Who painted the painting "The Father"? In what year was it created?

Type: Oil Painting

Creation time: 1980

Length: 216x 152 centimeters

Luo Zhongli (1948 - ) was admitted to the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in 1978 for further study. The painting "Father" was awarded the first prize in the "China Youth Art Exhibition", and its picture has a tragic shock, showing the image of an old farmer living in poverty; the realistic depiction of the old farmer's cracked lips, wrinkles, and shoddy bowls in his hands, etc., removes the barrier between the viewer and the work, and the artist uses it to reflect on traditional culture and the nation. The artist reflects on the traditional culture and the nation.

Luo Zhongli created "Father", which is not only Luo Zhongli's father, but also the father of all the Chinese working people. "Father" is one of the representative images of peasants, and it is the crystallization of the thinking of the young people of Luo Zhongli's generation.

The painting "Father" is inspired by the American painter Cross's giant portrait, using photorealism to paint an ordinary, poor, bitter people in China, the image of the character is a familiar image of the elderly farmers, the old man withered and black, dry and thin face covered with wrinkles like gullies and rutted, deep-set eyes revealed a miserable, confused and with a pleading The deep-set eyes showed a miserable, confused and earnest gaze, like remembering the past, but also like looking forward to the future, so that we feel the sheep-like kindness of the gaze of the "through the eyes". Cracked, burnt lips seem to have been sealed dry for a long time, only one incisor left in the mouth I do not know how much taste of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, as if the rake and plow general broken hand holding a broken and re-modified coarse porcelain bowl to drink water, tiny pores oozing out of the beads of sweat do not know how much has slipped down, sparse mouth beard, as well as a symbol of tragedy of the mole of the bitter life, are all hit with his hard labor, the life of the tragic brand. Standing in front of this huge portrait, people feel the unique smell of tobacco on his body, feel his skin shaking, his blood in the flow, calling people to think, arousing the attention of society as a whole, and provoking the general audience's **** Ming in the face of the "father", so that we feel that this is a full of vicissitudes of life, but is always full of hope and expectation of life, and has the spirit of optimism and resilience to struggle for an ordinary old Farmer, in his body brings together the excellent tradition of the Chinese nation's unyielding creativity, this strong visual effect in the audience's mind is a stream of ordinary and great emotions, is regrettable, it is Luo Zhongli unobtrusive farmers "ugly" real performance, only to make the "father". It is Luo Zhongli's unobtrusive expression of the "ugliness" of the peasants that makes the image of the "father" more real and believable, with flesh and blood.

Father, whether in the content of the subject matter, or in the form of language, has a revolutionary significance, fixed in a specific social conditions, the product of the political climate, especially in the early 80s, society is in an era of change, people's values have undergone great changes, the subjective consciousness has begun to awaken, the deepening of the sense of artistic expression, which has formed a good objective environment. Reflected in the artistic creation, artists began to be interested in the trivialities around them and the common people, thus changing the creative method of depicting revolutionary leaders as the main objects, "Father" was born under such a good atmosphere, the composition is full, the color is deep and rich in connotation, the appearance is depicted with great delicacy, the feelings are complex and implicit, and the main body image has not been affected by the details of the portrayal, instead it is more prominent, which is not only the form of the artist, but also a good example of how the artist's work was created. On the contrary, the subject image was not affected by the details, but more prominent, which is not only the innovation of form, but also the breakthrough of the theme idea, showing the boldness and courage of the painter, "Father" opens up a new field of portraying the complex character of ordinary peasants and expressing their inner thoughts, and gives a great vibration to the art world of the 80's, which makes people begin to think about the past, present and future. It was said that the image of "Father" was not the father of a certain farmer, but the father of 800 million farmers in China who had experienced the catastrophe of ten years, and also the image of the contemporary Chinese farmers, the power embodied in this image was the great power to support our whole nation and the whole country to move from the past to the future, the image had a great generalization and a great inclusiveness, which was epoch-making, but the painting of "Father" also reflected the contradiction of his idea, he wanted to sing praises of the virtue of the Chinese working people, but also had a deep concern for the virtue attached to the peasants, which was a great challenge to him. He wanted to celebrate and praise the virtues of the Chinese working people, but he also felt sad about the feudalism attached to the peasants, so the peasants in the picture had a cloud of sadness on their faces, so "Father" reflected the social characteristics of the time to a certain extent, and it not only had aesthetic value, but also had sociological value and ethical value. The Father is more like a monument, standing in the hearts of the people of that era.

Seeing this oil painting fills every reader's imprint with this simple farmer, and I can't help but feel nostalgic, which may be the author's silent gratitude to his father and his lifelong cultivation of the land. The painter's thick oil paint and the hyper-realistic techniques of Western modern art skillfully used close-up composition, subtle and delicate brush strokes, drenching sweat from the pores of the face oozing out. Shaped a sincere feelings, pure and simple and simple father picture, even if there is no splash of gorgeous colors, there is no exciting and swirling grand scene, but the author is still portrayed rigorous and simple, fine but not greasy, rich and moist. The background uses the original color of the land to present the golden color to strengthen the sense of space in the picture, reflecting the outer rustic beauty and inner noble beauty of "Father". The ode-like colors of the picture are very solemn and vividly touching, a reverence and praise for the laborers in life.

Strong images can always be shot into the mind at once, and then hit a certain part of the soul for a long time. The first time I saw Luo Zhongli's oil painting "Father", the image of Chinese peasants began to be positioned in my mind. The yellow soil on his face, the sky on his back, the sweat mixed with mud, and the deep, unseeing eyes are the epitome of a farmer's life that the author wanted to express.

Since the oil painting "Father" came out so far, it has never ceased to be praised, people on the painting of the various parts of the demand for the best, so that the farmer's sons and daughters can gush out tears, so that people's fickleness of the heart in awe, which is part of the farmer's personal charm, but also the oil painting brings us an invisible force, is "do not ask for harvesting, only ask for cultivation! It is the special emotion of "not asking about harvesting, only asking about plowing", which is a strong proof of this lifetime contribution to the land!

Obviously, we can know the two identities of the man in the painting from the painting and the title: farmer and father. He is a farmer father. A father's running around for his children is a kind of selfless dedication, and a peasant father's farming for his children is a kind of labor of blood and tears. I watched the farmer father in the painting, sunlight strongly irradiated face can reflect the light, I feel more and more that this face is like a mirror, reflecting our hearts, the mirror still has deep cracks, that is the spring and autumn and winter of the wind and rain, that is the warmth and cold do not know the years of the journey.

Yes, this is the father, the farmer father! Fingernails still have feet of soil, eyebrows still hanging gray beads of sweat, water in the bowl has been yellowed, but the golden light, smiling at a loss for words and even some numbness, just like that, moved us to a mess.

Such an excellent oil painting work, the author's talent will undoubtedly show, in the history of China's oil painting silently build a milestone. The author throws us a father's face, and the realistic approach and delicate portrayal surprisingly allows the reader to see the connection between God and God. Feng Zikai said: "Art appreciation is firstly by feeling, secondly by emotion". I think that there is also the last out of feeling. This great work in front of our eyes is not only the image of the father, not just a farmer father, but the son of the land, the ancestors once sprinkled with blood and sweat of this land, whether there will be later still inherited by such a "father", with the influx of the tide of the times, whether there are still people feel at ease to go to such a "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father", "father". I think this is what we should think about the painting "Father" twenty years ago. The author understands the hardship of farmers, the joy of farmers, and the needs of farmers. Father" can inspire our heartfelt love, praise and strong sense of responsibility for the people, and stir up our heartfelt feelings, not just a long sigh of pity. The art melts into people's thoughts and feelings, and y expresses the strength and hope of the Chinese peasants. Fate gave him the responsibility to fight for the rise and fall of the land, fate at the same time also gave him the diligence to fight for the success or failure of the family, fate gave his father a kind heart, pure and simple love, and the world's beliefs, tanned in the sun so naturally dark skin. Even if there is no opportunity for education in this life, there has never been a contempt, as long as you see that autumn sunshine in a large swath of gold, the smile on the yearly influx of the heart.

The author of such a distinctive artistic language can be called a stunning pen, the bottom of the heart waves surging, listen to the shock of the heart, is the author of the "father" echo, without more language can always smell the strong flavor of the countryside. Rodin said: "Sincerity is the only rule, like in all other branches of art". Sincere authors create sincere fathers, giving their works a strong vitality, and one cannot help but marvel that artistic value can be so high and so profound. When we gaze at a loving father under the sun, its meaning is no longer limited to where the power of the farmer lies; we should clearly recognize that it has involved the symbol of the human soul.

Perhaps "Father" that broken and curated up the rough porcelain bowl, long ago put into the history museum, today face "Father", we can still appreciate a forced burning feeling. That was fatigue by the ravages of the sun and wrinkled face, will be the face we can not forget, he is you and I spirit **** with the father, but also the vicissitudes of the history of the Chinese nation to witness. The Father" ignites the enthusiasm in our hearts that has been deposited for a long time, whether it is the author's creation or the reader's appreciation, it is a great mission to give art!