? Cultural self-confidence is a country, a nation and a political party's affirmation of its own cultural subjectivity, full affirmation of its own cultural value and advantages, and firm belief in its own cultural vitality and creativity.
The essence of Chinese painting is to borrow scenery to express emotion and express ambition. Therefore, "expressing ambition and expressing emotion" is the center of Chinese painting performance; Chinese painting attaches great importance to artistic conception. I agree with Mr. Cheng Dali's summary of the two major functions of Chinese painting: 1, the skill of nourishing the heart and body, 2, the skill of knowing the world and understanding the Tao; It's just that he put forward a threshold requirement for the public. The public must transform themselves first, not Chinese paintings, Chinese paintings, whether creators or appreciators, which makes people enter a state of indifference and emptiness, that is, a state of "quietness"; Of course, away from war, no blood, no irritability, and little anxiety. It pursues tranquility and harmony between man and nature, and it achieves perfection through introspection; Appreciators and creators must upgrade themselves to people with culture, sense of realm and integrity before they can enter Chinese painting.
China's traditional culture is called "steamed stuffed bun culture", which is profound, hidden and ambiguous. It needs the accumulation of traditional culture, and Chinese painting is such a carrier; Traditional culture and art are rich and diverse, which makes us "look at the ocean and sigh"; Our predecessors left us a huge treasure house of historical culture and calligraphy and painting resources, which we should inherit and carry forward. Confucius said, "A gentleman is not a tool" (? Unlike utensils, a gentleman's role is limited to one aspect, and he should be versatile. The original intention here is not to stick to "technique" and "technique" and not to pay too much attention to appearance; The personality and preferences of the literati in the Song Dynasty created the pinnacle of China culture and made great contributions to China's aesthetics. Song Huizong Evonne's artistic achievements in calligraphy, painting and poetry are undeniable. He has the title of "Emperor of Painting and Calligraphy" and "Emperor of Danqing". Established the standard form of "poetic Chinese painting"-the unity of poetry, painting and calligraphy, which became the eternal spiritual pursuit of China literati.
Su Shi said: "Painting is similar to a child. If painting is judged by "similarity", his knowledge is the same as that of a child. ). The painting theory of past dynasties called it "outstanding" or "outstanding" (meaning "elegant style description or imitation outstanding"). People will think it is completely different when they look at it. This has nothing to do with meticulous brushwork or freehand brushwork, and has nothing to do with theme, genre, modeling and techniques. It is an effect saturated with spiritual connotation. Our paintings are good, but we can't call them "Yi". They are wonderful products, and some of them are marvelous.
Chen Laolian is "Yi" and the Eighth National Congress is "Yi".
Shi Tao is slightly rough and also "escapes". His paintings will be sold at a discount at the Mo Miao exhibition.
? "The lack of constant standards is not easy to explain, and the value cannot be judged naturally. Not to mention the value of "contemporary art" itself, it is also an embarrassment as far as the collection of "contemporary art" is concerned. " (Excerpted from: The Power and Embarrassment of "Contemporary Art" in The Tree)
Inheritance of China's traditional culture and spiritual pursuit of expressing ambition and expressing emotion with things. In view of the present situation of "a thousand people have one side", we only seek skills and neglect thinking (expressing feelings with things and expressing ambitions with things). We must think that the person who learns calligraphy, learns calligraphy and imitates Wang Xizhi writes very well, or even Rainbow Xizhi, who cannot be called a "calligrapher"; Why? Because art is also a "patented product" and pays attention to originality; This originality is unique, not a handicraft, but can be copied; As long as it is beautiful, exquisite and true, it can be copied indefinitely; Art is different. As we all know, Wu Daozi,
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Modern painters have a unique painting style; When people mention Wu Daozi, we know what the "Party Style of Wu Dynasty" is. When we mention Ma Yuan and Xia Gui, we know what "the corner between horse and Xia Banbian" is. Speaking of Fu Baoshi, we know what "bouldering" is; Speaking of Li Keran, we know what is "vigorous, deep and heavy" ...; I hope that in the future, when I mention Gu, I will know what is the poetry of Chinese painting and Gu's broken calligraphy. This is because, while inheriting traditional culture, we must leave our own characteristics and traces-create our own history.
The evolution theory of western painting is a wrong theory that fundamentally relieves China people's self-esteem and seriously damages China people's "cultural self-confidence". But because this theory is under the guise of "science", no one dares to reply so far! This reminds me of 100 years ago, the supreme sacred position of "science" before and after the May 4th Movement. In the early 1920s, Hu Shi said: In the past 30 years, a noun has achieved almost supreme dignity in China. No matter who knows or doesn't know, no matter who is conservative or innovative, they dare not openly express contempt and ridicule for it. That noun is "science" ... no one who pretends to be a new figure dares to publicly slander "science" 100 years have passed, and it is still the case today! "But after two world wars, Europe declined and the United States became stronger. The United States, which is strong in everything, is inferior to Europe in art and will never be. But Americans with deep pockets are not convinced. In the early 1950s, the US government asked the CIA to plan an "American art", that is, "abstract expressionism" with different nature and standards and incomparable with European art was taken as a model of "American art". Later, using the economic and political strength of the United States, American artist Rauschenberg won the grand prize of the Venice Biennale from 65438 to 0964, thus announcing the existence of the "world". (Excerpted from: The Power and Embarrassment of "Contemporary Art" in The Tree)
? In any case, it will always be "the most suitable for your own development." Such as Socialism with Chinese characteristics and so on. Any advanced experience must be used for reference, otherwise it is putting the cart before the horse; So is the development of Chinese painting. We should not unilaterally pursue "likeness", but pay attention to the ideological connotation of the works. "Ideology is the life of art", focusing on poetry and painting. The reference to the "light and shadow effect" of western painting is limited to the modification of techniques, while Chinese painting is completely different from western painting in subject matter and overall style, blindly pursuing the spread of the west wind to the east? Will "throw watermelons and pick up sesame seeds" and go astray.
? The development of national culture mainly lies in itself; Foreign culture can only be used for reference; If you put the cart before the horse, it will lose its value of existence! Lang Shining's paintings are typical of the combination of Chinese and western. After seeing his works in Kangxi, he asked Zou Yigui, president of the Palace Painting Academy, to evaluate them. Zou Yigui said after reading it: "Work is work and will not be judged." It means that the painting is very similar and meticulous, but it is not worth judging, which can also be understood as impossible to judge (Lang Shining's works can't be good Chinese paintings because of the lack of China traditional culture).
Now, with the overall rejuvenation of Greater China, Chinese civilization will unify the whole world! (A general? Whether it is western culture and art or eastern culture and art, the ultimate goal is to "nourish the heart"! Educating people: be proactive and promote truth, goodness and beauty; And Chinese painting has "innate advantages", that is, the essence of Chinese painting is to borrow scenery to express emotion and support things to express emotion. Therefore, Gu's artistic thought puts forward that the development of Chinese painting must follow the "China road"-the viewpoint of integrating China's traditional cultural heritage (poetry, books and paintings)-"poetic and picturesque" is the soul and development direction of Chinese painting; At the same time, it is also the development direction of world art works! I believe: With the overall improvement of China's national strength and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation in the new era, the country pays attention to improving the national cultural soft power, and China's calligraphy and painting industry will also usher in a leap! What people admire is artistic works that nourish the soul, poetic and picturesque, rather than the straightforward expression of "mechanical drawing" or digital photos that have no humanity and ideology and only have the function of "reading pictures".