Painters of the Ming and Qing dynasties and even modern times, when they paint landscapes, often write "imitation of the brushwork of yuan people". As a result, many people have questions, in the end, what is the meaning of the Yuanren penmanship, why is it worth repeatedly learning from future generations, and what is the charm of the Yuanren penmanship? In fact, these three questions can be summarized into one question, what is the meaning of the yuanren pen.
To put it simply, the yuanren brush meaning is the painting style pioneered by the painters of the Yuan Dynasty. Later generations of painters reached a consensus in their creations, and if they wanted to make their paintings stand out from the ordinary, they had to study the techniques of Yuan Dynasty painters and figure out their ideas. The more we understand the creative ideas and creative processes of Yuan Dynasty painters, the closer we can get to the true meaning of art. For example, painting landscapes must start from the shape, but we must get rid of the shackles of the shape. The painting pursues God-likeness in the end, but it cannot abandon the understanding of the objective world. To say this, it seems a bit boring, and you can choose Huang Binhong's works to illustrate.
Huang Binhong Riverside Landscape
"Jiangbin Landscape" is Huang Binhong's later work, representing his deep understanding of the meaning of Yuan ren's brushwork. This painting reflects the unique aesthetic taste of Yuan ren's brushwork, both in terms of technique and artistic conception. Penmanship, the word first appeared in the theory of calligraphy. Brushwork, brushwork and gestures are the three elements of the art of calligraphy. Calligraphy is the art of line and structure, and traditional Chinese painting can also be attributed to lines and structures, so painting works also have the technical characteristics of calligraphy.
In particular, with the view of "intention to brush first", the painter becomes the master of painting, and the painting becomes the carrier of the painter's ingenuity. Huang Binhong's works can present the appearance of Huazi Cangrun, because he has understood the pen and ink technique intended to be the first to write, and has painted a restrained and profound landscape.
Huang Binhong Riverside Landscape Partial
Composition is often less important in creation. This can be seen from the names given by the ancients to the composition, such as layout and location management. This shows that the ancients seem to feel that the composition problem has been fully mastered. It can be seen from "Riverside Landscape" that Huang Binhong added his understanding of natural landscapes while learning the composition methods of the ancients.
For example, he uses the ink accumulation method to make the mountain stone have a visual effect similar to backlighting. His attempt also has a compositional significance, hoping to simplify the traditional composition and achieve the effect of simplifying the complex. Therefore, he needs to make the work realistic. By depicting a series of light-sensitive stones, he guides the viewer in finding the inner beauty of the landscape. Putting aside the "blindfold method" to see the essence of things, this is the high point of yuanren's penmanship. The shape of the landscape and the artistic conception of the landscape are perfectly integrated, reflecting the painter's perception of beauty in his heart.
Because Huang Binhong has been pursuing the brushwork of Yuan Ren in his creation, his paintings have a characteristic, they do not look beautiful, and only by feeling with their hearts can they release the beauty in them. To appreciate inner beauty, you need to cross the "threshold" and learn, and this process also reflects the elegant tone of yuanren's penmanship.
The tall and tall peaks in the distance look spotted, beautiful? If you only look at the part, it is indeed not beautiful. If you look at the whole, you will find the shocking power brought by the ancient and pale color of ink. Supplemented by details with traditional literati feelings, there is an opportunity to brush aside the glitz and see the realm of simplicity and true beauty.
The so-called yuanren pen meaning should be synonymous with great beauty. The great beauty is speechless, cannot be described in words, and can only be experienced with the heart. The communication of the soul allows landscape painting to cross time and space and become a messenger of communication between man and nature.