"Winter Visiting Friends" is the work of the Ming Dynasty painter Liu Yuanqi, some careful friends have seen, there is the word "Changzhou" in the book. The Ming Dynasty painter Wen Zhengming liked to call himself "Changzhou Wen Zhengming", liu Yuanqi wrote this way to calculate the "holding thighs"?
Of course, Changzhou is a place name, located on the north shore of Taihu Lake, southwest of Suzhou. Legend has it that during the Spring and Autumn Period, King Wu liked to hunt here. If you have to say that Liu Yuanqi and Wen Zhengming have any relationship, the two of them are fellow countrymen. From the generation point of view, Liu Yuan is probably Wen Zhengming's apprentice grandson, and the painting style is somewhat similar. Liu Yuanqi's works have a clear Wumen school style, objectively speaking, they do not depart from the landscape painting model pioneered by Wen Zhengming. From this point of view, it is also quite appropriate that he called himself "Changzhou Liu Yuanqi".
Liu Yuanqi visits friends in winter
The most influential painter in the Wumen School is Wen Zhengming, first of all, he has a long life, many works, exquisite brushwork, and is a predecessor of the painting world that everyone admires. Secondly, he had many disciples, and there were twenty or thirty people who became famous and became famous. Almost all of the second and third generations of disciples of the Wumen School were influenced by Wen Zhengming.
"Winter Visiting Friends" can be classified into the notes of any Wen style Wumen painter if you do not read the money. So, does such a work still have a meaning? After the creation of a painting is completed, it is necessary to meet two appreciation needs, namely "pleasing to others" and "pleasing oneself". The painting has achieved this goal, and of course there is a need to exist.
Liu Yuanqi visits friends in winter
Sometimes, no breakthrough, no novelty, is not necessarily a bad thing. The artist's achievement is like a pyramid, and most people have low achievements and are willing to become the foundation. Only a few people can become the most dazzling spire. Without a foundation, there would be no shiny top.
In the painting world, there are more painters like Liu Yuanqi, who are not famous and have a relatively conservative style. This kind of painter also has a shining point, the creation is serious, attaches importance to technique, and strives to show the ink and strokes between pen and ink. For example, when "Winter Visiting Friends" was created, it was covered with a layer of background color. This painting method borrows from the technique of green landscape. Liu Yuanqi applied it to ink painting, resulting in a simple and thick beauty. The snow mountain in the painting is therefore more three-dimensional, and he deserves praise for all his creations.
Liu Yuanqi did not need to join this step at all in his creation. When he chose to paint like this on the same day, he already explained his creative attitude. Take every work seriously and paint every painting carefully. Perhaps, the work is not perfect, but strive for a correct attitude. This is the inspiration brought by the appreciation of Liu Yuanqi's works, and the study of art must be honest and disciplined, and it is not allowed to be a little opportunistic.
To some extent, the art of painting can continue to develop, that is, there are many painters like Liu Yuanqi. They pay silently, work hard, inherit techniques, do not forget their original intentions, and simply enjoy the joy brought by artistic creation. Being a person, being simple will be happier; painting is not impossible.
There is a Western proverb, "A soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier." "If this is the case, they have all gone to become generals, they all have command rights, and how to fight the battle?" Understanding this truth, and looking at Liu Yuanqi's works again, you will have more ordinary hearts, understand and thank him for his dedication and dedication.