Huang Yuwen's eyes lit up, but there was a look of disbelief on her face, and she said, "Brother Feng, this is insincere, right?" ”

Ye Zhiran said with a straight face: "Do you think I'm casually perfunctory? No. In your paintings, not only the depiction of landscapes and landscapes has entered the house, but also the painting method of your ladies is novel and unique, absorbing the techniques of Western oil painting with ink and color, and the characters are about to come out, and they have the style of a master. ”

Huang Yuwen's face was slightly red, and she said: "Brother Feng has exaggerated a little, and the teacher often criticizes my figure paintings for deviating from the tradition of Chinese painting. ”

Ye Zhiran said: "Tradition needs to be inherited, but it cannot be a reason to restrict the innovation and development of paintings. In recent years, Western painting has been continuously accepted by the Chinese people, Western painting pays attention to light and shade, focus and perspective, and Chinese painting has also continued to absorb the characteristics of Western painting. Especially in terms of realism, it has broken through the defects of ancient ladies' paintings, and your paintings have also made obvious breakthroughs. ”

Huang Yuwen didn't expect Ye Zhiran to have a lot of research on lady painting, just like a person who loves music met a bosom friend, she couldn't help but say happily: "I didn't expect you to have such an insight into lady painting, so tell me, how did my lady painting break through the tradition?" ”

Ye Zhiran smiled and said, "Then I'll get an axe in the class." "He was born in computer programming, and it is said that people who learn programming have active thinking, and when he was an undergraduate, he preferred art, and had a strong interest in the history of Chinese painting and Western painting, and he was certainly no stranger to lady painting as a mainstream painting of Chinese character painting.

Ye Zhiran said: "Chinese lady painting began in the two Jin Dynasty periods. The Two Jin Dynasty was a period in Chinese history in which all aspects of art flourished, and music, and painting developed to an unprecedented height. The paintings of ladies in the two Jin Dynasty pay attention to the 'clear portrait of the bones', the characters are handsome and extraordinary, and the painters are represented by Gu Kaizhi. In the Tang Dynasty, the painting of ladies reached a higher level, and many famous artists such as Wu Daozi, Zhang Xuan, and Zhou Fang emerged, and the figure image also changed to 'plump and graceful'. Famous paintings such as "The Lady of the Kingdom of Qiu" and "The Hairpin Lady" that have been handed down to this day, whether it is "the red skirt and jealousy kill the pomegranate flower", or "a touch of red and slanted face", all reflect the prosperity and prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and have been affected to Japan across the sea. ”

Huang Yuwen's beautiful eyes lit up, and she nodded again and again, encouraging her.

Ye Zhiran said: "In the Song Dynasty, the painting of ladies gradually developed into 'beauty painting', the figure shape tended to be slender and beautiful, the posture was still moving, and the expression was subtle and euphemistic. The ladies' paintings of the Song Dynasty paid attention to the inner feelings of the characters, showing the artistic conception of 'poetry in the painting, and painting in the poem', and paid attention to realism. A large number of painters such as Li Gonglin, Chen Juzhong, Li Song, and Mou Yi have left excellent works. ”

Huang Yuwen said approvingly: "That's right, the two Jin Dynasty, Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty lady paintings have obvious characteristics, the teacher once used three words to summarize the characteristics of the three generations, the two Jin Dynasty ladies picture, showing women's 'moral beauty', the Tang Dynasty lady picture shows 'wealth and beauty', and the Song Dynasty lady picture shows 'realistic beauty'." ”

"Yes, the historical origin of ladies' paintings, famous paintings have emerged, and they occupy an important position in Chinese painting. After the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, Qiu Ying and Tang Yin paid attention to showing women's 'secular beauty'. The painters of this period evolved into 'graceful and delicate' in the shape of the figures, paying attention to the symmetry of the figure. Although there are differences in the painting method, such as fine brushwork, ink freehand, and light elegance, they all have the characteristics of elegance and common appreciation. ”

"Brother Feng, although you are not a painter, you are a good critic." Huang Yuwen listened to his endless narration of the history of ladies' paintings, and listened to it with joy. There is one more person in her life who knows how to paint and know painting, which is indeed an unexpected joy for her. Looking at the handsome Ye Zhiran, she urged: "Keep talking." ”

"After Tang Bohu, at the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, there was social turmoil and regime change, and the Manchus ruled China. The literati became pessimistic and misanthropic, the passion of grief and indignation and the sentimental sorrow were combined, the art form was exaggerated and deformed, and the aesthetic taste became bizarre and grotesque. Chen Hongshou, Cui Zizhong and others pioneered the 'deformation' of the lady drawing method. Later, Fei Danxu and others created the 'sick beauty' picture. ”

"After that, what do you think of the modern lady's picture?" Unconsciously, Huang Yuwen changed her words and began to ask for his "opinion".

"Modern Chinese painting is more and more influenced by Western painting, and the expression techniques are much richer, and they are closer to various characters in real society. When it comes to modern painting, I have a different approach to Zhang Daqian. ”

"Was it because he destroyed the Dunhuang murals? The truth of this matter seems to be debated. Huang Yuwen said.

"The destruction of the murals is a stain on his life, and although there are many who are arguing for him, the facts should not be too different. I remember that when the Chongqing Nationalist Government heard the rumors, it sent a telegram to the magistrate of Dunhuang County, demanding that it be verified and stopped. I remember all the messages at that time. 'Zhang Daqianjun, staying in Dunhuang for a long time, the central parties, quite annoying, the magistrate of Dunhuang County, told Zhang Daqianjun, for the murals, do not deface a little, so as not to misunderstand. It can be seen that the facts are indisputable. ”

The teacher said that Zhang Daqian lived in Dunhuang for three years in order to copy the ancient murals, which shows his dedication and love for art. Although he peeled off a few murals, he later called for the establishment of the Dunhuang Academy and made efforts to protect the Dunhuang murals. Moreover, he and his disciples copied many Dunhuang murals, and later opened the Dunhuang mural exhibition, which also played a certain role in publicizing and protecting the murals. ”

"Then do you want to peel off a few murals if you have a chance, and are there any better murals on the inner layer that can be copied?"

Huang Yuwen stuck out her tongue and said, "Now that the state has strictly protected the Dunhuang murals, how is it possible?" ”

Ye Zhiran smiled at her and said, "What if it's possible? Will you do the same? ”

Huang Yuwen tilted her head and thought for a while, and said, "I won't, after all, the peeling murals can never be restored." ”

"Yuwen is right, for the sake of art, you can't destroy art. My lady's picture of yours is quite skillful. As the saying goes, there is a specialization in art. I suggest you draw pictures of ladies. In the future, I will help you open a large-scale exhibition of Huang Yuwen's paintings, and her fame will overshadow Zhang Daqian in one fell swoop, and she will become well-known at home and abroad. ”

Huang Yuwen blushed with shame and blamed coquettishly: "What you said is very serious, and you can't talk nonsense like this if you want to praise people." ”

Ye Zhiran turned back to her and said: "Yuwen, this is my ardent hope, you are talented and willing to work hard, why can't you do what others can do?" ”

Huang Yuwen said: "But, when you say this, do you know how much pressure you put on me? ”

"Well, we don't do it for fame, we do it for art. You have to believe in your talent. Ye Zhiran said softly. He walked up to a painting, pointed to the characters in the painting, and said, "It is said that painters 'it is difficult to draw people'." But this figure of yours, with a pair of hands in a natural and lifelike posture, is not only meticulously drawn, but also very expressive. With just this hand, I knew what she wanted to do and what she was thinking. ”

"Is it really so expressive?" Huang Yuwen raised his face.

"Yes. Traditional Chinese painting is based on lines. But you have toned down the lines, supplemented by colors and shapes to express the figures, and the combination of East and West is very complete. That's why I praise your lady paintings for breaking through the shackles of tradition. As long as you continue to form your own unique style, inherit the tradition, and absorb the characteristics of Western painting, you will definitely be able to embark on an artistic path with your own characteristics. ”

"You mean, my lady's paintings will be mainly 'freehand' in the future?"

"Yes, 'Gongbi' pays attention to the delivery of the pen when using the pen, and the constraints are too great, and it is difficult to break through the original framework. With your intelligence, as long as your horizons continue to broaden, freehand painting can show your advantages more, and you will be imaginative in the future and form your own painting style. ”

After listening to Huang Yuwen, she quietly thought about his proposal, and the more she thought about it, the more reasonable she felt. She smiled and said, "The teacher wants me to specialize in landscapes, and you want me to specialize in ladies." Although you are not a professional painter, how do I think what you say seems to make more sense? ”

Ye Zhiran smiled and said: "Yuwen, it's not that what I said is reasonable, but that I, as an outsider, feel that your lady's paintings have more personality and interest when I look at your paintings." ”

After a pause, he added: "Painter Zhu is good at landscape painting, and it is natural for him to hope that students will specialize in landscape painting. ”

Huang Yuwen nodded slowly and said, "Let me think about it carefully, but in my heart, I do like to paint female figures more than landscapes." ”

"You don't just like it, but you draw female characters to show the characteristics of the characters better. When you come to your own lady paintings, each work has different characters, but each has its own form and characteristics, and everyone is painted alive. ”

Huang Yuwen bowed her head slightly.

"Prosperous times love collection, troubled times love gold. It is said that Shengshi has the potential to maintain and increase the value of collection. Now is the time of peace and prosperity, and collecting will become more and more the preference of the wealthy. In the future, the appreciation of artworks will be greater than everyone imagined. I'd love to keep every one of your paintings, but I can't pay that much, and you don't necessarily want to. ”

Huang Yuwen said: "Of course I can't give it all to you, I have to keep it as a souvenir myself." However, you don't have to pay for it, you can just take it. ”

Ye Zhiran said sincerely: "Yuwen, you must not be presumptuous, your paintings will have high value in the future." You work harder, paint more masterpieces, and when you accumulate a certain number, we will open an art exhibition or set up a gallery, and when the time comes, there will be a lot of customers. ”

Huang Yuwen said: "I don't care about the price, and I don't make a living from it. I just love to paint. ”

"The price of a work is a measure of the value of a work. Though you are noble, you are not exempt from vulgarity. If you don't like to deal with money, I'll help you with some when the time comes, and you can just paint. ”

"Well, you can't break the contract." Huang Yuwen was relieved and said happily.