The Dutch painter Mondrian of the late 19th century once said, "The status of the artist is very humble, and fundamentally the artist is only a channel of expression." ”
Friends, Mondrian is a very accomplished painter, but he can say such humble words, in a "self-deprecating" tone, such a person is not famous, it is difficult.
Chen Keping oil painting
Ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, many facts have proved this, the more humble the artist in his bones, the more outstanding his artistic attainments, which is not only a humble attitude, but also a loyalty to art.
As a painter, it is completely unnecessary to think of yourself as a lofty artist, because in the face of art, the "artist" is really just a channel of expression.
What's more, any work of art must be "tested" by the times and people, and it is not a certain organization or institution or capital that has the final say, even if others have the final say, it is only temporary.
Therefore, painters like Mondrian are very self-aware, and chen Keping, a contemporary painter on the mainland, also proves the truth that "the status of the artist is very humble, and fundamentally speaking, the artist is only a channel of expression".
Let's briefly understand the oil paintings of contemporary painter Chen Keping, although they depict women, but also women with abundant posture, but the painter's modification of the entire picture is very "restrained",
The so-called "restraint" is to not use gorgeous and flamboyant tone brushstrokes to modify and depict women with plump bodies, after all, women with abundant postures are already very "flamboyant".
If you use gorgeous tone brushstrokes to modify it, then the overall image of the woman will appear more ostentatious, or more feminine, which also reflects the mood of the whole painting "Wind And Snow Moon".
It can also be explained that the painter's love for the "wind and moon" is vain, do not feel that this statement is very exaggerated, to know that paintings and literary works have the same side of the creator's inner portrayal,
What's more, the personality of the artist also influences the style of the artwork. Since the contemporary painter Chen Keping also advocates the truth that "the artist is only a channel of expression", his creative technique must not be ostentatious and restrained as much as possible.
Therefore, the simple and low-key indoor scenes and the restrained beauty and emotions of the women in the picture are the typical characteristics of the works of contemporary painter Chen Keping, and I have to admit that if the eyes stay in the picture for a few more seconds, they will sincerely praise the painter's technique.
It is worth noting that the painter uses the simple and low-key indoor scene as the background of the painting, the reason for this is that in order to avoid preempting the "bright spots" of the main body, it is conceivable that
If the indoor scene is very luxurious, then it must also depict an extremely graceful and luxurious woman in order to control the luxurious environment scene, at this time, the "expressive intention" of the whole painting is completely changed, which is not the original intention of the painter's creation;
Second, the simple and low-key background can better set off the noble grade of the subject and express the profound theme of the entire work, for example, the ancients said, "out of the mud without staining",
In a simple and low-key indoor scene, the plump woman does not appear "low identity", but can still reflect the nobility of being a woman and the dignity that human nature should have.
In short, simple and low-key and luxurious and noble, is a very sharp contrast, in a complete oil painting work, "contrast effect" is very important, more likely to reflect the style and highlights of the work, but also more easy to touch the visual mood of the viewer,
Of course, the painter uses a clean and sharp tone to depict the simplicity and low-key of the indoor scene, not dragging mud and water, the light and shadow effects, the three-dimensional sense of space and the emotions reflected in the indoor environment, so the entire indoor scene will not be depressed at all.
When we look at the women in the picture, through their partial warm skin tones, we can feel that their bodies are already "alive", which means flesh and blood.
The sense of strength of the limbs, obviously, the shape of the limb skin, and their expression is in harmony with the unity, for example, the skin toughness of the woman and the little woman is not the same, this is the meaning.
Contemporary painter Chen Keping depicts a woman who belongs to the skeletal robust type, with a plump body, but there is no perfect and symmetrical "S-shape", and the skin is not white and delicate, due to the dress of the costume, the mature woman's charm is also very strong.
This is obviously a real state that has not been "beautified" by the "beauty filter". The women in the picture are almost all wearing "miniskirts, short cheongsams and shorts", it is reasonable to say that this kind of clothing should be very sexy and feminine, but what is given to people is a "restrained and restrained beauty and emotion".
Why is that? There is only one reason, that is, the painter did not use exaggerated techniques to modify the image of women, in short, there is no beauty, with delicate line brushstrokes and sufficient light, modify the woman's demeanor.
However, it is precisely because of this simple and low-key indoor scene and the restrained beauty and emotion of women that people can feel the charm of women more truly, as well as the charm of realistic style, which are very primitive and pure charms.