CCTV's "China Influence" special report: Thousands of years of time cannot erase the antique charm and Chinese charm, nor can they erase the calligraphy and painting. As time goes by, how many people are obsessed with calligraphy and painting. Today, there is such an unyielding fan of calligraphy and painting around us-Yiding (Wu Hanjie).
Yi Ding, a national first-class artist, formerly known as Wu Hanjie, was born in Maoming, Guangdong. He loved calligraphy and painting since childhood. He later studied under Professor Jiang Jin of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in freehand painting of flowers and birds. Now he is studying splash ink. Landscape techniques! His works have been exhibited in the 115th anniversary of Ye Jianying's birth, the Hong Kong International Calligraphers and Painters Association Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, the Guangdong Calligraphy and Painting Art Research Association Works Exhibition, the Guangdong Calligraphers and Painters Association Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition, the Guangdong Hengxin Charity Calligraphy and Painting Institute Painting Exhibition and other events, and have been well received. He is currently a director of the China Art Association, vice chairman of the Chinese Flower and Bird Painting Association, vice chairman of the Friendship Committee of the Chinese Calligraphers and Painters Association, vice chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Calligraphers and Painters Association, vice president of the Guangdong Calligraphy and Painting Research Association, vice president of the Guangdong Hengxin Charity Calligraphy and Painting Institute, and Guangdong Province Distinguished painter of Maoming Painting and Calligraphy Academy.
Wu Hanjie, a masculine name, is actually a gentle and elegant woman. In her alternately dark and light brushwork, she shows the world of "the most truthful, the most kind and the most beautiful" in her heart, and inherits the profound traditional Chinese culture.
Painting is her lifelong pursuit
Wu Hanjie has been fond of painting since she was a child. When she was a child, she often drew pictures of ladies in class. She was often criticized by the teacher, but she never gave up. In 1990, she studied Chinese painting under Professor Jiang Jin of the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, focusing on freehand flowers and birds. Under the careful guidance of Professor Jiang Jin, her painting skills have improved significantly. Later, she met many influential painters and learned many techniques. Especially in recent years, she got acquainted with Mr. Zhong Jing, the founder of contemporary Chinese splash-ink painting, and was fortunate enough to become an entry-level disciple and learn splash-ink landscape painting from him.
People in the industry often say that learning art is a road of no return, and learning painting is a lonely one-way road. At the beginning, for most people, learning to paint is difficult and "lonely", but in Wu Hanjie's heart, learning to paint is a kind of happiness. When he picks up the pen, his heart seems to have found his home. Looking at her paintings, bit by bit, line by line, the color and ink are dyed with endless emotions and fleeting years. They are small and precious, grand and far-reaching, and life seems to have become more open-minded. On the road of painting, Wu Hanjie has his own tireless pursuit. She said: "There is no end to learning, and I pursue it tirelessly in order to create more and better works for the world to appreciate, and in order to pursue a higher realm of art."
Her style has made her stand out in the painting world
Xiaohe has just revealed her sharp horns, and a dragonfly has already stood on her head. With his love and tenacity for painting, Wu Hanjie slowly emerged in the world of freehand painting after more than 20 years of training. He has participated in calligraphy and painting exhibitions in various countries, provinces, and cities for many times and won awards. For example, in 2005, his works such as "Bamboo News for Peace" and "Red Cotton" were accompanied by the Chinese peacekeeping police anti-riot team in Haiti to participate in international friendly exchanges in the United Nations Mission in Haiti; In 2012, his works won the gold medal in the "Welcoming the 18th National Congress and National Day Guangdong Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Association Works Exhibition". He has also held personal exhibitions in Guangzhou, Maoming and other places, and his works are often published in various publications.
In 2013, "Pomegranate Red" was selected into the "2013 Guangdong Painting and Calligraphy Art Research Association Works Exhibition" and won the silver medal.
Painting comes from life and is higher than life. However, the brilliance of painting lies in the artistic conception and physical appearance. Only when both are present can it be called a masterpiece. Many of Wu Hanjie's freehand works have a unique artistic style. She processes what she sees, knows and thinks into a macroscopic consciousness, presenting the beauty of nature itself and the artist's inner world. In her works, the depictions are grand yet detailed and realistic. The blend of color and ink has both the aura of traditional brush and ink and a modern flavor, showing a unique artistic style. The flowers in his works are graceful and elegant, elegant and refined, with clever ink painting, elegance in dark green, and greatness in small works. For example, her "plum" is proud and strong, but the fragrance of plum blossom is fragrant; her "orchid" is elegant and noble, but fragrant; her "bamboo" is tough and straight, but graceful.
From works such as "Impression of Time", "Private Chat", "Attraction", "Ying Orchid", "Autumn Comes with Fruity Fragrance", you can feel Wu Hanjie's love for life, enjoy the joy of life, and interpret it in his creation The true meaning of life. In January and April 2016, his freehand flower and bird works "Beauty Attracts Butterflies to Dance" and "Plum, Orchid, Bamboo and Chrysanthemum" were exhibited at the "Bingshen Year Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Annual Exhibition" jointly organized by the China Art Association, the Chinese Calligraphy Association and the Encyclopedia of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy. Won the Silver Award.
Splashed ink enabled her to paint new artistic conceptions
Nowadays, Wu Hanjie is not only satisfied with the freehand brushwork of flowers and birds, but also devotes more energy to splashed ink landscape paintings and painstaking research. She refines "splash" and "flow" and uses splashing ink brushes instead of fine brushes. She has the hills and valleys in her mind and can paint with ease. She uses the brush calmly, ink and ink complement each other, water and color dissolve into each other, and the texture is complex and spontaneous. , in an instant, the abstract flowing ink becomes concrete. The mountains and rocks in the painting are thick, green, and filled with smoke. They are full of charm, ingenious, and full of energy. The rocks, grass, trees, clouds, and water fully demonstrate Wu Hanjie's superb art. For example, Wu Hanjie's work "Never Stop Yuquan Le Qingshan" uses ink as the basic color of the painting, and other colors as auxiliary colors, forming the mutual penetration between ink and color, vividly showing the elegance and elegance of landscape painting. It looks very elegant and full of mystery. Wu Hanjie believes that Chinese freehand ink painting needs innovation, the pursuit of diversification, and a more comprehensive presentation.
In March 2016, his splash-ink landscape work "Never Stop Yuquan Le Qingshan" won the gold medal at the "Bingshen Year Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Annual Exhibition" jointly organized by the China Art Association, the Chinese Calligraphy Association and the Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Encyclopedia.
Anyone who looks at Wu Hanjie's splash-ink landscape paintings will marvel at his deep understanding of the profound imagery of Chinese ink painting. Not only does he have unique insights, but he also has a unique style. "Wu Hanjie has always focused on innovation and pursued agility. From her works, we can also see things other than techniques, which makes her works unique and profound in philosophy. Especially her new splash-ink landscape paintings, which are natural and ethereal The artistic conception fascinates me so much," said Liao Jing, director of Maoming Painting and Calligraphy Academy. In Wu Hanjie's heart, the pursuit of dreams never stops. She said that life is so beautiful, we must feel and experience life with our heart all the time, respect nature and respect life. Therefore, her paintings always present a positive and exciting beauty. At the same time, the composition is ingenious, the colors are well matched, the images are vivid, and they have an artistic soul.
In Wu Hanjie's splash-ink landscape paintings, they are either dotted or brushed, thick or light, with dripping ink and majestic momentum. He uses the pen and ink to paint an elegant and wonderful life!
(Reported by Zhu Shenglin and Yang Yali of CCTV's "China Influence" column!)