Nowadays, the art world of calligraphy and painting seems to have entered a dead end. There is no innovation in technique, so we simply find another way.
Then came the ugly books and graffiti, but because of the different environments they were in, the treatment they received was also very different.
Speaking of ugly books, we have to mention Wo Xinghua, Zeng Xiang, Wang Dongling and others who have been exposed by public opinion in the past two years. They are the pioneer representatives among them. After being recognized by the public, they are almost It has been reduced to the status of a worm that everyone calls for beating.
Wo Xinghua Calligraphy
You can’t say that they don’t have the will to change, but if such a thing comes out in the end, I can only say that the world is in decline. What kind of thing is this? You can still get into the Calligraphy Association and the Academy of Fine Arts? If this can be called the art of calligraphy, I dare say: my three-year-old son is also a great calligrapher, and what he writes is no worse than these people.
Wang Dongling’s calligraphy
In my opinion, this is a shame for the Chinese calligraphy community! The shame of calligraphy history!
In contrast, the treatment received by graffiti is completely opposite.
One of the most famous "graffiti" masters in recent years is Jackson Pollock, an American painter who is known as "the number one contributor to establishing a leadership position in the international art world". How high the status of the domestic art world is can be seen from this comment.
Jackson Pollock
So how did he usually paint?
Still remember Xing Ye's "Tang Bohu Lights Up Autumn Fragrance". At the beginning, Tang Bohu poured a pot of ink directly on the paper, and then used Zhu Zhishan as a pen to say hello on the paper. In the end, The finished product is stunning.
"Tang Bohu Spots the Fragrance of Autumn"
Well, this guy is also like this, but what kind of work did he finally paint? Do you know what a mess looks like? If possible, if you seal up a mess, the resulting work will be basically similar to his.
But...but here it comes.
Among the most expensive paintings in the world, the fifth most expensive painting is Jackson Pollock’s classic work - "No. 17A". This painting was sold for a sky-high price of US$200 million in 2015. Calculated at the average exchange rate of 6.2284 that year, it was worth approximately 1.24568 billion yuan.
"Number 17A" (Number 17A)
Are you surprised? ! Surprised? ! Are you convinced? !
I would like to ask: Is this "mess" worth the price?
However, this is reality!
But this reality is conditional. The West itself has a school of abstraction. Kandinsky and Mondrian, whom we have heard the most about, are its representatives. They are both world-class masters. . With a solid foundation in place, no matter what you draw in the end, as long as the person is there with this identity, it will be a masterpiece.
What impressed me the most was that in the American TV series "Daredevil", the villain Wilson Fisk was so intoxicated that he faced a large white paper full of lines every day. It's incomprehensible to us, but if you can't stand it, that's what it's like!
"Daredevil" Wilson Fisk
Okay, we've already talked about ugly books and graffiti. Now, let's talk about the "ugly paintings" mentioned in the title. ".
In fact, there are many "ugly paintings". The one that impressed me the most is "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch. It is really ugly, but whether you appreciate it or not, you can't help but appreciate it. Admit it, it is indeed a masterpiece.
"The Scream" by Devars Munch
What many people don’t know is that in our country more than 800 years ago, there was also such an extremely ugly god. This is the "Splash-Ink Immortal Picture" we are going to talk about next.
Liang Kai's "Splash-Ink Immortal"
According to the encyclopedia, "Splash-Ink Immortal" is an ink figure painting on silk created by the Southern Song Dynasty painter Liang Kai. It is now collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei.
Liang Kai was a painter from the Painting Academy of the Southern Song Dynasty. He was mainly active in the Xiao, Guang and Ning dynasties. The specific year of his birth and death is unknown.
He was already over fifty when he served as an imperial edict at the Painting Academy during the Jiatai period. He was good at painting figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, and was the best at painting Buddhism, Taoism, ghosts and gods. He was bold and unrestrained. It is said that when he was serving at the Painting Academy of the Southern Song Dynasty, Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty Zhao Kuo once gave him a gold belt. But he refused to accept it, hung the gold belt on the tree and floated away.
Liang Kai's "Splash-Ink Immortal Picture"
If you can't figure out anything from the above introduction, then in the following sentence, you may understand why he can draw such "ugly" "The Immortal knows something about it - it is said that he likes to drink, and he is unruly and informal after drinking. He calls himself "Crazy Liang".
Well, the most famous person who "likes to drink" and is "uninhibited" after drinking is probably the "Poetic Immortal" Li Bai. It was precisely because of his drunkenness that " The clouds are like clothes, the flowers are like faces, the spring breeze blows over the threshold, and the dew is thick. If I hadn't seen it on the top of the jade mountain, I would have met under the moon on Yaotai." Such a masterpiece. At the same time, it is not easy to find any poems that have nothing to do with "bohemianism" among so many of his poems that have been circulated for thousands of years and are still popular.
You can see for yourself how ugly the immortals painted in "Splashed Ink Immortal Picture" are. That is the effect that can only be achieved by squeezing the entire facial features into the middle.
Liang Kai's "Splashed Ink Immortal Picture"
I guess it's not too vivid for everyone, so let's just find a beautiful woman and operate it like this and you will understand.
Squeezed beauty
Can you tell who this is?
The answer is: Audrey Hepburn.
Audrey Hepburn
Well, I am the devil - no, no, no, our magical ancient painter Liang Kai is the real devil.
Then, after seeing the inscription and postscript next to it, we can understand what kind of "ghost" this painting is - "The person in the earth does not know the name and surname, and looks like a drunkard in Gaoyang. It should be the Qiongtai Immortal After the banquet, the clothes and sleeves are still blurry."
Inscription and postscript of Liang Kai's "Splash-Ink Immortal Picture"
I have always wondered, are all geniuses so unruly? The unique "Splash-Ink Immortal Picture" has vividly demonstrated Madman Liang's "informal etiquette" and has also occupied a place in China's profound cultural heritage.
I would like to ask, have you ever seen such an ugly "immortal"? Don't tell me anything about Zhu Bajie, Zhu Bajie is better looking than him.
So, what do you think is the value of such an extremely ugly "Picture of the Immortal with Splashed Ink"?
I am not a professional appreciator, so I do not have the ability to make an estimate, but in my imagination, the value of "Splashed Ink Fairy" is compared to "No. 17A" painted by Jackson in the United States. 》Only high but not low, it can be called a priceless treasure.
Do you agree with this point of view?
You may wish to leave a message below to discuss. If you were asked to bid, how much do you think it would cost to buy this "Splashed Ink Fairy"?