This painting is the work of the Ming Dynasty painter Cheng Jiaxuan, which depicts a poem written by Wei Yingwu, "Visiting the King on Vacation Days and Serving the Emperor Without Encountering". The "civil servants" of the Tang Dynasty were well treated and could take three days off each month. Wei Yingwu went to work for nine days, and when it was time for rest, he went to visit Wang Shiyu. Wang Shiyu was not at home, and Wei Yingwu, instead of feeling disappointed, felt that he had discovered an unknown secret. Wang Shiyu likes to write poetry, and the poetry style is elegant. It turned out that he liked to go to the mountains near his home on vacation days and feel the mighty atmosphere in the cold and snowy mountains. With the nourishment of the natural breath, you can write good poetry.
Poetry is interesting, painting is more interesting. Cheng Jiazhuo painted the style of poetry, but also painted the artistic conception of poetry. A poetic intention, with poetic beauty, can be described as an elegant product in landscape painting.
Cheng Jiazhuan did not meet a friend
Yipin represents the advanced stage of literati aesthetics, and there has been no unified standard for what kind of paintings can be called Yipin. When this painting "Looking for Friends" appeared in front of his eyes, he found that only Yipin could praise the charm in it. The painting presents a sense of beauty that is better than complex, and depicts the cultural heritage in the poem with a few strokes.
Cheng Jiaxuan exudes the high-level beauty of "pen and simple shape, natural" in his paintings, and when he creates, he mainly expresses his mood. This mood stems from poetry, but also from the perception of communication between man and nature. Imagine that when all desires, luxuries, and purposes are let go, enjoying the process and not paying attention to the results, the road of life will suddenly be enlightened.
Cheng Jiafu looking for friends does not meet partially
There are many details in the painting, and Cheng Jiaxuan hardly uses ink to set off the atmosphere. He honestly uses dry pen single line, which is extremely difficult in technique. There are no two identical lines in the painting, and each stroke falls, representing a subtle change in emotion. Walking on the road, feeling life, thinking of thousands of thoughts, all expressed with changes in lines.
The ink color changes from light to dark, very skilled, and this control benefits from Cheng Jiaxuan's daily practice of calligraphy. With his idyllic personality, he hides the power of a thousand jun in a thin line. The mountain stone he sketches is full of three-dimensional sense, even if it does not render the texture, you can see the relationship between points, lines and surfaces. He uses superb technique to show the charm of the line.
Cheng Jiafu painted poetic intentions, excavated poetic beauty in his creation, and enhanced the artistic conception of his works. As a famous calligrapher and painter in the late Ming Dynasty and a famous scholar in Jiangnan, he deeply understood that painters must have an unworldly personality cultivation in order to achieve the realm of yipin. The two complement each other and are indispensable.
Cheng Jiazhuo realized that the principle of "obtaining nature" has to some extent gone beyond the scope of "master's creation". Teacherhood is to look up and admire. "Gaining nature" is equal and complementary, so that we can see the true meaning of art. Character, cultivation, talent, painting techniques, if you want to achieve the realm of yipin, all are indispensable.
Enjoy "Finding Friends Without Encountering", experience the verses, and gaze at the picture. At this time, the ear rings "the door to the cold current and snow all over the mountain", is there a deeper understanding. Poetry and painting, painting and people, and an extraordinary painter named Cheng Jiaxuan all appear in front of you.