"Pipa Diagram", the first feeling is not related to "Pipa Line". After all, Bai Juyi's long poems were widely circulated, and posterity even gossiped about whether Bai Juyi and the pipa girl were together. This "Pipa Diagram" is the work of the modern famous Artist Xu Yansun, and the plot in the painting has nothing to do with "Pipa Line".
Xu Yansun saw the works of Ming Dynasty painters at a friend's place, and felt that the technique was outstanding and the painting style was elegant, so he copied one. This is the reason why Xu Yansun painted "Pipa Diagram", which belongs to Yilin from the perspective of painting style, and the characteristics of Xu Yansun are revealed everywhere in the work. Of course, there is also a finishing touch in the painting, and the landscape painting on the screen is a work of Qi Gong. A painting, with the participation of two famous artists, the form and content are arranged just right, adding a lot of color to the "Pipa Diagram".
Xu Yansun Pipa Diagram
Xu Yansun has a characteristic of painting characters, in order to make the characters look radiant, he likes to paint "hanging eye tips" figures. There are four figures in the painting, their eyes tilted up at the same time, looking like a cold, serious feeling. The reason why Xu Yansun painted this way is very simple, he wants to shape the character of the character. There are many difficulties in painting people, and the most difficult thing is to give the characters souls. Where the soul comes from, the people in the painting have their emotional demeanor, personality characteristics, and souls.
It can be seen from the "Pipa Diagram" that Xu Yansun's characters have the characteristics of realism. For example, the structural proportions of the characters when they stand and sit down are very accurate. The posture and movements of the characters also seem to be very coordinated. This shows that he had made in-depth observations before he started writing. Structurally accurate, only a primary requirement. If you want to paint fine works, you must achieve the level of both form and god.
Xu Yansun Pipa Figure Partial
Xu Yansun became famous very early, his technique was comprehensive, and his brush strokes were excellent. He also has a unique skill, carrying the pen like the wind, quickly sketching characters. Chinese painting luck brush, fast is not necessarily a good thing. The line is too fast, and it is easy to lose the rhythm and charm of the line. Only fast and good is it admirable. Of the four characters in "Pipa Diagram", the lady is the most delicately delineated. The long, flexible lines accurately represent the woman's body shape.
In terms of color, Xu Yansun pursues light elegance and freshness. He did not use highly saturated colors such as big red and green, bright yellow and dark purple, and he could paint noble and exquisite women's clothing. Subtle and elegant colors make the characters full of classical temperament.
Xu Yansun is good at observation, and his characters have distinct personalities. The ladies are beautiful and vulgar, the literati are masculine and free, and the attendants are low-key and serious. Starting from the character and shaping the character is a progress in the creation of Chinese painting. Under his guidance, many painters in Beijing and Tianjin learned his style.
There is a detail in the "Pipa Diagram", Xu Yansun painted the lady with a pen to make a false harvest, showing the weakness of the woman. When he paints men, he uses the pen to achieve solid results, reflecting manhood. Draw a variety of props screen center line, background ancient tree a variety of techniques to use. The brushwork is changeable, which makes the painting full of interest, so the brushwork he draws will not make people feel stiff and rigid.
Admiring the works of famous artists can bring multiple feelings. "Pipa Diagram" is not Xu Yansun's masterpiece, but it can also let people see the superb techniques in expressing the demeanor of the characters and reflecting the personality of the characters. This is the master, taking every piece seriously. With a sincere heart to create fine products, we can paint fine works.