Xi Li

李西Li Xi
原名Former Name李雪宾Xuebin Li
画面签名WG梵 B
Picture Signature: WG梵B
1968年 生于中国黑龙江省肇源县，祖籍山东。1968,Was born in Zhao Yuan county, Heilongjiang Province and the native place is Wenshang County, Shan Dong Province
1988年 考入黑龙江省艺术学校，学习舞台美术设计专业。1988,Enrolled in Heilongjiang Art School, majoring in stage art design.
1991年 在黑龙江省七台河市歌舞团任舞台美术设计。1991,Stage designing for Qitaihe City Ensemble in Heilongjiang Province
1993年 成为自由职业画家，现北京居住。1993,Became a professional painter, and is
living in Beijing
个人展览One Man Exhibitions：
1989年 李雪宾油画作品展 ------黑龙江省哈尔滨市青年艺术家画廊 1989，Oil Painting Exhibition held at the Young Artists Gallery in Ha’erbin, Heilongjiang Province
1990年 李雪宾三年创作汇报展------黑龙江艺术学校美术工作室1990，Reporting Exhibition of Three-year Paintings held at the working studio in Heilongjiang Province Art School
1997年 李西油画作品展 -------北京 九月画廊 1997，Oil Painting Exhibition held at the September Gallery, Beijing
1997年 “位置.水的家 ’’油画作品展------北京中国美术馆.1997, Oil Painting Exhibition –Position, Home of Water held at the Chinese Art Gallery, Beijing
1998年 阳光，土地，种子.李西新作品展------北京昆仑饭店画廊1998,New Works Exhibition –Sunshine, Soil and Seeds held at Kunlun Restaurant Gallery, Beijing
1Exhibition – Century Gate held at the Xiangshan working studio, Beijing
2002年 纸面油画新作交流展 -------北京通州银灰色工作室2002,New Paper Oil Painting Exchange Exhibition held at the Tongzhou Silver Gray Studio, Beijing
2004年 纸面油画作品欧洲交流 -------荷兰 德国 法国2004,Paper: Oil Painting Circuit Exhibition in Europe including Netherlands, Germany, France

联展情况Joint Exhibitions：
1987年 拼贴画（三幅）参加黑龙江省群体艺术大展------黑龙江省美术馆1987,Three pieced stick pictures shown at the Grant Art Exposition, Heilongjiang Art Gallery
1987年 拼贴画（两幅）中国，日本艺术交流展------中国北京 中国美术馆
------日本东京都美术馆
1987,Two pieced stick pictures shown at the China-Japan Art Exchange Exhibition, Chinese Art Gallery, in Beijing and Tokyo Art Gallery, in Japan
1988年 黑龙江省第七界油画展（油画------一个埋藏二十三年的痛苦）
-------黑龙江省美术馆
1988,One oil painting ― Pain Hidden for 23 Years shown at the 7th Oil Painting Exhibition of Heilongjiang Province held at the Heilongjiang Art Gallery
1994 年 职业画家作品联展（两幅油画） ------北京九月画廊1994,Two oil paintings shown
at the Professional Artists Joint Exhibition held at the September Gallery, Beijing
1996年 嘉得沙龙展（两幅油画） ------上海嘉得俱乐部1996,Two oil paintings shown at the Jia De Salon Exhibition held at the Jia De Club, Shanghai
2000年 “直行”九人艺术展（五幅大型油画）------北京国际艺苑美术馆2000,Five large-scale oil paintings shown at the Nine Artists’ Art Exhibition named Go Forward held at the International Art Gallery
2001 年 “自由之笔”艺术联展（四幅纸面油画）------美国加里佛尼亚2001Four paper oil
paintings shown at the Joint Art Exhibition named Paint Free held in California, America

At last, you fell in new life courageously after a period of over ten years when comprehending for “existence”. Floating wind is taking care of the body and soul. Nonchalance and fervency are finding freedom stretching and growing in all directions. It is the truth of earth with the familiar smell, and the truth of fire and heart as well.
Sitting by the table in my hut, memories of life begin drifting freely over the sea. All the living spirits are no longer mine yet, lonely. Life is great, while memories of a life are no less great and everlasting. No privilege and hurting can be found here. Let’s eulogize life, love each other and make people’s souls sun-shot forever with sincerity.
Earth
Hold high a handful of forgotten soil! Put it in frond of you and kiss it with passion, kissing the source of creatures as if kissing the one dearest. How could one forget it? It has been too long when it’s been there still, and it has been too long when it’s been tolerant while offering. It can be only there, on the earth where all the creatures find their roots in deed.
What else can compete with earth for its generosity and profundity? Seeds catch the ways to sprout, grow, blossom and bear fruits; animals get it easy to run, play and propagate themselves above. Insatiately ever-producing humanity has been chasing satisfaction there right from the very beginning of creation. Developed from the desires, no matter humble or noble, they established somewhat civilization meanwhile invented war. Weapons were made of dried mud, and wines were brewed by the blood of fellow countrymen. Kill and burn! Red liquid flowed out of each corner, white smoke raised from ravages, and corpses. They warmly cheered with the wine made of blood, danced to celebrate every victory of jealousy, hatred, revenge, arrogance, greediness and so on, all of which have been simply covered by the earth, because there’ve been other existence above: beauty, kindness, tolerance, tenderness, poetic music…
Silent earth devotes all the rich colors and beautiful images to the lives around. It appears to be so simple and common that it can be hardly noticed by all, however, it is the origin for all the beings ever since
Grass
When sitting among withered grass and yellow leaves, you’ll feel how intimate they are with soil. Those weak plants could even shoot out of hardened and impervious soil among rocks. In order to reach sunshine, they break trough the hardest barrier, breathing free air. There’s almost only one steady color lasting during their life time---waiting for the coming decay in peace, a waiting neither for gain nor for loss if any, and further, no reward in return. What a wonderfully mature manner, which makes it possible to hear and see the floating of water and clouds in a relaxed freedom! Maybe, only then, can one notice their rich feelings and unique character as well, which could even be so deep. Though in wind they may wave together like one, they are surely independent forever, yet no one could easily tell any difference among them. They must have their own childhood, and possess experienced calm. They were born in peace and gone in peace, too. A peace is so blessing and powerful.
Flower
Among all the beings, perhaps only flowers can be recognized as beauties. Although they look slim or even fragile (some enjoy a limited lifespan even in seconds), they transfer the best information and wishes to others.
During the night from afar, the seemingly simple pistils send forth an odd and delicate fragrance. Buds are getting bigger and rounder with no noise. But can you see: all splendid colors with fragrance glitter in the dark, which shows an uncontrollable splendor. Here beauty and glory emerge into a completely natural state, like clouds in the sky: shapes keep changing but with infinite vibrancy. Life develops for beauty.
Water World
The mystical and gentle water world is a place where all the lives own moist, tender feelings. All the beings embrace, engulfing mutually. In this world, they are formless but yet, each constantly penetrates one another’s marrow. In this world, sorrow and sweetness wouldn’t exist only if avarice and occupation do not occur. The color here is a kind of beauty beyond any imagination. In this place, let’s put all the emotions into shapes and colors.
Desert
Space is such a miraculous thing that disperses all the spirits in infinitude and keeps it in complete nihility.
Blankness could always be the most splendid significance. It makes oneself completely reserved in one or purely fused into space on the whole. Here, one may faithfully revere oneself or turn minuteness into a piece of sand. Only in blank, one would be prepared to create a much strong life with extreme enthusiasm.

The power of the life
There is absolutely no cloudiness, darkness, rottenness or moaning in LIXI’s works.
From the smallest blade of grass shines forth the stubbornness and dignity of life, and it also reflects the most generous gift bestowed by the universe. From his crowded and dark room, LIXI, the colorful poet, describes for us his glance at the blue sky.physical and mental bitterness can not tie up the wings of the heart;his spirit is always taking off,flying towards the light.
However,there is so much stuggle and degeneration in the world;There is far too much pain and bitterness.
The cuckoo sings because it feels the splendor of spring is too short.LIXI sings for the same reason,not for spring but for life.His songs have become paintings,full of emotion and communicaton between heart.
Sunlight is the source as well as the most extreme beauty oflife,Plants, insects and all living things die and are reborn in the brilliance of sunlight.
Fragments of sunlight,the butterfly’s wings,and atembling heart.LIXI,a lonely cuckoo.Central Academy of Art Art History Graduate Student Hong Yang Feb.1999