Nowadays, in the painting world, there is a surplus of ideas and a poor language. After a frenzy of conceptual renewal, the painter shifted more attention to the deep grasp and excavation of artistic language, because without an expressive artistic language, any concept or emotion is paralyzed.
Art and learning are related, and art and learning are not related. Zhao Zhiqian of the Qing Dynasty was an art master in the end, and he said in the "Zhang An Miscellaneous Sayings": "The scholar has the highest realm, and the ancient and modern two ears." A three-year-old child, able to see the quality of nature, a great Scholar, and a god. Therefore, the book is the most important work for those who cannot learn books...".
Liu Puguo painting: ancient town
Although Zhao Zhiqian's words are about calligraphy, the same is true of the transfer of painting. This is especially rare from the mouth of a feudal scholar, because he transcends the limitations of feudal culture and unmistakably reveals the two forms of art: accumulation of learning as art, which can reflect human wisdom; non-accumulation of scholars as art, but also has a vivid spirit and the essence of life.
Liu Puguo Painting: Ascending
Critic Zhou Yongjian pointed out that Liu Pu does not belong to the type of artist who governs the school, and his fulcrum for art lies in his unique keen artistic sense and vivid artistic spirit that ordinary people are not prepared for. Of course, he longs for the innocence and simplicity of the child's heart, but he cannot refuse to grow up, how much distress people are as smart as they are; worldly utilitarianism, selfish distractions are full of empty questions about survival, and it is often difficult for people to completely maintain the precious childlike heart and sincerity and simplicity, as a way to make up, Liu Pu's feet will unexpectedly move towards the road of accumulation of learning.
Liu Puguo Painting: Chun Xiao Tu
A wide range of interests and hobbies are often the artistic characteristics and intellectual structure elements of modern people. From Liu Pu's artistic tracks, we can trace the constituent factors of his paintings, he once had a period of learning western painting, engaged in a considerable period of arts and crafts design work, and also deeply cultivated in the soil of traditional painting, music, drama, and Go are also indispensable components in his life. As a result, his paintings have the shadow of modern flat composition, the modern interpretation of traditional brush and ink, and the occasional decorative technique also leaves traces of previous arts and crafts.
Liu Puguo Painting: Songgang Tu
Of course, we cannot rule out the influence of contemporary painting on him, he got a lot of inspiration from Shi Lu, Li Keyan, Chen Zizhuang, Feng Jianwu and others, but inspiration is not the same as imitation, and the "family law" to take the clothes of his teacher, to decorate his own face, Liu Pu all shows his superior intelligence.
Liu Puguo Painting: On the way to Wangcang
Art, of course, to talk about artistic feelings, Liu Pu's artistic feelings come partly from his own qualifications, and part of it is due to the hometown where he was born and raised. Heaven and earth landscapes, verdant forests, beautiful mountains, the spirit of nature is always pulling his artistic tentacles.
Liu Puguo Painting: Looking Up
Liu Pu understands his reasoning deeply, and he pays attention to the tempering of artistic language while pursuing the painting style and seeking the charm of the qi. A keen and vivid artistic sense, a purity close to the child's heart, and the idyllic poetry of the painting are undoubtedly the main characteristics of Liu Pu's art.