Keywords: bringing forth the new
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Before I met Teacher Qiao Zhenxia, I heard many times from my friends about her hard work and dedication to cultural undertakings, which made people respect. From then on, I had a wish to interview Mr. Qiao Zhenxia. On a crisp day in late autumn, I came to the county cultural center as scheduled, and gently knocked on the door of Teacher Qiao Zhenxia. In the warmth of the fragrance of green tea, Teacher Qiao Zhenxia, who is modest, kind and quiet, told the story about the fun she experienced in the art garden. Her wise thoughts, unique style and noble quality flowed from her speech, which was calm and fresh.
Qiao Zhenxia was born in Yanggu, the hometown of Wu Song, the hero of tiger fighting, in 1955. She loved painting since childhood and gradually embarked on the road of art under the influence of her father. In 1975, she was admitted to the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting of Shandong Art College, and received careful guidance from famous painters such as Yu Xining, Wang Qihua and Duan Gufeng. She systematically studied painting techniques, artistic theory, aesthetics and philosophy, which laid a solid foundation for her future artistic creation, and her creative concept also changed fundamentally. She actively devoted herself to painting and calligraphy, dabbling in figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and only had a special liking for peony. However, she is well aware that this "king of flowers", which has been fragrant for ages, has been loved by countless literati, splashing ink and lyrical, and excellent works have emerged one after another. However, how to break new ground in many peony paintings and draw your own style?
Qiao Zhenxia believes that to be unique in peony creation, we must respect the tradition and bring forth the new. She advocates: learn from everyone, learn from nature, and gain the source of mind. Over the years, she did not avoid the cold and heat, copied all the famous paintings of ancient and modern times, carefully studied and understood, and won three flavors. The masters who are good at painting peonies in history, such as Chen Boyang's liveliness, Xu Qingteng's whimsy, Badashan people's brush deformation, Wu Changshuo's extraordinary tolerance, Qi Baishi's beauty between similarity and dissimilarity, and Wang Xuetao's combination of Chinese and Western, all gave her artistic influence to varying degrees, casting her solid traditional foundation. However, she did not learn from the past, but learned from nature, seeking inspiration from heaven and earth alone, and collecting all the wonderful works to draft.
in order to push peony painting to a higher level, she went to the hometown of peony for many times, ate and lived in the farmer's house, and got along with peony day and night. In the peony garden, she walked in the morning dew and wore afterglow, and after years of observing its shape, imitating its posture, thinking its meaning and appreciating its virtue, she gradually realized the charm and character of peony. At the same time, imperceptibly, < P > has infiltrated its own cultural connotation into her blood, making her a subconscious artistic spokesperson, and excellent works have appeared repeatedly.
In Jinan in 1995, several classmates and teachers from Qiao Zhenxia's college days also arrived at the China-Japan ink painting exhibition exchange meeting. In the meantime, Qiao Zhenxia waved her hand on the spur of the moment, and a "peony map" was completed in one go, winning everyone's applause. The peony in the painting gives people a strong momentum, just like the unstoppable spring breeze, giving people a sense of spring. From different directions, she is organically combined, strewn at random and varied, with rich expressive force, and the combination of size, gathering and scattering, and primary and secondary is clever. In the use of ink and color, shades of dry and wet, cold and warm, and the relationship between light and shade are also very elegant. Gorgeous flowers with ink leaves, darker flowers with bright green leaves, so that there are red and green, thick and light main flowers, charming but not flattering, gorgeous but not vulgar, artistically reflecting the essential attributes of peony. After reading it, the students were also full of praise. Some said the technique was like Chen Boyang, some said it was like Wu Changshuo, and some said it was like Wang Xuetao. At this time, an 84-year-old teacher, Professor Wang Qihua, came to the front, studied it carefully and said, "No one looks like herself," and happily wrote the title "chinese odyssey is gorgeous, the first fragrance on earth" on the peony painting she had just painted. When the classmate asked the professor to write an inscription for Qiao Zhenxia's upcoming solo exhibition, he was lost in thought and did not immediately agree. The next day, he called his proud disciple to him, pointed to the words on the table and said, "After careful consideration last night, I felt that the words' melting the past and casting the present, bringing forth the new' are very suitable for you. I hope you will have more excellent works in the future." Qiao Zhenxia holds the teacher's inscription in her hand, and her heart is heavy. She knows that this is the teacher's evaluation of herself, and it is also her request and hope.
She often thinks that if she wants to be a man first, she must strengthen her cultivation in culture, art and other aspects. She reads all kinds of books, such as literature, art, philosophy, etc., and there is a saying that she is self-conscious with poetry and books, and the work outside painting is particularly important. As Wu Changshuo said, "Painting depends on one breath". Qiao Zhenxia, who grew up in Wusong's hometown of fighting tigers
, also has some heroism in his peony paintings, and his pen is bold, provocative and extraordinary. Her latest work, Peony Four-leaf Screen, adopts four-foot strip layout, large-span shape, different colors, and smooth brushwork, which fully embodies the generous character of Peony and the profound connotation of the author.
"The road is immersed in its Xiu Yuan, and I will search for it from top to bottom". Over the years, Qiao Zhenxia has been studying hard and painting constantly. Up to now, more than 2 works have appeared in provincial and national newspapers and albums, and many works have participated in provincial and national art exhibitions. Outstanding artistic achievements have attracted wide attention from peers at home and abroad. In 1998, her huge peony "The East Wind is like the Sea" was collected by the China People's Revolutionary Military Museum; In August of the same year, her "Guo Yan Xiang Xiang" was collected by Tiananmen National Flag Guard; In 2, her other two masterpieces were collected by Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and Great Hall of the People respectively. Her Peony won the second prize in the National Luhu Cup Calligraphy and Painting Grand Prix, and Ziteng was selected in China Artists and Calligraphers' Works and won the bronze prize. Some of his works are treasured by foreign friends such as the United States, Japan, South Korea and Singapore. Therefore, she was awarded the title of "Celebrity of China Painting and Calligraphy Artists" by the state.
Qiao Zhenxia is currently the director of yanggu county Cultural Center, an associate researcher, a member of Shandong Branch of China Artists Association, a member of China Hanmo Culture Promotion Association, a special creative researcher of China Farmers' Painting and Calligraphy Research Association, a member of Qilu Painters Association, the vice chairman of Liaocheng Artists Association and the chairman of yanggu county Artists Association. Qiao Zhenxia has not only made great achievements in artistic creation, but also made outstanding contributions to the excavation, collection, collation and research of folk art. She traveled all over the towns and villages of Yanggu in cold and hot weather, sorted out and excavated 13 folk artworks, and set up a special exhibition hall in the folk art exhibition of Shandong Provincial Department of Culture in Shanghai Art Museum, which was favored by fans at home and abroad, and was rewarded by the provincial department.
In 1997, Ms. Sanshanling, the director of the China-China Art Research Association, came to their home to discuss Japanese folk art and watched the Japanese woodcut New Year pictures collected by Qiao Zhenxia, which was full of praise. Later, she published Zhang Qiu's woodblock New Year picture Moonlight Gods in a famous Japanese folk magazine, which promoted the cultural and artistic exchanges between China and Japan with practical actions.
some people say that a wife is better than a husband. Mr. Yang Fengcun admits that he is the "spokesperson" of his wife. Indeed, many reports of Qiao Zhenxia are written by Mr. Yang, and many of them have been adopted by newspapers and periodicals in China such as China Pictorial and Guangming Daily. Influenced by his wife, in addition to completing his official duties, he also pursued the art of calligraphy and painting persistently and had a successful career. Last September, 12 of his calligraphy works were presented to 3 Korean leaders and entrepreneurs as precious gifts from the county government. Be highly praised. He also often signed poems on his wife's paintings, and the husband wrote poems on his wife's paintings, which were well-matched. In March, 23, Professor Wang Chuanming from the Chinese Department of Lanzhou University wrote a poem "A Cluster of Flowers" after collecting an ink peony. Peony "thanks:" Tianxiang national color fights against cold, and it is beautiful in full bloom. Yingyuan Garden in Wei Zi City, Yao Huang, is more devoted to villages and Ye Bicang Dan. The flowers are dying, and the first one is monopolized, which leads to the flow of passengers. In order to keep the spring scenery in the world, it is specially designed to be beautiful. Both meticulous brushwork and heavy color are tried, and the pen is repeated and the meaning is written. Send a frame from afar, and the husband will paint the wife, and the wall will be connected with the beads. "
Speaking of this, Mr. Yang Fengcun, who is talkative, has no idea what to do. He walks into the studio with rich ink fragrance, stands in front of his wife's painting case, and takes an inscription: "Han Mo Qing", which is euphemistic and smooth in one go, flowing like a cloud, full of meaning, free and easy, eclectic, and there is love, care and support for his wife between the lines.
Qiao Zhenxia is full of gratitude when she talks about her lover. She called herself a happy person, met a bosom friend in her career, found a warm partner in her life, and had a happy family. These are the foundations of her career success.
When I shook hands with Mr. and Mrs. Qiao Zhenxia to say goodbye, the lights were already on, and the ancient city under the night was even more charming. Although the interview was short, I admired and admired Mr. Qiao's personality charm and artistic achievements even more. I silently wished Mr. Qiao and her family happiness and well-being, and wished the artistic flowers of this virtuous and artistic calligraphy and painting artist more brilliant. like