"xxx" sent the heart of care X1, "xxx" sent the heart of care X4... The rolling barrage that constantly flies from right to left is no different from the live broadcast that countless netizens are accustomed to. Only careful netizens will find that jokes pop up from time to time: "xxx, listen carefully!" "Show it's a classroom that's being streamed.
The rigorous academic core meets the relaxed and interesting "Douyin" and "B Station" live broadcast in the eyes of countless netizens! It is with such a mixed and matching painting style that on the evening of March 21, the first phase of the "Chuanmei Lecture Hall" launched by the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts kicked off. In the past two hours, Pang Maokun, vice chairman of the China Artists Association and president of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, has put forward his understanding, research, and even feelings about "figurative painting". "There's a circle of cameras around, and there's definitely still pressure. A little nervous, but also more cautious..." After the live broadcast, Pang Maokun told the upstream news reporter with a smile.
▲ On the evening of March 21, Pang Maokun, president of Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, opened an online live course on "Douyin"
scene
In the barrage, people keep sending out their hearts
At 19:30 on March 21, Pang Maokun, who appeared on the live broadcast screen, wore a dark suit with a black shirt. This is obviously much more formal than the students who usually see him dressed as an artist. Without too many greetings, Pang Maokun went directly to the course theme "Several Fragments on Figurative Painting".
"I have classified paintings according to my own feelings, which can be divided into three main categories: realistic paintings, codified figurative paintings, and pure abstract paintings." "Figurative painting is extremely rich in terms of narrative and situation, expression and concept, style and quality"... In terms of content, Pang Maokun started from the source of painting, combed and inventoried in detail the characteristics of figurative painting in different historical development periods, representative works, and spiritual connotations.
In the course of the lecture, Pang Maokun presented a very methodical induction and summary through the courseware. At the same time, he also combines relatively boring theories with classic works created by famous artists along the way. These undoubtedly greatly lowered the threshold of this professional class. Most of the works cited by Pang Maokun are also from the hands of famous artists: from Raphael, the Renaissance master Raphael, to the surrealist painting master Dalí, to Chuanmei alumni Zhang Xiaogang, He Duoling and so on.
From the perspective of upstream journalists, although it is an online lecture, it lacks the liveliness of real classroom interaction with students, but as described at the beginning of this article, the bullet screen makes up for it to a certain extent: there are constantly people in the comment area who send out caution, bringing a strong sense of ease and freshness.
The final data shows that the live broadcast of "Douyin" Pang Maokun alone attracted a total of 6213 views and received 46,000 likes.
▲Live broadcast scene
Feelings
I also want to cheer up traditional artists
"I've been talking about this topic for a long time." On the morning of March 22, Pang Maokun admitted in an interview with upstream news reporters that the topic of "figurative painting" was first raised by himself at a science and technology art forum. "I did a courseware that took about half an hour to finish. Last night (21st) was about enriching a lot of content from it. ”
Pang Maokun said that from the perspective of the depth and difficulty of the content, "Several Fragments on Figurative Painting" is actually a course for the second and third grades of graduate students. "I hope it can help students clarify their thinking and concepts, so that they can be more clear about their creative ideas."
At the same time, the choice of this content also has the factor of Pang Maokun's personal feelings. As we all know, he studied oil painting, which is originally a very important form of expression in figurative painting. He believes that "figurative painting is actually a bit embarrassing at the moment, and in the era of rapid development of new media, its lack of meaning and expansion space may be a problem for the entire painting profession." ”
Pang Maokun said, but at present, the major major art academies in China, including Chuanmei, as well as various exhibitions, the proportion of painting is still the largest, so it is of great significance to take figurative painting out for discussion.
"I have cited so many successful cases to illustrate that figurative painting has shown a very rich exploration under the efforts of many individuals, in fact, in response to the fact that hand painting still has unusual value and significance at present." Pang Maokun said that it is true that images are enough to record the reality around us, "but figurative hand painting is closer to people's inner needs and experiences." I also want to explore this topic to cheer and cheer up the artists of traditional expressions. ”
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Dialogue with Pang Maokun: "There is a sense of freshness, and I hope that the form can be richer in the future"
Upstream News Reporter: How long have you been preparing for this online live broadcast of the "Chuanmei Lecture Hall"?
Pang Maokun: About a week before and after, it took two or three nights to do special courseware. Although the topic was thought out before, the courseware has been readjusted. The content of the case analysis changes a lot, and my previous courseware used several stages of my own exploration process as an example to talk about the possibility of figurative painting. This time, I replaced all the cases with other artists, and the number was much richer.
Upstream Reporter: What do you think is different from the usual class after the live broadcast?
Pang Maokun: There is a circle of cameras around, and there is still some pressure. I was still a little nervous, and I was more cautious. I feel like I've been talking about it for a while before I slowly relaxed (laughs).
There is also the fact that daily classes can be stopped at will in the middle of the way, and students can communicate and interact, but the coherence under the lens puts forward higher requirements, and the movements cannot be too casual.
Upstream News Reporter: After this live broadcast, do you think there are still places that can be changed and improved?
Pang Maokun: If you continue to pay attention to the "Chuanmei Lecture Hall" next, you may find that each teacher involved may speak differently. I also wonder if it will be a way to communicate with my classmates in the future, or a way for me to demonstrate and talk at the same time.
In fact, the live broadcast that I explained while drawing has also been done before, but it is a live broadcast in the form of a lecture-based format like this time, which is quite fresh to me.
Upstream journalist Qiu Jinyi