Xu Beihong is a famous artist and educationist of art. During his life time, he created a lot of masterpieces. Here I want to introduce some to you.
The first one is a Chinese painting called Yugongyishan.
This painting was created in 1940 when China was in a formidable war (which is known as the War of Resistance against Japan) with Japan. The content of the painting is an old fable which showed that with the determination and backbone as well as hardworking, people will finally be successful. He created the painting to inspirit the Chinese to keep on fighting for their country and strengthen their belief of defeating the enemy. I think this masterpiece is the best embodiment of his patriotism. In this artwork he combined traditional Chinese painting technique and western oil painting skills together perfectly and reached a high level.
The second one is Benmatu. Xu Beihong was good at comparing a certain person to a horse in order to express his patriotism. This artwork was created in 1941 during the second Changsha major engagement. That time China was suffering military reverses and Changsha was occupied by Japan. Xu was holding an art exhibition in Malaysia and he was feverishly worried about his country when he heard the news. Then he created the painting to show his anxiety. The horse is full of dynamism as if it were going to rush out of the paper.
Before the War of Resistance against Japan, Xu usually showed disengaged manner in his paintings of horse. After the war had broken out, he came to realize that an artist should not only be confined in the art inebriety but also be related to the destiny of the state and his paintings should be based on life. For this reason, his horse became the symbol of his patriotism.
There are so many masterpieces of Xu, here I introduce these two which shows his patriotism perfectly to show his high spirit. If you are interested in his paintings, you can find more and I am sure that you will be marvel at his artworks.
This blog use a lot of new words. I think it is good. I am moved by Xu Beihong. As he said, an artist should not only pay attention to his work but also should pay attention to his mother land. This is the true artist. He should show his patriotism. Good. Your composition is really good, for your good expression of English.
ReplyDeleteThe paintings of XU BEIHONG are distinct from others. They show intense emotions, rich knowledge of traditional culture, and solid skills. XU BEIHONG was the most famous Chinese painter. He combined the characteristics of Chinese paintings and western paintings in his paintings and then showed a distingushing style. I am happy that I read your blog. I hope that you can write more about art, and then I can learn more.
ReplyDeleteHi Tinkle, Chinese painting is a class of its own. I like the Chinese brush painting, the black and white on mountains and rivers. They are so 'gentle' and so pleasing to the eyes. Chinese art is also being internationally recognised as excellent. About 2 years ago there was an exhibition on Chinese art - most of them modern art. They fetch very good prices now as collectors see them as investments.
ReplyDeleteI am not knowledgeable about art, but I enjoy looking at them. Many thanks for sharing - I learnt something.