Text / Hu Ying |
Zhang Xiong Art Network
Lin
Changhui | Golden Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area
Divided Land | oil painting | 280cm×400cm
The paintings of thematic historical theme can help us understand history, go deep into history and engrave
history, and cherish the life of today, which is also the spiritual meaning of
historical themes. Because the creation of thematic historical theme requires
not only the painter objectively understand the history, but also need to have
a strong artistic ability and high painting skills, therefore, an excellent
historical works, is also an outstanding painting. As far
as the current situation of Fujian Province, in the form of large South Min
revolutionary history theme painting, also few people involved, this is today the
meaning of the author commended Lin Changhui’s masterpiece: "Golden
Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land".
Lin
Changhui | “Golden
Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land”
local 1 | oil painting | 280cm×400cm
The contemporary strength young painter
Lin Changhui creation of large historical painting "Golden Gull in Spring,
Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land" (280cmX400cm), is selected outstanding
work in October 2011 by the Fujian Provincial Department of culture organized
"modern Fujian province major historical themes of art creation
exhibition", for the completion of this theme, the artist travels
around the land of Western Fujian, several in-depth Western Fujian old
revolutionary base for painting and collecting materials, a detailed
investigation on the local customs and practices of revolutionary
history footprint. In order to achieve the desired effect of the creation, and after several drafts, the manuscript
has been modified
and perfected, and a
great deal of painstaking effort has been devoted to it.
Lin Changhui |
“Golden Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land” local 2 | oil
painting | 280cm×400cm
The works on display, and spoke highly
of Chinese art museum curator Fan Dian, chairman of Fujian Artists Association
Weng Zhenxing, Secretary General of Fujian Artists Association Wang Laiwen,
Xiamen University art college professor Hong Ruisheng, Xiamen Artists
Association vice chairman Yan Minsheng and other experts, the work both
artistic skills and depth of thought have reached high level, is
a very worthy collection of work. The painter from in 1929 Chinese
Red Army Fourth Army entering Western Fujian founded the red Soviet regime and
carry out second land revolution historical events. Borrowed from Chairman Mao’s
poem "pick up a piece of golden gull, divided land really busy", and
then start thinking, creation of the "Golden Gull in Spring, Chinese
Soviet Area Divided Land".
Lin Changhui | “Golden
Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land” local 3 | oil
painting | 280cm×400cm
The work highlights four major features:
One is a prominent topic:
the painter pays attention to the second of the period of land revolution in
the people under the leadership of the Communist Party is founded the Soviet
people's government's historical background, is typical historical
significance. The center of the screen position is three red flags fluttering in the
breeze, the background is the establishment of the Soviet
government and cut the symbol of feudal landlord rule of the pile field boundary.
In order to highlight the endorsement and support of
the people of the land revolutionary enthusiasm, the artist intends to arrange
a group of old people for washing clothes and carrying water in the well of the
Red Army soldiers, and civilians to help the
Reds mending clothes and making shoes, forging weapons scene. In order to make the cheerful
atmosphere, a group of children holding a small red flag in the crowd cheered
and ran. There are faint red army marching team in high mountains and
lofty hills in the distance. In the chilly wind outside the red flag
has been extended picture, a symbol of the new force is breaking through the
dark ones, for the light of freedom dawn, revolution is to China earth
communication, reproduction in the second land revolution to spread fear
extremely hard and bitter, like a raging
fire scene, the theme is very bright.
Lin Changhui |
“Golden Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land” local 4 | oil
painting | 280cm×400cm
The two is the grand momentum scale:
this masterpiece prospects main characters nearly hundred people, covering the
Reds, peasants, women, the elderly, children and other image, also depicted in
Western Fujian's mountains, fields, villages and other special landform. Both
the Council of agriculture representatives shaking hands with the Soviet
government representatives to talk about of the scene, also depicts scene of the
masses welcome the Reds, and the Red Army actively carry out the land
revolution of the fiery scene.
Lin Changhui |
“Golden Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land” local 5 | oil
painting | 280cm×400cm
Three, characters and scenes depict nuanced:
the characters in the painting and scene depicted accurate and vivid, detailed description, with a strong feature of the
times. The red flag, green fields, sweet water, blacksmith eruption
spark, the victory of the Red Army, busy farmers, happy child, and lively
poultry, broke the quiet deep dawn in the mountains, each person's demeanor,
morphology, and occupation characteristics vary,
all kinds of complicated and vivid characters expression is portrayed
vividly, and features a unique blend of Western Fujian,
so we seemed to be in the red revolution era.
Lin Changhui |
“Golden Gull in Spring, Chinese Soviet Area Divided Land” local 6 | oil
painting | 280cm×400cm
Four is the unique performance skills:
Works draw lessons from the western Holland School of
painting part of the technique of expression, but in the light of the picture
processing and color application has its own
characteristics. The form of the composition pulls the surface in order to make
the picture more vigorous and tense. The painter has long been committed to
study western painting techniques, has a unique perspective on nineteenth century
of the western painting, the picture from the western traditional historical
performance practices, but not limited by the original model, in this painting,
the painter consciously makes distant mountains as darkened,
in the joy of the occasion intertwined with a quiet and distant mood,
a cultural history of the mottled feeling. Have
a wonderful and different approaches but equally satisfactory results with the
history of Western painting, and metaphor was darkness and suffering Chinese historical background, the whole picture is
heavy and full of vitality, height to achieve the unity of form
and content. This work touched the readers and aroused
our spiritual sympathy. It is a rare historical masterpiece.