In our Chinese concept, we seem to have a conservative attitude towards nudity.
But it seems that some artists do not feel about this, but maintain an open attitude, such as the oil painter Li Zhuangping,
The father is engaged in art, but his daughter is looked down upon, which seems to be unethical, and this kind of behavior has also been discussed.
What is the reason for this father and daughter to have such a bold idea?
There is no one before and no one after us
It's always hard to guess how an artist thinks, but perhaps it's this kind of thinking that can become a generation of artists.
Li Zhuangping was born in a peasant family in Sichuan, and he has worked as a farmer and worker all his life, but his favorite thing is painting.
But there was no outstanding achievement in art until 2009, when one of his albums shocked everyone.
This album, titled "Oriental Goddess Mountain Ghost", is the result of Li Zhuangping's painstaking years of creation, and this work is the same as Li Zhuangping's expectations, and it has achieved a great sensation as soon as it is exhibited at the exhibition.
Most of the works in this album show a half-naked girl, who looks extremely mysterious and elegant in Li Zhuangping's brush.
In front of such a work, it has attracted a lot of people's attention, which can't help but attract a lot of attention, and they want to know who this author is and who this model is.
But when people learned about it, they found that the author was not simple, and the woman in this work turned out to be his daughter, which caused heated discussions among netizens at this time.
Some people don't understand why I have to take off my clothes when I paint, and why I can't paint when I wear clothes.
The comment area is more about the incomprehension of the father and daughter, as well as the artist's incomprehension, saying that is it called art when you take off your clothes?
In this regard, some netizens even said: Is this a nest for his daughter?
In this regard, some netizens said that this situation is normal, and when I admired this painting very seriously, when I saw this painting for the first time, I felt that the woman in this painting was simply a fairy.
When you can really appreciate it, there are no so-called ideas in your heart, and some only sigh, sighing that this is simply a stroke of genius, and the person in the painting is amazing.
Some negative comments were like a flood of beasts, overwhelmingly attacking their father and daughter, but at this time, Li Zhuangping's daughter Li Qin responded: This is voluntary.
The bold decision of the master
Since Li Zhuangping got married, his life has been getting better and better, and he seems to have encountered a bottleneck in his works, no longer satisfied with landscape painting, and can no longer create eye-catching works.
After reading a large number of famous calligraphy paintings, he could not find his own inspiration until he saw Qu Yuan's work "Mountain Ghost" and Guo Moruo's "Wushan Goddess", and he came to inspiration.
The two works of mountain ghosts and witch goddesses seem to have nothing to do with each other, but they sound inextricably linked.
He wanted to create a masterpiece based on these two works to surprise everyone, but it was not easy to create such a work.
All the creations are ethereal, since they are nothing, how can they write?
So Li Zhuangping had an idea, since she is a goddess, then find a model to concretize, so that it will become much simpler.
After having a goal, Li Zhuangping began to look for a model, at first many people thought it was an ordinary model, but after hearing Li Zhuangping's description, they chose to give up.
Li Zhuangping believes that the "goddess" should be completely naked, calm and elegant, which is also the reason why many people stay away, after all, no one wants to dedicate themselves to art.
During this period, some people originally intended to sacrifice for this, but in Li Zhuangping's eyes, they were far from reaching the image of the "goddess" in their hearts.
Just when he was worried about not being able to find a model, his daughter Li Qin walked into his field of vision, and that time was the beautiful age of his daughter's youth, Li Zhuangping suddenly had a bold idea, that is, to let his daughter be a model.
After careful consideration, Li Zhuangping told his wife his thoughts, thinking that he would be opposed, but he didn't expect his wife to agree.
But although his wife agreed, it was his daughter who wanted to be a model, and she had to get the consent of the woman, Li Zhuangping felt uneasy, after all, her daughter was now in adolescence and would definitely not agree.
When Li Zhuangping asked his daughter with apprehension, he was unexpectedly refused, and after being rejected, Li Zhuangping was at a loss, and the best candidate in his heart was gone.
But things soon took a turn for the better.
Dedication to art
Naturally, her daughter was admitted to an art school and was exposed to body painting, and she gradually understood her father.
In addition, Li Qin was also influenced by many film and television works to dedicate herself to art, and she felt that it was not easy for her father to prepare for this work for so many years, so she made a bold decision and agreed to be a model.
Although I got the same as my daughter, I'm still very embarrassed to implement it.
Fortunately, Li Zhuangping and his daughter Li Qin soon got used to it, and then Li Zhuangping immersed himself in painting, and he didn't expect that this matter would have much impact.
This work took six years to create, and hundreds of works were created.
In 2009, Li Zhuangping finally completed his satisfactory work and brought it to an art exhibition in Chongqing.
After this work was seen, they all said that this work is simply a "masterpiece".
Some people immediately had the intention to buy, but they were directly refused, in Li Zhuangping's heart, this painting has great commemorative significance, so it is not sold to the public.
With the explosion of the work, doubts also followed, especially when everyone learned that the model was his daughter, and attacked him.
Li Zhuangping was not bothered by such negative remarks, but chose to continue to immerse himself in his artistic creation.
Some people think that in Li Zhuangping's eyes, his daughter is just a model, and from an artistic point of view, the two have indeed created a dazzling work.
There are also those who say that such behavior is inappropriate even for artists.
I don't know what you think about this?
Resources:
1: The original article was published on the website of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on January 15, 2015 - "Artist's father paints his daughter's nude and causes controversy, wife: envy of his daughter (picture)"
2: The original article was published on China News Network on January 19, 2009 - "Invite Your Biological Daughter to Be a Nude Model Old Artist: She is the Oriental Goddess (Picture)"
3: The original article was published in ""Daughter as a Naked Model for Her Father" continued: Li Yinhe said that there was nothing Ethical Experts Questioned" 2009-01-20 08:10 Huashang Daily