Chapter 112: Realistic Murals
The murals of the pre-Qin period, before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, especially the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the lines and techniques of painting were all relatively simple. The details are relatively coarse, and the whole picture is dominated by shape, but the single line does not mean that the composition of the picture is simple, and the omission of the details of the whole picture highlights the importance of its connotation and meaning.
The murals of the Shang and Zhou dynasties were mainly lacquer paintings, mainly using red and black colors, and the contrast was very strong.
And the murals in front of us also adopt such a way, it seems that the ancient country of Shan Huan also has some kind of connection with the Central Plains in terms of culture and other aspects.
I originally thought that this kind of lacquer paintings from the Shang and Zhou dynasties were like works of art with beautiful lines, but I didn't expect that the mural in front of me at this time gave me another unexpected feeling, that is, shock!
I never thought that such a red and black, single-line mural would give me a sense of desolation with a majestic temperament.
I held back the churn and began to look closely at the entire mural.
At the beginning of the mural, there was a long line of many people, which looked like a marching scene, but then I looked at it carefully and realized that I had guessed wrong, because if it was to represent a marching procession, then the people in the procession should be neat, and the painter would draw the figures in the procession of about the same height and size. But the characters in this mural team, there are high and low, and some are obvious and some are bent over, I have to admire the author's thoughtfulness when I see this, the picture is very realistic, the height of the characters shows adults and children, and the people who bend over should be the elderly. So this mural is not a picture of a march, but a large-scale migration. Could it be that the people of the ancient country of Shan Huan did not originate here, but migrated from other places?
As I continued to look down, the next three paintings depicted the hardships and twists of the migration, some of which depicted flames suddenly erupting from the ground, some of which depicted giant beasts suddenly emerging from the ground, and the endless wind that swept people into the air.
I couldn't help but smile when I saw this, these murals reminded me of the Western epics I had studied when I was in school. Whether it is this kind of Eastern rock art or Western epics, we can see them as a kind of historical record, but they all contain this kind of mythological exaggeration.
Seeing my expression, Kong Xue walked over and asked, "Hey, what are you smiling at?" ”
I pointed to the picture on the stone wall, "Look at the picture on it, it's a volcanic eruption, a giant beast raid, and this hurricane, this is a real migration, this is Superman, Ultraman movie!" ”
Kong Xue nodded, "At that time, people were incomprehensible to some natural phenomena, so they added personal fantasies. And this is not surprising. ”
I agreed with Kong Xue's statement, and just wanted to say something more, when suddenly Wen Mo next to me spoke, "No, it's not a fantasy!" ”
"Boss, don't be funny, just talk about this," I pointed to the mural that was spewing flames from the ground, "where is there a volcano around here?" Where did this flame come from? The nearest volcano, Aqikkule, is also hundreds of kilometers away, so you wouldn't say they migrated from there, right? ”
Wen Mo shook his head, "I didn't say that, in fact, this situation is not necessarily a volcanic eruption, this is the case in this desert, you probably forgot your previous experience!" ”
Wen Mo's words made me suddenly stunned, previous experience? My eyes widened and I subconsciously touched my legs, I remembered the sand dunes that suddenly spontaneously combusted, and I myself was almost roasted on them, could this mural depict an experience similar to this?
If all the pictures on it are true, then what are these behemoths? I suddenly thought of the two earth dragons again, and also of the terrifying monster with extremely devouring power hidden under the sand around the earthly royal city? Perhaps the meaning of the picture encapsulates a similar plurality.
Unconsciously, I suddenly felt a chill on my back, and a layer of cold sweat oozed from my forehead, just now I was looking at these murals like reading a story, and now it seems that this is not an alarmist fantasy, but a "tour guide" similar to a manual!
When I realized that everything depicted on the mural could be present, my mind instantly changed from light to heavy.
I was a little nervous to look at the next one, and in this mural, the migrants were all on their knees, their hands raised to the sky, and the posture and demeanor seemed to be worshipping some figure. The picture was a bit high, so I had to stand on tiptoe to look at the top part of the painting.
I held up a flashlight, and saw a man drawn on top of the mural, or rather a man who could not be called a man, because it had a beak and two wings on its back. And when I saw this pattern clearly, I couldn't help but tremble in my heart, this image again! Qilian Mountain, the ancient tombs of the island have left its image and clues, I can't help but be very curious, what is its identity? Looking at the kneeling posture of those people on the mural, it is obvious that it is the leader of these people, could he be the first king of Shanhuan?
I continued to look in order, these people settled here under the guidance of the chief, and the few remaining pictures are the scenes of these people working and building, and at that time it seemed that some tributaries of the dark river meandered through here, and the environment here was not as bad as it is now.
Suddenly, one day, the sky was cloudy, and on this mural, the artist used a lot of black, which seemed to be a terrible situation, but it was strange that there were two bright red dots in the pure black sky. Seeing this scene, I suddenly had a strange feeling, this is a feeling of déjà vu! I couldn't understand why I felt the way I did!
At first, I thought that the red dots represented the sun, but I didn't think it was right, how could there be two suns in the sky, and that the proportion seemed a little too small for the sun.
I looked at the two bright red dots in the black sky, which seemed to contain a very important message.
Kong Xue saw that I was in a daze, so she walked over: "What? What do you see? ”
I pointed it out to her, "Look at this black sky, why are there two red dots?" ”
Kong Xue looked at it carefully for a long time and shook her head, "I don't know, it can't be the sun or the moon, but it can't be the stars, how can there be only a pair of stars in the sky!" ”
My mind suddenly lit up, "A couple? "I recalled Kong Xue's words just now, and it seemed to give me some hints, yes, this is a pair of red dots, so what appears in pairs?
I looked at Kong Xue, Kong Xue also blinked at me, and suddenly a thunderclap sounded in my head, I think I knew what those two blood-red dots were! Those are clearly two red eyes!