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As a leading figure in contemporary new Zen art, an independent individual of modern people, Master Tongjin deserves more cultural attention, as an established personality of a modern practitioner, giving a contemporary artist a free divinity, the soft blending of these two identities does not necessarily produce a kind of marginal person, a weak person, a non-mainstream person, but the reality is often complex and non-linear. It is actually difficult to be an independent individual in modern society, this is an era of big data, if you are not careful, you will be assigned to a tax group, and Master Tongjin is trying to be an independent self, for which he has used many names, as if those names are his unfathomable mountains. In fact, the layman has only a few ink spots in his life, or stains, or bright spots, and the back is always poked and poked, and the mountains, if you are not careful, will render a vast ocean, over this mountain, this bitter sea, and run to the other shore of hope.
Zen practitioners go with the master
Due to the many reasons of history and reality, the Chinese art circle has formed a strange circle, starting from the 9 major art academies and ending with the National Artists Association, naturally forming a realistic vein, stringing news, publishing, universities, research institutions, art museums, galleries, auction companies, accumulating into the so-called vested interest groups of the art industry, and the solidification of the official, system and mixed body as a class of interests in the art industry. For an ordinary art practitioner, it is almost impossible to break this iron net.
Muxi works (this bird, leaf, wonderful in no technical content, and then want to enter the mage's landscape, but poke a little)
As a Zen scholar, a painter monk, and a contemporary artist, the university he graduated from is not the so-called 9 major art schools in the art world, and it is naturally non-mainstream. Theoretically, it is difficult for non-mainstream to get out of the circle, because it is impossible to enter the circle in the first place, which obviously has an invisible problem of social inequality. No one pays attention or everyone does not say that there are no victims, many people have long felt this invisible pressure, of course, many people are forced by the actual needs of survival, they choose to break their heads in the line of interests without principle. Shi Tongjin chose not to enter the circle, independently engaged in his own art outside the so-called core circle, more accurately, to emulate Muxi, and finally chose to be a real Zen person, what art is not art, is a pure Zen person, which is also in line with the trend of self-media and no center in the Internet era.
Tongjin Mage works
Modern society is an open Internet society, all kinds of cultures on the Internet in the form of groups and self-media, but most people are becoming more and more aware of molecular, shallow, Zen culture, Zen art in the society has been relatively accepted, in the end what is the essence of Zen, Zen culture, Zen art? It is precisely because of this that the modern Zen practitioners and Tongjin Masters have a practical significance in the contemporary new Zen art practice, which may be different from the social situation of Muxi in those years, but it is a bit similar to the situation of Kierkegaard, they all demand the truth of the existence of independent individuals, and compare themselves with themselves, which makes the path of meditation and the path of seeking art stand out from the crowd, he did not abuse the freedom given to him by the times, and only then did his contemporary art not only art, but also the nirvana behavior of transcending the zen Buddha-like existence of contemporary art.
Shi Tongjin is a sensitive contemporary enlightened person, he has a self-consciousness, he pays attention to Muxi's art, with Muxi as a spiritual teacher, he looks for the roots of his own art history. "His Holiness sits in the clouds, and his own nature manifests the lotus pond" (Shi Tongjin Zen verse), he wants to learn the art of Muxi, to learn the spirit of Muxi, especially to climb the peak of art like Muxi, so that the consciousness of art can clear the meditation path of reality and history. In history, there are not only painters of monks and monks, not only the philosopher Kierkegaard, but also many hermits with different reasons, and hermits each have the responsibility of self-selection. Kierkegaard finally chose to refuse to socialize, make friends, and not look for a job, of course, he inherited a huge inheritance, otherwise it would not have been possible to concentrate on writing, and at the beginning his works were rarely sought-after, and he published them at his own expense. How easy is it to be a marginal person and non-mainstream person with self-responsibility? He kept reflecting on himself. However, his ideas eventually became one of the theoretical bases of modern existentialism, and were respected by posterity as the father of existentialism, and his cultural responsibilities were indeed seen and inherited by posterity. Shi Tongjin also chose one of his cultural responsibilities, meditation and Zen art have his Buddha and self... As Kierkegaard said, "We are shaped into persons when we choose."
Just as the right to goon is proposed against the background of the Axis of the Internet, it is designed to solve the problem of the discourse power of the weak at the bottom, that is, to take authority or authoritarianism as the opponent. In general, the weak at the bottom are always despised and despised by authorities and authoritarians, and only have a share of coaxing, but fortunately, now there is the Internet. Because of this "universal problem," there is this universal phenomenon that Internet philosophers are concerned about. Contemporary art chooses to intervene in reality, and the critic Li Xianting once said: "What is important is not art." The problem of art is often not art, and the art of evaluating Shi Tongjin naturally cannot only focus on his art, if he only focuses on art, I am afraid that he will not have to read Amitabha Buddha every day. After Li Xianting said that "what is important is not art", what is the key to art? I'm afraid that's how art goes to coaxing, then art to coax... The Dharma is also coaxing? In ancient times, there was Muxi, and now there is Bangyao. The Buddha said: All Dharmas are Dharma.
It is said that cats are cursed for their disrespect for the Buddha, and only then do cats and rats suffer from constant reincarnation. Before the Tang Dynasty, there were no cats in China, and later because of the tribute introduced to China, Wu Zetian strictly prohibited the raising of cats after he ascended the throne, and after the great prosperity of Buddhism, the Buddha remembered that the cat had become a victim of the Xing buddha, and only then taught the cat cultivation method to get rid of the suffering of cat and mouse reincarnation. In fact, this is a story about freedom in the East, which is somewhat similar to Kierkegaard's sacrifice, except that it is "sacrificed", but to be saved, the cat himself must cultivate it. From time to time, there is a cat in Master Tongjin's paintings, that is, the practicing cat, sentient beings, or ourselves who have been sinful, and the free body must redeem, abstain, and suffer by ourselves.
Luoyang Longmen Giant Buddha, this Lushena Buddha is based on Wu Shuo himself, And Lushena refers to the Buddha.
One day, when talking about the art of Master Shi Tongjin, no one asked who Master Shi Tongjin was. No longer caring who his teacher or master is, which art school he graduated from, whether he is a member of the Beauty Association, whether he has any status as a leader, no longer ask him what the market price of a flat ruler painting is, at that time, just look at what unique artistic language and spiritual law his paintings have, only to say that I like this painting of Master Tongjin, simply like it, in addition to having nothing to do with art. At that time, in that realm, art returned to the basic position of art, and the artist and the critic collector were only the simple relationship of comment or collection, or other relationships were the precepts of the artist. The art of ordination has an eternal golden body, zen Buddhas and dharmas are actually the same as art, and the avenues are nirvana and silence.
August 21-24, 2021 at the Crescent Palace in Beijing
Revised at the Crescent Hall from August 31 to September 19
( The series ends here, thank you for reading )
Body Person Index:
(1) Wang Zengqi (March 5, 1920 – May 16, 1997), a native of Gaoyou, Jiangsu, was a writer, essayist, dramatist, and representative figure of The Beijing School writers, as well as a poet and painter. He is known as a lyrical humanitarian, the last pure literati in China, and the last scholar in China.
(2) Shen Zhiyuan (1929-), physicist, Jiangsu Liyang people, born in November 1929, Shen Zhiyuan was admitted to Zhejiang University in 1956 as a transfer cadre, in 1959 was selected to graduate early, stay on to teach. In 1980, Shen Was sent to the United States by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, worked at New York University of Technology and Bridgeport Institute of Engineering, and served as a senior engineer and research scientist in many well-known large industrial companies in the United States, engaged in research and development of microwave electronics. In 1990, he was hired by the DuPont Center Research Institute, and successively served as a researcher and academician. He is currently a senior academician and is responsible for the research of high-temperature superconductor applications. He is the author of many works in Chinese and English, and his professional works have been selected as postgraduate textbooks for famous Chinese and foreign universities such as Tsinghua University.
(3) Wang Jiqian (1907-2003), alias Ji Quan and Ji Qian, was a painter, ancient calligraphy and painting appraiser and collector in the United States, who was proficient in ancient Chinese painting and collected a large number of national treasure-level collections. In his later years, he settled in the United States and sold a large number of paintings to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. After that, the Palace Museum intended to acquire the rest of Wang Jiqian's painting collection, but it could not be achieved due to Wang's high price. Wang then sold a large number of national treasures to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the United States.
(4) Xu Xiaohu (1934- ), born in Nanjing, Ph.D., University of Oxford, UK. He has worked in museums, art galleries and art centers in Japan, the United States, Canada and Taiwan. His major works include "The History of Japanese Art", "The Formation of Southern Painting: A Study of the Eastern Transmission of Chinese Literati Painting to Japan", "Painting Quotations: Listening to Wang Jiqian on the Brush and Ink of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy", and "Forgotten Authentic Works: A Re-examination of Wuzhen Calligraphy and Painting".
(5) Muxi (?) –1281), commonly known as Li, Buddhist name Fachang, number Muxi, Sichuan, probably the end of the Song Dynasty and the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty, the specific date of birth and death is ominous, but there are records that Muxi died in 1281 AD. Representative works include "Lao Tzu Tu", "Song Ape Tu", "Yuanpu Guifan Tu", "Xiaoxiang Eight Scenic Spots", and "Six Persimmon Diagrams".
(6) Kierkegaard (1813-1855), Danish psychologist and poet of religious philosophy, founder of modern existential philosophy, pioneer of postmodernism, and pioneer of modern humanistic psychology. He is the author of "Fear and Tremor" and many other books.
(7) Li Xianting (1949-), born in Jilin Province, graduated from the Chinese Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1978 and served as the editor of Fine Arts magazine from 1979 to 1983. Launched "Scar Art", "Local Art", "Shanghai Twelve Painting Exhibition" and "Star Art Exhibition" with modernist tendencies. He is the author of "What Matters Is Not Art".
(8) Wu Cao [zhào] (624 – December 16, 705), also known as Wu Zetian, was a native of Wenshui Prefecture (present-day Wenshui County, Shanxi), who had always promoted Buddhism. A statesman from the Tang Dynasty to the Wuzhou Dynasty, the founding monarch of wuzhou (reigned 690-705), and the only orthodox female emperor in Chinese history, the oldest to ascend to the throne (67 years old) and one of the longest-lived emperors (82 years old).
Shi Tongjin's artistic resume
Shi Tongjin, The Number Hualing, the Character Bang Yao, came to the Zen Spirit House Master.
Commonly known as Zhao Wenjie, he once used the name Shi Renshuo and once used the character Dongsheng.
Contemporary painter monk, artist, and leading figure of contemporary new Zen painting.
Born in 1976 in Jilin, Korean ethnicity.
In 1998, he was admitted to the School of Fine Arts of the Central University for Nationalities.
In June 2000, an exhibition of Zhao Bangyao's works was held at the Ethnographic Museum;
In May 2001, he participated in the exhibition of experimental ink paintings;
In May 2002, he participated in the Urban Anthropology Double Exhibition, Capital Normal University Art Museum;
In June 2005, the exhibition of Zhao Bangyao's new works was held;
In August 2005, he participated in the 12th China Art Fair and his works were collected;
In November 2005, he participated in the China-Korea Modern Art Exhibition and won the Excellence Award;
In March 2007, zhao bangyao painting art exhibition was held;
In May 2007, Travel TV broadcast the TV film "The Art of Walker Zhao Bangyao";
In August 2008, Red Space Gallery held a solo exhibition of Zhao Bangyao;
In July 2010, Guanyin Hall held an exhibition of Zhao Bangyao's works of Zen Yue;
In June 2014, Guozijian and confucius temple museum held an exhibition of Mu Ruo Qingfeng - Zhao Bangyao's works;
In July 2014, Quanzhou Wenze Art Museum held an exhibition of Zen Heart Ink Rhyme - Zhao Bangyao's works;
In August 2019, Tianjin Renmei published "Chinese Contemporary Masters Painting Collection Interpretation Tongjin".
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Cao Xi Frog: (3) From Muxi and Kierkegaard, he talked about the contemporary Zen art of Master Tongjin
Cao Xi Frog: From Muxi and Kierkegaard on the Contemporary Zen Art of Master Tongjin (Series 2)
Cao Xi Frog: Zen Writer's Pen and Ink: From Muxi and Kierkegaard on the Contemporary Zen Art of Tongjin (part of the series)
Cao Xi Frog: Sartre's Existential Philosophy and Ding Qiufa's "Seeing the Zodiac"
Cao Xi Frog: Nietzsche's Philosophy and Shen Shubin's Painting of the Animal Will
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——Selected Pictures of Master Shi Tongjin's Art Research Archives (Part 4)
Tongjin Master Art Research Archives
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