He Zhifeng Profile
Born in 1952 in Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, he studied under Mr. He Haixia, the beloved apprentice of Mr. Zhang Daqian, a famous flower and bird painter in mainland China, who is especially good at the performance of pomegranates and loquats, and has the reputation of "king of pomegranates". His works were published in People's Daily and Guangming Daily in 1988 and 2010, and were presented to foreign friends as a national gift, including former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2014 and Oregso Skowitz, former First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia in 2018.
He Zhifeng pioneered the "Theory of Painting Mechanics" and authored the book "The Application of Mechanics in Chinese Painting", which is known as "the master of Chinese painting engaged in science", which has opened up new ideas for the expansion of mainland painting art theory. When talking about his creative experience, He Zhifeng said that pomegranates are a symbol of many children and many blessings in Chinese culture, but when painting pomegranates, he thinks not only of pomegranates, but also of a kind and happy old man.
Self-description Painting is about drawing oneself
I have loved painting and literature since I was a child, and I have been working in Beijing since graduating from Xi'an Jiaotong University, and in 1984 I had the privilege of worshipping the famous contemporary Chinese painting master He Haixia as a teacher, and I benefited a lot. In the words of his mentor: "Zhifeng is my student, but also my friend, he tried desperately to learn to paint, but he never asked me for painting." ”
I worship the good, I worship the soul-standing one even more, and I work hard to do it, hating the bandits who go shirtless for selfish desires, and even more hating those who have no personality.
Bamboo has no knots, people have no morality, I hate it; pomegranates have no seeds, people have no ambitions, and water people have no intentions. All my life I did not join the guild, did not hold office, and did not claim the title of king. Stay away from impetuousness, leave a piece of still land, and cultivate yourself.
Only by reading the past, thinking about the present, and integrating into the feelings can we flow out of the pen. It's impossible! Diligence, perseverance and time is the basis of success, since the painting of the more painting the more afraid, against the current boat does not advance or retreat, recall the painting of the past, to understand a little truth, painting about to paint themselves and finish.
For painting theory, techniques, pen and ink kung fu, composition, artistic conception, color, painting rhyme, etc., as long as there is perseverance, anyone can learn, but the most difficult thing to achieve is that you can only experience the artistic conception that cannot be expressed, which is the comprehensive cultivation of people.
Greed for money, lust for power, and vanity are the natural enemies of painters, and they strive to quit. I would like to grow cabbage, turnips, and home-cooked vegetables in my fields for the cultivators, and people I meet can take home some with me, all green, and leave a little money to plant vegetables so that they can be replanted.
Although I am not highly talented, I have studied in ancient times, written in the morning and evening, and have made slight progress, and I know that the road of painting is far away and bumpy. I often experience that artists often carry out the ultimate struggle of life on the most difficult creative road with a tragic passion, just to leave good works in the world and realize the dream of art.