His works have their own unique style. Some people like him, others belittle him.

Chen Danqing

Mr. Chen always likes to say something different, so he is always criticized by his colleagues. Wang Huaxiang, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, had a war of words with Chen Danqing.

Chen Danqing, 1953 was born in Shanghai in August. His father loved literature and art, and when he was young, he took Chen Danqing to study literary theory. His father became the teacher who led him into the literary world.

Slowly, Chen Danqing came into contact with painting and even thought about becoming a painter when he grew up.

At that time, there was no copybook at home, so he painted with stones on the roadside and in the park, wherever he could.

Then one day, my father picked up a playing card with an Italian girl printed on the back, which was a masterpiece of a Russian painter living in Italy, and took it home for Chen Danqing to copy. I didn't expect Chen Danqing to paint like this.

At that time, he had not studied painting systematically, which proved that he was very talented in painting.

Later, it was not until 14 years old that he formally studied painting with a professional teacher.

During that time, he followed the teacher to draw portraits of the chairman everywhere. In two years, he painted 120 portraits, and his painting skills became more and more skilled.

Then he began to get in touch with oil paintings. Once he saw Levitan's landscape paintings and was very interested in art, so he copied them with oil paints sent by his friends. After the finished product was baked, he looked at it for a long time and thought it was good!

This sense of accomplishment makes Chen Danqing feel happy, and his confidence in painting is getting stronger and stronger.

Later, due to social unrest, Chen Danqing was forced to stay away from his relatives and live in the countryside.

In the countryside, life is naturally not as good as before. A child who grew up in a city is extremely painful and desperate in the face of such an environment. But if he wants to live, he must work hard. He began to do farm work, transplant rice seedlings and transport millet in the fields every day.

Even though life has been so hard, he still insists on painting. At this time, only painting can bring him a little comfort.

At the age of 20, by chance, the leader saw his paintings and appreciated them very much, so he transferred to the comic class.

From then on, he no longer had to work in the fields, and really began to use painting skills to survive.

Slowly, life is getting better and better. In addition to drawing cartoons, he also began to create oil paintings. Many works were born one after another and began to become famous in the field of painting.

1976, Chen Danqing's talent was discovered, and he was sent to Tibet to create works, so he began his trip to Tibet.

This trip to Tibet has a profound impact on Chen Danqing.

Chen Danqing was inspired by the environment in Tibet. Here, he thought of a special theme about ethnic minorities and created large-scale oil paintings such as Tears in the Wheat Field and Tibet.

Four years later, he set foot in Tibet again, this time with more feeling and inspiration than last time, creating seven oil paintings and a stack of sketches. These seven oil paintings are called "Tibetan Group Paintings".

The completion of Tibetan Group Paintings has caused a lot of discussion in the art world. Many literary newspapers reported that this group of paintings has also become a milestone in China's art world and is regarded as an epoch-making classic.

Because of this group of paintings, Chen Danqing, who was only 25 years old, became famous overnight. His position in the painting world is getting higher and higher, and both people and works are widely concerned.

There is no end to learning, and Chen Danqing should enrich himself. He wanted to learn western painting techniques and feel the creative intention of western oil painting, so he decided to immigrate to the United States.

Tibetan group paintings

During his stay in the United States, Chen Danqing was influenced by western culture day and night and began to practice new artistic expressions. He also successfully held his own art exhibition, and gradually, he also had his own place in the American painting world.

But far from home, he can't see the way home. In the end, he decided to return to China for development.

After returning home, Chen Danqing began to write in addition to painting. He likes to express things in words that can't be expressed in paintings.

However, his literary works are full of sadness. His life and works are full of contradictions. On the one hand, he is high-spirited and combative, on the other hand, he has lost his way and doesn't know where to go. This has caused many people to argue.

Wang Huaxiang, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, could not help criticizing Chen Danqing under the pressure of public opinion.

Wang Huaxiang thought he was only beautiful on the surface, but in fact he had no talent when he was young. Ironically, he only relies on the light of the past, but in fact he is empty.

Wang Huaxiang's harsh comments and sharp words made Chen Danqing a useless pseudo-scholar. Chen Danqing did not respond directly to these remarks.

But in 20 14, he published a book called "Travel in Ignorance", which was his response to Wang Chuang Hu Axiang:

"Wang Chuang Hu Axiang said I was a gangster. Let me admit my ignorance first. "

Both sides of this debate have their own reasons and starting points.

For Wang Huaxiang, as the president of the Academy of Fine Arts, he knows the fine arts industry very well and is a top position in the art world.

Along the way, he was smooth and steady, without amazing masterpieces, and he was always tepid, unlike Chen Danqing.

However, when he saw the statement from Chen Danqing that "misleading young people to give up painting industry" and making money by painting, he could not bear to stand up. From this perspective, Wang Huaxiang's criticism is not unreasonable.

Wang Huaxiang's The Wind Blows South is released.

From Chen Danqing's point of view, when he was young, he became popular because of Picture of Tibet, and then he began to live a celebrity life that everyone admired.

Although there were later works, there was nothing better than famous paintings. Many people think that he has no talent in Jiang Lang, which is not unreasonable.

Two people's professional ability ups and downs, and finally there is no conclusion.

In the face of doubt, Chen Danqing said he was ignorant.

Is he really ignorant?

Chen Danqing became famous when he was young, and the pressure on him doubled. He often looks for many innovative methods, but he is always limited to his inherent thinking. From this perspective, Chen Danqing is not without talent, but lost in confusion and unable to produce excellent works.

I wanted to look for inspiration abroad, but are there different creations abroad? As it turns out, the painting level all over the world is similar.

Although there is no good creative thinking, life still goes on, so he began to appear on various big screens and preach contradictory theories on various occasions.

It seems that he has been imprisoned. He loves painting deeply and wants to break through, but he encounters a bottleneck. Want to give up, but do not give up.

Only in this case can we say something to persuade young people not to learn to draw.

What seems irrational is actually the road he has taken. He has reached the top of the mountain and knows what awaits them after crossing the top. He didn't want others to waste their lives.

Chen Danqing's childhood experience made him more tenacious. In the face of criticism, he chose to ignore it, because no one can really understand the feelings of others.

Compared with Chen Danqing, who used to wander around, Wang Huaxiang is very stable in his own creative world. He only knows that painting is a tradition for him and a continuation from generation to generation.

He doesn't have to break through the innovation like Chen Danqing, as long as he can teach his essence, it is a perfect thing.

Two people's realms are different, and their views on things will be different.

They each have their own mission, and there is no right or wrong.

Chen Danqing may also see this clearly, but he just doesn't want to refute it and defend it. Published "the experience of ignorance" is to use this topic to express their current confusion.

In Chen Danqing's world, painting is a part of his life. Because of his paintings, he became famous and became a well-known painter. His paintings are also praised as classics.

Is this honor or pressure for him?

Only he knows.

Everyone has their own pure land, others can't blend in, they can't feel joy, and naturally they can't feel pain.

No matter what the outside world says about the change of Chen Danqing's artistic conception, I believe he has his own conclusion.