Today the weather is fine, the wind is light and the weather is warm. My teachers and classmates and I came to Changsha Li Zijian Art Museum from Zhuzhou to watch the exhibition of Qi Baishi's original works.
Known as the largest personal art museum in the world, it is located on the northwest bank of Xiangfu Road Bridge in Yuelu District, Changsha City. Seen from a distance, it stands like a beautiful temple on the banks of Xiangjiang River.
This exhibition can kill three birds with one stone.
First, you can get close to the master and appreciate the superb skills of the old man Baishi!
When I first came into contact with Chinese painting, I went to Qi Baishi Art Museum in Xiangtan, my mother's home. At that time, I couldn't see why, because I didn't understand Chinese painting at all. After studying for some time, I got a preliminary impression on Chinese painting, and copied some paintings of the old man Baishi, but I was faced with some printed materials, so I couldn't get a glimpse of the extraordinary painting skills of the old man Baishi from the reduced version of the album.
The old man Baishi (1864-1957) was born at the grassroots level. In the self-report of 1956, he wrote "cool literature and art, more than 80 years". His paintings originated from life, but they are higher than life. Under his wonderful pen, creatures such as flowers, birds, fish and insects are lifelike.
In my impression, the old man Baishi has always been a refined figure with white hair and beard. His paintings caused a sensation in the world when he participated in the Sino-Japanese joint exhibition in 1922. At the age of 59, he is already an image with a long beard.
As can be seen from the paintings of the old man Baishi, he is an old child full of childlike interest. His paintings pay attention to "seemingly real, seemingly unreal", and with the brave pioneering spirit of "going its own way", he has never stopped writing all his life. His enterprising spirit is also reflected in his age. At the age of seventy-four (1937), he claimed to be seventy-seven, which can be seen from his inscription "96-year-old white stone" in the peerless peony picture.
Approaching one primitive white stone after another, I heard people's feelings again and again: you are really an artist of the people!
Among the 90 original paintings of the old man Baishi, the one that delighted me most was the painting of Shoutao, which was more natural and vivid than the printed matter I usually saw in the album. The three birthday peaches are ruddy and full, and the skin can be broken, which makes people drool. Close your eyes, as if three birthday peaches are in front of you, fragrant and fragrant. Take a bite and the juice will splash everywhere. ...
There is also the picture of "Celosia cristata". Two pairs of delicate Celosia cristata are pitching radially, perhaps just after a light rain. The petals are more and more bright, with green leaves of different shades and a layer of water vapor on them. Two chickens on the ground are looking down for food, which makes people sigh: life is so charming and life is so colorful!
Of course, in the long artistic career of the old man Baishi, the shrimp he wrote was the most talked about, and there were three at the entrance of the exhibition area.
In the picture of many shrimps swimming upstream, dozens of live shrimps of different shapes are scrambling to swim up. The old shrimp is Jiao Mo, the prawn is dipped in thick ink, and the shrimp is dipped in light ink. The pen is broken, the eyes are protruding, the tentacles are thin and firm, and there is a song in the middle, which is dense. A group of shrimps are swimming in a shallow stream. It seems that reaching for a tentacle can pull a shrimp out. ..
Many of these original works come from the collection of Liu, a collector and connoisseur in his seventies, including this painting of a group of shrimps in the upper reaches, which is exhibited in public for the first time.
China people pay attention to "the same origin of calligraphy and painting", and the old man Baishi's calligraphy and painting are excellent. Judging from the inscription of each painting, words and paintings complement each other.
Mr. Liu praised Qi Baishi as the master of Chinese painting with the highest comprehensive level in the history of China painting.
This time, it is a blessing to be able to get close to the master and wander in the art hall built by the master!
Secondly, I met Li Zijian at the Li Zijian Oil Painting Exhibition, and got a preliminary understanding of oil painting after reading his works.
Li Zijian, male, 1954, from Shaoyang, Hunan. He was fostered in the countryside since childhood, dropped out of junior high school, repaired railways and worked as a locksmith. He worked in Changsha Mass Art Museum on 1982- 1988, studied in the United States at his own expense, and held his first solo exhibition of oil paintings in Los Angeles on 1992.
Li Zijian initiated the artistic theme of "Humanity and Love" in 1994, and has toured all over the world. Since then, he has painted with "humanity and love" as the artistic theme. He said, "This is a road of no return, a road that I must walk through with my life's efforts." Drawing a road to the world is his goal and his normal life.
His 300 oil paintings are distributed in four exhibition halls. These works are divided into several series, including Tibet series, Yunnan impression series, safflower quilt series, cowboy series, Wenchuan doll series, local childhood series, family letter series and portrait series. ...
When I walked into the oil painting exhibition hall in Li Zijian, I met him and led two international friends to the scene. He is always smiling and affable, as he sees in the photos.
Unexpectedly, my first visit to the oil painting exhibition was in such an atmosphere and spectacular venue, which was really an eye-opener. At the same time, I was deeply impressed by his high yield.
300 works, dazzling!
Among Li Zijian's 300 oil paintings, the most famous one is Nanjing Massacre, which is also his famous work. 199 1-1992 closed for more than 500 days and nights in the United States, completed hundreds of oil paintings including the Nanjing Massacre, and shocked the world at home and abroad in the first oil painting solo exhibition held in Los Angeles from 65438 to 0992. Now it is collected in the Memorial Hall for Victims of Nanjing Massacre in Jiangsu Province. The second draft was collected in China National Museum in 2003 (see the preface of Li Zijian Oil Painting). The Nanjing Massacre we saw in the exhibition hall was created by Li Zijian in 20 15, which took more than 200 days. It is larger than the first two, with a height of 3 15cm and a width of 445cm. This masterpiece is the work of the City Hall of Li Zijian Art Museum.
There are bodies everywhere in the picture, which is terrible. On the left are two Japanese officers with bloody hands. In the middle is a newborn China baby crying on his mother's naked chest. On the right is a monk cleaning up the body. Although the picture is still, my mood is surging. I stood in front of the painting, as if I could hear the crying screams, the crying of babies, the voice of monks dragging corpses and the harsh grimace of Japanese officers, which hit people's hearts directly. ...
Among all painting departments, I like red quilt series and cowherd doll series best.
As Li Zijian himself said: A work is like a living thing, the painter gives them life, and they will convey the painter's voice; It can bring the painter's idea pursuit, life experience, love and hate to the world and all beings.
In my memory, the red quilt accompanied me throughout my childhood. I thought that with the change of history, they have been forgotten by the times, but now they appear in Li Zijian's paintings. The bright colors of this painting evoke memories of the past.
When I was a child, my mother sewed a red quilt together with two menses, which looked lifelike.
The third is the calligraphy exhibition of Master Xingyun.
Historically, monks who became attached to art were wise and brave monks in Sui and Tang Dynasties. They wrote 800 thousand-character texts of Wang Xizhi and distributed them to temples in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. And Li Shutong, a master of modern Hongyi, is also versatile. The song Farewell is a children's song that I was familiar with when I was a child: outside the pavilion, beside the ancient road. ...
Who is Master Nebula? 1927 was born in Jiangdu, Jiangsu. 1938 became a monk at Yixing Academy Temple in Qixia Mountain, Nanjing, 1947 graduated from Jiaoshan Buddhist College ... Master Xingyun became a monk for more than 70 years, and established more than 200 temples around the world, 16 Buddhist colleges, 23 art galleries and 26 libraries ... In the past half century, he has established several temples.
He was a witness to the Nanking Massacre and a nobleman in Li Zijian. Li Zijian's oil painting "Nanjing Massacre" was completed with the full support of Master Xing Yun.
When it comes to Master Xingyun, it's because 40 years ago, the master suffered from diabetes due to excessive hunger. In recent years, I have been dazzled, and my eyesight has gradually weakened due to my age. Because the fundus is completely calcified, I can't see clearly. I can only calculate the distance between words and write one stroke at a time. No matter how many words I want to write, I have to write them all at once, so I call them a stroke.
Master Xingyun's evaluation of his calligraphy is very pertinent. He said, "Don't look at my words, please look at my heart."
This sentence alone is enough to make people respect!
The three masters were born in poverty, and they all became famous all the way, which is worth learning!
Pay tribute to the master!
Tip: At the entrance and exit of Qi Baishi Exhibition Hall, there is a beautiful picture album of the old man Baishi, which is very clear and the color is very close to the original.
Qi Baishi's exhibition time is: 2018.3.31-5.31. 60 yuan/ticket is required. Attention, it will close on Monday! !
It takes much more time to typeset and arrange pictures than to write articles, from 7: 00 pm to 1 1:30, but thinking about the growth path of masters, I don't feel bitter and tired!