On September 26th, "Paintings in Response to the Times - Paintings in Traditional Chinese Seasons" was exhibited in the special exhibition hall on the third floor of the Guangdong Provincial Museum, relying on the seasonal seasons as the line, traditional customs as the guide, and characteristic collections, and for the first time, the traditional seasonal paintings were systematically sorted out, integrated and displayed, and more than 150 groups of more than 200 exhibits were displayed in batches, and the exhibition period will last until February 16, 2022. The audience can taste the traditional Chinese culture and customs, explore the paintings in the season, explore the content and meaning of the subject matter of the works, explore the similarities and differences between the painter's painting techniques and expression methods, and explore the inseparable relationship between art and cultural customs.
The furnishing work "Yutang Fugui" in the "Qing Offering" section of the exhibition hall.
The four o'clock, the December order, and the twenty-four solar terms are the ancients' understanding of time, and the customs and activities that follow are also closely related to it. In the four o'clock of spring, summer, autumn and winter, the ancients tried to freeze time, express emotions in specific festivals and moments, and convey the vision of a better life. Time and narrative fall between pen and ink. They recorded this important moment in the form of painting, which was done in response to the times, leaving behind many precious "seasonal paintings".
The creation of this type of painting has a clear time node, a clear theme content, a relatively fixed image mode, a suitable use function, a set of cultural connotation, aesthetic value and functional mechanism in one, passed down from generation to generation, in traditional Chinese painting, self-contained, unique.
Chen Li, curator of this exhibition and deputy research librarian of Guangdong Provincial Museum, introduced the Shangyuan Festival Palace lanterns hanging at the exhibition site, and all the riddles were collected from the public, mainly original.
"Spring Meng", "Summer Dance", "Autumn Xing", "Winter Tibet"
According to Chen Li, curator of this exhibition and deputy research librarian of Guangdong Provincial Museum, the exhibition is divided into four parts: "Spring Meng", "Summer Dance", "Autumn Xing" and "Winter Collection". Among them, the "Spring Meng" part, through a series of exhibits, shows the audience the vibrant "Spring Scene" and people's yearning and pursuit of a better life in the new year during the festival. The paintings on display include Qing Yangjin's "Jiangnan Spring Color Chart Axis" (Qing Yang Jin), Qing Pan Gongshou's "Tanmei Tu Axis", Qi Baishi's "Year Dynasty Chart Axis", Qing Zhu Dingxin's "New Year Scenery Picture Axis Screen" and so on.
Qing Zhu Dingxin "New Year Scenery Axis".
The "Summer Dance" section shows the timely paintings from summer in the pine shade, listening to the spring in the flying pavilion, boating in the lotus pond, fishing by the creek and river, to the calamus birthday in April, the dragon boat race in May, and the majestic yellow paintings of zhong kuijiao, highlighting the movement and stillness, rigidity and softness in the summer. The paintings on display include QingMa Shouzhen's "Lanzhu Tu Axis", Qing Su Liupeng's "Lanting Yaji Tu Axis", Qing Zhao Zhiqian's "Qingpin Tu Axis", Qing Jinnong's "Zhong Kui Little Sister Tu Axis" and so on.
Qing Jinnong's "Zhong Kui Little Sister Chart Axis".
The "Autumn Xing" section shows the autumn harvest scenery of the forest dyed, crab fat chrysanthemum, grain abundance, melon and fruit fragrance, as well as the faint sadness of falling wood and the sound of geese passing by, and there is also a strong feeling of longing under the full moon and on the mountain. The paintings on display include Ming Shenhao's "Qiulin Dao dialect picture axis", Qing Lu Huancheng's "Duozi Jiqing chart axis", Qing Shenquan's "Fulu map axis" and so on.
Ming ShenHao's "Qiulin Dao Dialect Chart Axis".
The "Winter Collection" section is the interactive focus of this exhibition. Here, there is a figure of the ancient people in winter looking for plums with a staff, and there is a specially designed nine-nine cold removal map interaction outside the painting. The audience can meet on the winter solstice, write together, try to count the nine-nine figures between the windows, and wait until the cold is over and warm, it is the time of the year. Painting the tranquility and beauty of winter with a brush, the experience should be made from time to time, and the exhibition will be brought to a successful end.
Qing Zhangsheng "Idle View Chart Axis".
A number of "intangible cultural heritage" thread the needle for the exhibition
Curator Chen Li said that in order to let the audience enjoy more representative seasonal paintings, this exhibition is mainly based on the collection of the Guangdong Provincial Museum, and at the same time, the guangzhou art museum and the Dongguan Museum are two units to borrow precious collections to enrich the exhibition content. At the end of December, some of the exhibits will be replaced and displayed in phases.
She especially mentioned that in addition to seeing cultural relics such as paintings, ceramics, miscellaneous items, folklore, and ancient books, the audience in this exhibition will also see palace lamps, flower arrangements, rattan weaving, porcelain sculptures, sachets, rope weaving and other intangible cultural heritage works. For example, in order to represent the "Shangyuan Festival", the organizer not only hung palace lanterns, but also collected riddles from the public; in order to show the "Flower Dynasty Festival", the porcelain flower "Twelve Flower Gods" was specially customized, which was beautiful and breathtaking; in order to show the customs of the "Dragon Boat Festival", it showed sachets, rope weaving, etc., and so on, so that the audience was surprised in the process of viewing the exhibition.
The specially customized porcelain flower "Twelve Flower Gods" is beautiful.
In addition, in order to allow the audience to take the exhibition home after watching the exhibition, this exhibition has specially developed a variety of limited cultural and creative products, including the "Seed Blind Box" launched by the Guangdong Provincial Museum for the first time, as well as 9 kinds of 17 stationery and daily necessities products such as letterhead paper, metal bookmarks, incense spreaders, refrigerator stickers, and puzzle blind boxes.
During the exhibition, academic lectures such as "Guided Tour by Curators", "Interpretation of Xiangrui Symbols in Ming and Qing Dynasty Flower and Bird Paintings", "Southern Cantonese Seasonal Festivals in Erju Paintings", "Walking Guangzhou (Shixiang Garden)", "Flower Arrangement for Qing Offering", "Palace Lantern Making", "Gong Pen Painting", "Garden Tour", "Online Interactive Game" and other theme education activities will be successively launched, as well as interactive activities such as "Enlisting Lantern Riddles" and "Guessing Lantern Riddles".
Writing/Photography: Nandu reporter Zhou Peiwen Xu Xiaolei Intern Zhong Yonghong Correspondent Huang Suzhe