走向21世纪的当代工笔画,已是枝繁叶茂、姹紫嫣红,呈现一派明媚的春光,正以面向世界艺术的态势,迎来新的繁荣盛景。其显著的特点,一方面表现在题材的开拓与意蕴追求的并进上,另一方面则表现为艺术语言和形式技巧的深入探讨与有效更新,最终以多种多样的全新面貌出现于中国画坛。如果我们对李雄范独具风采的工笔人物画进行一番梳理,便不难发现,这位专攻工笔画的艺术家,正是在上述两个方面孜孜以求而别开新径,致使他的工笔画不仅给人以耳目一新之感,也对那些在创作道路上处于困惑的艺术家具有启示性的意义。从题材上看,李雄范主要表现的是少数民族的生活状 The contemporary fine brush strokes going to the 21st century are already flourishing, colorful and bright spring presents. They are ushering in a new prosperous scene in the face of the world art. Its distinctive features, on the one hand, are manifested in the development of themes and the pursuit of connotation. On the other hand, it manifests itself as an in-depth exploration and effective renewal of artistic language and formal skills, and finally appears in the Chinese painting society with a variety of new features. If we sort out Li Xiong-fan’s unique style of portraits, it is not hard to find out that the artist who specializes in fine brushwork strives to open up new paths in these two aspects, so that his fine brushwork not only gives Refreshing sensations are also of revelation for artists who are confused on the creative path. From the point of view of material, Li Xiongfan mainly displays the living conditions of ethnic minorities