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'''Li Kunwu''' (born 1955,<ref name=Smart>Smart, James. "." '']''. October 12, 2012. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.</ref> {{zh|c=李昆武|p=Lǐ Kūnwǔ}}) is a Chinese cartoonist who created graphic novels published in France.<ref name=Benech/> '''Li Kunwu''' (born 1955,<ref name=Smart>Smart, James. "." '']''. October 12, 2012. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.</ref> {{zh|c=李昆武|p=Lǐ Kūnwǔ}}) is a Chinese cartoonist who created graphic novels published in France.<ref name=Benech/>


==Life== ==Life==
He originated from ], ],<ref>{{cite web|author=Célérier, Philippe Pataud|url=https://blog.mondediplo.net/2015-10-06-Li-Kunwu-l-humour-face-a-l-absurde|title=Li Kunwu, l’humour face à l’absurde|publisher='']''|date=2015-10-06|accessdate=2018-11-29}}</ref> to a man who fought against the Japanese in the ] and against the ] in the ]. By the time of Li's birth, he was a secretary in the ] (CPC). Li's father remained loyal to the CPC even after he was sent away for re-education.<ref name=Holmbergp97>Holmberg, p. 97.</ref> Jeffrey Mather of the ] described Li's father as "the main contributor to the artist’s personal development" and "at once a Communist hero and a tyrannical patriarch."<ref>Mather, p. 102.</ref> He originated from ], ],<ref>{{cite web|author=Célérier, Philippe Pataud|url=https://blog.mondediplo.net/2015-10-06-Li-Kunwu-l-humour-face-a-l-absurde|title=Li Kunwu, l’humour face à l’absurde|publisher=]|date=2015-10-06|accessdate=2018-11-29}}</ref> born to a man who fought against the Japanese in the ] and against the ] in the ]. By the time of Li's birth, he was a secretary in the ] (CPC). Li's father remained loyal to the CPC even after he was sent away for re-education.<ref name=Holmbergp97>Holmberg, p. 97.</ref> Jeffrey Mather of the ] described Li's father as "the main contributor to the artist's personal development" and "at once a Communist hero and a tyrannical patriarch."<ref>Mather, p. 102.</ref>


Li is a self-taught artist and never attended ].<ref name=Benech>{{cite web|author=Benech, Clément|url=https://next.liberation.fr/arts/2018/02/23/expo-li-kunwu-le-yunnan-de-rails-et-d-os_1631947|title=Expo / Li Kunwu, le Yunnan de rails et d’os |publisher='']''|date=2018-02-23|accessdate=2018-11-29|quote=n’a pas eu l’occasion de fréquenter l’école des beaux-arts. Alors il expérimente, sabre au clair, s’approprie tous les outils, tous les formats.En France, pays qu’il chérit et qui le lui rend bien, ses romans graphiques ont connu un grand succès. Notamment son best-seller ''Une vie chinoise'',}}</ref> He read a book on how to make political propaganda and began painting criticisms of landowners.<ref name=Holmbergp100101>Holmberg, p. 100-101.</ref> Li worked as a farmer after, in the 1970s, becoming a member of the ], and worked towards becoming a member of the CPC.<ref name=Holmbergp97/> He used his experience in visual arts to make official propaganda for the Communist Party, including images of ].<ref name=Matherp103>Mather, p. 103.</ref> He painted pictures of farmers for the Department of Propaganda and worked for the ''{{ill|Yunnan Ribao|zh|云南日报}}'' (云南日报);<ref>Holmberg, p. 101.</ref> he worked at the latter for thirty years. Li has a son who resided in ].<ref name=Gorslineintimitable>{{cite web|url=http://www.musee-gorsline.com/Li-Kunwu-inimitable-artist.html?lang=fr|title=Li Kunwu, inimitable artist...|publisher=]|accessdate=2018-11-29}} - </ref> Li is a self-taught artist and never attended ].<ref name=Benech>{{cite news|author=Benech, Clément|url=https://next.liberation.fr/arts/2018/02/23/expo-li-kunwu-le-yunnan-de-rails-et-d-os_1631947|title=Expo / Li Kunwu, le Yunnan de rails et d’os |newspaper=]|date=2018-02-23|accessdate=2018-11-29|quote=n’a pas eu l’occasion de fréquenter l’école des beaux-arts. Alors il expérimente, sabre au clair, s’approprie tous les outils, tous les formats.En France, pays qu’il chérit et qui le lui rend bien, ses romans graphiques ont connu un grand succès. Notamment son best-seller ''Une vie chinoise'',}}</ref> He read a book on how to make political propaganda and began painting criticisms of landowners.<ref name=Holmbergp100101>Holmberg, p. 100-101.</ref> Li worked as a farmer after, in the 1970s, becoming a member of the ], and worked towards becoming a member of the CPC.<ref name=Holmbergp97/> He used his experience in visual arts to make official propaganda for the Communist Party, including images of ].<ref name=Matherp103>Mather, p. 103.</ref> He painted pictures of farmers for the Department of Propaganda and worked for the ''{{ill|Yunnan Ribao|zh|云南日报}}'' (云南日报);<ref>Holmberg, p. 101.</ref> he worked at the latter for thirty years. Li has a son who resided in ].<ref name=Gorslineintimitable>{{cite web|url=http://www.musee-gorsline.com/Li-Kunwu-inimitable-artist.html?lang=fr|title=Li Kunwu, inimitable artist...|publisher=]|accessdate=2018-11-29}} - </ref>


In January 2014, fourteen of his works were exhibited by the ] in ], and about fifty of his works were exhibited in the Grand Theatre in ]. In 2015 the ] established an exhibit of his works in Clermont, and it did the same the following year in ].<ref name=Gorslineintimitable/> In January 2014, fourteen of his works were exhibited by the ] in ], and about fifty of his works were exhibited in the Grand Theatre in ]. In 2015 the ] established an exhibit of his works in Clermont, and it did the same the following year in ].<ref name=Gorslineintimitable/>


==Artistic style== ==Artistic style==
Ryan Holmberg of '']'' stated that Li's style was developed from his previous jobs and life, with his work in propaganda, his drawings of landscapes and ethnic people for exhibitions, and his caricatures of people for newspapers giving Li's style "a balance between classical ink painting", a propaganda-style "bombast", "an attention to local detail", and "caricatures".<ref>Holmberg, p. 101-102.</ref> Holmberg stated that Li's style of comics and ]'s style of comics are similar.<ref>Holmberg, p. 102.</ref> Ryan Holmberg of '']'' stated that Li's style was developed from his previous jobs and life, with his work in propaganda, his drawings of landscapes and ethnic people for exhibitions, and his caricatures of people for newspapers giving Li's style "a balance between classical ink painting", a propaganda-style "bombast", "an attention to local detail", and "caricatures".<ref>Holmberg, p. 101-102.</ref> Holmberg stated that Li's style of comics and ]'s style of comics are similar.<ref>Holmberg, p. 102. "Probably the closest stylistic comparison in the field of comics is the work of Matsumoto Taiy{{sic}}, in Japan,"</ref>


==Works== ==Works==
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*''Lianhua Huabao''


==Sources== ==Sources==
* {{cite web|author=Holmberg, Ryan|url=http://yishu-online.com/wp-content/uploads/mm-products/uploads/2013_v12_01_holmberg_r_p095.pdf|title=Li Kunwu: A Chinese Life|work=]|year=2013|volume=12|issue=1|pages=95-105|accessdate=2018-11-29}} * {{cite web|author=Holmberg, Ryan|url=http://yishu-online.com/wp-content/uploads/mm-products/uploads/2013_v12_01_holmberg_r_p095.pdf|title=Li Kunwu: A Chinese Life|work=]|year=2013|volume=12|issue=1|pages=95–105|accessdate=2018-11-29}}
* {{cite web|author=Mather, Jeffrey (])|url=http://www.concentric-literature.url.tw/issues/Memories%20on%20the%20Move%20Asian%20Connections/5.pdf|title=Propaganda and Memory in Li Kunwu and Philippe Ôtié’s ''A Chinese Life''|work=]|date=March 2016|volume=42|issue=1|pages=99-118|doi=10.6240/concentric.lit.2016.42.1.05}} * {{cite web|author=Mather, Jeffrey (])|url=http://www.concentric-literature.url.tw/issues/Memories%20on%20the%20Move%20Asian%20Connections/5.pdf|title=Propaganda and Memory in Li Kunwu and Philippe Ôtié's ''A Chinese Life''|work=]|date=March 2016|volume=42|issue=1|pages=99–118|doi=10.6240/concentric.lit.2016.42.1.05}}


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Chinese cartoonist (born 1955) In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Li Kunwu in 2015

Li Kunwu (born 1955, Chinese: 李昆武; pinyin: Lǐ Kūnwǔ) is a Chinese cartoonist who created graphic novels published in France.

Life

He originated from Kunming, Yunnan, born to a man who fought against the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War and against the Kuomintang in the Chinese Civil War. By the time of Li's birth, he was a secretary in the Chinese Communist Party (CPC). Li's father remained loyal to the CPC even after he was sent away for re-education. Jeffrey Mather of the City University of Hong Kong described Li's father as "the main contributor to the artist's personal development" and "at once a Communist hero and a tyrannical patriarch."

Li is a self-taught artist and never attended art school. He read a book on how to make political propaganda and began painting criticisms of landowners. Li worked as a farmer after, in the 1970s, becoming a member of the People's Liberation Army, and worked towards becoming a member of the CPC. He used his experience in visual arts to make official propaganda for the Communist Party, including images of Mao Zedong. He painted pictures of farmers for the Department of Propaganda and worked for the Yunnan Ribao [zh] (云南日报); he worked at the latter for thirty years. Li has a son who resided in London.

In January 2014, fourteen of his works were exhibited by the Musée Cernuschi in Paris, and about fifty of his works were exhibited in the Grand Theatre in Angers. In 2015 the Michelin Foundation established an exhibit of his works in Clermont, and it did the same the following year in Shanghai.

Artistic style

Ryan Holmberg of Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art stated that Li's style was developed from his previous jobs and life, with his work in propaganda, his drawings of landscapes and ethnic people for exhibitions, and his caricatures of people for newspapers giving Li's style "a balance between classical ink painting", a propaganda-style "bombast", "an attention to local detail", and "caricatures". Holmberg stated that Li's style of comics and Taiyō Matsumoto's style of comics are similar.

Works

Sources

References

  1. Smart, James. "A Chinese Life by Li Kunwu and P Ôtié – review ." The Guardian. October 12, 2012. Retrieved on November 29, 2018.
  2. ^ Benech, Clément (2018-02-23). "Expo / Li Kunwu, le Yunnan de rails et d'os". Libération. Retrieved 2018-11-29. n'a pas eu l'occasion de fréquenter l'école des beaux-arts. Alors il expérimente, sabre au clair, s'approprie tous les outils, tous les formats.En France, pays qu'il chérit et qui le lui rend bien, ses romans graphiques ont connu un grand succès. Notamment son best-seller Une vie chinoise,
  3. Célérier, Philippe Pataud (2015-10-06). "Li Kunwu, l'humour face à l'absurde". Le Monde Diplomatique. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
  4. ^ Holmberg, p. 97.
  5. Mather, p. 102.
  6. Holmberg, p. 100-101.
  7. Mather, p. 103.
  8. Holmberg, p. 101.
  9. ^ "Li Kunwu, inimitable artist..." Musée Gorsline. Retrieved 2018-11-29. - French version
  10. Holmberg, p. 101-102.
  11. Holmberg, p. 102. "Probably the closest stylistic comparison in the field of comics is the work of Matsumoto Taiy [sic], in Japan,"

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