Can anyone help me out here? I am looking at the work of the Chinese

painter Shi Mo (who has a website here, though I

warn you it’s the most incredibly slow-loading one I ever encountered). I

like his stuff very much, and shall shortly be making his personal

acquaintance. However, I don’t know as much about current Chinese painting

as I’d like to. Can any reader who is better informed offer an opinion

about Shi Mo and his work, with particular reference to its place in the

tradition of 20th-century Chinese art? Shi Mo is apparently a student of

Zhang Daqian’s. Any thoughts, opinions, comments would be very welcome.