Shun Gengshan Weng Yin Yanxin said that when he was young, he entered the door of painting by repeatedly studying the freehand flower and bird paintings of the old man Baishi. Then he intensively studied the masters of ancient and modern flower and bird paintings. He never stopped visiting the pond, taking both craftsmanship and writing into account.
In the 1960s and 1970s, he devoted himself to the practice of Western painting. At the suggestion of Professors Yu Xining and Yang Wenren, he deliberately specialized in freehand flower-and-bird painting. After several reforms, he searched high and low, and found his roots among "learning from the ancients" , Survive in the "teacher's nature". In the blink of an eye, more than fifty years have passed, and the past has returned. After accumulating the profound and profound vicissitudes of traditional art, and in the pursuit of artistic pursuit of "the shock of the great road", Fang started painting Bai Shiweng again.
“It takes ten years to plant trees and become a forest, but it is difficult to learn painting and become a talent in a lifetime. Until your hair is white and your pupils are almost blind, there are a few people who appreciate new pen and ink.” "I only do painting in my life, and all my joys and sorrows are in my paintings."
The ancient nickname "Shun Geng Shan Weng" is a coordinate symbol in my artistic career. It represents that after more than fifty years of exploring flower and bird paintings, I have entered another stage of creation. New world.
"Shun Geng Shan Weng" is a self-composed nickname after careful consideration. It is a sonorous declaration of changing the painting method and style in his ugly years, self-motivation and self-revolution in art!
In 1996, I purchased ten volumes of "The Complete Works of Qi Baishi" published by Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House. I felt like I had found a treasure. I watched it carefully and comprehensively studied Baishi's calligraphy, seal cutting, poetry, inscriptions, and paintings, so that I could gain a deep understanding of it. Understand the rich connotation of master Qi Baishi's freehand paintings. The master's art not only embodies the profound essence of the traditional Chinese painting culture, but also condenses his unique emotional world of "the unity of nature and man" and "the harmony of things and myself" in every plant and flower.
Old Man Baishi’s paintings use spirit to take shape, use meaning to discard form, and the words are concise and concise. The brushwork is not skillful but the heart is respectful, the brushwork is not thorough but the intention is comprehensive. The brushwork is vigorous and vigorous, the artistic conception is deep and spacious, and the aftertaste is endless. Yu also particularly praised Mr. Baishi's artistic courage of "daring to create original works" and his artistic charm and sentiment of "the beauty of nature surpasses that of people". I believe that after being baptized by the "Qi School", I will improve the artistic taste of my works, take the "big road" through inheritance, seek myself through reforms, and gradually form the style of "Shun Geng Shan Weng".
The title "Shun Geng Shan Weng" comes from the fact that six generations of my ancestors lived in Foshan Yuan Street, Qianfo Mountain (Shun Geng Mountain). When I was a child, I often played in the mountains, catching birds, insects, and collecting wild vegetables...
I have been immersed and nourished by the green mountains for decades, and my footprints are everywhere. Nowadays, his temples are stained with clear frost, and he still lives at the foot of Shungeng Mountain even though he is nearly seventy years old. Open your chest among the clouds and breathe in the vegetation. Therefore, he chose "Shun Geng Shan Weng" as his stage name. The purpose is to show that I have entered a new milestone in my exploration of the old-age reform in flower and bird painting. The road is long and long, and I am exploring from top to bottom.