李芳枝
Li Fang

李芳枝（1933-2020），生于中国台北万华，1955年毕业于台湾师范大学艺术系，为“五月画会”早期重要成员。1959年获法国政府奖学金赴巴黎美院深造，师从让·苏维比，创作转向抽象表现。1962年移居瑞士并与瑞士艺术家汉斯·布朗结婚，自此活跃于欧洲艺坛。她的创作历经三次转变：早期参与中国台湾现代主义运动，留法时期投身抽象绘画；定居瑞士后转向自然写生。其作品融东方笔墨于西方自然景观，寄诗词与象征符号于现实场景，形成了不同时期明艳生动、静谧深邃的个人风格。李芳枝以低调而持续的创作，在跨文化语境中构建出一套融合东西方美学的视觉语言，成为二十世纪华人女性艺术家中独特而完整的实践者。
Li Fang (1933-2020) was born in Wanhua, Taipei, Taiwan, China. She graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Taiwan Normal University in 1955 and was an important early member of the "Fifth Moon Group." In 1959, she was awarded a scholarship from the French government to pursue advanced studies at the Beaux-Arts de Paris. Under the tutelage of Jean Souverbie, her artistic style shifted towards abstract expressionism. In 1962, she relocated to Switzerland and married Swiss artist Hans Brun, subsequently establishing her career within the European art scene.Her artistic journey is defined by three major evolutions: her early involvement in the Modernist Movement in Taiwan, China, a profound shift into abstract painting during her years in France, and, after settling in Switzerland, a turn to plein air painting. Her mature works masterfully integrated Eastern ink-brush techniques with depictions of Western landscapes, and incorporated poems and symbolic elements into real-life scenes. Li formed a personal style that evolved across periods, ranging from vivid and bright to serene and profound.Through a lifetime of low-key yet persistent dedication to her art, Li Fang developed a unique visual language in a cross-cultural context. Her practice stands as a singular and coherent body of work among twentieth-century Chinese women artists, successfully forging a synthesis of Eastern and Western aesthetics.