Mi Fu(1051-1107) was a native of Shanxi who was noted as a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher. These three talents were often combined in Chinese art. In painting he gained renown for his style of painting misty landscapes. This style would be deemed the "Mi Fu" style and involved the use of large wet dots of ink applied with a flatbrush. In poetry he followed the style of Li Bai and in calligraphy that of Wang Xizhi. His uninhibited style made him disliked at the Sung court.-1... Events William Warelwast becomes Bishop of Exeter. ... Shanxi (Chinese: 山西; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Li Bai or Li Po (701-762) was a Chinese poet living in Tang Dynasty. ...
As a personality Mi Fu was noted as an eccentric. At times they even deemed him "Madman Mi" because he was obsessed with collecting stones and even declared one stone to be his brother. Hence he would bow to his "brother" rock in a display of the filial devotion given to older brothers. He also was known as a heavy drinker. His son, Mi Youren, would also be a famous painter in his father's artistic style. Unlike his father Mi Youren lived to be quite elderly, dying at the age of 79. Eccentric is from the Greek for out of the centre, as opposed to concentric, in the centre. ...
References
Masterpieces of Chinese Art (page 76), by Rhonda and Jeffrey Cooper, Todtri Productions, 1997. ISBN 1577170601
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