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Oriental Art . Master, February 2015
Today Art Museum Zhu Wei Works Exhibition -- The Temperature of History
By Bai Jiangfeng
About 1605 years ago there was a Gu Kaizhi in Eastern Jin Dynasty, about 1341 years ago there was a Yan Liben in Tang Dynasty, about 1034 years ago there was a Gu Hongzhong in the period of The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, about 869 years ago there was a Zhang Zeduan in the Northern Song Dynasty, about 810 years ago there was a Liang Kai in the Southern Song Dynasty, about 707 years ago there was a Yan Hui in the late Song and early Yuan Dynasty, about 362 years ago there was a Chen Hongshou in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty...
In the long and splendid history of Chinese figure painting, "Six Cannons" (六法six techniques of figure painting introduced by Xie He - translator's comment) has been taken on new meaning with the change of times. By using techniques of brushwork (勾勒outlining, 皴擦shading, 点dotting) and ink (烘polishing, 染dyeing, 破breaking, 泼splashing, 积layering), the traditional techniques and contemporary characters and scenes are fused into vivid artworks which also follow the ancient methods. The figure paintings played different roles and fulfilled different missions in the temperature of history, and Zhu Wei's works are representative of the beneficiaries in such temperature. After coating the paper with alum water for three times and dyeing it for nine times (三矾九染), and painting it in color (设色), Zhu Wei depicts the contemporary characters and scenes in various historical temperatures, inheriting the traditional methods, while enriching the expression of contemporary life. Zhu Wei's "creating" and "inheriting" open a new path in the temperature of history.
And from thence, Zhu Wei's creation has been in the context of a tradition which is parallel to the Western painting's tradition. The reference system and concept of his ink painting were derived from Fan Kuan of the Song Dynasty, Shi Tao and Bada Shanren of the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. With masters of different period passing the baton, the temperature of history has been continued into our own day, although a journey of ups and downs, the relay never stopped. There always are new artists who dare to step forward and take over the baton, who are brave enough to innovate, to accomplish the "inheriting" but not "conservative".
《东方艺术·大家》二零一五年二月
今日美术馆朱伟作品展——历史的温度
文/白江峰
东晋顾恺之距今约1605年、唐代阎立本距今约1341年、五代十国顾闳中距今约1034年、北宋张择端距今约869年、南宋梁楷距今约810年、宋末元初颜辉距今约707年、明末清初陈洪绶距今约362年……
在人物画至臻至善的历史长河中，“绘画六法”已随着时代的变化发生新的释义，笔（勾勒皴擦点）墨（烘染破泼积）之间，传统技法融合当代人物和情景，作品活色生香，又遵循古法；人物画在历史温度的进程中演绎着不同的角色和使命。朱伟的作品正是这一温度受益者的代表，三矾九染设色之后，在不同的历史温度浸润中展开当代人物和情景的描绘，延续传统的方式，丰富当代生活的表达。朱伟的“创”与“守”正是历史温度下的另辟蹊径。
由此出发，朱伟的创作才能接力与西方绘画并行的传统脉络，他的水墨画参照体系和观念来自于传统，来自于宋代的范宽、明末清初的石涛和八大山人。在不同时期的大师接力下，温度延绵至今，期间可能也经历了起伏不定，但终归在历史温度的接力中，不断有新的艺术家迎头而上，敢于接棒，并勇于创新，做到“守”而不“旧”。 |
