Table of Contents, Art Observation, No. 3, 2024

Cover of Art Observation, Issue 3, 2024

Foreword

The art of regeneration is a life force

Text / Niu Kecheng

　　In the spring, everything recovers. The sun is warm and the wind is light, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the red stamen is soft, the willows are piled up with smoke, and the earth is full of vitality. At this time, we can see through the selection of "regenerative art" observers: embroidery, leather goods, willow weaving, clay sculptures, which have disappeared in daily life, are either picked up again, or integrated into new materials, crafts, and designs and refreshed; the elegant lifestyle and interest of classical architecture are embedded in the modern urban forest, whether it is the reuse of old bricks and tiles or the recreation of leisurely spaces, they all reproduce the spiritual realm of "heart and earth"; Electronic products, which are defined as garbage, have been reassembled to carry historical memories, and the old look has been renewed...... which is a kind of life force that circulates Guangyu, and rejuvenates the world from the four seasons of nature.

　　The topic of "regeneration" is warm, and it walks with the sun, developing towards new life and new hope. Zhou Dunyi, a physicist in the Northern Song Dynasty, "did not remove the grass in front of the window full of green", in order to "observe the biometeorology of heaven and earth", he not only saw the thick green of the window, but also saw the decay and new green, and saw the regeneration process of "the grass sprouts in early February" that Han Yu had seen, and experienced the aesthetic pleasure of spring with heaven and earth. This is also the charm of regenerative art.

　　At the same time, "regeneration" is also a heavy topic, because everything that is regenerated has experienced a bleak moment in life: plants and trees have been ravaged by harsh winters, craftsmanship is on the verge of extinction, elegant life is being destroyed by the increasing pace of life, and old things are discarded in the garbage heap without seeing the light of day. Regeneration requires a suitable environment, just as plant regeneration needs spring breeze and spring rain. The reality we have to face is: industrial civilization has replaced the agricultural living environment and social structure of the integration of nature and man, the urbanization process not only makes the population flow into the city but also makes people's value and emotions lose contact with the land, global integration is devouring the cultural diversity in every corner of the world, the entertainment carnival of the consumption era has swept the biological reality of people, the SORA simulation reality under the soaring digital technology is becoming a real reality...... the cultural soil of "regeneration" is becoming increasingly poor.

　　However, "regeneration" is precisely the brewing of energy from the ruins of the destroyed original order, so that the former life can regain a new form. The art of regeneration implements a firm perspective and attitude towards the old, the past, and the existence of the world: everything is not gone, everything is renewable. It's a heart-warming force and an energy that makes the world a better place. As a result, from materials to techniques, from utensils to styles, from styles to aesthetics, from ideas to lifestyles, the accumulated traditions have been reborn in the contemporary environment.

　　At the same time, regeneration is also determined by the choices of contemporary people, and those things that have disappeared or interrupted, once they enter the field of contemporary life, echo the emotions and needs of the generation, and will be reborn under the cultivation of "epochality". The European Renaissance, a regenerative event in the history of art, shows that it is not a copy of the ancient Greco-Roman original, but a creative use of Greco-Roman philosophical, literary and artistic classics in the humanist spirit of the 15th century. New artistic life takes place in the pastoral land cultivated by generations, and grows up under the sunshine and rain of the new era.

　　The art of regeneration is like a spring breeze in February, and everything can be expected.

Table of Contents

Foreword

【Observer】ART OBSERVER Host Wu Mengyuan

[Hot Reviews]

From Concept to Technology: How Can Art Be Reborn?

Conversations

Understanding the Vision and Dimensions of "Regeneration" in Art by Zheng Yan and Tang Keyan

point of view

The Art of Regeneration: Belonging and Debate by Tang Keyan

On Regeneration: For Landscape Architecture Zhu Yufan

Buckminster Fuller's Technology Regeneration Strategy and Enlightenment of Technology Governance Culture Han Tao Song Jin

Living to Die: Reflections on the Regeneration of Traditional Gardens Duan Jianqiang

The Consciousness of "Beauty" and the Two Revivals of Zhao Quanquan

Traveling Together in the Arts: An Educational Dialogue as Regeneration and Rebirth Zhong Zhou

Exhibit on paper

[Frontier Article]

A roundup of the arts

Teacher and Friend: Huangshan and 20th Century Chinese Landscape Painting Wu Yugong

The Spirit of the Times and the National Mission: A Review of "For example, Youth: The 17th Shanghai Youth Art Exhibition" by Fu Mengni

Review of the Fifth National Symposium on Painting Literature, Wu Yida, Cui Yingying

【美术学】FINE ART RESEARCH 主持人 徐翎 李方红

[History]

A peek into the calligraphy and painting collection of the Wumen physician group in the Ming Dynasty and related travel activities Yin Peng

Performance, Purpose and Substance: A Re-study of Lan Ying's Antique Problem under the Retro Trend of Thought in the Late Ming Dynasty Guan Yun

1923 Research on Chinese Painting in the Collection of Harvard Art Museums: On the Art Exchanges between Edward Bruce and Huang Binhong, Fu Huimin and Xu Runzhe

[Faculty Literature]

The Spirit and Inheritance of Art Creation on Revolutionary Historical Themes: A Case Study of Hebei since the 20s of the 20th Century Wang Meng and Wang Peng

The female figure in the ancestral portrait of the Ming and Qing dynasties Wang Cuiping

On the Interdisciplinary Integration of Fine Arts and STEAM Education Wan Zhuqing

The cursive practice of "retro for liberation" from the perspective of late Qing stele study Tong Qiang

Functionalist Design Re-Recognized: From J. J. W. Drucker's "Ten Commandments of Functionalism" speaks of Wang Chaolu Cao Ruping

The construction of the epochal language of Chinese painting

Companionship with Nature: Thomas Biwick's "Fisherman" Artistic Creation Kauge

Yungang Grottoes multi-headed and multi-armed portrait style analysis Zhu Yi

Japanese screen painting gold craft exploration source Wang Xiu

A Study of Zhang Liying's Early Art Practice in a Cross-Cultural Context by Cai Heng

【International Vision】INTERNATIONAL VIEWS Moderator: Wang Hongyuan

[International Forum]

Why "fluidity" became an aesthetic feature is based on ?—— investigation of the modernity of 19th-century French painting, Liu Ziqi and Zhuge Yi

The modern return of the "Northern Tradition": The Art of Leibl as a Holbein Follower by Li Xiaoyu

The Neoclassical Aesthetic Connotation in Leiden's Female Nude Painting by Sun Jijing

【美术家】ARTISTS 主持人 阴澍雨 张译丹

[People of the Times]

Sincere and indifferent realistic expressions - Fan Di'an, Wu Hongliang, Yao Zhonghua, Cai Tao on Dai Ze's artistic life Pingchuan

[Famous Families of the Season]

Meng Luding: The important thing is the language Yu Haiyuan

[Side Notes]

Back to Reality - Song Ke on the Ideas and Methods of Theme Creation Li Leran Yin and Rain

[Taste]

Contemplation, Metaphor and Creation: Xu Lei's Art and Contemporary New Sensibility Golden Shadow Village

Love to send life - a review of Meng Dehong's flower and bird painting creation Li Peixuan

Wonderful and true fun - Zhang Hui's freehand flower and bird painting analysis Xu Wancheng

Shang Li's Emphasis on Meaning and Naturalness - Zhang Jingbo's "Situational Flowers and Birds" Reading Yang Lingmin and Nie Daomi

The fireworks in the world are the most soothing to the hearts of mortals - the aesthetic meaning of Tang Defu's ink group portraits Wang Ningning

Purple Fantasia - Li Geye's "New Ink" work Wu Xu

The Inheritance and Development of Shanghai School Painting: An Analysis of Jiang Jianzhong's Figurative Expression Painting Wang Yi

The Color of History: An Appreciation of Zhao Diling's Oil Paintings, Li Zhan, Yang Shuwen

Monologue of Still Life Painting - Guo Zhengshan's Oil Painting Art Xiao Panruo

Practice Enhances Artistic Expression - Ma Mingsong's Watercolor Painting Zhang Qianzhi

Fireworks in the world, light and color warm people's hearts - read Gong Yu's watercolor art Deng Yuxia

[Heartway]

Take the essence and use the macro - my flower and bird painting creation Li Yuntao

Peeping into the landscape, drilling into the grass and trees - my view of flower and bird painting creation Li Encheng

Taking Dreams as Horses - My Discussion on the Creation of Figure Painting Ling Xiaoxing

Tea Zen Origin Enlightenment New Knowledge - Tea Painting Interpretation Yan Kai

"Repetition" Generates Power: My Painting Practice Gao Sheng

The thoughts and actions of the "Buryat Story" group of paintings include Shuangmei

Exploring the Contemporaneity of Art: On My Abstract Painting Creation Process Chen Honghan

Materials and Media: The Creative Practice of Mixed Material Painting by Lu Keqi

One Flower, One World: Practice and Reflection on Artistic Creation by Li Junhua

Porcelain Narrative Image-My View of Ceramic Sculpture Creation Zhang Siping

No regrets when the axe is dropped - the creative experience of the series of sculptures of the classic repertoire of the Qin dialect Ma Xiaofeng

The way of "micro-renewal" of public space in old urban communities Fan Di

(This article was originally published in Art Observation, Issue 3, 2024)