The threshold for artists is so low.
It seems to be a random move.
Make a stunt
Engage in interpersonal relationships
Everyone can be an artist.
But to be a real artist
Not that simple.
It takes a lifetime of practice.
Let's have a look.
What did Mr Chen Shibin say?
Artist's life accomplishment
-Chen Shibin
Artists are used to create beauty. A person who can't create beauty can't be called an artist. The first thing an artist should do is his own art. Chinese painting usually has three realms: scenery realm, pen and ink realm and humanistic realm.
Although the skill of painting techniques and pen and ink can create good works, the amount of humanistic content affects the final value of a work. Because even a little humanistic content will give people a refreshing effect. Therefore, artists should pay attention to the cultivation of life while doing art well.
When talking about calligraphy creation, Mr. Shen Peng talked about "inside and outside the book, art and Taoism go hand in hand" and attached importance to the cultivation of "outside the book", which I deeply agree with. An accomplished artist must have a high life accomplishment. I think the cultivation of artists mainly includes two aspects: knowledge and character.
Chen Shibin is deep in the white clouds.
knowledge
"Don't go to Wan Li Road, don't read thousands of books, want to be a painter, can you get it?" Dong Qichang's emotion tells us what an artist should do. Whether reading thousands of books's indirect knowledge or walking on the road of Wan Li, it is an effective way to accumulate knowledge.
China's art has always been famous for its mystery. Only "mystery" without "mystery" is not art, only "mystery" without "mystery" is not art in China. But if we want to spread these realms between paper and ink, we must first have a clear grasp of China's classical literature. Art was an elegant thing in ancient times, and painters always feared that their works would be criticized as "vulgar" by others. Painting can be divided into craftsman style and scholar style. Once you reach the "vulgar" craftsman style, it is useless to draw carefully. Therefore, if you want to enter the scholar style, you must have culture.
China painters are all "three points for painting and seven points for reading". China's painting and calligraphy ultimately depends on the humanistic quality of the painter. Sue: "It's not enough to withdraw your pen like a mountain. You can understand God only by reading thousands of books." Wang Mingbi said in Calligraphy and Painting that "there must be a hundred books on your chest before you can write well." Li Rihua of the Ming Dynasty also said in "Bamboo Tenderness and Mo Jun Inscription" that "all turbidity can be removed, read more books and explore more strange landscapes." Painting and poetry are interlinked, and painting can only be done if it is bookish.
The theory of poetry, calligraphy and painting is of guiding and standardizing significance to artistic creation, and artists need to learn more. Qi Baishi likes reading, and there is a saying in his leisure articles that "there is still a need to study while breathing". Therefore, although he is a farmer carpenter, he can create well and become a generation. Huang is a scholar. He worked in Art editor and read many books. At present, Mr. Shen Peng and Mr. Cheng Dali in calligraphy and painting are also people who have been engaged in editing for decades and read countless books, so their works have all seen a high humanistic realm.
Only by inheriting the achievements of predecessors, drawing nutrition from ancient poetry and basing on the conception of poetry can we create works with lofty ideas. For example, painters like to draw some Tang poetry and Song poetry. In the autumn auction of 20 1 1, Wang Yi's Poems of the Tang Dynasty was sold for1.200 million yuan. Fu Baoshi's Poetic Picture of Du Fu was sold for HK$ 60.02 million in the autumn auction in 2009. The sky-high price reflects the exuberant artistic life nourished by classical literature. Of course, reading is not only literature, but also music, dance and scientific articles can stimulate people's imagination and creativity.
While studying in thousands of books, you should also take Wan Li Road. Temper people's temperament in walking and deepen their understanding of life, society, nature and the universe. On the way, I observed the great rivers and mountains, customs and customs of the motherland, and I was proud of myself in the storm. In the Northern Song Dynasty, Guo's "Landscape Training" said: "The four seasons have their own experiences. The spring mountain is as light as a smile, the summer mountain is green, the autumn mountain is as bright as makeup, and the winter mountain is as bleak as sleep." He can grasp the scene of the four seasons just right, which is inseparable from his frequent in-depth observation of mountains. Only when Zong Bing has traveled all over the famous mountains can the masterpiece "Preface to Painting Mountains and Rivers" be colorful and spread through the ages, and he can lie down and swim in his later years.
Shi Tao's Shan Jutu
Shi Tao searched for Qifeng paintings, and Huang traveled to Bashu at the age of 70 to create sketches. Fu Baoshi led a delegation to sketch in Wan Li, thinking and writing while walking, experiencing life and entering nature. The boundless weather of mountains and rivers nourishes the painter's temperament and pen and ink. With the new vitality given by the times, his exhibition "The New Face of Mountains and Rivers" caused a sensation in the painting world.
All kinds of facts show that only by entering society, nature, feeling and listening can we have a real and unique feeling and create something. Just copy the past and close the door, even if you look like it again, you still live in the shadow of your predecessors. Zhang Daqian's copying level is confusing, especially his copying of Shi Tao's works has deceived the eyes of many experts, but today, what we value is his unique understanding and performance of art.
Shitao bamboo chrysanthemum stone map
Of course, I don't mean to do it deliberately in order to "take the road of Wan Li", but focus on a mental journey and a process of perceiving the outside world. A person in a county town is not necessarily confined to the county town where he lives. Badashanren is a typical example. He can overcome the limitations of beyond space. He has never left Jiangxi in his life, but he has such high artistic attainments.
Where does this ability to integrate knowledge come from? One is reading and the other is walking. We generally understand that walking is too superficial. In fact, walking has many meanings: on the one hand, it can be simply understood as walking and traveling; On the other hand, it can also be extended to life experiences and feelings. If you just take a cursory look and play with a game mentality, you won't feel too deeply even if you travel around the world several times. Taking Wan Li Road can transform the accumulated knowledge into the noble spirit of learning and cultivating artists.
Huang's "Imitating Sun's Pen Meaning"
Someone's moral character
Wang Yu emphasized: "Those who learn painting should first establish products. People who stand up for products have their own aboveboard ideas besides pen and ink. Otherwise, although the painting is impressive, there is an unhealthy trend. Therefore, the word' correct' has always been extremely important. " Artists should also have the spiritual consciousness of cultivating lofty spirit. As Mr. Chen Chuanxi said: "Our times need the heroism, ferocity, atmosphere, boldness and health of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and more importantly, the sense of masculinity.
"Qi is the foundation of life, and it is also the foundation of learning arts ... A painter has qi in his chest, and only when he has qi in his painting can he present a big landscape." When climbing the mountain, I feel a lot of emotions, and when I look at the sea, the sea overflows "(Liu Xie's" Wen Xin Diao Shen Long Si ")," Looking at the autumn clouds, I am flying; Facing the spring breeze, there are many thoughts "(Wang Wei's Painting), all good works of art will be full of rich emotions and stir the air in the chest.
Painting can not but emphasize pen and ink skills and calligraphy skills. However, after mastering these skills, you may not be an excellent artist.
Huang's River Map
Si Kongtu's "Twenty-four Poems" has a cloud: "Jade pot buys spring, hut enjoys the rain. Sitting in Zhong Shi, pruning bamboo. White clouds are in Chuqing and birds are chasing each other. Sleeping in the shade of a piano with a waterfall above it. Falling flowers are speechless, and people are as light as chrysanthemums. " Highlight people's elegant and elegant personality.
There is a cloud in Ni Zan: "In Lansheng Valley, the reflection is still shining, no one is a beautiful garden, and the spring breeze laughs." Orchids in the valley bloom alone. Although no one appreciates them, they are not depressed. It is fresh and refined, with clear thinking, facing the spring breeze and blooming its own smile.
Shi Tao said, "It is better to vomit blood ten times than to bite the snow once." He emphasized that writing and drawing depends not on skill, but on wisdom. It is better to swallow a mass of snow, practice skills hard, exhaust your mind and cultivate a clear and lofty heart.
Huang's Lake Snow and Sunny Lan
It is this kind of mind to get rid of dust and turbidity that understands the taste, the beauty of heaven and earth, including Tao and things, and the progress from technology to Tao. Tao is the realm of life cultivation, and the degree of understanding of Tao reflects the degree of character. The problem of character will affect painting, so that "the character is not high, and the ink will not drip."
Confucius said: Listen in the morning and die at night. Obviously, enlightenment is precious and rare. The purpose of enlightenment is to understand the natural interest of heaven and earth, and painting landscapes is a way to observe heaven and earth to achieve spiritual cultivation, which is closer to the artistic essence of painting.
Artists should also have keen sensibility and rich imagination, and take this as inspiration to produce lasting creative desire. Artists should also have courage, and Li Keran also emphasized the value of courage, which should cover the whole world and integrate the past and the present. The literati's feelings, the literati's mission, the harmonious unity of "being independent" and "helping both"
Ni Zan's "Let the Knee Zhai Tu"
The cultivation of artists, for Chinese painting, mainly affects the humanistic realm, and also affects the charm of pen and ink. Chinese painting itself is the philosophy of freehand brushwork, the personification of the painter and the product of the artist's soul reflection. Whoever has a high humanistic content in his paintings can arouse more aesthetic interest. One of Mr. Zeng's views is that it can "hurt" the audience more deeply. The humanistic content here mainly refers to inscriptions, calligraphy, poems, seals and other humanistic things. So real people finally sprint in the humanities field, surpassing many mediocre people.
Humanistic cultivation is not only in the works, but also outside the works. If two painters are equal in landscape and pen and ink, then the one with high style and personality charm is more acceptable to the society.
Chen Shibin's Spring Breeze, Snow and Sunshine