Hu Jingde (1953-), a famous modern Chinese traditional Chinese painter, scholar and poet. Born in Huaiyang, Henan Province, he graduated from the Art Department of Henan Normal University in 1973. He is currently a member of the Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a member of the Chinese Poets Association, a researcher of the Chinese Academy of Arts, a national first-class artist, and a national first-class artist. Calligrapher and painter, specially invited calligrapher and painter by Henan Chinese Painting Research Institute. He is good at figures and landscapes, and is good at both writing and writing. He mostly uses classical themes and figures in ancient costumes in his paintings. His paintings are grand in style, bold and bold in brushwork, vivid and expressive, and his painting style is elegant and popular. His main works are "One Hundred and Eight Generals in Liangshan Po", "Ancient Range Rover Picture", "Story of Stones", "Pictures of Emperors of All Dynasties", "Journey to the West", etc.; representative comic works include: "Osprey's First Trial", "Underground Armory", "Three Explosive Dragon Bridges", "God Flute" etc.
"Water Margin" is one of my country's four famous novels. The novel uses a large number of vernacular texts to give a very vivid description of the market culture and people's lives in the early Ming Dynasty of my country. 108 in the novel will be a familiar virtual character to everyone in China. The story is adapted from the uprising of 36 people including Song Jiang in "The Legacy of Xuanhe of the Song Dynasty".
Based on the original story, Shi Naian combined folklore and his own creation to increase the number of people from 36 to 108, divided into 36 people from Tiangang and 72 people from Disha. The first half of the novel describes the life experiences and sufferings of each main character, as well as the story of how they were forced to become bandits. Although this novel is not a historical material, it is useful for us to study the politics, economy, and culture of the early Ming Dynasty, including the use of the people at that time. language, living environment and social form play an extremely important role.
Out of his love for classical culture, Mr. Hu Jingde, a famous Chinese painter in my country, worked hard for 4 years and created "Liangshan Po One Hundred and Eight Generals" in 2000, which is 6 meters long, 47cm wide and 72cm high. The works are meticulous, exquisite and sophisticated, and the characters in the drawings are vivid and vivid. The characters in every scene are lifelike and have a sense of being ready to come out.
From the perspective of artistic style, this long scroll not only absorbs the realistic techniques of Western painting, but also integrates the modeling elements of modern characters. The 108 characters it depicts better reflect their respective characteristics. Identities, different experiences, different personalities and moods. From the physical and mental movements to the various weapons held in their hands, people can fully appreciate the courage of these Liangshan heroes to fight against injustice.
The composition mode of the ring painting divides the characters into several combinations, which makes the whole picture rhythmic and well conveys the spiritual connotation of the original work. The characters in the painting change vividly and naturally, making the long scroll picture coherent and unified.