Xu Beihong is good at using horses as metaphors and objects to express his patriotic enthusiasm. The horse in Xu Beihong's works is a "horse that flows forever", full of vitality and heroism.
Mabentu
Judging from the inscription of this painting, this "Running Horse Map" was made during the second Changsha Battle in the autumn of 194 1. At this time, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression was in a stalemate, and the Japanese army wanted to completely defeat China before launching the Pacific War, making the Kuomintang government kneel, so they tried their best to launch the Changsha Battle repeatedly in an attempt to get through the throat of the north-south traffic in Chongqing. Our side was defeated in the second battle, and Changsha was occupied by Japanese invaders. Xu Beihong, who is holding an art exhibition in Penang, Malaysia, is worried when he hears that the national disaster is coming. He painted "Running Horse" overnight to express his anxiety.
a herd of horses
In Xu Beihong's early Ma Su, there was a literati's indifferent poetry, showing a state of "looking back on loneliness". After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Xu Beihong realized that artists should not be confined to the narcissism of art, but should share the fate with the country and put their artistic creation into a fiery life, so his horse became a symbol of national spiritual awakening. However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, his horse became a symbol of "the mountains and rivers have returned to democracy and the rugged road has been leveled". It is still galloping, but less anxious and more cheerful.
Jiufanggao
Qin Mugong said, Bole said, "My son is old. What's his last name? Can he be a centaur?" Bole said to him, "A good horse can be said to have the same bones and muscles. The horse in the world, if destroyed, if lost, if lost. If this person is completely clean. Ministers' sons are all talented. You can tell a good horse, but you can't tell a horse in the world. I have nine parties with people who are worried about food, for horses, not for ministers. Please look. " Mu Gong saw it and ordered him to beg for a horse. Instead, it was March. The newspaper said, "I see. Just in the sand dunes. " Mu Gong said, "What horse is there?" Right: "It's yellow." It is convincing and embarrassing. Mu Gong doesn't talk. Call bole and say, "defeat!" How does a horse know what his son wants from a horse? "Bole sighed and said," What about this? "? Yes, that's why there are thousands of ministers and countless others So does Jorge's view of secrets. Get the essence and forget the roughness, forget the outside. See what they see, not what they can't see; See what they see, but leave what they can't see "If the horse is better than the horse, there are people who are more expensive than the horse. "When the horse arrives, it is the horse in the world.
Tian Heng 500 scholar
This painting "Tian Heng 500 Scholars" is a famous work by Xu Beihong. The story comes from historical records? 6? 1 Tian Yanzhuan. Tian Heng was the old royal family of Qi at the end of Qin Dynasty, and became the king of Qi after Tian Xian. After Liu Bang wiped out the wolves, Tian Heng and his 500 strong men fled to an island. Liu Bang heard that Tian Heng won the hearts of the people and was afraid of trouble in the future, so he sent messengers to pardon Tian Heng's sin and recall him. Historical records? 6? Original 1 Biography of Tian Fei records that ... Su Wei, a tool for holding festivals, was re-appointed as a letter to the merchants, saying,' Tian Heng came, the king was the oldest, and the son Hou Er; If you don't come, sending troops will punish you. Tian Heng and his guests took the idea of Luoyang. ..... less than thirty miles, I went to the stable in the corpse township, thanked the messenger and said,' See the son of heaven, and take a bath.' Stop, that is, the guest said:' Heng and Hanwang are called orphans in the south, and now Hanwang is the son of heaven, while Heng is a matter of national subjugation in the north, and his shame is very solid. .....' So there are 30. ..... 500 people in the sea, make this call. Even when they heard about Tian Heng's death, they all committed suicide, so they knew that the Tian Heng brothers could get a scholar. "At the end of the article, Sima Qian wrote with emotion:" It is not wise for the guests to die in righteousness because of the high festival. I was put on the list for this. What a pity that people who are good at drawing can't draw! "It can be seen that Xu Beihong's paintings are inspired by Tai Shigong.
It is precisely because of Tian Heng and others' "Noble Festival" that "wealth can't be lewd and power can't be bent" that the painter deliberately chose the dramatic scene of Tian Heng's farewell to 500 strong men. This huge historical painting is filled with a tragic spirit, which is amazing. In the painting, Tian Heng, wearing a scarlet robe, was placed on the right to show his farewell. He held his head high, looked serious, and stared at the sky, as if he were asking about the vast world. Two-thirds of the characters across the screen convey the resultant force of the masses in a dense formation.
Wounded lion
Written in 1938, when the Japanese invaders occupied most of China, they were devastated. Xu Beihong's resentment is unbearable. The wounded lion he painted, looking back, is of infinite significance. He wrote an inscription on the painting: "At the time of Kong Ji's national disaster, he lived alone with Mr. Lin Ruo in Chongqing and did not want to write this." It shows the author's patriotic thought and his concern for the country and the people. This is a masterpiece of realism and romanticism. China is known as the "sleeping lion" in the East, but now most of northeast China is occupied by Japanese imperialism, and the "sleeping lion" has become a wounded lion. The injured lion glared and looked unbearable, ready to fight and struggle, which contained strength and fortitude.
Yu Gong Yi Tu Shan
This "Gong Yu Yishan Map" is of great practical significance. Painted on 1940, it coincides with the critical moment of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression. The painter intends to express the determination and perseverance of the anti-Japanese people with vivid artistic language and inspire them to win the final victory.
Xu Beihong's other works
Hosta flowers, lion's roar, Xiao Sheng, Guilin scenery, Himalayan morning, Himalayan forest, moonlight and so on.