Lee Shi-chi
- March 22, 2019
- 81 years
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Lee Shi-chi, 81, Taiwanese artist.
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|Lee Shi-chi (Chinese: 李錫奇; pinyin: Lǐ Xīqí; 1938–2019) was a Taiwanese artist.
Life
Lee Shi-chi was born in Kinmen in 1938. His early years were marked by war and death, and he later described his childhood as a lottery. The Battle of Guningtou took place when he was in fourth grade, and his grandmother and elder sister were killed in 1953, during Lee's second year at National Kinmen Senior High School [zh]. Lee Shi-chi later met Lee Chao-lan, who nurtured his interest in art, and made it possible for him to enroll at the Department of Arts within Provincial Taipei Normal College between 1955 and 1958. Lee remained in Taipei County, teaching at Hsinchuang Elementary School, as the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis had broken out in Kinmen.
Lee cofounded the Modern Print Society in 1958, alongside Yuyu Yang [zh], Chen Ting-shih and Chiang Han-tong. In 1963, Lee joined the Eastern Art Association, an avant-garde artists' collective. He moved from print artwork to painting with airbrushes throughout the 1970s. Lee opened his first art gallery in 1978, and later operated two more through 1990. Considered one of the first installation artists in Taiwan, Lee has also worked in mixed media. His abstract paintings have been featured in many exhibitions. During his early career, Lee was exposed to Western art styles, and those influences remained in his work alongside East Asian art styles, such as Chinese calligraphy. He was a recipient of the National Award for Arts [zh] in 2012 and served as a national policy adviser during Ma Ying-jeou's presidential administration.
He sought medical treatment for a brain hemorrhage on 19 March 2019 and died at Taipei Medical University Hospital on 22 March 2019, aged 81.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
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1.Lee Shi-chi served as a national policy adviser during whose presidential administration?
- A.Lee Teng-hui
- B.Ma Ying-jeoucorrect
- C.Chiang Kai-shek
- D.Chen Shui-bian
Lee Shi-chi served as a national policy adviser during Ma Ying-jeou's presidential administration.
Source: Life section
2.On what date did Lee Shi-chi seek medical treatment for a brain hemorrhage?
- A.19 March 2019correct
- B.25 March 2019
- C.22 March 2019
- D.15 March 2019
Lee Shi-chi sought medical treatment for a brain hemorrhage on 19 March 2019.
Source: Life section
3.At what age did Lee Shi-chi pass away?
- A.81correct
- B.82
- C.79
- D.80
Lee Shi-chi died at Taipei Medical University Hospital on 22 March 2019, aged 81.
Source: Life section
4.Where did Lee Shi-chi die?
- A.Kinmen General Hospital
- B.Hsinchuang Elementary School
- C.Taipei Medical University Hospitalcorrect
- D.His own art gallery
Lee Shi-chi died at Taipei Medical University Hospital on 22 March 2019.
Source: Life section
5.Which of these organizations did Lee Shi-chi join in 1963?
- A.Kinmen Art Collective
- B.Modern Print Society
- C.National Policy Bureau
- D.Eastern Art Associationcorrect
In 1963, Lee Shi-chi joined the Eastern Art Association, an avant-garde artists' collective.
Source: Life section
6.In what year was the Taiwanese artist Lee Shi-chi born?
- A.1938correct
- B.1941
- C.1935
- D.1944
Lee Shi-chi was born in Kinmen in 1938.
Source: Life section
7.Where was Lee Shi-chi born?
- A.Kinmencorrect
- B.Hsinchuang
- C.Taipei
- D.Kaohsiung
Lee Shi-chi was born in Kinmen in 1938.
Source: Life section
8.During which school year did Lee Shi-chi lose his grandmother and elder sister?
- A.Fourth year at high school
- B.Third year at high school
- C.Second year at high schoolcorrect
- D.First year at high school
Lee Shi-chi's grandmother and elder sister were killed in 1953, during Lee's second year at National Kinmen Senior High School.
Source: Life section
9.At which institution did Lee Shi-chi study art between 1955 and 1958?
- A.Provincial Taipei Normal Collegecorrect
- B.Kinmen Arts Institute
- C.Taipei National University
- D.Hsinchuang School of Design
Lee Shi-chi enrolled at the Department of Arts within Provincial Taipei Normal College between 1955 and 1958.
Source: Life section
10.Who helped nurture Lee Shi-chi's interest in art?
- A.Chen Ting-shih
- B.Chiang Han-tong
- C.Yuyu Yang
- D.Lee Chao-lancorrect
Lee Shi-chi met Lee Chao-lan, who nurtured his interest in art.
Source: Life section
11.Lee Shi-chi cofounded the Modern Print Society in 1958 with which of the following people?
- A.Ma Ying-jeou
- B.Lin Hsi-chi
- C.Wang Shi-chi
- D.Chiang Han-tongcorrect
Lee Shi-chi cofounded the Modern Print Society in 1958, alongside Yuyu Yang, Chen Ting-shih and Chiang Han-tong.
Source: Life section
12.What type of artistic tool did Lee Shi-chi move to in the 1970s?
- A.Charcoal pencils
- B.Watercolors
- C.Airbrushescorrect
- D.Oil brushes
Lee Shi-chi moved from print artwork to painting with airbrushes throughout the 1970s.
Source: Life section
13.In what year did Lee Shi-chi open his first art gallery?
- A.1978correct
- B.1958
- C.1990
- D.1963
Lee Shi-chi opened his first art gallery in 1978.
Source: Life section
14.Lee Shi-chi was considered one of the first artists of which movement in Taiwan?
- A.Pop art
- B.Installation artcorrect
- C.Impressionism
- D.Surrealism
Lee Shi-chi is considered one of the first installation artists in Taiwan.
Source: Life section
15.Which traditional art style is mentioned as an influence on Lee Shi-chi's work?
- A.Korean pottery
- B.Japanese ukiyo-e
- C.Chinese calligraphycorrect
- D.Vietnamese silk painting
Western art style influences remained in his work alongside East Asian art styles, such as Chinese calligraphy.
Source: Life section
16.In what year did Lee Shi-chi receive the National Award for Arts?
- A.2002
- B.2008
- C.2012correct
- D.2010
Lee Shi-chi was a recipient of the National Award for Arts in 2012.
Source: Life section
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