Art, Anatomy of Artistic Human Body, Overview of Ceramic Patterns in China in Past Dynasties, History of Western Painting, etc.
In his early years, he devoted himself to the design, creation and teaching of industrial and commercial patterns, as well as the research of meticulous flower-and-bird painting. After middle age, he specialized in meticulous flower-and-bird painting. During the Five Dynasties, Song and Yuan Dynasties, he sketched the artistic conception, momentum, composition, modeling, pen and ink, and color design of flowers and birds with great care, which won him ignorance. He also built a small garden, planted flowers and grass, fed birds and rabbits, observed rain and snow day and night, and knew the ecological expression clearly, so he gave it a warm-hearted work in the name of "Snow Weng".
In his early works, he pursued indifferent, quiet, elegant and quiet artistic conception, enjoyed himself and pinned his views on society and life. The works in 1950s and 1960s tend to be cheerful and lively, reflecting the changes of the author's mood. Occasionally, huge works will appear, and freshness and elegance are the basic characteristics of all his creations.
He is good at composition and color setting, and pays attention to the beauty of form. In addition to the general rules, he often writes about exercise, warmth and tightness, which is unconventional.
Magpies, pigeons, cranes and the like all have unique performances and become models. Patterns and colors are often blended into ink, colored papers with different background colors are used to express the theme, while modeling is combined with dyeing, or ancient branches are made of water stains, which is conducive to expressing the fullness of the works.
It can also be scenery, occasionally.