石虎

石虎，1942年出生於河北太行山下的一個偏僻鄉村，1958年進入北京美術學校，1960年入浙江美術學院，畢業以後，他開始了一連串“體驗生活”的艱苦歷程。在這期間，他還當了６年的士兵。這位被美國人稱為“畫家中的畫家”、“中國的畢加索”的大畫家，在1978年曾被安排遠赴非洲13國寫生訪問，之後他的旅遊畫作結整合書，開始為人所注意，遲至1982年，畫家才在南京博物院舉行第一次個展，成為轟動一時的盛事，從那時起，他無形中已領導畫壇，不斷有新的畫風出現，其情況和壯年的畢加索幾乎沒有兩樣，也是凡有所作，一定引起其他畫家的跟風和模倣。

Shi Hu (Born 1942)

Born in Hebei, Shi Hu studied at the Beijing Arts and Crafts College and the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts. He taught at the Beijing Arts Crafts College from 1968 to 1969. In 1977, Shi was employed as art director at the People's Fine Art Publishing House in Beijing. He made an extensive tour to Africa in 1978, and was inspired by the brilliant colours of the exotic cultures and wildlife. The influence of African art can be prominently observed in Shi's aesthetic expressions, and also led to the creation of the artist's famous "African Sketches." Shi then undertook a serious study in western art, especially Modernism and Abstractionism. He is skilled in painting figures and animals with strong and unique configurations. He uses boneless technique to create strong contrast of bright colour tones and his brushstrokes are also bold and strong. Shi was incited to the United States as visiting scholar and later settled in Macau. From 1989 onwards, Shi has held exhibitions in the United States of America, Canada and Singapore, and was appointed as Director of the International Chinese Artists Association in Macau in 1996. In 2004, a solo exhibition of Shi Hu was held at the National Arts Museum which later was held in other Asian countries.