See more paintings type, style, similar art fair, vision slowly become critical, always want to find some “ strange ”. At the end of 2010, held on the 15th of Guangzhou art fair, this bit of wishful thinking and finally did not fail.
As with many art fair, 15th art fair scene, through rows of ink, skipping a picture paint, nothing is fish flower, bird, insect, landscape beauty, still life with landscape, or abstract or concrete, or light, or beautiful, or crisp, or low, are carefully framed the lonely fragrance on paper or canvas. Visual Flash to be tired, a magnificent painting came into sight of the big, shocking, not to, would you mind also.
In this macro with the name of the great migration of the site on juzhi, a group of ancient Xiongnu riding practice Al Gore, lift woman is young, the cart carrying the thing, drag food and livestock, is undertaking a large-scale migration of nationalities. Huns were a minority in the history of ancient China, especially in the Western Han dynasty Qin and Han dynasty, and the Central Plains regimes frequently fight. Screen on the Hun figures characterizations of particular skills, although the figures portrayed looks different but not weird, though slightly wild seems plain ordinary people, Weizhen Quartet maximalist more than 2000 years ago, and the Xiongnu peoples, vivid present in front of readers. The painting contains a wealth of knowledge factor of national culture and history: the Xiongnu nomadic habits, half of production of para-military social basic facts such as organization and rear slave reflects the intentions of the author carefully.
At the same time, showing the bloody fight, The corpses lie all over the countryside., displacement and other cold-sad work of YEUNG Sum, warm and peaceful work such as marriage, hunting, divination, each site is refreshing. These come in all manner of painting the figures, scenes of high or low, light and dark shades of far and near for fine characterizations, while painted desert in the North of the open remote, desolate solemnness, presence strong.
When the history in the oil painting, oil painting had an extensive wealth of material and connotation when oil painting into history, history with temperature and texture beyond time and space. History painting everlasting life. It is true that history is not restored, history of writing is “ off ”, not to mention the painting? Since it cannot be restored, then cropping history of oil painting, interception of cross section of the history of oil painting although not to the whole history, but it is a sign that most of the times significance of plot, so that paintings with historical background and add a true sense of history with painting of smudge and special Vitale, allowing readers to enjoy oil painting at the same time not forgetting history, both worlds.
The ancientry history paintings attracted much more than the business or professional visitors, attracted all kinds of media attention, shoot interview with media and attracted a wider audience. In the interview, art-loving audience says, this is seen on the art fair's most shocking and most valuable paintings, after all of this year's art fair the biggest bright spot.
Although oil painting in China is still a very young art types, but history painting for the Chinese people, is no stranger. In a few short decades, historical boutique like a star in the art of oil painting the sky shines.
1930 years earlier thought of Xu Beihong reflects its country and in the creation of a huge painting of the Tian Heng 500 is one of the important representatives of early, his famous masterpiece, called model of history painting. In the flames of war in the 1930 of the 20th century, social unrest, painter displaced. Head, many household paint in oil painting as a weapon, reflecting the war encouraged the people, such as Wang Shikuo, of the bloody battle of taierzhuang, gunpowder and flames of war paint to vote on, soldiers of gallbladder Qi pride hold, wrote the song amazing repay the country with Supreme loyalty--patriotism the praises of oil painting.
The early history painting appears a peak. In “ new art must be combined with people ” under the influence of perspective, realism rule. Was born in this period a number of revolutionary history paintings, such as the open shackles, Hu Yichuan, of the army of Wang Shikuo, Luo Gongliu the tunnel war of political rights, the founding ceremony, Li Zong-Jin of the flight of the Dong Xiwen claimed the Luding Bridge, people of CITIC, such as the snowy mountains.
In the cult of extremely popular during the cultural revolution, painting became a tool of God, Liu Chunhua representative of the Chairman Mao went to anyuan became popular at the time, volume amounted to more than 100 million at the time of printing.
After the cultural revolution, usher in a new era of reform and opening up, the market economy is developed, also carried by the growing commercialization of art history oil painting was on the wane.
It cannot be denied that historical painting spend effort, high achievement to easy, precipitation to classic is more difficult. According to large migration under series oil painting exhibited party Henan Huaxia is ancient art creative industry limited of Wang Guoyong Mr describes, this batch collective creation of oil painting author in creation Qian are large inspection Han history, and Hun history information, consult national, and history research expert, and to Inner Mongolia experience life, to Beijing, and Henan, to of text Bo institutions visit Han dynasty especially Hun heritage, to gets perceptual, for creation lay solid of Foundation. Large migration under series oil painting of total planning party purun Mr said, they creation this batch oil painting of purpose is not is simple to painting several site history painting, but sent hope in series works completed Hou, makes its became Chinese culture revival process in the held by the of a events, to appeal artist were, in new era of prosperous times in the to courage to played, and based on Yu high of starting point to review history, created future!
In recent years, “ studies of thermal ” wave sweeping the country, and this is echoed, overseas “ sinology hot ” also gradually heat up. Chinese traditional culture of the old tree inside a wall flower, wall fragrance. Therefore, the inheritance of both innovation and carry forward the traditional culture spreading Chinese culture. Diligence, wisdom of the Chinese nation, in thousands of years of history in the process of creating a long history, brilliant Chinese culture. Any outstanding civilization will eventually become shared spiritual wealth, the Chinese culture is also to broadcast to the world, expanding informal influence, fully demonstrate its cultural value and historical value. Art is one of the world common language, historical art is powerful way to spread Chinese culture, but the connotation of seriousness and massive complex of historical painting, his writings are still weak. But it is for this reason, it is more “ force ” and expansion of space. We are pleased to see that an increasing number of oil paintings of proud, in attempt to sinking the Chinese history and culture of this gold mine, discovering new themes of artistic creation, opening up new avenues of artistic creation, Pisha Lek gold, melting and casting products, to spread I diligently work Wanfang Chinese culture in the world!
