At 6 o'clock every morning, the lights in the studio of a two-story building in Shuangkou Town, Beichen District are on time until 12 o'clock in the evening. The owner of the small building is Feng. He not only brought fame to himself with the brush in his hand, but also brought warmth to his family.
Twenty-seven years ago, 17-year-old Feng sent his works to a regional cultural and art exhibition, only to win the first prize. From then on, carrying a schoolbag during the day and painting at night became Feng's daily life.
Feng recalled: "At that time, I was given a ten-dollar semiconductor. I was so excited. I've never been to this city. I'm like a stimulant. I paint hard. Nearly forty or fifty works were created in those two or three years. Now I can't believe it. "
A few years later, Beichen Cultural Center encouraged farmers in the whole region to participate in the creation of peasant paintings, and the painting team gathered more than 200 people at once. But as time went on, buyers began to be picky about their works, and some people began to give up.
Today, Feng, who persisted, became the only farmer painter in Beichen District who painted at home full-time. Beijing, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Dalian and other places have his works in the embassy district. Every once in a while, he will be invited to bring his works to the foreign settlements in major cities to show and order paintings. These colorful works have crossed the ocean and become the best gifts for foreigners to give to their relatives and friends. With the increase of fame, some people began to copy his works, and some people gave Feng the idea of screen printing, but Feng insisted on his own principles. He said that he should be worthy of those who like his works and use his own efforts to make counterfeit products disappear.
Feng said: "Affected by the market, people can't even do this when they go to work to earn money, so many farmers have gone to work and are very busy. Unlike those years when people had more free time, now factories have to work overtime, and they can't work without overtime. "
From 65438 to 0984, Feng created more than 300 works of art. Among them, he won three gold medals and one "Excellence Award" in the art exhibitions of previous field art festivals; 199O "Boiling Fish with Sticking Bones" won the second prize of the National Modern Folk Painting Exhibition; 1992 "weaving baskets" won the Excellence Award of Tianjin Art Exhibition on the 50th anniversary of President Mao Zedong's Yan 'an Speech; 1993 "the fish is boiling with bones" won the fifth Lu Xun literature and art award in Tianjin; 1995 "Morning Melody" won the "Excellence Award" in the 4th Tianjin Youth Art Exhibition; 1998 "autumn color of the canal" won the "best" work award for Tianjin's participation in the eighth national star award exhibition of art, photography and calligraphy; In the same year, "Autumn Rhyme" won the third prize of the second China Farmers' Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition; From June 5438 to October 2000 10, "In front of the house and behind the house" won the third prize of the joint exhibition of farmers' paintings in China and the third Jinshan Tourism Festival. In June, 2000 165438+ 10, Back of the House won the gold medal in Panshan Cup Art, Photography and Calligraphy Exhibition of the first farmers' art festival in Tianjin.
In 2008, Wang Jinping, a woman writer in Beichen District, painted a peasant painting Picking Jujube for Jiang Chun, the protagonist of the novel Red. The original painting is Feng's "Picking Jujube Map". I haven't seen that painting, but I can also read the autumn red of picking dates in the country from that novel. The author extracts the end of the original text, and the scenes between the lines can give people a hazy beauty of deja vu. "She saw it. This is a peasant painting with exquisite composition and strong color. Its picture has distinct layers, and the ground and roof are all red dates. These reds are so thick and real, just like her prosperity today.
At this time, the red dates are also clear, and it is paper-cut red dancing on the painting! "
Wang Jinping, a female writer, made an explanation at the end of the work with deep respect. This work adopts the work "Picking Jujube" by farmer painter Feng (this article is referred to as "Picking Jujube" for short), and I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Mr. Feng.
This is an art's respect for another art, and it is also an artistic tacit understanding. The collision of the two arts has produced new beauty, which is a wonderful work in the contemporary cultural and artistic creation in Beichen District. Coincidentally, the two artists are both from Beichen. Before and after the reform and opening up, they both took the rural areas of China as their theme, creating a new material and spiritual world. In the interview, Wang Jinping told reporters: "I wrote red, I wrote jujube, which means I got a scene. Alas, the farmers have become rich, the fields are covered with dates, and the houses are covered with dates. It's also paper-cut. I think it's beautiful. I thought of peasant painting from paper cutting, and it was only a connection point from him. At present, I think the choice of peasant painting is also a feature of our Beichen. Look at peasant paintings, paper-cuts and our Bao Xu jujube. From the perspective of this rural farmer, I grasp these points, which also reflects that the changes in the countryside after the reform and opening up are still a sight. I think it's better to cut this. "
Since the reform and opening up, Feng has embarked on the road of artistic creation. It is a coincidence that his works unexpectedly enter novels, but this coincidence comes from the rich life of farmers. In the past ten years, Feng has completely changed except for his persistence and seriousness in painting. The reason comes from the sense of urgency and pressure.
Feng held two art exhibitions around 2002, both of which were visited by foreign friends. Japanese account for 80%, and Europe and America account for 20%. There are also many free gifts for friends in China. Feng's peasant paintings are meticulous and colorful, and the mounting and binding are even more elaborate. Even the express delivery is sandwiched between two pieces of hard paper, carefully wrapped with adhesive, and then delivered. Every painting he creates can be delivered to customers through one-stop service. Even the most critical and serious Japanese have to admit that von. They say that Mr. Feng has heavy eyebrows and big eyes. I didn't expect to be so careful. Through the introduction of these Japanese friends, one order after another drifted to Feng 'ai Cave. A Japanese friend in Beijing built a bridge for him. Feng said, "He thought it was so beautiful. He met countless Japanese people, one after another. This person speaks Chinese very well. "
His "Fruity fragrance travels a thousand miles", "In front of the house" and "Autumn color of the canal" have all been painted by him for hundreds of times. Because it is hand-made, the painting is the same, so it is required to ensure that each one is unified with the original as much as possible. Foreigners like this kind of folk handmade works, which are extremely demanding and will be returned if they are slightly flawed. Feng impressed all the businessmen with his honesty, love and responsibility for the folk art of the motherland.
By selling his paintings, Ai Dong made many Japanese friends. He felt that the Japanese who bought his paintings and liked them knew China too well. Feng remembered what the Japanese said to him: "We Japanese go all out to collect newspapers from all over China, including those you don't like to read. We also study your daily progress in China, and we all know whether it is progress or growth. "
Although he has never been to Japan and can't speak Japanese, he is surprised that the Japanese study China so much. He knows better the profound meaning of the saying that the more nationalities, the bigger the world. Since then, Feng Yue has enjoyed reading more and more. History, geography, politics and economy are omniscient, and they are more and more talkative. He is charging himself. He can't let the Japanese look down on the farmers in China. He thinks people know China, and China people don't even know that they can't communicate in the future? !
The reporter saw that today's Feng has completely lost the so-called artist style, or the flat-headed and light blue sweater, but the calluses at the bottom of his right wrist bulged out, like peeled chestnuts. After 30 years of painting, the contact point between the bottom of the wrist and the drawing board has worn out calluses the size of chestnuts.
Meng, the wife of an old classmate, said: "I draw very carefully and carefully, and there is nothing wrong with it." If we stop painting, we have to read books and newspapers while eating. He has given too much, and I think he is too tired. I don't want him to take orders. If we can't finish painting, we shouldn't take them away. He will say that foreigners trust us so much that I am anxious to go abroad without sleeping. "
Meng also told reporters that Feng used to be reticent, but now he has a broad vision, a broad mind and a glib tongue. Originally, I sold paintings through an intermediary, but later it was hacked into 5,000 pieces of paintings, so I contacted foreign merchants myself, ran an exhibition in Guwen Street, made many foreign friends, practiced my eloquence, made friends with foreigners through selling paintings, and learned a lot of things other than paintings. The more contact with foreigners, the stronger Feng's love for his country and hometown, which not only reflects the great changes in his hometown, but also contributes to his hometown and society.
Meng told reporters: "It is to donate blood for free and contribute to society. I had to stop it ten times. He said it's okay. He said I was so strong. "
Feng not only donated blood, but also reported hematopoietic stem cells. Neighbors are willing to look for him if they have something. Feng is a farmer who loves peasant painting, becomes a full-time peasant painter and actively contributes to the society. He is the Jiao Jiao of China farmers after the reform and opening up.