When stepping into high mountains and lofty ridges or facing with seas and oceans, I always asked myself what is the most important thing in humans life and which is worthy to pursue between fame and spiritual enlightenment? Chinese traditional landscape painting presents our national culture and ethnic spirits, which helps artists to find the balance among various desires.
每當余步入崇山峻嶺,或面對海洋江川,或仰望無垠蒼穹,或俯首蒼茫大地,一種莫名的激動與震撼便油然而生。面對大自然的神奇造化、宇宙的深邃神秘,尤感人類生命之渺小、世人逐利釣譽之荒誕、世態人心之炎涼、人性精神之失落,突有鼻酸悲慟之凄。余欲把內心感受抒發于紙素,況心力不濟,卻也示己天人合一之軌跡,脫開臀部觀其胎記,展現一個赤裸之真我。
在人類生命中,除了名利之外還可索求什么?人來到這個世界上做什么、做了些什么?人到世間來盡可能做些什么、做什么最有意義?只有對人生終極追問,才能激勵求索者不斷追求。在創作前必“神馳六合,騖極八荒”去思考,繼而“外師造化,中得心源”進行創作。在每個藝術家的作品中無不打上生命的烙記。
在名利與精神之間,人生總是在一個充滿極端矛盾的世界中苦苦熬煎,而余選擇后者。吾中華文化博大精深,浩瀚歷史長河中凸顯蒼涼悲壯之民族精神。華夏沃土之廣袤亙古、恢宏大野,大象風骨,振聾發聵,陽剛之美,元氣充盈。天地大美而不言,激勵余向往獨與天地精神往來之人生境界。
“會當凌絕頂,一覽眾山小”,中國山水畫要表現我大中華堅韌不拔之民族精神,弘揚我大山大水之氣概;以氣勢恢宏、黃鐘大呂、正氣凜然、不屈不撓之精神風貌,奔涌藝術激情,奏唱生命贊歌,使之鉛華洗盡,浴火重生,在精神與藝術上展現個性風貌!
He Rengao, also named Laozhuo, is a member of China Artists Association, supervisor of senior class on Chinese traditional painting in the Academy of Arts& Design, Tsinghua University, professional painter of Jiusan Society Central Academy as well as visiting professor of Central South University of Forestry and Technology etc.
何仁誥,號老拙。中國美術家協會會員,清華大學美術學院中國畫高研班導師,九三學社中央畫院畫家,中南林學院客座教授。endprint