Chen Yishui, born in 1940, a native of Changle, Fuzhou, a national first-class artist, a former military painter, has been engaged in art for more than 60 years, specializing in Chinese painting "fish and water fusion", in the traditional and careful painting, with a unique way of expression, for the model of painting fish. He has made special reports in hundreds of newspapers and magazines at home and abroad, as well as ** TV stations, Fujian TV stations, Hong Kong and Taiwan TV stations. **Looking at Chinese Traditional Fish Culture from Fish Painting", "Exploring the Fish Painting in the Water", etc., published in "Art Guide" magazine. The "Fine Arts" magazine of the China Artists Association published the album "Chen Yishui, China's Outstanding Artist", the China General Administration of Publication approved the Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House to publish the collection of "China's Unique Artist: Chen Yishui's Painting of Fish", and the Fujian Fine Arts Publishing House published "China's Unique Fish Painting Collection of Chen Yishui". He has held more than 20 solo exhibitions at the National Art Museum of China in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Zhuhai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Singapore, San Francisco, New York, etc. "Fish and water blend" is welcomed by the world and is known as "the first fish in the world". 
The Chinese nation has always loved carp and said that it is the embodiment of the dragon. Fujian people have a soft spot for carp since ancient times, such as Fuqing has a carp mountain, Xianyou has nine carp lakes, Xianyou and Quanzhou are named "Licheng". As a teenager who came out of the water town, he has a strong complex for carp since he was a child, and the word "water" in his name is destined to have a relationship with fish and water. Chen Yishui's childhood life cultivated his interest in painting, and he laid a solid foundation of traditional brush and ink skills with his engineering painting experience when he was young. It was the fiftieth era of the last century, and he worked hard day and night, and Fenbo achieved the advanced silk painting industry. In the spring of the 60s, he entered the barracks and began a military career of more than ten years, where he was cultivated and grown up in practice at all levels of organs and companies, and went from a "soldier painter" to a cadre of painters in the army praised by large and small organs. In the "special era", Chen Yishui followed the teachers of the Academy of Fine Arts of the local university to paint the oil portrait of the leader in military uniform, and after three years of hard work, he gradually matured in the composition and color of his painting. A good work can often make people unforgettable, at the intersection of the old barracks, he made a huge mural "Mighty Soldiers Defend the Motherland" with the wind and rain for decades, still make the old comrades-in-arms remember, "When everyone left the barracks, they did not take a photo with this mural, which is a pity." The military created his military temperament and style, and cultivated cultural accomplishment and painting practice, which laid the foundation for the later creation of the color cuttlefish water world. 
Autumn Reeds Blue Waves Fish Shadow Music 93x172 cm In the late special era, he returned to Rongcheng and began to focus on the creation of fish and water paintings in his spare time. During the period, he was guided by Zheng Naijun, Pan Zhulan, Tang Guoguang of Fujian Province, Wu Qingxia of Shanghai, Wang Qi of Beijing and other famous fish painters. At the end of the 80s of the last century, with the deepening of reform and opening up, the rapid development of domestic social economy and the substantial improvement of people's living standards also greatly stimulated Chen Yishui's motivation for exploration and creative inspiration. Taking advantage of the opportunity of the development of the times, he has created his own brush and ink system of expression from the meticulous traditional Chinese painting vein, after long-term exploration and tempering practice, and creatively formed a unique modern brush and ink art with the theme of "fish and water blending". His paintings broke the traditional Chinese principle of ink as the main rule, absorbed the concept of color composition of Western paintings, and made excellent use of the language of brush and ink, aesthetic style, the change of modern light, and the overall tone change of hue. 
In 1994, Zheng Naijun, a master of Chinese painting and calligraphy, excerpted from the preface to Chen Yishui's painting collection: "There is no shortage of painters who paint fish in the world, but there are not many people who have the charm of fish, and Chen Yishui, a painter from Changle, is the best of them".or walk flexibly through the water and algae in a groupOr jumping on the tip of the waves, the posture is pleasing to the eye", "its spectacular scene is unforgettable". 
Koi Icing on the Flowers" 95x215cm Chen Yishui not only paints the fish well, but also the water painting is particularly wonderful. Through long-term exploration and practice, he has created a unique set of water painting techniques. The water and weather in the pen are myriad, or the sun is rippling, the blue waves are sparkling, or the pearl waterfall is splashing, and the waves are churning;Or the waves are long, and the shallow waves are full;Or surging, slapping on the shore. The water of the painting can be naturally integrated with the fish, and the fish blends with the water potential, and there is no sense of separation between the fish and the water that ordinary people paint fish. Huai Chan, a former professor at Yenching University, once wrote dozens of poems praising Chen Yishui's painting of fish, one of which vividly depicts the deep meaning of the painting, "Talent Zuohai has a reputation, and praises Chen Jun for being good at painting fish." Splash ink at first glance and splash the waterfall, and you can see the brocade scales Shu at a moment. The Lingbo spray is vivid, and the tail and fin are free. Jumping on the dragon gate can finally wait, regardless of the wind and boasting", it is not difficult to imagine that his painting process is like flowing clouds and clouds in one go, and the dragon gate of art is finally waiting. 
"Icing on the Cake" 120x183m is hard work, blowing all the sand and gold. Chen Yishui's success in fish and water painting is inseparable from his life experience, as well as his continuous accumulation of knowledge and cultivation. On the basis of absorbing the essence of traditional Chinese culture, he constantly integrated the spirit of the times of reform and opening up, and finally created a large number of artistic masterpieces with distinctive characteristics of the times. The ancients said that "the sage contains the Tao and the sage", and Dong Qichang, a master of calligraphy and painting in the Ming Dynasty, believes that "the dust is removed from the chest, and the hills and ravines are naturally camped". Chen Yishui's paintings inherit the artistic spirit of the traditional Chinese painting tradition, and are not limited to the brush-and-ink painting style of his predecessors, his works are not simple imitations of ancient techniques, but strive to express the harmony between man and nature - both material and spiritual. From this point of view, Chen Yishui's fish and water works have extremely high aesthetic value and artistic standards, and many artists have spoken highly of his "fish and water integration". 
"Jiujin Le Peony" 68x68cm In the late 80s of the last century, Chen Yishui's fish and water paintings were born, which amazed Rongcheng and received great attention from celebrities inside and outside the province. In January 1990, he held his first exhibition of fish and water paintings in Fuzhou, and Yang Chengwu, then vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, inscribed the exhibition standard, Hu Hong, then director of the Provincial People's Congress, Cao Punan, former deputy political commissar of Fuzhou Region, and other senior military and local leading cadres, as well as famous artists in the provincial and municipal calligraphy and painting circles, such as Zheng Naijun, Pan Zhulan, Ding Ding, Chen Fenwu, etc. Fujian TV News made an exclusive interview program, and "Fujian **" Fuzhou Evening News reported. The famous painter Pan Maoxun wrote an article in the "Fuzhou Evening News", "The ancients said, 'Those who are good at painting water have a voice all night long'. This statement is exaggerated, but from the perspective of psychological effects, it is not unreasonable. Chen Yishui paints fish, and pays great attention to the word 'water', which can be expressed as a fish in the water. Many painters paint fish negligently into the water, and there is a trend of 'fish for fish' and 'water for water'. In terms of skills, he crosses the fish and water to dye the fish, and he is indeed ingenious. The jumping of the fish and the splashing of the waves make people seem to hear the 'sound of water trumpeting'", praising Chen Yishui's successful painting method of "fish and water blending". 
The first exhibition of the 68x68cm fish and water painting was a success, which greatly increased Chen Yishui's creative confidence and stimulated his strong creative motivation. In 1996, Chen Yishui's works successfully topped the National Art Museum of China, the highest hall of national art exhibitions. Cheng Siyuan, then vice chairman of the National People's Congress, personally inscribed the exhibition mark, and Wang Qi, former secretary of the party group and executive vice chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, said after viewing, "This is the first time I have seen this kind of painting, and I have painted a fish into the water." Chinese painting should inherit the tradition and have a pioneering and innovative spirit, it is a very unique water fish work", and happily waved "the sea of art is endless, let you swim". "People**", "Guangming**", "Domestic and Overseas" newspapers and magazines, as well as **TV Channel 8 and Hong Kong Phoenix Channel, all made special interviews and broadcasts on the exhibition. In December 2010, Chen Yishui's four-screen works were exhibited at the National Art Museum of China, and Yu Genhui, secretary general of the Guoyun Wenhua Painting and Calligraphy Institute of the Ministry of Culture, commented in the painting collection, "The essential charm of art lies in creation, and how to create your own art system and artistic language." Chen Yishui's swimming fish works vividly show us the image of an artist swimming in the ocean of art." 
"Leap Forward" 176x95cm Chen Yishui has been invited to Hong Kong and Taiwan several times to hold art exhibitions, which has resonated with local compatriots. Zhang Shijian, vice president of the Chinese Cultural Association of Hong Kong, posted an article in "Wen Wei Po" "Splashing ink to express the love of fish and water", praising him for bringing beauty to the audience through artistic images. Zhou Zhekai, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong, praised the exhibition, "Chen Yishui's works are unique, and he is the best painter of his kind who shows fish." "People on both sides of the strait have the same preference for carp. In 1998, Chen Yishui was invited to Kaohsiung, Taipei to hold an exhibition, the former Kuomintang veteran Chen Lifu personally wrote the inscription "Chen Yishui Painting Collection", and the former deputy mayor of Kaohsiung City, Lin Zhongsen, praised Chen Yishui's paintings as "the first fish and water in the world" in his opening speech. 
180x118cmSince 1991, "Fish and Water Blend" has often been invited from overseas, and Chen Yishui has begun to go abroad as a messenger of folk culture and art exchanges. From Singapore, to San Francisco, New York, South Korea and other places, the local mainstream and people have warmly praised and praised the magic and charm of Chinese culture embodied in his works. Singapore's "United Evening News" and the United States' "World**" made special reports, and the then Singaporean Cultural Counselor Lai Zujin commented: "You can see the flow of water in the light ink, and the fish can be displayed in front of the viewer with great energy." Chen Haoqi, Consul General of the Chinese Consulate in New York, praised the work as "lifelike, depicting the appearance of the fish, but also the spirit of the fish", and expressed his gratitude for his contribution to the cultural exchanges between China and the United States.
Jin Xian Le Xing Sheng" 180x132cm With the precipitation of time, Chen Yishui's comprehension of fish and water painting has become more and more profound, and his creation has become more and more perfect. In 2012, the collection of "Chinese Unique Artist Chen Yishui Painting Fish" was published by Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House, and Liu Dawei, former chairman of the Chinese Artists Association, was the editor-in-chief. Chen Yishui is a famous artist in the Chinese contemporary painting circle, specializing in the integration of fish and water, has been for decades, has made outstanding achievements, has a lot of characteristic fine works, formed a unique style of painting, has been widely praised by the art world and society, is recognized as a national painter of fish painting, has become a veritable model of the most famous painter of fish painting in the country, and has set up a banner of painting fish in the Chinese painting circle.
Literary and artistic creation is rooted in the masses. Chen Yishui creates works with popular aesthetics, meets the requirements of the public, and turns the vulgar into elegant, and his paintings are also collected by more and more people because of their vitality and charm. In order to dedicate more works to the public, in recent years, Chen Yishui has also published many collections with the theme of "Fish and Water". The fish paintings in the album are in a variety of postures, shades are suitable, the color and ink are free and easy, and the waves are churning, which makes the viewer amazed, just like walking into the colorful fish and water world in a dream, giving people the passion to love life and the courage to overcome difficulties. Chen Yufeng, former honorary chairman of the Fujian Artists Association and honorary president of the Provincial Academy of Painting, praised Chen Yishui at the Fuqing Art Museum in February 2022, insisting on literature and art for the people, literature and art benefiting the people, and literature and art for the people.