From June 14th, the "Yuanhua "Dream of the Red Chamber" Exhibition - Folk Artist Dai Dunbang Dai Jia sample" was exhibited at Jiushi Art Space at No. 18 on the Bund.
Dai Dunbang, "Shi Taijun Two Feasts Grand View Garden"
The "Yuanhua "Dream of the Red Chamber" Exhibition - Folk Artist Dai Dunbang Dai Jiayan" selects 61 classic works of Dai Dunbang painting, and the curators divide these works into four chapters of "Historical Allusions", "Poetry and Song", "Poetry and Song", "Poetry of the Red Chamber" and "Looking Back at the Red Chamber" distributed in three relatively independent areas, with the intention that through The painting language of Dai Dunbang, the visitors can enjoy the unique artistic and aesthetic value of his paintings and feel the masterpieces of classical Chinese literature.
Dai Dunbang, a native of Shima Township, Dantu, Jiangsu Province, calls himself a "folk artist", and for many years he devoted himself to creating group portraits of Chinese classical literary masterpieces. As a member of the Chinese Dream of the Red Chamber Research Association, Dai Dunbang devoted himself to the study of "Dream of the Red Chamber". He uses delicate brushwork to express the different backgrounds, situations, temperaments and behaviors of each character in the Dream of the Red Chamber.
Dai Dunbang
In the Bund complex, known as the "International Architecture Expo", the Shanghai Jiushi Art Museum has been carefully considered in planning and holding such an art exhibition with strong traditional Chinese cultural colors. Experts from the Art Committee of Jiushi Art Museum said that the historical buildings on the Bund not only witness the vicissitudes of the city of Shanghai, but also the key link between Shanghai and the future dialogue, and the integration of China and the world. As early as the 1970s, Dai Dunbang's works have already gone abroad as a representative of traditional Chinese culture and gone to the world. Holding exhibitions in the Bund historic building, which symbolizes the intersection of Chinese and Western cultures, will undoubtedly leave a strong mark on Shanghai's cultural and artistic circles.
At the symposium on the afternoon of August 16, the guests Shen Jialu, Zhu Junbo and Dai Dunbang had a conversation. Dai Dunbang shared his creative career at the symposium.
The scene of the symposium
At the forum, Zhu Junbo began to talk about the "Genealogy of Chinese National Figures" created to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The book "Genealogy of Chinese National Figures" depicts 56 ethnic groups in 56 paintings. Zhu Junbo said, "At that time, the only candidate in Shanghai was Mr. Dai Dunbang. Because Dai Lao's painting type is still relatively accurate. This topic requires that every nation must be authentic. Teacher Dai also does not know computers, and collecting pictures 10 years ago was not as easy as it is today, but he did a lot of work to collect pictures, and every ethnic group has carried out a careful and careful investigation, including their living habits, clothing, labor scenes, etc. Zhu Junbo said that the content of Dai Dunbang's works is popular with the people, and the way of expression of his works is also acceptable to the people.
Dai Dunbang, Genealogy of Chinese National Figures
At the scene, Dai Dunbang talked about his indissoluble relationship with "Dream of the Red Chamber" for more than 40 years. At the end of 1980, Dai Dunbang came to Jiaotong University to report to teach and stayed at Jiaotong University for 17 years. The creation of "Dream of the Red Chamber" coincides with the teaching career of Jiaotong University. "The first volume of the English edition of Dream of the Red Chamber was created between 1977 and 1987, when the Foreign Language Publishing House asked me to go and say you came to paint the Dream of the Red Chamber. There are two demands: one is that the works for foreigners should be magnificent, and the other is that the class struggle should be the program. Dai Dunbang said that the class struggle is difficult to express, thinking that he did not paint "Dream of the Red Chamber" well, and felt guilty in his heart, "At that time, it could only be understood as the contradiction struggle between painting more beards and masters." ”
The English version of "Dream of the Red Chamber" book shadow
Dai Dunbang, the first illustration of the English edition of Dream of the Red Chamber
Dissatisfied with this creation, Dai Dunbang has always hoped to find an opportunity to re-paint "Dream of the Red Chamber". In 1998, the Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House was preparing to publish the paintings of the four famous works, and Dai Dunbang got a good opportunity after retirement, so he concentrated on painting 240 "Dream of the Red Chamber" in the original book. "I have not painted before, the relationship between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, and so on." When talking about "Dream of the Red Chamber", Dai Dunbang said that painting these paintings is actually self-pleading, not easy, but "when I think of Cao Xueqin as soon as I paint, I don't want anything." He's such a great genius, I'm painting his work, I'm the one who 'leans on the big money'. ”
Dai Dunbang, "Parents of Imperial Concubine Chong"
It is reported that the exhibition "Yuanhua "Dream of the Red Chamber" Exhibition - Folk Artist Dai Dunbang Dai Jia sample" from June 14 to August 25, the reservation system is free to visit. Visitors can make reservations through the official website of the art museum and the WeChat public account.