Of course, Xu Hong's solo exhibition this time must not only paint the works he has painted before, which will inevitably fall into clichés. Let some painters and industry insiders who know him think that he is a painter with no innovative ability!

Constant innovation and continuous transcendence are some of the good qualities that a painter should have. As a young painter, he must constantly bring forth the new, so that his paintings can win a broader market.

This time, Xu Hong wants to hold a personal exhibition, and one of the requirements he gives himself is to bring forth the new!

Chen's paintings, he has already chosen. But for the 'new' paintings, he doesn't know what kind of works he wants to 'create'!

"Well, some more of who's works! The works of Master Xu and Master Li have been painted. What kind of work do you want to draw? I haven't painted that master's work yet! ”

Xu Hong pondered for a while, and then thought of a famous great painter in the world before his death, and he had not painted a single of his works!

This great painter is Zhang Daqian, who everyone is very familiar with.

Speaking of Zhang Daqian, a great painter, it can be said that he is a legendary figure in the Chinese painting world in the 20th century!

Zhang Daqian can be said to be an all-round painter, whether it is human painting, flowers and birds, or landscapes. Or beasts, insects and fish, and gongbi. Anything is possible, everything is perfect. It can really be described as 'the length of the body, and the richness of the two sects of the north and the south'.

Zhang Daqian is the most legendary master of Chinese painting in the 20th century, whether it is painting, calligraphy, seal carving, poetry is all-encompassing. In his early years, he devoted himself to the study of ancient calligraphy and painting, especially in landscape painting. Later, he lived overseas. The combination of painting style and writing. Heavy color and ink are integrated. In particular, splashing ink and color has created a new artistic style. His approach to scholarship is worth learning from painters who are trying to move from tradition to modernity.

Among the Chinese painters of the 20th century, Zhang Daqian is undoubtedly one of the best, and his painting artistic conception is beautiful and elegant. "He was talented and educated, and he was good at landscapes, figures, flowers, ladies, and feathers, and he made a special contribution to landscape painting: he and many painters of the time took on the responsibility of reviving the orthodoxy that prevailed in the early Qing Dynasty, that is, inheriting the tradition of Tang, Song, and Yuan painters. The orthodoxy, which had weakened since Qianlong, was revitalized. “

Zhang Daqian is not only able to paint, but also proficient in calligraphy and poetry. It can be said that as long as it is a skill in the field of art, there is nothing he does not understand.

His poetry is straightforward and philosophical. His calligraphy is vigorous and elegant, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, with a unique style.

Of course, he is best at paintings. He also went down in history as a painter.

He painted many works in his life, and his main representative works are "Love Trace Lake" and "Spring Dawn in Shushan". "Four Screens of Big Lotus", "Yangtze River Ten Thousand Miles" and some other excellent works.

Among them, "Yangtze River Ten Thousand Miles" is the most distinctive. It can be said that Zhang Daqian's works are the best. It's a lifetime. One of the most atmospheric works of painting.

This long scroll is nearly 20 meters, the layout of the picture is grand, the air veins flow, complex changes but natural, showing the painter's profound skills, but also showing the painter's mind and bearing to swallow mountains and rivers. In terms of technique, this is a splash of ink and color painting, he not only used the traditional landscape painting of broken ink, ink, splash ink and other techniques, the righteous fusion of Western painting splash color, the formation of "splash writing and application, color and ink blending" style, this is also the main style of Zhang Daqian's later years, with a strong personality, heroic and unrestrained, majestic and vast, under the scroll, thousands of streams are rushing, thousands of rocks towering, its magnificence is breathtaking.

"Map of the Yangtze River" is a very important theme of Chinese painting, and the Yangtze River has a deep humanistic sentiment for the Chinese, just as the poet Li Bai said, "Between the colorful clouds of the White Emperor of the Dynasty, the thousands of miles of Jiangling will return in one day, the apes on both sides of the strait cannot stop crying, and the light boat has crossed the ten thousand mountains." How many poets and painters have created because of their inspiration, and countless great works have been handed down. For Zhang Daqian, because Sichuan is his hometown, he has painted countless subjects based on the famous mountains and rivers along the Yangtze River in Shuzhong, such as "The Upper and Lower Volumes of the Shu River", "The Yangtze River Landscape Series", "The Eight Victories of Shuzhong", "The Album of the Victories of Shu Chu", and "The Four Heavens of Shuzhong" in the collection of the National Museum of History in Taipei. Therefore, this "Map of the Yangtze River" can also be said to be the integration, collation and summary of countless emotional experiences in the Yangtze River landscape throughout his life. This frame "Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River" was made by his friend Zhang Qun to celebrate his birthday, on silk, more than half a meter high, 20 meters long, and the format of the painting is a traditional Chinese handscroll. After the Yangtze River originates in Qinghai, it flows through Sichuan, the hometown of Daqian, starting from the Minjiang rope bridge, and the scenery along the way until Jiangsu enters the sea.

"Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River" is the pinnacle of Zhang Daqian's work in his later years. It can be said that among the works he has painted in his life, it is a masterpiece that best represents his painting style.

Xu Hong fell into a state of contemplation, and he completely felt that he was back in the real world of the twenty-first century. And not in this world after he was reborn.

He thought of the "Ten Thousand Miles of the Yangtze River" that he had seen before, and seemed to have heard the momentum of 'the water of the Yangtze River comes up from the sky and flows to the sea and never returns'. An impulse to 'copy' this work made Xu Hong a little uncontrollable!

"Hmmm! I want to paint this masterpiece as soon as possible, and make this work the best work of my current exhibition! ”

As soon as Xu Hong's inspiration came, he had a feeling of being out of control.

He wanted to paint this twenty-meter-long scroll!

But when he looked at the previous drawing paper, there was no such big paper at all!

"What can I do about this, if I want to paint a masterpiece, I must have a 'big paper'!" Xu Hong felt a little overwhelmed for a while. He wanted to buy it himself! I'm afraid that my momentary inspiration will disappear!

You must know that the works that Xu Hong wants to paint now are the memories of some of the works he saw in his mind!

If only he could remember clearly. Naturally, these works can be copied very quickly. But if he doesn't remember it well. You may not be able to copy it!

Another point is that he encountered some difficulties when copying these works.

In other words, the works he wants to copy are all works that are not too large in size. None of the previous works he copied were nearly 20 meters long. Not to mention twenty meters, not even ten meters.

But this time, he wanted to copy the work. But what about a work of nearly 20 meters! In history, there are only a handful of hand-me-down works that can have such a 'large-scale' work!

As far as we know, the national treasure work "Qingming Riverside Map" may be comparable to "Yangtze River Map"!

But "Qingming Riverside Map" is only more than five meters long! In terms of its length, it can't be compared with "Yangtze River Ten Thousand Miles"!

Of course, the historical value and fame of "The Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival" are far from being comparable to "The Yangtze River Map".

Of course, Xu Hong knew the historical value and status of the "Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival". With his current qualifications and painting skills, he would not dare to 'paint' such works. He knew that one day, he would paint this national treasure painting.

But that's for later. For Xu Hong now, he feels that this is not the time to paint this masterpiece. Now I still have to hone myself.

And the masterpiece I want to paint in front of me is a hone in my mastery of large-scale works!

"What should I do. Am I going to buy a 'big paper' myself now! Xu Hong hesitated for a while.

"No, I can't leave this studio, if I'm on the street now, I'm afraid the inspiration in my mind will disappear soon!"

Xu Hong knew that he couldn't leave this studio now, otherwise, the inspiration he had just found would disappear soon!

"Let Zhao Ming come over and ask him to buy painting paper for himself."

Thinking of this, Xu Hong hurriedly used the phone on his desk to make a call to Zhao Ming.

Zhao Ming is in a meeting with a few editors in the editorial department! Suddenly, I heard the phone ringing on my desk.

"Hey! That's the one! Zhao Ming also wondered, could it be the fat man and Zhang Ze! They were the ones who found the genius painter and called him to greet him!

But when he heard it, it was Xu Hong's voice on the phone.

"Zhao Ming, come here, I have something important to tell you!" Xu Hong said to Zhao Ming on the phone very anxiously.

Zhao Ming is still very strange! Isn't Brother Xu in retreat! Why, all of a sudden, I was in contact with the outside world again!

"Brother Xu, what's the matter with you! Aren't you drawing in meditation! Zhao Ming asked puzzled.

"You hurry up, come here, I'll tell you again." After Xu Hong finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

Zhao Ming quickly put down the phone and came to Xu Hong's studio.

"Brother Xu, what's the matter!" Zhao Ming looked at Xu Hong, who was a little nervous, and he was still very puzzled!

"Hurry up and buy me a twenty-meter-long piece of fine rice paper. Be quick, I'm going to paint a masterpiece right away! Xu Hong looked at Zhao Ming very anxiously and said.

"Twenty meters long! Brother Xu, do you want to paint such a large work! When Zhao Ming heard Xu Hong's words, he was still startled!

"That's right, I'm going to paint a masterpiece as the first work of my exhibition this time!" Xu Hong still looked at Zhao Ming very anxiously.

"What a painting! You need such a big piece of paper! Zhao Ming was still very surprised, and asked again.

"Don't be verbose, go and buy me the rice paper. Now that you've bought it, I'll tell you what kind of work I'm going to create! Xu Hong didn't want to talk to Zhao Ming anymore, so he asked him to buy the paper back for him quickly!

"Okay, I'll buy it right away." Zhao Ming is also a decisive person, he saw that Xu Hong didn't want to say, and wanted him to buy the paper back quickly, so he didn't say anything, and quickly went out again.

Zhao Ming came to the street, and he found a large shopping mall.

He came to the front of a store in the mall that specializes in buying stationery.

"Hey! Boss, do you have rice paper here! Zhao Ming also asked the boss very anxiously.

The boss was a chubby old man in his fifties and sixties, and when he saw that he was a young man and asked for rice paper, he knew that the customer must be a painter.

"Young man, you're a painter!" The old man looked at Zhao Ming in front of him and said with a smile. "Yes! I'm a painter and I'm going to buy some rice paper! Zhao Ming looked at the old man and asked.

"Yes, yes! It's just that I don't know where to put it! You also know that in this year, there are fewer and fewer young people who like to paint! The rice paper I deal in here can't be sold at all! It's been months since no one came to buy my rice paper! I don't even know where to put it! ”

The old man looked around, as if he was looking for a place to put his rice paper!

"Then I'm sorry for you, uncle, you can find it for me quickly! I'm in a hurry to use it! Zhao Ming looked at the boss with some concern and said.

"Okay, then I'll find it for you! However, it is difficult to say whether it can be found or not. The old man said as he began to rummage around!

Zhao Ming watched from the side, and he was also very worried! If he can't find it, he'll have to buy it somewhere else!

But this shopping mall is also a store that deals in stationery! If you don't have it here, you don't know where to buy it!

"Haha, finally found it."

As he spoke, the old man took out a roll of white paper from behind some of the shelves where old newspapers were kept.

"How much do you want! One meter or two meters! The old man said, unfolded the rice paper, took a pair of scissors, and wanted to cut some for Zhao Ming!

"Don't, old man, don't cut it, how long is your roll of rice paper!" Zhao Ming saw that the boss was going to cut him, so he quickly stopped it. And asked again. Because he looked at the roll of rice paper in the boss's hand, there would be no tens of meters in total. I need 20 meters all at once, and I don't know if it's enough!

"This roll of rice paper is more than 20 meters long in total! Why, lad, are you going to have them all! The boss looked at Zhao Ming with some surprise.

"That's right, I'll have them all, you can measure how long it is!" Zhao Ming looked at the old man decisively and said.

"Okay, I'll measure it." As the old man spoke, he asked Zhao Ming to help and unfold the roll of rice paper on the floor outside.

After that, the old man used a meter ruler to measure the length of this roll of rice paper.

After measuring it, Zhao Ming had already seen that this roll of rice paper was twenty-three meters long! (To be continued.) )