Chinese Contemporary Female Artists

"The processing of generalization and freehand realistic shape requires a strong image perception and precise control of the brush. Use it well, you can create freely as you wish. On the contrary, it is easy to fall into the trap of emptiness and conceptualization. But if you want to integrate the freehand brushwork spirit of Chinese painting into oil painting, you must have the courage to take this risk. Pei Yongmei launched her realistic and freehand artistic practice under such a risk. Whether in a bustling city or a character image in the frontier of Yunnan In the depiction, she showed unique courage and brilliant artistic talent."

--Ma Lu

Double Time No. 1, oil on canvas, 2015

Chocolate No. 1, oil on canvas, 2012

Pei Yongmei is one of the emerging Chinese artists. She emphasizes on the thinking and practice of painting in the contemporary art concept and context, and pays attention to the current situation of the mixed society in the integration of global economy, culture and life. Her art reveals the special modernity triggered by the overlapping process of multiple cultures in the global financial crisis.

--Zhang Qing

When the Line Becomes the Boundary No. 5, oil on canvas, 2018

Chocolate No. 7, oil on canvas, 2012

Chocolate No. 4, oil on canvas, 2012

Chocolate No. 6, oil on canvas, 2012

Double Time No. 7, oil on canvas, 2017

Green Velvet, oil on canvas, 2002

Pei Yongmei depicts contemporary Chinese cities with her rich brushstrokes and bright and strong colors: bars, shopping malls, for example. Even if the effect of the picture is deliberately blurred, her paintings can still accurately capture the salient features of things, and the crystal chandeliers or mobile elevators are appropriately embedded in the entire picture.

The shimmering surface was flooded with light. The "Ambilight" of the new shopping mall not only contrasts with the calm and simplicity before modernization, but also contrasts with the techniques and themes of traditional Chinese art in terms of painting style. Pei Yongmei seems to be challenging herself and painting. She and her paintings are exploring and advancing to see if they can overcome the hustle and bustle of contemporary urban life? If so, in what way?

--Roger M. Buergel