At this time of spring, I received a freehand Chinese painting called "Herald of Spring" as a gift from the contemporary young painter Ru Yi.
Bamboo heralds a safe day, and flowers bloom in spring. The object of the work is red plum blossoms. The red plum blossoms are blooming and shining brightly. These red plums have traveled through the cold winter months and come with the news of spring.
Plum blossoms are not only the last flowers to bloom in winter, but also the earliest flowers to bloom in spring. When the snow breaks the branches, the flowers wither, and the plum blossoms come in the wind and snow. When winter turns to spring, everything wakes up and the garden is filled with flowers, but the plum blossoms leave alone. Did she follow the wind and snow away, or did she leave the spring that brought her in the world?
As the first of the Four Gentlemen of Flowers and one of the Three Friends of Suihan, plum blossoms are a common theme in literati paintings. They occupy an important position in the history of Chinese painting and are loved by literati and the general public. Wang Anshi of the Song Dynasty famously praised plum blossoms, "You know it is not snow from afar, because there is a secret fragrance coming" and Wang Mian of the Yuan Dynasty wrote a poem, "Don't let people praise the color, just leave the pure air to fill the universe", which fully expresses people's noble character as a symbol of plum blossoms. of admiration.
It’s all gone, let’s count the famous people, but let’s look at the present. Now let's appreciate the traditional Chinese painting of plum blossoms painted by contemporary young painter Ren Ruyi:
This is a sketch of a fighting square, depicting an old plum blossom, with silver hooks and iron paintings, curved like a dragon, interlaced and interspersed, quite impressive. . The branches are blooming with flowers, and they are not competing for spring. In terms of technique, the brush is vigorous, the ink color is thick, and there are changes in density, dryness and wetness. The plum branches are alternately thick and thin, and the flowers are in different postures, either upward, downward, in bud, or in full bloom. They are dense and dense, near real and far empty, which looks just right. It reflects the sense of space and power. It is full of vitality and is a rare painting. Excellent traditional Chinese painting of plum blossoms.
Plum blossoms have a noble beauty of self-admiration and aloofness from the world. In this painting, the unique charm of plum blossoms is fully demonstrated. Blossoming red plum blossoms, dots of golden stamens, beautiful appearance, completely natural. Especially when expressed in the form of traditional literati paintings, it is even more elegant and unique. As a freehand painting of flowers and birds, the artist has pushed the charm and artistic conception of the entire picture to the highest peak. Watching this painting is really eye-catching and breathtaking!
I am very lucky and grateful that the beautiful painter Ru Yi gave me this exquisite work. This reminds me of a historical allusion. Lu Kai in the Jin Dynasty wrote a poem "A Poem to Fan Ye". The full poem is as follows :
I met the post envoy after breaking a branch and sent it to the Longtou people. Jiangnan has nothing, just give me a spring branch.
Lu Kai was a Confucian general who fought on the battlefield. In a beautiful early spring, in the midst of bloody battles, he rode on a galloping horse and climbed onto the Meiling Mountains in the beautiful spring. At this time, when the plum blossoms were blooming, the colorful pieces and the subtle fragrance made his heart, as strong as iron and stone, instantly become warm and soft.
Looking at the mountains and rivers in the north, he couldn't help but think of his old friend Fan Ye from far away, the military career of those iron horses on the glacier, those long nights that were quieter than snowflakes, the sunset over the long river, the solitary smoke in the desert, and the comfort of friendship. , it seems that the crescent moon at the border also has a touch of tenderness.
The hero who wears strong armor, stays away from the light of swords and shadows, and faces the fragrance that fills his eyes, and he is intoxicated by it. With a knowing smile, he used his hands accustomed to handling weapons to find a spring plum blossom in the south of the Yangtze River that best understood his feelings. With his deepest thoughts and greetings, I would like to give them to my friends far away.
Fan Ye received the plum branch and was moved to tears by Lu Kai’s righteous and refreshing spirit. Once this matter spread, literati and poets praised it. Later generations used "One Branch of Spring" as the elegant name for plum blossoms, and it became the name of the plum blossom. Therefore, this story of breaking branches to compose poems and sending plum blossoms and spring has become an eternal legend.
Every time I read this poem, I feel a sense of warmth in my heart. In spring in the south of the Yangtze River, someone is willing to seal a sprig of spring beauty as a gift and send it across thousands of mountains and mountains to friends in distant places. This longing like water is conveyed quietly through a spring branch. Although there are no words, just a cut of plum blossoms, this deep friendship can be learned from the mountains and rivers.
As far as the world goes, there are always people who are happy to meet each other.
Because of writing, I became acquainted with the beautiful painter Ru Yi, and received the freehand Chinese painting "Herald of Spring" painted by her. The story of sending plum blossoms and sending spring has been re-interpreted in the prehistoric years.
About the painter: Ren Ruyi, female, was born in Kaifeng, the ancient capital of the Eight Dynasties, in 1990. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Henan University. He is currently a member of the Henan Artists Association, a national first-class artist, a director of the Art Calligraphy Education Professional Committee of the Henan Provincial Education Society, and a director of the Chinese Flower and Bird Painting Research Association. Contemporary young painter, Chinese national ceremony artist and painter.
This talented and beautiful woman has been passionate about the art of calligraphy and painting since she was a child. She is extremely talented in painting, learns from nature, and masters physics. She has a reputation as a master of painting. During college, he devoted himself to studying the art of calligraphy and painting and began to publish his works. On the basis of tradition, it experiences modern life, discovers, comprehends and summarizes from the integration of Chinese and Western culture and art and creative practice, and then draws on the strengths of many schools to continuously enrich and improve the expression of Chinese painting.
His works are part-time writers, focusing on pen and ink, and using form to describe the spirit. He has gradually formed a fresh and elegant unique artistic language, giving people a strong artistic rendering power. He has a wide range of interests, is well-read, learns from the past but not imitates the past, integrates the old and brings out the new, thus forming a free, natural, handsome and elegant artistic style. Some of his works are collected by international friends and collectors in Canada, Italy, Japan, Taiwan, and the United States.