Fei Xinwo (1903- 1992) was born in Sara, Xing Wu, Zhejiang. Since all generations have been accountants, they all have neat and elegant brushes and small running scripts. Fei Xinwo was so impressed that he fell in love with painting from childhood. When he entered primary school, because his calligraphy and painting had a certain foundation, the teacher looked at him with new eyes and encouraged him to continue his efforts. /kloc-at the age of 0/5, Fei Xinwo had to go to school because his family was poor, so he had to come to Shanghai Xiehengqing as an apprentice under the slogan of "save my life". For more than two years, he and several other disciples who like to write calligraphy have been interested in posting in their spare time. Seeing that Fei Xinwo is smart and capable, the boss asked him to do all the work such as official documents and writing. Originally a three-year apprenticeship, he also made an exception and completed the apprenticeship one year ahead of schedule. He was also nominated as an agent accountant. While Fei Xinwo is content with his work, his interest and hobby in calligraphy and painting are increasing day by day. At this time, he not only studied painting with Zhao Ousheng, but also studied calligraphy, and successively copied Yan's Collection of Ma Gu Xian Tan, Shuo Wen Zi Gen and Su Dongpo's Collection of Zuiwengting. Every day, there are more than 30 or 50 big characters and more than 100 small characters, which are constant and persistent all day long.
Surprisingly, however, Fei Xinwo's pent-up desire to specialize in artistic creation finally surged out of his chest and could not be suppressed. He made an amazing decision-to resign from art, regardless of the strong opposition and repeated encouragement of family, friends and relatives, and embarked on the road of "new self" in his own way.
Obsessed with Chinese painting, accomplished.
1934, Fei Xinwo went to Shanghai White Goose Painting School almost as soon as he went through the formalities of resigning as an accountant. This is an amateur painting school with poor conditions. Strangely, Fei Xinwo is not only the oldest student, but also a dedicated painter. In life, he doesn't take it seriously at all. Behind the stairs, he set up a shop for himself as a place to stay. Snacks in the nearby stalls are his daily routine for three meals a day. Fei Xinwo studied day and night, completed two years of courses in just one year, and graduated early.
After graduating from the Academy of Painting, he lived in poverty and did not rush to find a job. Instead, he continued to devote himself to the practice and research of painting and absorbed the essence of eastern and western art in an eclectic way. However, the outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression broke his painting dream. /kloc-in the autumn of 0/938, they fled Sara town and came to Suzhou. At this time, Fei Xinwo has more than 30 years old. Although his paintings and calligraphy have not yet been achieved, they have tempered valuable will and perseverance. Fei once said: "My father always signs the English name" Fishingwood "beside the homework of Shanghai White Goose Painting School, which is homophonic with the name" Fei Xinwo ". Translated into idioms, it means "climbing trees to find fish", which means that the direction and method are wrong and the goal cannot be achieved. But my father did the opposite, saying that he could not do it. This is his heart. "
1939, Fei Xinwo was introduced to Ye Wan Bookstore in Qian Juntao as a Art editor. Since then, he has shouldered the burden of making a living by painting. Qian Juntao is a native of Tongxiang, Zhejiang, and I am also a fellow villager with Fei Xin. He is good at epigraphy, can appreciate cultural relics and historical sites, and appreciate Fei Xinwo's talent. Fei Xinwo met a bosom friend, and his mood was very comfortable, and his work enthusiasm was greatly improved. In a short period of two years, five pencil drawings and watercolor paintings, four crayon drawings and pen drawings, and four children's art and comprehensive art were compiled. What makes Fei Xinwo particularly proud is that he had a successful cooperation with Qian Juntao, and this cooperation realized one of Ba Jin's wishes. It turned out that after the publication of Ba Jin's masterpiece Home, the social response was very great. In order to vividly interpret the plot of this novel and play its role in young readers, Ba Jin thought of using comic books. He told Qian Juntao this wish, and Qian Juntao accepted the task gladly. Therefore, Fei Xinwo drew 146 ink paintings according to the plot at home. The paintings are vivid, delicate and lifelike. After Qian Juntao painted in Fei Xinwo, he added concise words. The two of them have a tacit understanding and are a perfect match. Fei Xinwo's tutor Chen Qiucao praised: "This is a bold attempt and an art with new enlightenment value."
From 65438 to 0957, Fei Xinwo's attainments in Chinese painting gained great fame, and he was in the heyday of his creation. This year, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting was established, and Fei Xinwo was hired as a painter. At that time, there were many painters in Suzhou, but only Fei Xinwo and others were hired as painters in the Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting. This is not only the honor of being a hired painter, but also the honor of Suzhou.
This autumn, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and China Artists Association organized some artists to travel to Inner Mongolia, Northeast China and other places. The activity lasted 2 months and 8 days, and the journey was over 26,000 miles. After Fei Xinwo returned to the Soviet Union, he fought day and night for more than seven months and created a grassland map with a total length of more than 50 feet. This painting, with dripping color ink, perfectly reflects the customs and magnificent scenery of the vast grassland in Inner Mongolia. In order to listen to the opinions of his peers, he took photos twice and made a special trip to Shanghai Traditional Chinese Painting Academy. Shanghai Traditional Chinese Painting Academy is a place where dragons crouch and tigers crouch. President Feng Zikai is from Shimen, Tongxiang, and Fei Xin and I are fellow villagers. They get along well and are very close. When Feng Zikai saw this painting, he sighed and said, "This painting of my new brother is really vivid. I am fortunate to travel in Inner Mongolia. " He called this painting "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival in Inner Mongolia". On a whim, he wrote such an inscription on the scroll: "The sky is wild, and the grass is moving to see cattle and sheep ..." Later, he published an article in People's Daily to promote this work reflecting the style of Chinese painting in the new period.
Fei Xinwo also has superb attainments in figure painting and portrait painting. He painted a portrait of his old friend Feng Zikai to show his gentle spirit. Feng Zikai couldn't put it down at first sight. From then on, whenever he published books and albums, this portrait painted by Fei Xinwo was printed on the title page. Decades later, his daughter Feng Yiyin regarded this portrait as a treasure and kept it carefully. Feng Zikai has great respect for Hongyi, a teacher who combines poetry, books and paintings. He specially asked Fei Xinwo to paint a full-length portrait of Master Hongyi. This painting is now kept in Li Shutong Memorial Hall. Fei Xinwo also painted a stick figure for Master Hongyi, which showed the lofty spirit of the master. Feng Zikai specially asked for this stick figure at an exhibition of China paintings held in the south of the Yangtze River, and forwarded it to his other disciples in Singapore, Master Guangqia, for preservation.
Good artists have deep friendship.
Fei Xinwo not only has many old friends who know each other, but also makes friends through letters, including friends of all ages. He not only kept close contact with Chen Qiucao and Pan Sitong, the first teachers who guided him to learn painting in his early years, but also made many friends. Even in his later years, he is still making new artistic friends. Because he loves the art of calligraphy and painting, he can't get away from his old job in dealing with people. He often asks for advice modestly around some "intractable diseases" in artistic practice, learns from each other's strong points earnestly, and constantly grows and enriches his artistic accomplishment of painting and calligraphy.