A brush, a box of paint, a pair of skillful hands, Guo Jianjun, a villager in Shiyan Village, Xianghua Town, uses his own ingenuity to paint on the walls of his hometown, from theme setting to pattern selection, from layout design to text writing, each stroke is an ingenious operation, and every word is carefully outlined, depicting a colorful rural picture.
On this day, Guo Jianjun drove from the county seat to Shiyan Village in Xianghua Town early, and he took out the paintbrushes and paints he had prepared in advance and began to paint on the walls. The content of Guo Jianjun's paintings is mainly based on traditional Chinese cultural stories, rich colors, soft and bright lines, and then accompanied by words, these stories that can only be read from books, instantly come alive under Guo Jianjun's brush.
Villager Guo Huajun said that these paintings are very educational, reflecting the harmony between rural neighbors, such as "Kong Rong let the pear", "Chiseling the wall stealing light" and other idioms and stories are also very educational, not only carry forward the traditional virtues of respecting the old and loving the young, but also encourage children to be diligent, studious and motivated.
"It is best to choose a relatively smooth wall, and when painting, you must also apply a white primer to facilitate the later coloring." They use relatively good external paint, which can be maintained for a long time" Guo Jianjun introduced, and painting on paper is different, it is difficult to paint on the outdoor wall, in order to consider the overall effect, the wall and paint when painting are very exquisite.
Guo Jianjun, 42, began studying painting in high school and then went to Guangdong and other places to work, and opened an art glass shop in the county town in 2012. Although engaged in the art glass industry, Guo Jianjun's love for painting has never diminished, and he has not attended a professional art academy, and he often goes everywhere to paint after work. In 2021, during an inspection and study trip in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, Guo Jianjun came into contact with rural murals for the first time, and he thought, why not use his own strengths to make some contributions to his hometown.
Guo Jianjun said that now the state advocates the realization of rural revitalization, and as a party member, he wants to use his paintbrush to paint some stories of traditional Chinese culture in his hometown, and in this silent way, to educate and influence the villagers, and to quietly penetrate the feelings of loving the party, the country, and the hometown into everyone's heart.
The huge mural in front of you is 11.5 meters wide and 3.5 meters high, painted by Guo Jianjun in July 2021 to celebrate the centenary of the Communist Party of China, depicting the meandering and endless golden Great Wall in the clouds, like a giant dragon straddling the northern land of the motherland, the work adopts a combination of freehand and realism, and then combines various colors to give people endless visual impact.
Guo Jianjun introduced that as one of the seven wonders of the world, this painting has the special meaning of eternal stability of the country, the peace of the country and the people, and the smooth wind and rain, and also symbolizes the prosperity of the motherland, and also hopes that the construction of the village is getting better and better.
Different from ordinary murals, the work of the Great Wall of China uses the more popular reliefs, the process is difficult, from the conception of the work to the completion of the work, Guo Jianjun spent nearly a month.
Guo Jianjun told reporters that the relief craft gives people a space for imagination and also needs a certain art foundation. In the process of creation, he will use nails or wire to create shapes, so that they will not fall off over time. Later, he will also carry out another polishing treatment, and after applying the paint, he will finally carry out a protection.
At present, these cultural wall paintings painted by Guo Jianjun not only dress up the appearance of the village, but also let these beautiful traditional concepts illuminate people's hearts.
"I am a party member, but also a villager in Shiyan Village, I want to do my best to do a little bit of my own strength, with my own practical actions to influence more people, I feel that I am a small grass, born to the sun, forge ahead, just to dedicate a little green to the earth." Guo Jianjun said.
Skillful hand-painted wall paintings, the countryside is new, because of love, so insist, Guo Jianjun used his own practical actions to decorate his hometown with different colors, help rural revitalization, praise for him.
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