Honolulu Museum of Art opens an exhibition of contemporary landscapes by Li Huayi
(Artdaily.org)

Li Huayi is one of the leading innovators in Chinese ink painting, at a time when this field is experiencing a remarkable transformation. His intricate landscapes immerse the viewer in breathtaking environments that present a bold new vision of contemporary aesthetics. Li’s identity as an artist was forged in the intense crucible of China’s emergence as a world superpower in the second half of the 20th century. Navigating the dramatic political and artistic upheavals of this time, his story is one of constant searching for a personal voice that could both fulfill the “great synthesis” of Chinese art sought by centuries of artists, as well as reorient ink painting within a contemporary international context. This search led him from early training in the traditions of his native Shanghai