Li Zijian | Tranh Hiện Thực Trung Quốc

The Paladin of Art The name of Li Zijian, a US-based Chinese artist, is not new to Chinese who are interested in arts and humanity as his works, with the themes of humanity and love, have moved lots of people, especially his historic painting of Nanjing Massacre. Born in the city of Shaoyang in Hunan Province in 1954, Li began to learn painting when he was 15. At that time, Li’s father was put into prison for political reasons. Li never gave up his passion for art even though sometimes he had to earn money to help his mother support the family. He graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1982 and moved to Los Angeles in 1988.