As long as we pay attention to the auction records in recent years, we will find that the members of "New literati paintings School" have performed well in figures, landscapes, flowers and birds, such as Tian Liming and Xu Lele; Landscape paintings such as Chen Ping, Lu Yu and Zhu Daoping; Jiang Hongwei and Huo Chunyang painted flowers and birds. These painters have occupied half of the painting and calligraphy circles. They not only lead the academic circle, but also make steady progress in the market year by year, which proves the appreciation potential of "members" of New literati paintings School. For the "value depression" that needs to climb in price, our reporter solicited the suggestions of many market comment experts, and selected the most important ones, and listed the following answers:
Qi Qiujian recommended: Li Laoshi, Lishui, Liu Jinan;
Xu Jialing recommended: Liu Jinan, Lishui, Zhu Xinjian, Li Laoshi;
Recommended: Zhou.
Yushui's paintings have won the charm of literati paintings, and the women in the works are gentle and touching, just like a cup of tea in their hands, which really has a soothing effect on today's impetuous and bizarre art circle. Yu Shui's paintings were not very popular in the market in his early years. However, with the deepening of people's understanding of China's traditional culture, his works are constantly recognized by collectors and have performed well in both the primary and secondary markets.
In fact, the concept of "New literati paintings" in its heyday has changed a lot, and there is no such fixed group. This seemingly conventional concept is also controversial, so it is necessary for us to redefine the connotation of New literati paintings for collectors to balance the painters of New literati paintings School.
New literati paintings's definition is relatively broad, which is the historical product of a specific period accompanied by the "85 new wave". In a sense, it is a powerful counterattack against the "Western cultural colonization" at that time. New literati paintings is not equal to literati painting. There are many explanations for New literati paintings's understanding:
Xu Jialing, an academic critic: The value of New literati paintings lies in its compatibility with modernism, that is, it shows individual values and interests, instead of catering to collective and main paintings or mainstream paintings, such as posters in the 1970s and 1980s. In other words, it is necessary to enrich and enrich one's spiritual world instead of expressing grand historical themes. Whether learning from the west or tracing back to tradition is a kind of personal consciousness, which has similar value-respecting personal value. Personal freedom, freedom of thought and freedom of expression are the values of literati painting.
Painter Week: No matter from the perspectives of painting, literature and philosophy. We are faced with a problem that we must find the source one by one-where do we come from and where are we going? This is a fundamental problem. All scholars in the 2 1 century should think about this question: our so-called "tradition" is not "heritage", but living life, just like our blood, which comes down in one continuous line. Tradition is not a certain style, but the humanistic spirit and soul of the Chinese nation. Specifically, the soul of literati painting includes several aspects-the first is the order of thinking mode; The second is humanism of values; It also includes feelings about life experiences.
* * * Executive Director of Children's Art Fund: Follow the most traditional concept of literati painting and calligraphy, pay attention to pen and ink, pay attention to the artist's cultivation and knowledge, not only the innovation and inheritance of painting techniques and schemes, but also pay attention to spiritual things.
In the era of frequent high prices, although there is a certain value depression, collectors should pay attention to one problem when choosing New literati paintings painters: many middle-aged painters have high prices, and collectors may choose some older painters as investment targets. Don't blindly think that "the older you are, the more valuable you are." The key is to see the painter. Although old, you can still show the brilliance of creation and the desire to explore progress, instead of repeating your "technical work" repeatedly.
"Collection Investment Guide" reporter Yang Yanli
Comment on Ancient Style and Novel Portrait —— Yu Shui's Artistic Creation
The figure painting in water is ancient and primitive.
Wei, Jin, Sui and Tang Dynasties is an important period for the development of figure painting in China. During this period, Buddhism, metaphysics and various philosophical thoughts prevailed, literature and art also flourished, professional painters appeared, and figure painting was also in its heyday. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, figure painting reached a perfect level in spiritual content and expression techniques, and some representative figures such as Gu Kaizhi, Wu Daozi, Zhou Fang and Zhang Xuan appeared. In the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty and the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with the rise of landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting, figure painting declined. Although the meticulous figure painting was more exquisite, its momentum was gone. As an important kind of painting, figure painting has been deeply loved by ordinary people because of its reality, story and folk nature. In the past century, China figure painting has been revived in line with the changing trend of the times, and a large number of outstanding figure painters who are deeply loved by people have emerged. However, figure painting mostly adopts social themes, reflecting real life, and the theme is relatively single; The painting language is mainly realistic, which absorbs the western painting modeling and ignores the poetic language of traditional pen and ink, which also affects its due aesthetic value. In the new period of reform and opening-up, people have reflected on this history, and the "New literati paintings" painting school, which rose in the late 1980s and early 1990s, subverted this mainstream painting style. Tian Liming, Chen Ping, Li Laoshi, Yushui, etc. He is an outstanding representative of the New literati paintings family in the Beijing school of painting. Among them, Yu Shui expressed his inner peace by writing about the leisure of the ancients, and also responded to people's new aesthetic taste under the current social stability.
Yu Shui's painting started with comic books. He attaches importance to inheriting the tradition and integrating the strengths of various families. His basic line drawing skills are solid, his pen and ink are simple and casual, and his colors are bright and elegant, forming a soothing and elegant style combining work and writing. His paintings are between freehand brushwork and meticulous brushwork, but they are different from ordinary freehand brushwork. Most of his works depict ancient ladies with thin sleeves and red lips. They are beautiful but not charming, gorgeous but not charming. They either wander in the garden landscape, or wander around to enjoy the scenery, or play the piano and flute to amuse themselves. Flowers and trees, boats and flowing water, pavilions and rockeries and courtyards are a dreamlike realm. The figures and lines are fine, the scenery is portrayed neatly, the pens and lines of trees and flowers are different from those of figures, which are slightly extensive and free and easy, and the coloring is not limited to the attached shapes. The water and color blend and the rendering infiltration is more casual. His figure painting has its own distinctive personal characteristics, and you can recognize it at a glance without looking at the signature on the painting. The reason is a kind of temperament and atmosphere fully displayed in his works. The factors that form this atmosphere, I think, are mainly the following:
The first is literature and art. Reading pictures in the water brings a quiet and elegant atmosphere. Gentle, gentle, is his style of dealing with people, supported by internal cultural cultivation. Yu Shui attaches great importance to one's literary accomplishment. His long-term editing experience in Beijing Evening News has enabled him to read many literary works, both ancient and modern, at home and abroad, and to write many essays, which is quite cultivated in words. This is the most important thing for a literati painter in the new period. In addition to accumulating experience in creative practice, he also made an in-depth study on the painting theory of China's ancient painting history, delving into techniques and exploring principles. He was inspired by ancient masters and learned from their calm mentality and rigorous creative attitude. In his paintings, there is an eaves, a promenade and a plum blossom ........................................................................................................................................................... Most of his works are engraved with seemingly handy poems related to the theme. Without a deep literary foundation, it is difficult to do this.
Secondly, elegance. This elegance is manifested in several aspects. First, the overall atmosphere of the picture is elegant. The gifted scholars and beautiful women depicted in his works all seem to have a Leng Xiang in the moonlight. The gestures, expressions and gestures of the characters conform to the surrounding scenery, revealing a touch of sadness and simplicity; The second is to use a pen. The lines in the water are not too slow, and the strokes are slightly astringent, which outlines a faint breath, calm and elegant; The third is to apply elegant colors. Chinese painting seldom talks about hue, but ink painting has hue. As I said before, most of his paintings are bathed in moonlight, mainly in cold colors, and the light red, pink and purple in cold gray are safe and decent, and they are not conspicuous at all. The smudge of the white powder on the face of the figure makes the figure integrated with the environment become the focus of the picture, with even color and indifferent elegance.
Thirdly, it is immortal. The characters in watercolor paintings are full of ancient meanings and reveal an elf, or more accurately, a "sycophantic spirit". It seems that they are not out of touch. In fact, the fairy who drinks dew is the fairy who has practiced for thousands of years. China's figure painting advocates "vivid with form", grasping important details such as eyes, gestures and posture. In Water, it seems to be telling a story and a family relationship, but in fact, people and environmental scenery are not the reappearance of a picture, but the carrier for the painter to express his feelings. Those ancient meanings and fairy spirits are actually a feeling and a realm of the painter.
As an important painting, figure painting's sociality can not be ignored, especially in theme painting. However, people's demand for art appreciation is various, and artistic creation with educational function is of course important, and it is also indispensable to give people pure aesthetics. The reason why the art garden is full of flowers is that it can not only meet the needs of the public's spiritual life, but also conform to the objective principle of ecological balance of art itself. The new literati painters have contributed to the formation of a balanced pattern of contemporary Chinese painting with their efforts. Needless to say, Yushui's figure painting does not belong to the category of social figures. He painted not specific historical figures, but symbolic figures. Together with landscape flowers and birds, it is regarded as a carrier to express emotions and artistic conception, which makes the viewer produce a spiritual voice. Such figure painting transcends the limitation of time and space, pursues eternity, and its aesthetic value can not be ignored. In fact, this type of artistic creation is attracting more and more people's attention, and there are more and more bosom friends.
On the Calm of Water
Last year, I was in a city in the south, and my friend invited me to a seafood restaurant for dinner. You can't smoke indoors, and you can smoke outside for several times when you eat. Looking at the rows of glass jars, I watched the sea fish swimming leisurely in them. When I came back, my friends laughed at my addiction to cigarettes. I said, "I feel very calm when I go out. All kinds of seafood swim leisurely. If a guest orders them, they become delicious on the plate, but they are still leisurely. " My friend echoed that "there is philosophy." I immediately replied, "I don't know about death, so I can be calm." If I sprinkle crumbs, I will rush to you at once, and my peace will suddenly disappear. "
When our generation was fascinated by painting, it never occurred to us that painting could bring benefits. Our painting is an interest, a fascination and even a belief. At that time, the highest standard to admit this infatuation and belief was the national art exhibition. Yu Shui's infatuation was affirmed. It was 1984 Bronze Award in the 6th National Art Exhibition. At that time, Yu Shui should be less than thirty years old.
We know each other because a bunch of people are still young, and there is room for exchange of infatuation with each other. Organized by Bian Pingshan, it later evolved into a new literati exhibition, which was held in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Because I am young, because I have the ideal of * * *, so I have gathered people with different personalities and talents. Yushui seems to have a weak personality. She always listens leisurely and quietly, and occasionally comes up with one or two humorous words. Obviously, he is willing to be a supporting role and foil among these people. People with strong personalities and a little desire to express themselves are willing to make friends with Yu Shui. Yu Shui's tolerance turned out to be an excellent actor, but she calmly became a spectator. 1984 bronze medal winner, unlike the endless awards before. This is an honor that only a few excellent people can have, and it is a waste to put it on him. This honor can completely extend the glorious aura. Yushui has no management mind. With the evolution of the times, many people in this circle seem to have reached a prominent position in terms of official career, status, reputation and interests, but they are very calm and have no panic. If we randomly combine resources according to generations, knowledge, platforms and circles, we will always stand out in the water for a long time, but we can be "dull" and "dull" in the water. Still calm as water. After so many years, many people have a stroke, are bald, or look tired, but the water has not changed, and their slim bodies and black hair remain the same. I asked them if they had roasted oil in water, and the answer was "natural". I also introduced that it was because they ate nuts. I thought nuts were oily, and if you eat too much, you will lose your hair. I think it should be calm.
A few years ago, I paid attention to painting too much water, as if I didn't have a flamboyant personality and characteristics Privately, I think that those who have personality and talent are all fostering their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses. If they fail in sketching or modeling, they simply distort their noses, eyes and brains, thus creating a modern modeling consciousness born out of classical elements. Yu Shui has a good background, but meeting him is a good temper. They will definitely brainwash him seriously. I secretly complain, and others can't foster strengths and avoid weaknesses. Don't panic, calm down. In the flow of time, water quietly spreads its roots in crooked nutrients, and he has a lot of time with black hair.
Recently, his works with the theme of water have shown his advantages. Put bright and elegant colors in elegant lines. Lines vaguely complete their own aesthetic feeling, but at the same time they melt between blocks and color blocks. The contrast of blocks and the adjustment of colors allow the vision to complete the aesthetic experience, establish a complete picture, and give play to the unique ability of water, that is, plot and scene. The establishment of a single painting often belittles the story, and it is difficult to complete the independent painting of the story picture. In the organic harmony of water, the narrative does not lose the sense of painting, so as to enter the eloquent narrative, produce a poetic feeling, and reveal the unique charm and introverted charm of water between modesty and modesty.
In today's era, I don't quite believe in the phrase "a late bloomer". Young people are everywhere, and bright buds will bloom between them. However, honey collectors flock to suck the newly formed fragrance and sweetness from all parts with needles. In this information age, genius is hard to be buried. It is still in its infancy, and treasure hunters have picked its branches and even dug it out. "Sorrow leads to poets" and "poverty leads to backwardness", which is a state of the past tense. Looking for creativity, renovating the schema, and establishing it quickly, with the intervention of capital, it is time to make stars, and "grief" has become "impatience" and "anxiety". However, the water remains untimely calm.
The establishment of great instruments does not depend on time, but must have a leisurely calm. Calm as water is not calm for success, but his own beauty.
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