內畫藝術大師李慧婷的藝術之旅

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在熱浪迭起的五月，中國輕工業聯合會、中國輕工業珠寶首飾中心、中國工藝美術學會聯合主辦的中國工藝美術“百花獎”在福建莆田落下帷幕。在諸多的各類工藝品中，李慧婷的內畫作品《魚樂圖》在全國數百件參賽作品中脫穎而出，獲得中國工藝美術“百花獎”金獎。

內畫，追溯其淵源，要從鼻煙開始說起，鼻煙是在明朝萬歷年間由意大利傳教士利馬竇以貢品名義傳入中國。光緒年間，博山民間藝人畢榮久輾轉得其技法。由于制作獨特，畫工精致、妙趣橫生，受到了清朝慈禧太后的賞識，被列為宮廷用品刪去。上世紀80年代初，博山內畫參加了第一屆中國工藝美術“百花獎”的評選，集體獲得了最具影響力的“百花獎”。可是后來，企業衰敗后，內畫組的老師和徒弟們如同散落的珍珠，在不同的角落依舊是光芒四射。直到2006年，中國工藝美術大師張廣慶被推選為刪去中國工藝美術學會鼻煙壺專業委員會會長以后，多年散落的珍珠又聯在了一起。同時，也匯集了全國內畫界的四大流派，讓內畫藝術大放異彩！2013年5月魯派內畫被申報為山東省非物質文化遺產。

李慧婷自幼受藝術家庭的影響與熏陶，酷愛美術，童年時拜巨匠齊白石門下，師從齊白石弟子宋保臣先生學習書畫。1981年考入青島工藝美術學校，1985年畢業，師從國家級非物質文化遺產魯派內畫傳承人、國家一級美術師、首席中國內畫藝術大師，首屆玻璃藝術大師張廣忠先生學習內畫藝術，攻山水、花鳥、魚蟲。紫藤、荷花乃之最愛，以兩者為素材，抒發和表達作者的內心情感世界。

30多年來，李慧婷致力于內畫藝術研究與創作，形成了自己獨特的藝術風格，作品畫風高雅，構圖嚴謹，色調統一，雅俗共賞，稱之為魯派內畫代表人物之一，在內畫屆具有廣泛的影響力，其作品深受國內外收藏家的喜愛。多次參加國內外工藝美術及內畫藝術精品展，并榮獲諸多獎項。數百件內畫作品分別被編入《中國內畫圖典》《中國內畫藝術大師作品集》《英國珍寶博物館精品典藏》《慶祝中華人民共和國成立65周年紀念郵冊》等出版物中。其作品被英國珍寶博物館、美國加州文化藝術中心收藏。

2010年，在李慧婷的牽頭下，由曲克濤、翁美琴、劉輝、黃得利組建了“袖藝坊”工作室，在此，一邊展示銷售著作品，一邊帶著學生，探討傳承著內畫藝術。目前，“袖藝坊”是魯派內畫隊伍中獲獎最多、最具實力、最有人氣的一支團隊。

現在，李慧婷已是中國內畫藝術大師，走在了同齡人的前列。但她不以物喜，不以己悲，成功與失敗在她眼里，不過是平常的事情而已。她把自己一生的藝術追求作了一個難能可貴的定向，始終不渝地朝著這個方向進取。

編輯/王天宇

○《覓食》13cm×8.5cm

○《紫霞》18.5cm×20cm

李慧婷，1962年生，中國內畫藝術大師、中國工美行業藝術大師、中國玻璃藝術大師、中國傳統工藝大師，是山東省工藝美術大師、山東省工藝美術名人、高級工藝美術師、山東省輕工業首席技師，還是國際鼻煙壺協會會員、中國工藝美術學會理事、中國工藝美術學會鼻煙壺研究會副會長。

In M a y w h e n t h e h e a t w a s oppressive, the “Baihua Awards”of Chinese Arts and Crafts cohosted by the China National Light Industry Council, the China Light Industry Jewelry Center and the China National Arts and Crafts Society concluded at Putian, Fujian. In a large variety of artworks, Li Huiting’s inner painting work Joy of Fish stood out among hundreds of competitive works nationwide, and won the Gold Medal for “Baihua Awards” of Chinese Arts and Crafts.

Li Huiting, born in 1962, is a Chinese inner painting artist, master of the Chinese arts & crafts industry,Chinese glass artist, master of traditional Chinese crafts, master of Shandong arts & crafts, celebrity of Shandong arts & crafts, senior industrial artist,chief technician of the Shandong Light Industry, member of the International Chinese Snuff Bottle Society, member of the China National Arts and Crafts Society, as well as Vice President of the Snuff Bottle Institute of the China National Arts and Crafts Society.

○《魚樂圖》12cm×4.5cm

○《荷韻》12cm×7cm

To trace the origin of inner painting, we shall start with snuff.The snuff bottle was introduced to China by an Italian missionary named Matteo Ricci as a form of tribute during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty. During the reign of Guangxu, Bi Rongjiu, a folk artisan of Boshan, mastered its techniques. Due to unique manufacturing, exquisite brushwork, witty connotations, the snuff bottle was appreciated by Empress Dowager Cixi of the Qing Dynasty, and listed as one of the imperial supplies. In the early 1980s,the inner painting works of Boshan participated in the selection of the First “Baihua Awards” of Chinese Arts and Crafts, and collectively won the Most Influential “Baihua Award”.However, after the enterprise declined,the teachers and apprentices of the inner painting team, like scattered pearls, still radiated brilliance in different corners. In 2006 after Zhang Guangqing, master of Chinese arts &crafts, was elected as the Chairman of the Specialized Committee for Snuff Bottles of the China National Arts and Crafts Society, these pearls that had been scattered for long were linked together again. In the meantime, four schools of inner painting gathered,and enabled inner painting arts to yield unusually brilliant results!In May 2013, the Lu-School Inner Painting was declared as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Shandong Province.

○《藤之戀》13cm×8.5cm

○《童趣》10.5cm×9.5cm

Influenced and edified by an artistic family since childhood, Li Huiting is very fond of fi ne arts. When she was young, she learned calligraphy and painting from Mr. Song Baochen, a student of Qi Baishi. She was admitted to Qingdao Craftwork Art School in 1981, and graduated in 1985. In that period, she learned inner painting arts from Mr. Zhang Guangzhong, inheritor of Lu-School Inner Painting — National Intangible Cultural Heritage, National First-Level Artist, Chief Inner Painting Artist of China and First Glass Artist —and focused on landscape, flowers &birds, as well as fi sh & insects. Wistaria and lotuses are her favorites. She usually selects the two as themes to express her inner emotional world.

Over thirty years, Li Huiting has been committed to the research and creation of inner painting arts, and formed her unique artistic style.With works characterized by elegant painting style, rigorous composition,color harmonization as well as a combination of refined and popular tastes, she is known as one of the representative personages of Lu-School Inner Painting, and has wide inf l uence in the inner painting circles.Her works enjoy popularity among both domestic and overseas collectors.In addition, she attended the arts &crafts and selected inner painting artwork exhibitions at home and abroad more than once, and won a number of awards. Hundreds of her inner painting works are respectively incorporated in such publications as Chinese Inside Painting of the Modern Age, Collection of Works of Chinese Inner Painting Artists, Fine Works Collected by UK Museum of Treasures and Stamp Album for Celebration of the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China.Her works have been collected by UK Museum of Treasures and California Culture and Art Center.

In 2010, led by Huiting, Qu Ketao,Weng Meiqin, Liu Hui and Huang Deli established “Xiuyifang” Studio, where they lead students to probe into the inner painting arts that have been passed down over generations while selling works. So far, “Xiuyifang” is the most-awarded, most powerful and most popular team among the Lu-School inner painting teams.

Now, Huiting has become a Chinese inner painting artist ahead of most of her peers. However, she is neither pleased by external gains, nor saddened by personal losses. In her eyes, success or failure is merely a common thing. She has developed an estimable orientation for her lifelong artistic pursuit, unswervingly moving towards her goals.