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Li Hua
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Li Hua's prints show us the life in the Mongolian grasslands. The artist works in reduction woodblock technique and with very small editions of partly not more than 6 copies. This makes him in our view the ideal favorite for passionate collectors of Chinese prints and for art investors. Li Hua has exhibited inside Mongolia and China, but also in Japan.

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Career of Li Hua

Li Hua is of Mongolian descent and was born in 1959. He has started to create art prints early in his career. Li Hua has attended many exhibitions in Inner Mongolia and all over China. He received several prizes at art shows including one in Japan.

Affiliations

• Member of China Artists Association.
• Chairman of Tongliao City Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner Artists Association.
• Member of Horqin Left Wing Middle Banner Creation Center.
• Director of Tongliao Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute.

Style and Technique

The Artist uses the reduction woodcut technique for creating his works. Li Hua likes to use earthen colors - a lot of reds and browns - or the natural color contrast. His favorite subjects are from Mongolian every-day-situations, which he composes sometimes with humor, for instance when he shows a herdsman in traditional outfit and typical environment but with a cell phone on his ear.

The artist's editions are very small with sometimes as few as only 6 copies. This makes Li Hua an ideal collector's favorite.

Exhibitions and Awards

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China Prints - Article
Pray
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Unfortunately we do not have any precise dates for the exhibition and awards milestones mentioned below. Asian artists often have different attitudes that do not necessarily correspond with Western documentation standards.

• 1994 - The print "Breeze of Moon Night" was collected by Nanjing Art Gallery.
• The print "August Meadowland" attended China Print Invitation Exhibition.
• The print "Remote Memory" won the bronze prize of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region Art Exhibition for celebrating the 55th anniversary of founding the People's Republic of China.
• The print "Subdue the Dragon" acquired the honorary prize when participating in the exhibition of Japan.

Gallery of Woodblock Prints by Li Hua

The following works are a few examples of reduction woodblock prints created by Tong Jingfeng. All prints on display will/were offered in artelino auctions.

Herder

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Han Daiqin - Biography
Herder, 2004
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Often artists have a tendency to depict a romantic world that has long ceased to exist like for instance the artists of the Japanese shin hanga movement. This image created by Li Hua in 2004 is as different as refreshing.

While herding his sheep, a herder is calling at home with his cell phone. With this image, the artist wants to express that life in Inner Mongolia is nowadays much better than before, due to the new possibilities of technologies.

This print was created in reduction woodblock technique in an edition of only 8 pieces.

Follow in Father's Footsteps

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Jie Rentai - Biography
Follow in Father's Footsteps, 2006
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This print work was shown at the Mongolian touring exhibition. It has the number 31 in the catalog. The composition shows a scene from the history of the Mongolian empire.

Wo Kuotai, the third son of Genghis Khan, follows in his father's footsteps to inherit the emperor's position.

The print has the extremely small edition of only 6. It was created in the technique of reduction woodblock prints.

Meaning of Spring

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Mongolian Printmakers
Meaning of Spring
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This is a strong and expressive image. It shows a young Mongolian lady thinking of her lover. She is asking the small bird to bring her greetings to him.

Also this print has an extremely small edition of only 6. It was created in the technique of a reduction woodblock print.

Horqin People

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Mongolian Touring Exhibition
Horqin People
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Three ladies from ethnic minority of the Horqin people in Inner Mongolia are having a chat. They are dressed in traditional costumes.

This print has an edition size of only 8 copies. It was created in the technique of a reduction woodblock print.

Dieter Wanczura
(September 2007, updated November 2009)

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