Text/Feng Haitao
The development of Chinese painting, tradition and innovation are originally a family, but in this era, they are like enemies, it can be said that the two sides are red in the eyes when they see each other, and they fight each other. A closer look at the reasons is not the cause of tradition and innovation at all, but the cause of people. It is artificially putting tradition and innovation in opposition. And none of these people who put tradition and innovation on the opposite side are painters, but people who hide in the muddy waters of the painter group, because these people are either only able to copy people and cannot be created, or they are people who have no traditional foundation and make up things. True painters are new from tradition.
Wang Ning landscape painting
The painter Wang Ning is a painter who has innovated from the past, who has deeply cultivated the tradition, worked tirelessly for decades, integrated the ancients, studied the era, and found a new path for his landscape painting. We look at Teacher Wang Ning's landscape paintings, which have traditions and new ideas. Its tradition preserves the meaning of landscape and water, the literary atmosphere, and the philosophical view of Chinese culture. Its novelty is pen and ink, form, and the humanities of the times. Therefore, his works are considered authentic by traditionalists, and they are considered by innovators to be leaders.
There is a saying in the evaluation of Chinese painting called "elegant and common appreciation", that is, a work can be recognized by all people. But most people misunderstand the "elegant and customary appreciation" of the picture. Think it's easy to draw. In fact, it is not, but it means that the painter's paintings are similar in shape and meaning, and the brush and ink of the picture contain the foundation of traditional culture and the ideas of the culture of the times. And these are exactly what we talked about in the paintings of Teacher Wang Ning that we talked about in the previous text.
The artistic conception of landscape painting cannot be presented without tradition, so the tradition of landscape painting refers to the traditional cultural attribute. Nowadays, most painters understand it as the expression of the picture, so these painters have never been able to get out of their own style in the field of landscape painting in their lives. Teacher Wang Ning knows this very well, so he knows where the novelty should seek breakthroughs and where the tradition should be retained. Therefore, his landscape paintings can be appreciated with elegance and customs. Be able to truly innovate and keep pace with the times.
Painter Wang Ning
Wang Ning, a famous contemporary landscape painter, is a native of Longkou, Shandong. He is currently a member of the China Artists Association and the Shandong Artists Association.