Cui Zifan (1915-2011), a native of Laixi, Shandong, was a member of the National Art Museum of China. He is good at painting flowers and birds in large prints, and is also good at landscapes. The works have a wide range of themes, concise compositions and summaries, and have a distinct style of ancient simplicity and vigor.
Cui Zifan's large-scale freehand paintings have distinct and strong patriotic feelings and characteristics of the times, and are full of the power to urge people to forge ahead. Under the tempering of his war career and political turmoil, he was stimulated by a high sense of social responsibility and lofty sense of mission, and many of his works showed the spiritual atmosphere of the revolutionary era. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Party, let's enjoy Cui Lao's excellent paintings together!
"Hard Times"
"Hard Times" recreates the battle scenes that Cui Zifan personally experienced, when he was young, he shuttled through the green yarn tent, saw red sorghum, and seemed to immediately hum He Luting's guerrilla song. The red sorghum in the painting is tall and tall, the branches and leaves are scattered, like a sword, like a flame, and like a piece of light, awe-inspiring but inviolable, giving people a huge artistic impact.
"Peace and Prosperity Welcome the Olympic Games to Write Peony Tribute VIP"
Created in 2008, "Peace and Prosperity Greets the Olympic Games and Writes Peonies to Distinguished Guests" is a typical representative of Cui Lao's later works. In his paintings, Cui Lao uses the metaphor of peace pigeon to refer to the motherland is in a peaceful and prosperous era, and the people live a beautiful life; with bright peonies to express a warm welcome to the viscounts from all over the world, the work expresses the feeling of great joy, pride and infinite expectations for the motherland to host the Olympic Games.
"Twilight"
Created in 1993, "Twilight Return" is ink on paper, and the composition of the painting is open, leaving blank to take the environment, counting white into black, as if there is a kind of empty illusion. On the left side of the painting are several staggered boulders, on the right are several vigorous pine branches, and above the boulders and pine branches is a wooden boat. Standing in front of this painting, what hits is the thrilling waves of the sea, and the mourning of Cui Lao for the fishermen who have been swept away by the sea and the sympathy for the women in the fishing village are the embodiment of tragic emotions.
Picking Sketches
Created in 1981, Picking Up Sketches is a painting full of life and full of human touch. The picture is concise, with a crooked wicker basket and a bamboo rake outlined in burnt ink. The most conspicuous thing on the screen is a small poem "Remembering Childhood".