Editor's note: When the creator's inner spirit, values, etc. are projected into the work, it seems easier for people to understand the profound meaning of "painting like his person". In the face of the impetuous world, Teacher Shen Mingquan has always maintained a sense of sobriety, freely swimming in the world of pen and ink, and entering the "peach blossom source" of his pen, making people linger.
To liberalize time, to detach itself from everything in reality, and to construct an ideal state on the level of irrational art, in order to achieve or sublimate into a spiritual experience that transcends time and space.
The "paradise" in "Peach Blossom Origin" has never been seen by everyone, but it exists in everyone's heart, and this pleasant world gives people unlimited space for reverie.
Artist Shen Mingquan infiltrates this cultural factor and spiritual pursuit to the tip of the pen, constructs a peach blossom source that everyone is fascinated by on paper, and guides the viewer to find a spiritual rest place here.
Art story
01
Three kowtows
In the early 1980s, Teacher Shen Mingquan became a disciple of the famous painter Mr. Lu Yushao, and when he talked about this master-apprentice relationship, he had a feeling of "unintentionally planting willows and willows". At that time, Mr. Lu Lao had just been transferred from the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting to the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (now the China Academy of Art) as a professor of landscape painting, and a Shanghai friend came to visit Mr. Lu Lao, so he invited Mr. Ming Quan to go with him. As everyone knows, the fate of Teacher Ming Quan and painting has been quietly connected at this moment.
Together with his mentor, Mr. Lu Yushao
Mr. Lu Lao is a simple old man who treats people with sincerity and expresses his opinions directly on matters. At that time, Teacher Mingquan was a young man who was not more than anything, and his speech was unrestrained, although the age gap was nearly forty, but because of the convenience of speech and the communication of hearts, they often talked about literary history and ancient poetry together, and they talked very happily.
See the teacher Mr. Lu Yushao teaching
Mr. Lu Lao has just arrived in Hangzhou and is not familiar with the place, coupled with the fact that his children are not working around, the hukou transfer procedures have not yet been completed, so there are many inconveniences in life. As soon as he had time, Teacher Mingquan helped the second elder to do what he could in life, and in his spare time, he could also watch Mr. Lu Lao's paintings, he enjoyed himself and did not think much about it.
Watch Mr. Lu Yushao paint
Suddenly, one day, Mr. Lu Lao asked Mr. Mingquan if he would like to learn to paint, which surprised the teacher Mingquan at that time, and in his past cognition, he felt that painting should start from an early age. Mr. Lu Lao said that this is not the case, such as Mr. Huang Gongwang began to paint at the age of 50, and still created the amazing "Fuchun Mountain Residence Map"; and mr. Wu Changshuo, who did not start painting until the age of 46, has achieved some achievements in painting. The starting point of age is not the key, but more important is the painter's knowledge, cultural heritage, etc., and holding a self-motivated heart.
Celebrate the eightieth birthday of Mr. Lu Yushao
In Mr. Lu Lao's view, Mr. Mingquan has the quality of painting, and if he is willing to learn to paint, he will teach it with all his heart. Teacher Mingquan immediately gave the two masters and mothers three kowtows to worship the master, and in this way, Teacher Mingquan became Mr. Lu Lao's disciple.
02
Become a "little lu like a few"
On the day of the visit, Mr. Lu Lao left Mr. Mingquan to eat at home and gave away paper and pencil. Mr. Lu Lao said to Teacher Mingquan: "The first sip of milk to learn to paint is very important, and the teacher of enlightenment is very important. In Lu Lao's eyes, Shen Mingquan is like a blank piece of paper, and there are infinite possibilities in the future.
In the days that followed, Mr. Lu taught Mr. Ming Quan to draw by hand, starting with how to get a pen and let him constantly practice lines on the scrap newspaper. After mastering pen and ink techniques such as lines, he gradually let Mr. Ming Quan copy Song Yuan's paintings and practice calligraphy, etc. He enjoyed it, and his monthly salary was used to purchase materials and materials related to painting.
Shen Mingquan's Poetic Intentions of Tao Yuanming
Mr. Lu Lao once said: "Talent is very important, and it is also very important to find the right way." In order to let Mr. Mingquan have a better painting environment, when the postgraduate examination was just resumed, Mr. Lu Lao let Mr. Mingquan be admitted to the graduate students of his class, but at that time, he was limited by his age (at that time, Mr. Mingquan was more than 30), so he lost the opportunity to study.
In mr. Lu Lao's 10 years in Hangzhou, Mr. Ming Quan stayed with Mr. Lu Lao almost every day, studying ink, cutting paper, listening to Mr. Lu Lao's explanation of paintings, etc., and often taking the copied paintings to Mr. Lu Lao's comments. If you see that Mr. Mingquan does not paint well, Mr. Lu Lao will personally demonstrate, and Mr. Mingquan's painting skills are improving day by day.
Shen Mingquan,"Dream Original Unreal Truth"
Starting from calligraphy, Song and Yuan dynasties, and learning about Lu Pai landscapes, over the past few years, Ming Quan's teacher has copied hundreds of paintings, including vertical scrolls, albums, hand scrolls, fans, etc. Mr. Lu Lao praised Teacher Mingquan for being born as a material for painting; at this time, the "Lujia Landscape" painted by Teacher Mingquan also reached the point of chaos, and the outside world called Teacher Mingquan "Little Lu Yu Shao".
03
Open up the road to the "peach blossom garden"
The series of stories such as Nüwa Patching Heaven, Jingwei Reclamation, Houyi Shooting Sun, and Dayu Zhishui all confirm that from quantitative change to qualitative change, it needs to be further deepened, and a lot of practice, questioning, research, and the sublimation of theory are needed. The development of anything must begin with quantitative change, and without a certain amount of accumulation, there can be no change in the nature of things, and it is impossible to achieve the leap and development of things.
Shen Mingquan "Wuyuan Spring Morning"
Regarding the relationship between quantitative change and qualitative change, Mr. Lu Lao has his own unique experience, when leaving Hangzhou, Mr. Lu Lao left a note to Teacher Ming Quan: "The foundation should be laid well, but also innovation; the history of Chinese painting should be understood, the things of the ancestors cannot be forgotten, and at the same time, the pen and ink must have personality, otherwise there is no future." Every word in this is full of Mr. Landing's ardent expectations for Teacher Mingquan, which shows the importance of unique and profound ideas in artistic creation.
"Three points of books, three points of painting, four points of reading." It is a sentence that Mr. Lu Lao most often talks to Teacher Mingquan on weekdays, and the pen and ink are spontaneous spiritual traces, and the follow-up needs more learning to promote its growth. Influenced by the family environment, Teacher Mingquan loved to read ancient poems since he was a child, and the brilliant Chinese civilization of thousands of years not only enriched the color of Teacher Mingquan's life, but also provided a steady stream of artistic inspiration for Teacher Mingquan's artistic creation.
Shen Mingquan "Mother"
In the early 1990s, Mr. Ming Quan began to try to break through, constantly transforming from the brush and ink of "Lujia Landscape", integrating folk, children's and clumsy painting elements into one furnace, and pouring his pen to create the "paradise" in his heart, which also allowed the viewer to constantly find the courage and energy of "returning to the basics" in this. Teacher Ming Quan collected and refined many outstanding Chinese cultural ideas, and used Tao Yuanming's poems to paint, opening up an artistic road to the "Peach Blossom Garden".
Shen Mingquan", "Well-off People"
"When I was a child, I liked Tony's poems, especially "The Tale of Peach Blossom Origin", which depicted the paradise in the world without dispute, living and working in peace and contentment, which makes people yearn for infinity. I have no ambition in business and career, I like to paint, and it is not a kind of happiness to pin my spirit and thoughts on painting. ”
04
Admire the peach blossoms
There is no flower blossoming whiskers, but also the fragrance overflowing, walking in this messy mountain forest, as if into a fairyland, dashing and comfortable. Look at the fertile fields and the beautiful ponds, the strange traffic, the lively chickens and dogs, only wish to transform into a farmer, work here to harvest, and then treasure the joy in the chest, enjoy the peach blossoms, and blossom in the far side of the heart.
Shen Mingquan's "Picturesque Rivers and Mountains"
Teacher Ming Quan broke the inherent formula of his predecessors, built a spiritual home of Chinese with ink symbols, and walked out of his own artistic path, with his unique style, far-reaching intentions, simple feelings, full of interest, and very philosophical. Its picture is durable and readable, allowing people to harvest a moment of peace in the noisy world, and why not be happy?
Shen Mingquan, "Early Spring in March"
Throughout the history of the development of Chinese and foreign art, only profound works can last for hundreds of years. Teacher Ming Quan took Rodin's "Thinker" as an example, pointed out that Rodin integrated profound spiritual connotations with complete character modeling, and examined the background of his creation, which was the era when the French working class rose up to resist, and the work revealed and embodied the praise and praise of the proletarian, so it was shocking to look at.
Shen Mingquan's "The Residence of Long Growth and Happiness"
Looking back at today's situation, Teacher Ming Quan said: Many collectors blindly pursue the social status of creators because they do not understand pen and ink, which is not advisable. In the long run, it will lead to impetuous young people who can't sink their hearts into learning and doing art, and can only "draw a rooster, like a rooster", and then it is difficult to create a work of art that moves people's hearts.
Creators should pour their efforts into creation, rather than the maintenance of relationships, and good works are the comprehensive products of character, talent, learning, and skill. Whether the work can stand the test of time is left to time to judge, and the creator should cherish the present and enjoy the creation itself.
In the year of his establishment, he had the courage to jump out of his comfort zone, and the courage of Teacher Mingquan was very human. Bo Guan and about to take, thick accumulation and thin hair, this is the creative method of Teacher Ming Quan, but also his attitude towards life...
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Artist Profile
Artist profile
Shen Mingquan
Shen Mingquan, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang. Since childhood, he has loved music and played the flute for decades without tiring. The painter studied under Lu Yushao and closed his disciples for decades, and was deeply taught by him. The "Lu Pai ShanShui" created by the teacher, forming a unique and refreshing "Shen Family" landscape, and is known as "Xiao Lu Is Rare", which is deeply concerned and loved by peers at home and abroad and the collection community. His works have been collected by many domestic and foreign museums and collectors, such as the Liaoning Provincial Museum. He has been invited to visit Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Macau, and has held many solo exhibitions at home and abroad.
There are papers published in "A Brief Analysis of the Ideological Nature of Lu Yushao's Art" and "A Review of Li Guo's Painting School"; dozens of volumes of "Shen Mingquan Painting Collection", "Shen Mingquan Modern Landscape Painting Collection", "Selected Calligraphy of Shen Mingquan", "Atlas of Famous Chinese Artists", etc.; He is the chief editor of "Quotations of Lu Yu Shao Painting", "Lu Yu Shao Professor Stone, Cloud, Water, tree law lesson apprentice draft", "Lu Yu Shao Shen Mingquan Teacher and Student Painting Collection", "Lu Yu Shao Character Album", "Lu Yu Shao Painting Collection", "Lu Yu Shao Calligraphy Collection", "Lu Yu Shao Self-Narration", "Lu Yu Shao Du Fu Poetry Book", "Lu Yu Shao Painting Collection" and "Huang Binhong Landscape SketchIng Class Apprentice Draft", etc. His artistic achievements have been introduced by Zhejiang Television, Shandong Television, Hangzhou Television, Chinese Paintings, Fine Arts, Art Collection, Art Collection, Art Collection and Investment, Art Talents, Oriental Art Expo, Art Classics, and Chinese Fine Arts. He is the assistant to the president of Hangzhou Xiling Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, a national first-class artist, a visiting professor of China Academy of Art, a distinguished professor of calligraphy and painting art of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and a member of the Hangzhou Art Title Review Committee.
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