On the eve of the liberation of Hunan Province, Wang Hanshan, who had not finished his studies in Hangzhou Art College because of the civil war, returned to Changsha and found an ancient seal on the stall: it was as jade as stone, 8 cm square, 12 cm high and weighed 7.5 kg, with the words "pastoral prime minister" engraved on it. After careful play, there are also embossed landscapes and inscriptions such as "Yuyashan people" and "Xiangzi Beijing appreciation" on the printed body, which belong to the old things of the Ming Dynasty. He succeeded with a silver dollar, which has since become his leisure chapter.
Maybe it's fate, even though he once joined the army, worked as a teacher, and worked as an art specialist in a county cultural center, he finally retired to the countryside. On February 12, 2, he left those chickens, ducklings, frogs and finches who had been with him all day, as well as the naughty monkey, the swimming fish and shrimp, the soaring eagle and the tired old cow lying on the ground ... and left in a hurry without saying goodbye.
how can he let go of these creatures vividly from the bottom of his pen? He once wrote a short note to the author: "Everything is born in the countryside, and everything is in my heart. Does Mr. Jianyu think so? " Also specially stamped with the seal of the "pastoral prime minister". There is a clear cross on the "pastoral prime minister". The author asks why? He said that during the "Cultural Revolution", in order to protect this seal, it was deposited with a friend's house; After the wind became increasingly tight, friends thought that "prime minister" was a feudal term, so they saw a fork with a saw. If it was searched, it could also show that they had drawn a clear line. Later, when the author mourned him, he started from the "prime minister of the countryside" and made an elegy:
Being pastoral, learning from nature, working hard, ruining reputation, but being generous can be true. I often hate creation and avoid talents. Who is in charge of green mountains and green rivers?
reading the legacy, admiring the peak, painting and poetry, being silly and introducing, is the beginning of true kung fu. Pity the master and die, and the fallen flowers and birds will always be hurt!
how can the creatures in the countryside be willing to part with their "prime minister"? Who will care for us in the future? Who will give us endless fun? Who will give us endless vitality? .....
It was after the reform and opening up in the 198s that he emerged from his countryside. At that time, he was in his sixties. But in the next 3 years, his skill of literati painting was not only useless, but also brought disaster. His artistic life has been frozen for a long time by the ultra-left line.
by the time he saw a blue sky, it was dusk of his life journey. So, "I don't hesitate to start all over again", day and night, vowing to "use up 1 tons of ink". His pen, "ink should be given enough, color should be given enough", is heavily loaded. At the same time, self-defeating, head on, and go straight to the image. This clumsiness is far superior to cleverness, and there is no gentle and charming, carved state, and it emits an irresistible force and momentum. This is big. Heavy, clumsy and big! As the name suggests, people are painted as they are. This is due to the pastoral life he has lived for a long time. The vastest world, the fertile soil with its chest open in the sun, is different from the fine soil in the flowerpot. Its natural roughness and vividness will make the people who really sink in ethereal and refined. He came from the countryside, from Shuangfeng, to Changsha, to Beijing, to Guangzhou, to Shenzhen, and to the other side of the strait. In the words of Professor Zhou Jianfu of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, "a strong wind is coming, and a loud voice is coming". As a result, he became the first person to collect the works of living painters in the Palace Museum in China; After his death, his works were selected into the "Century Exhibition of Chinese Painting" in 2 and the national middle school art teaching materials.
In September 2, Zhang Ding, the former president of the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts and a famous painter, wrote a Preface for Wang Hanshan's Art Exhibition in China Art Museum, saying: "... I think Wang Hanshan's paintings are full of' four spirits'. One is rustic. He named himself' prime minister of the countryside' and took root in the countryside. His works are full of earthy fragrance. The second is literary spirit. The efforts of' six-point reading' (Wang has another chapter on' two-point painting, two-point writing and six-point reading'-the author's note) make his poetry and calligraphy as brilliant as painting, and sublimate the small world of the hedge pond; The third is talent. The grotesque shape, breathtaking composition and incisive expression show the artist's talent and accomplishment; The fourth is the atmosphere. Open your mind, be vigorous and fresh, and draw a great atmosphere with small themes. This' four qi' is the precious vitality and true spirit of Chinese painting. "
Wang Hanshan, the "prime minister of the countryside", lives up to his reputation!