'True art' creates controversy

Li Zhuangping, right, poses with his daughter, Li Qin, in this undated photo. Behind them is one of Li's paintings from his "Oriental Goddess and Mountain Ghost Series."

"True art" creates controversy

It is normal and understandable for an artist to use a nude model to create works; but that changes to abnormal for some if the nude model is his daughter. One such case of a daughter posing nude for her father happened right in Southwest China's Sichuan province.

Oil painter Li Zhuangping, 61, has created a huge controversy after displaying his series of paintings titled "Oriental Goddess and Mountain Ghost," which feature a naked lady with different animals in fantastical scenes. According to Li, the lady in the painting was inspired from his 23-year-old daughter, Li Qin.

Thousands of art lovers and Internet users termed Li's act as unethical as they believed the father-daughter relationship should not be highlighted in such a radical way. There are also many positive voices supporting Li, saying he is brave enough to present the world true art.

Oil painter Li Zhuangping's "Oriental Goddess and Mountain Ghost Series", has spark controversy online over the nude model in the paintings. The model is his daughter.

Li Zhuangping's daughter is the focal point of his series of painting's called the "Oriental Goddess and Mountain Ghost."