Looking for "the missing artist"

Art learning, especially learning art history, more know emotion to the society and the meaning of life, the more you know, the Locomotive oil painting an era of importance. We in this age of art ideal is what, its significance? Especially today, the art market so prosperous, art has become one of the important ways to get rich, many famous artists have rich body bound, the artistic ideal this cross-examine, it appears to be more valuable.

I don't want to use theory to answer the important issues. I think we still have to return to life, back to history, to return to that I come in contact with the art of the things, to find the possible answers.

In the past year, guangdong museum of an important work, is to find "the missing artist". Therefore they called for a TanHuaMu painter open the exhibition for a was once a "City oil painting" painter LiangXiHong opened conference, are preparing for a life become true farmers painter ZhaoShou do large retrospective. The three men in the 1930 s have been studying in Japan, and in japanology to at that time "advanced" "modernistic style", at the beginning of the home had good performance, and active in the s art circles. Later, for reasons known to all, they "missing", submerged in the stream of history, no one mentioned. TanHuaMu and ZhaoShou lifelong don't change the style, in the revolutionary realism and romanticism is popular, has been thoroughly marginalization. When I was fortunate to see a picture is marked "1967" ZhaoShou abstract style of painting, the heart surging up a stock ripples. If the standard years is correct, it only shows that, in that terrible years, art appeared miracle: a life is completely abandoned painting people, actually in the heart of Picasso. Of course, since there is no more exact material, I don't know whether it is right in this standard. Guangdong museum of researchers CaiTao remind me, attention should be paid to the authenticity. He told me that ZhaoShou dying on the brain "Vineyard oil painting", his posterity be also so to locate the lonely most of the artists. This positioning is let I admire, also let me helpless. If ZhaoShou know Picasso racket about life, the style of the deal or no deal, and billions francs legacy, don't know the "Oriental Picasso" how does it feel. TanHuaMu in "cultural revolution" at the end of a silently left the world, he only works WangHuangSheng curator or accidental discovery, from almost to be family waste treatment as the key moment of the save come back. Present in TanHuaMu works of style, and we this time really not a bit of it. But because there is no relation, the unknown have no, so I know, he rest only living in their own world, always enjoy. LiangXiHong is three people experience the most unfortunate, although in guangzhou academy of fine arts work, but all previous movement cannot escape from the right do history counter-revolutionary. I remember when admission is seen him, years already, in the model AIDS families, thought is the general staff. In his personal retrospective, the exhibition by the 1920 s 30 s painting in Tokyo painting landscape sketches. The researchers in the face of his "realistic" works, but not doubt. From the picture judgment, he at that time the site, it seems that should not draw similar to the 50 s of "Sue pie" style. Of course this is dubious, not how much according to. But if the fact it is so, can only explain, LiangXiHong in individual was bad luck, is how to desire by changing the style to save the fate. Unfortunately, this is not possible, "history counter-revolutionary" hat or fell on his head, until old age, in deng xiaoping era, to give away.

This is missing and not well-known artist's case, they to idea of artistic ideal, the life is abandoned, his life setback, even more than their art more historical significance. So, those who have become famous, even great artist, they of what happens and how? One of the typical representative is LinFengMian, history of art to his role as early as have accepted opinion, it is contemporary Chinese art education is one of the three major founder (the rest two people is xu beihong and liu haisu), 26 he was appointed national hangzhou art school principal, become the jiangnan famous art school founder. But, life destiny is concerned, he is better than XuLiu two people much more twists and turns.

From historical judgment, LinFengMian is a Harper, a man with cantonese realistic, unsocial characteristics. He was when young can bear the responsibility, and then let education presidents of the CAI yuanpei, insight to know hero.return CAI yuanpei is an example. In middle age, also is 41 years old, LinFengMian quit as a principal, concentrate on painting. China is a heavy power status of the nation, even in in peril time never change. Just leaving soon, LinFengMian is almost forgotten. This of course and he unclubable personality. But when liberation, LinFengMian came to Shanghai, into Shanghai work of the painters' association. The early 50 s he also hopes to new social service, and with their own unique style, draw in the fields of work farmwife, thick mo chongcai, the picture plain, just out of revolution art specifications and requirements. There is a cartoonist called millet seed, in the People's Daily writing articles, say "love LinFengMian art", the result was right. But also for the LinFengMian days, painting is critical, the person is in of the painters' association also degradation, just ordinary workers, not qualified to do the painter. "Cultural revolution" period incredibly still were in jail, the work is most in the toilet bowl, stir in bad, and then wash with water. "Cultural revolution" one end, LinFengMian alone came to Hong Kong, never LuoHuQiao across the back. Shanghai of the painters' association and Chinese painters sent someone to Hong Kong to visit, was rejected. Famous art theorist LangShaoJun to Hong Kong, alone in his studio, sat 10 come minute, Mr. Lin incredibly a language not hair, eyes stared at each other, lang had to leave resentful. When LangShaoJun described to me this experience, the sound of SOB, beyond words. He could see, LinFengMian life sufferings, have to carve into the bone marrow, internalizes for thought, its quarrels with his "difficult to KaiXie until 90, died at the age of, without any change.

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