Qilu Evening News Qilu One Point reporter Zhang Xiangyang
Babbling streams, flowing with colours.
It was a flood of spring water, and the breeze rose up, and the ripples of spring appeared on her face, and there was a cheerful and flexible light and shadow. Spring is the most lyrical season, and only spring water is as green as blue, with a jewel-like blue eye, full of mystery in romance, clear and clear, quiet with a little depth...
This is an oil painting "Stream Water Source", which seems to make people hear the notes of spring water in a trance, and can't help but think of the sky and clouds in the mountains and the vitality of all things in the spring wind.
This is the work of a young man, the author is named Guo Hongjian. Reading many of his paintings, although there are still some green, it is the sincerity revealed in "Green Astringency". The basic skills of these works are solid, and the pure pictures are full of vitality, whether it is imagery or abstraction, they all exude a different artistic aura in his pen. The bright light and color expressed by that distinctive character brushstroke make people feel the cheerful and bright energy, just like the forest under the early spring sun, blowing a warm and moist wind. In his pen, the clouds, water, and starry sky, the melody hidden in the tranquility; the mountain scenery, pure and transparent and colorful; the miscellaneous peanut trees are blazing and flaming, with a frank look of colorful flashing.
Guo Hongjian's "Stream Water Source" 130cm×93cm Oil on canvas
Guo Hongjian told reporters that he fell in love with oil painting because of color.
He likes color, likes to observe the subtle changes of color under different lights, and over time, he has formed his own experience and performance of the specialty. He loves nature, he loves spring landscapes, because there is a vibrant and infinite rhythm in it, which makes it easier for him to stimulate creative enthusiasm. "I love this passion, just as my heart is ignited when I see the works of Monet and Van Gogh," he said.
"Guo Hongjian's works, the color is very bold, full of imagination, his colors are rich and bright, and the unrestrained brushstroke traces in oil paintings not only make people see his study of Western modern painting, but also like the cursive handwriting of Chinese calligraphy, recording the speed and rhythm of the artist's body movement. The sketching of the scenery should reflect the artist's strong feelings in the scenery and reflect the active artistic pursuit in artistic creation. His landscape paintings are dominated by shades such as purple, yellow, green and red, and his concise, rough lines and tension-filled colors make the artist's feelings about the vitality of the scene jump on the canvas. Of course, this kind of vitality performance not only comes from the external scenery, but also from the artist's viewing and feeling. Liu Haiping, associate professor of Shandong Academy of Arts and doctor of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, commented on Guo Hongjian's works.
Because of the combination of color and oil painting, over time, Guo Hongjian has experienced more of the fun and infinite charm of "using a pen". Although the art of oil painting comes from the West, the expression of calligraphy can be seen everywhere in the pen of Chinese artists. This also made him feel the difference between Eastern and Western cultures, and felt that Chinese painting oil painting has great potential today. "Because we have a broad tradition of 'using a pen'. In the day-to-day sketching, I found that I changed the most, in addition to the color getting brighter and brighter, what made me feel more unexpected was the relaxation of the pen and the characteristics of pen and ink with personal recognition, and the frankness and pleasure of the direct expression of the chest made me more and more energetic, the more I painted, the more painful, and also let me know where my direction was. This direction points directly to our great poetic tradition, our tradition of Chinese painting. I like to study traditional Chinese painting forms and aesthetic tastes more and more, realize the 'Chinese style' in my bones, and begin to re-understand and become fascinated by traditional Chinese culture. Guo Hongjian said. It can be seen that although he studied oil painting, the essence of his artistic creation is rooted in the Chinese aesthetic tradition, and he attaches great importance to the inheritance of artistic conception and spiritual perception.
Guo Hongjian's "Midsummer" 60cm × 90cm Oil on canvas
How does Chinese oil painting reflect unique aesthetic implications on the basis of Western painting and use Oriental language symbols? This is a question that many local creators think about and explore. From the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the traditional works of art of outstanding painters such as Guo Xi, Huang Gongwang, the Four Monks and Huang Binhong have inspired Guo Hongjian's creation. He especially likes the four monks with different styles to break the convention from composition to theme, and the ingenuity of one tree, one bird, one mountain and one stone makes him fascinated and endlessly reminiscent. Although he is attached to tradition, he does not copy tradition, because simple imitation can not be transcended, nor can it keep pace with the times. After research and absorption, how to combine the observation and thinking of the present, to explore their own vivid personalized expression is the direction, the strong color concept and expression form in Western painting, the pen and ink interest and profound connotation of Chinese literati painting, both subtly affect his creative system, and continuously deliver nutrients.
Art is a fantasy world created by using artistic conception and color, and each work is a monologue in the artist's heart, a projection and presentation of inspiration. In his creations in recent years, Guo Hongjian has been unconsciously moved by the reality of the surrounding landscape, which often depends on a momentary touch and emotional link, which he calls a "mysterious moment".
"From this point of origin, I have the motivation and return of painting, and in the process of repeated depiction, I finally have to properly jump this moment on the canvas, and when this process is completely presented, I stop writing." At this time, I usually don't make changes to the painting, because this feeling is difficult to keep for too long, and everything may change after a day. I compare the feeling of this moment with the legendary 'Realm of Clarity' and think that there is an ineffable interchange between the two. He said.
For a young creator, the road of art is destined to be full of hardships and explorations. For the future, Guo Hongjian showed the freedom and self-confidence unique to young people. He said: "As long as there is vitality, spring, and color, I have inexhaustible energy in my hands, and this endless depiction of the spring color of the human world, this inexhaustible pen and ink."