introduction
"When the father lies on his daughter's face, he is not even allowed to wear a dress, his daughter is almost 40 years old, and he is not allowed to marry, and he is endless!"
"Who knows what he thinks in his heart when he says it's for the sake of art? This kind of person is glamorous on the surface, but in fact he is filthy and dead. ”
A father used his own daughter as a nude model to create paintings, which attracted countless abuse from netizens.
Is it art or is it something else? Is it family affection or selfish desire?
The distance between father and daughter
What is a person's dream?
Some people dream of becoming presidents, some people dream of becoming billionaires, and Li Zhuangping, his dream is to become a master of a generation and create masterpieces that represent oriental art.
It's funny to say that a seemingly insignificant dream has made the father and daughter experience the ups and downs of life.
It all started many years ago.
At that time, Li Zhuangping was already the president of the art academy, and his works had won many awards, but he always felt that something was missing, as if he was still a little short of a real artist.
Until one day, he read the image of the "mountain ghost" written in "Chu Ci", and he was instantly inspired.
Whether it is the virtuous attitude of "fair lady, gentleman";
It is still the Chu Chu moving of "Jin Se gratuitous fifty strings, one string and one pillar Sihua Nian";
or the perseverance of "who else is me?"
The temperament of oriental women is unique and unmatched.
He is eager to show the beauty of this feminine charm rich in oriental culture in the form of realistic paintings.
Realistic paintings are inseparable from excellent mannequins, and finding the perfect model who incarnates the "mountain ghost" is undoubtedly a huge test for Li Zhuangping.
The ideal is very plump, but the reality is full of skinny.
In order to find the "muse", Li Zhuangping traveled to most of China, and even went to South Korea, but never found anything.
The model temperament he requires is simple and simple, and his demeanor is calm and gentle.
Just like the oriental woman depicted in the poet's pen, she is gentle and subtle but not arrogant.
But in practice, it is not easy to find such a model.
Many painters are looking for a mannequin and are unable to get their wish for various reasons.
Some painters ask their wives to be models, but they are rejected because of morality;
Some painters ask their students to be models, but they are disliked because of the difference between dignity and inferiority;
There were even painters who went out to look for models, but they were trapped by the conservative social ideas of the time and were at a loss.
Li Zhuangping's pursuit has also reached an impasse.
Year after year, Li Zhuangping's life fell into a state of exhaustion and depression.
He realized that perhaps this ideal would never be realized in his lifetime.
Just when he was about to give up, Li Zhuangping unexpectedly found that the most suitable model around him was his daughter Li Qin.
17-year-old Li Qin, who was born beautiful and dusty, has been active in the artistic atmosphere since he was a child, and has a high understanding of art.
She is the ideal "muse" in her father's heart.
Letting one's own daughter be a nude model was undoubtedly a taboo in the social climate at the time.
Li Zhuangping knows that this will expose his daughter's appearance in front of the public, and it will inevitably be criticized.
As a father, he struggled with his heart.
Fortunately, his wife and daughter fully supported Li Zhuangping's artistic ideals.
Daughter Li Qin told her father: "When nudity becomes art, it is the purest and most innocent, and I am willing to dedicate myself to your art." ”
Father and daughter duo "artistic dedication"
In this way, Li Qin "took the initiative" to become his father's nude model.
In order to ensure the quality of the work, Li Zhuangping proposed that his daughter should not fall in love during the creation period to maintain her temperament.
For the sake of his father, Li Qin had to give up all his social life and devote himself to artistic creation.
The process of creating the paintings was very difficult.
Li Zhuangping treats his daughter as meticulously as a work of art, until he even knows the pores on her body.
In order to protect her daughter's privacy, many intimate parts have also been blurred.
During this period, Li Zhuangping fell into a coma due to overwork, and his family suggested giving up, but he categorically refused.
Hard work pays off.
In 2008, Li Zhuangping finally used the image of his daughter Li Qinqin to create a stunning series of oil paintings called "Oriental Goddess and Mountain Ghost".
The ultra-high-quality works made Li Zhuangping famous in one fell swoop, and he was known as the "representative of the contemporary goddess painting school".
It has impressed and praised the masters of the art world at home and abroad.
After hearing the news, an American collector made a special trip to buy it all at a price of more than 100 million yuan.
But when it was learned that the model was the artist's biological daughter, the initial praise turned into abuse.
Some people condemn Li Zhuangping for corrupting the atmosphere, and some people say that he did it in order to become famous and eye-catching.
Some people even scolded their father and daughter directly.
In the face of public opinion, Li Zhuangping felt extremely helpless and regretful.
He explained that he was only for the sake of art and nothing else.
However, in the current social environment, it is generally difficult for people to accept this bold and innovative art form.
The path of an artist's artistic pursuit is destined to be lonely and lonely.
In the face of everyone's doubts and criticism, Li Zhuangping still insisted on his beliefs, and received the support and understanding of his wife and daughter.
Perhaps it is this determination and courage to make relatives "dedicate themselves to art" that has created many extraordinary artistic paths of the Li family.
The purity of art
In reality, the job of a nude model is often considered unseemly.
It is this job that people feel is not worth mentioning that has become the way for some people to survive.
One expert suggested that the human model industry should be popularized and opened up, and its status and remuneration should be improved, so that it can finally be accepted by society.
Because art is inherently an open existence, not something that needs to be hidden.
Although Li Zhuangping's approach was too avant-garde in society at the time, he was well aware of the purity and unique personality of artistic creation.
True artists often need to go through the dilemma of not being understood by the world in order to create moving works.
There is no doubt that Li Zhuangping and his daughter Li Qin are such a pair of noble artists, who interpret the true meaning of "dedication to art" with their actions.
As the saying goes, it's artists who really make a lot of money, and models don't make much.
But the Li father and daughter are willing to bear the criticism of the world, just to complete the artistic ideal in their hearts.
Li Zhuangping doesn't care about being known as "going mad" and "not as good as beasts".
For him, how narrow the world's perception is, how broad he must be, and use his life to uphold and defend the supremacy of art.