He is a "70" post-
He got the train
I can also afford to hold a paintbrush
He depicted the rivers of the motherland with enthusiasm
It also sprinkles warmth around the corners of the community
He is Liu Chengxiang, a resident of Nanchangdong Community in Nankou Town, a "community painter" full of enthusiasm for painting, who has been painting for decades and has won numerous awards. Recently, his painting "Mountains and Rivers" won the Municipal Excellence Award and the First Prize at the District Level in the Second "Jingyi Cup" Socialized Management Retiree Calligraphy and Painting Photography Competition in Beijing.
Liu Chengxiang's home is located in a bungalow deep in the hutong of the Nanchang East community, which is the old house left by his parents and the place where his painting dream sprouted. Walking into Liu Chengxiang's home, you will be greeted by a huge landscape work hanging on the wall, and the whole room is full of artistic atmosphere.
Liu Chengxiang showcases the award-winning work "Mountains and Rivers"
"These are all painted by Teacher Liu, who is a literary and artistic role model in our community." Shi Shulan, a community worker in Nanchangdong, told reporters, "Teacher Liu has participated in various calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and the first and second prizes in Changping District have won a lot. Calligraphy and painting competitions held in the town are also frequently participated, and his works have been published many times in the past "New South Exit" magazine. ”
However, such a "small and famous" Chinese painting enthusiast in the community, the artistic road is not smooth.
Strive to chase dreams for decades
The artistic heart of a retiree
Born in the 1940s, Liu Chengxiang loved painting since he was a child and has been a representative of the art department in his class since he was in school. However, in his youth, the public's understanding of art was still relatively scarce and one-sided, and there were very few art practitioners.
Liu Chengxiang wanted to learn painting, but he had no way to learn from him, so he calmed down and studied alone, and did not give up after joining the work. "At that time, except for my parents, the people around me didn't understand and said that I wasn't doing my job." Liu Chengxiang said, "But for the things I love, I don't want to give up easily." After work, I draw whenever I have time. ”
Liu Chengxiang recounts his painting experience
In the 1980s and 1990s, with the deepening of reform and opening up, the people's horizons gradually opened up, and their understanding of art was further improved. "At that time, I went to Beijing at my own expense to study, and the teacher at that time was a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, and with his help I fulfilled my dream when I was young." Liu Chengxiang said that in 1984, his works also entered the National Art Museum of China.
Liu Chengxiang's road to learning art is not easy, so he cherishes the opportunity more and invests 100% of his energy in every painting.
Among Liu Chengxiang's many works, the one he remembers most is this "Great Wall". "In order to paint this painting well, I went to juyongguan Great Wall every day for many consecutive days to collect wind." Liu Chengxiang said, "It is very difficult to perform the Great Wall well, and every ups and downs of the Great Wall changes with the mountain, so it is necessary to observe more on the ground." ”
Liu Chengxiang's "The Great Wall"
Liu Chengxiang is good at landscape painting, often in order to paint a good painting, every day to climb the mountain to the same place to observe, a whole day, all year round. Yangtaizi, Laoyugou, Juyongguan... In many places in Changping, he has left his footprints.
Works by Liu Chengxiang
It is precisely with such a spirit of excellence and deep affection for the beauty of his hometown that Liu Chengxiang's "Mountains and Rivers" can stand out from many works and win the "Beijing Yi Cup" Municipal Excellence Award. And his dedication to landscape painting is inseparable from his love for the magnificent rivers and mountains of the motherland. "The motherland has so many magnificent mountains and rivers, it is worth depicting and recording with heart." Liu Chengxiang said.
Get on the bus safely at the helm
Get off the paintbrush to plant peach plums
Before his retirement, Liu Chengxiang was a train driver in the Nankou locomotive section. "I was driving a steam train, too cold to reach out in the winter and sweaty in the summer." Liu Chengxiang recalled, but even if the conditions were so difficult, he still stood on every shift, creating a record of "0 accidents" in driving, and was repeatedly commended.
Liu Chengxiang's father also worked on the Nankou Railway when he was young, and was a worker in the fuel workshop. Liu Chengxiang's son is now also a high-speed rail dispatcher and also participated in the transportation support work of the Winter Olympics during the Winter Olympics.
Three generations in the family have dedicated their lives to the railway industry.
Liu Chengxiang's family
Liu Chengxiang's son not only inherited his father's professionalism, but also inherited his love of art, especially for photography. "My son's photographic work has also won awards." Liu Chengxiang said proudly.
After retirement, Liu Chengxiang wants to help more juniors to complete their artistic dreams. He was actively involved in art education. He was not only invited by colleges and universities to teach Chinese painting, but also very enthusiastic about children's art education. "I grew up loving to draw, but I didn't have the opportunity to learn, and now I want to create more opportunities for my children." Liu Chengxiang said.
Liu Chengxiang is in the process of creating
More than seventy years old Ji Futuo
Dedication to the community
Liu Chengxiang, who is 74 years old this year, still takes the lead in participating in and organizing cultural activities in the community, and is a well-known "activist".
"When you were young, you didn't have so many platforms and opportunities." Liu Chengxiang said, "Now that the material life is better, the spiritual and cultural life is becoming more and more abundant. Various calligraphy and painting exhibition activities have built a platform for us to write and ink and communicate with Danqing, and enriched the spiritual and cultural life of our retirees. As a member of the community, I also want to continue to move forward and do my best for the community culture. ”
Liu Chengxiang put his words into action, and he actively participated in community cultural activities. Took the lead in responding to join a drawing class in the community.
Liu Chengxiang is teaching
In addition to painting, Liu Chengxiang also plays the pipa well and is the main force of the community folk band. At the Spring Festival fraternity in the community, he often performed on stage, and everyone praised Liu Chengxiang's performance.
In recent years, during the Spring Festival, the community has held the "Spring Festival Blessing" activity, organized retirees with artistic expertise to go to the countryside, sent blessings to villagers, and wrote Spring Festival, Liu Chengxiang worked tirelessly and will arrive every year. "Teacher Liu is a particularly responsible person, not only in cultural work, but also in all the work of the community." Shi Shulan said, "Recently, we have been mobilizing the elderly to get the new crown vaccine, and Teacher Liu is also very cooperative, and has already received the second injection." ”
"We retired old comrades must also have things to love, enrich our lives, and contribute our own strength."
——Liu Chengxiang
Liu Chengxiang uses pen and ink to depict the great mountains and rivers of the motherland, and also infects the people around him with the spirit of perseverance and perseverance, he is just an ordinary and extraordinary character in the "Nankou Group Portrait", but he contributes his own strength with his own strengths, shines around us, makes the community cultural activities more colorful, and infects the people around him with the love of life and full of positive energy.
Article/Reporter Li Xiang