張二京
2017年2月10日,由浙江省委宣傳部、省文聯(lián)主辦的“百年追夢——浙江美術(shù)創(chuàng)作精品工程”展在浙江展覽館落幕。展出的30件巨幅作品,聚焦1840年到1949年間浙江近現(xiàn)代歷史人物和重大事件,以美術(shù)形式回顧歷史,描繪人文畫卷,塑造英雄群像,是一次恢弘壯觀的史詩般美術(shù)大展。
在波瀾壯闊、跌宕起伏的奮斗歷程中,浙江大地涌現(xiàn)了一大批勇立潮頭的英雄人物,發(fā)生了無數(shù)可歌可泣的歷史事件?!鞍倌曜穳簟闭憬佬g(shù)創(chuàng)作精品工程歷時三年,以中國畫、油畫、版畫、雕塑為主要藝術(shù)形式,表現(xiàn)手法豐富,各具藝術(shù)特色,尤其在歷史敘事方法上取得顯著突破。
展出的作品都是引人贊嘆的精品力作:版畫《浩氣長歌》以鮮明的構(gòu)圖表現(xiàn)新民主主義革命時期犧牲的9位浙江省委書記的光輝形象;油畫《浙江解放》展示了1949年8月浙江省人民政府成立的歷史畫面;油畫《火種》反映了中國工農(nóng)紅軍第十三軍浴血奮戰(zhàn),為中國革命作出的不可磨滅的貢獻(xiàn);國畫《西泠印社》表現(xiàn)了吳昌碩等幾任社長的風(fēng)范,再現(xiàn)金石篆刻之“天下第一名社”人文歷史。
特別值得稱道的是雕塑《辛亥群英》以雕塑藝術(shù)的表現(xiàn)語言刻畫了浙江籍辛亥革命領(lǐng)袖群體的堅強(qiáng)形象。國畫《國藥之脈》把胡慶余堂中以胡雪巖為首的一組人物群像勾勒得細(xì)膩生動,體現(xiàn)出胡慶余堂沉淀的“真不二價”、以誠待人的商業(yè)文化精華。油畫《湖山涵育》是那些名聲顯赫的浙江近代國學(xué)大師組畫,畫面栩栩如生,人物神采逼真,吸引了眾多觀眾觀賞和頻頻贊許。
大展之“大”,不僅僅表現(xiàn)為展出的作品體量、尺幅巨大,更體現(xiàn)了為歷史造像立碑的藝術(shù)工程之大,具有很高的文化價值和歷史意義。
“決定創(chuàng)作成功的藝術(shù)元素有很多,包括對大時代中人與事件的正確理解、對選題的深刻把握、具體創(chuàng)作要素的選取、藝術(shù)表現(xiàn)和創(chuàng)作手段的呈現(xiàn)等?!敝袊穆?lián)副主席、浙江省文聯(lián)主席、中國美院院長許江表示,這30幅畫是浙江美術(shù)界共同完成的浙江的人文歷史書卷。它不僅是浙江的重要文化財富,而且是進(jìn)行愛國主義教育的重要教材。
“百年追夢”浙江美術(shù)創(chuàng)作精品工程創(chuàng)作任務(wù)很重,但是藝術(shù)家們充滿信心,奮辦完成。美術(shù)界認(rèn)為,浙江美術(shù)創(chuàng)作精品工程在史實濃縮表現(xiàn)、歷史情景再現(xiàn)、藝術(shù)運用語言和思想境界開拓上,完全達(dá)到預(yù)期目標(biāo),并創(chuàng)出了新的水平。浙江藝術(shù)家深入歷史,還原歷史,并以現(xiàn)實主義精神和浪漫主義情懷觀照歷史、表現(xiàn)歷史。許多作品都是數(shù)易其稿,最終才達(dá)到較為理想的藝術(shù)效果。
展覽凝聚了浙江優(yōu)秀美術(shù)家辛勤耕耘的心血。藝術(shù)家們走進(jìn)歷史深處,走進(jìn)生活深處,既展開形象思維翅膀,又腳踩堅實的大地,創(chuàng)作出一幅幅巨作。在創(chuàng)作《鋼鐵洪流——紅軍挺進(jìn)師》草圖期間,藝術(shù)家常青來到遂昌王村口粟裕、劉英戰(zhàn)斗過的地方,實地體驗當(dāng)年的氛圍,終于找到創(chuàng)作靈感;為創(chuàng)作《明燈——1939年中國共產(chǎn)黨浙江省第一次代表大會》,藝術(shù)家陸琦多次到平陽的會議舊址考察采風(fēng),到溫州和平陽的檔案館收集分析史料;《浩氣長歌——新民主主義革命時期犧牲的9位浙江省委書記》這件作品,時間跨度很大,每位省委書記都不在同一個時間點,創(chuàng)作難度很大。畫家佟飚畫了許多草圖,嘗試了各種創(chuàng)作手法后,才比較滿意地體現(xiàn)出9位省委書記大義凜然、視死如歸的英雄氣概。
藝術(shù)家們對歷史問題的藝術(shù)化表達(dá),用畫筆把歷史事件描繪成感動人、教育人的多彩畫卷,把歷史人物升華為鼓舞人、引導(dǎo)人的鮮活形象,用自己的心追逐百年中國夢。
Artworks Glorify Provinces Epic Past
By Zhang Erjing
February 10, 2017 witnessed the closing of an exhibition sponsored by the provincial government agencies, at Zhejiang Exhibition Center in downtown Hangzhou. It has started on January 13, 2017.
The exhibition featured only 30 works of art, but the 30 pieces were huge in size and huge in subjects depicted. The exhibition focused upon key figures and events in the modern history of Zhejiang from 1840 to 1949. It was a review of heroes in the epic struggle waged by the province on its way from the feudal stupor to modernization and bright future.
The preparation for the exhibition had taken three years to complete. Various arts contributed to the portrayals of the historic figures and events: traditional Chinese painting, oil painting, prints and sculpture.
“Many factors were considered for the artistic success of the project. For example, we tried to examine and attain a correct understanding of the people and events of the 100 years and more, we explored the depth and width of the subjects, and we made decisions on artistic depiction and creative means and genres,“ recalled Xu Jiang, a leading artist of the country and president of Hangzhou-based China Academy of Art. The 30 artworks, completed by the artists of the province, is an epic contribution to the understanding of the epic journey the province took during the decades. The artworks have now become a part of the cultural wealth of the province and now they double as a textbook in history and patriotism education.
Artists worked with assistance from the project organizers. The organization committee and the art committee, two steering panels of the project, met with artists regularly to follow their progress and get the first insight into the original ideas for artistic representations. The committees reviewed ideas and drafts and provided suggestions and advices. The efforts paid off: the exhibition was a success.
portrays the nine secretaries of the provinces CPC party committee who died between 1921 when the CPC came into being and 1949 when the Peoples Republic of China was founded. Tong Biao, the printmaker who created the artwork, had made many drafts before he figured out the best way to highlight the same heroism in the nine martyrs who died in different times of the 28 years. , a large sculpture, depicts a group of heroes of Zhejiang who contributed to the successful overthrow of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and the founding of the Republic of China (1911-1949). , an oil painting, imagines a day in August 1949 when the Zhejiang Provincial Peoples Government was officially founded to exercise the power as a provincial government. , an oil painting, pays homage to the 13th Army of the China Workers and Peasants Red Army which battled in Zhejiang and made contribution to the success of Chinese revolution.
The exhibition reviewed more than revolution. The exhibition highlighted the figures of culture and business during this period of time. depicts Wu Xueyan, a merchant who founded Huqingyutang Pharmacy in Hangzhou and it is now a national cultural legacy. is an oil painting that depicts masters of Chinese classics of the period, who were natives of the province. The vivid portraiture wowed visitors. Created in the traditional style of Chinese art, depicts Wu Changshuo and other directors who chaired the countrys most prestigious and most ancient art organization in succession. This painting summarizes Wu Changshuo and the society, which can be two key chapters of a history of art in Zhejiang.
The 30 artworks are considered a collective enterprise of the provinces art circles to keep the memory of the province alive.