Chen Yifei (1946 – 2005) was a renowned Chinese classic-style painter, art director, and film director.
Chen Yifei was for his realistic portraits, landscapes, and interiors. He studied at the Shanghai College of Art, where he learned to paint in the Socialist Realist style popularized in the Soviet Union. Shortly after he graduated, Chen was painting propaganda for the Communist regime, including portraits glorifying the deeds of Mao Zedong. Surviving the dangers of the Cultural Revolution, once the government relaxed its policies Chen began paintings derived from fashion, cinema, and portraits of Westerners. Chen lived in New York from 1980 to 1990, earned an MFA from Hunter College, and found commercial success by painting historical Chinese subject matter. When Chen returned to Shanghai, he painted idyllic Tibetan and Chinese landscapes, became an entrepreneur, and directed a number of films.
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Chen Yifei was for his realistic portraits, landscapes, and interiors. He studied at the Shanghai College of Art, where he learned to paint in the Socialist Realist style popularized in the Soviet Union. Shortly after he graduated, Chen was painting propaganda for the Communist regime, including portraits glorifying the deeds of Mao Zedong. Surviving the dangers of the Cultural Revolution, once the government relaxed its policies Chen began paintings derived from fashion, cinema, and portraits of Westerners. Chen lived in New York from 1980 to 1990, earned an MFA from Hunter College, and found commercial success by painting historical Chinese subject matter. When Chen returned to Shanghai, he painted idyllic Tibetan and Chinese landscapes, became an entrepreneur, and directed a number of films.
© 2019. All content on this blog is protected by international copyright laws All images are copyrighted © by Chen Yifei or assignee. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, research, criticism or review as permitted under the Copyright Act, the use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained. All images used for illustrative purposes only
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| 1979, Pacing |
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| 1980-90, Bonds of world or Dream |
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| 1983, Canal in Suzhou |
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| 1983, The cellist |
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| 1984, The Prophet |
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| 1986, Day’s End (Suzhou) |
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| 1986, String quartet |
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| 1988, Duet |
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| 1988, Pipa |
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| 1989, Girl with guitar |
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| 1990, Flute Girl |
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| 1990, Lady with clarinet |
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| 1990-99, Water village |
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| 1990-99, White church in Venice |
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| 1991, Xunyang Legacy Rhyme |
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| 1992, Venice |
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| 1993, Bowing |
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| 1994, Mountain Style |
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| 1996, Double Bridge |
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| 1997, Beauties on Promenade |
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| 1998, Lady with birdcage |
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| 1998, Shanghai |
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| 1998, Two beauties |
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| Bridge of Light |
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| A memory of Xun Yang |
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| Mother and Kid Tibetan |
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| Musician |
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| Zhou village |
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| Shanghai old dreams |
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| Portrait of a woman |
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| Girl with birdcage |
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