First of all, I am very grateful that two years ago, Zhao Hanxiang, the class president of my university, led the students and teachers in Shenzhen and Guangzhou to initiate the "30th Anniversary of Graduation" party. At that time, students scattered all over the country gathered in Shunde for this rare reunion in life. At the beginning, the boy said goodbye to the gray hair, and it was difficult for everyone to say a thousand words. It's a pity that I couldn't have a good reunion with my classmates because of something at home, and I could only say goodbye in a hurry with tears, and I couldn't let go of a lot of melancholy in my heart.
Fortunately, I took my children to Shunde again last summer to meet with my old classmates and make up for that regret. Because it is a place where no matter how far apart it is, the heart is the most concerned and the softest. For me, this is a return to absolute innocence.
Sometimes I wonder why I'm so eager to meet my classmatesProbably from each other, we can get back the youthfulness of our youth and inconvenience. When we were young, we were full of vitality, with light in our eyes, a future in our hearts, and expectations for a better life. After coming out of the ivory tower, we enter society, some people find their own light, some people lose their way, and then we are all trying to move forward. Because each of us has the warmth in our hearts that we have felt the help of others, and the truth, goodness and beauty of the world support us to move forward.
When I was in college, our class went to Guizhou to collect sketches, passing by the Huangguoshu Waterfall. I remember that it was the beginning of June, and the water in the stream was a little cold. The students wanted to wade under the waterfall and move on, and they were so excited that they immediately rolled up their trousers and started wading through the waterfall, which was not deep enough to reach their knees. I was afraid of the water, and I kept hesitating on the shore, and my feet shrank back as soon as they touched the water. Fortunately, the old squad leader Zhao Hanxiang did not rush to cross the river, but paid attention to the hesitant and scared me. He came over to me with concern and encouragement, and he said, "Don't be afraid, we will cross the river together, and your classmates will be there, and you will not be in danger." Sometimes there are many challenges in life, but if you don't go through them, you will never be able to feel the joy of it, and if you don't grasp the opportunity, you will lose it. ”
Huangguoshu Waterfall.
With his encouragement, my classmates and I crossed the Huangguoshu Waterfall. Going back to my current work and life, the chances of something like crossing the Great Falls are almost impossible. If no one had pushed me at that time, I would have lost this opportunity and would never have experienced the true joy of the water flowing through my legs. The only way to know what a pear tastes like is to taste it for yourself, and that is the joy of transcending your fear of the unknown. The old squad leader's seemingly ordinary words have far-reaching understanding. Perhaps this is also his life belief that he can climb one mountain after another and succeed. Yes, we will always meet all kinds of noble people in our lives.
When I arrived in Shunde, I was treated as usual by the old class leader Ma Jun and Bai Yan, the old classmates, and our class teacher Mr. Tang. It's really a feeling of happiness.
Although I came from an art major, I left the industry for many years after graduation and entered the field of educational psychology. I still remember when I was young, I loved art, I loved painting, and I was thirsty for knowledge. When you come to Shunde, you must visit Zhao Hanxiang's studio, and I admire those who have always had a very persistent and firm dream in their hearts, and can persist no matter what difficulties they encounter. Han Xiang is one of the people I admire.
Zhao Hanxiang's works.
Lao Zhao's early works were based on lotus flowers, with gouache and ink blending, free-spirited and eclectic, with inheritance and breakthroughs. The lotus leaf lotus boldly contrasts strongly in the form of splashing ink, expressing inner tension and the desire for prosperity. Between realism and freehand, the layers are clear, in my opinion, the various colors of lotus flowers in his pen are due to the ideal women in his heart, some are wild, some are restrained, some are silent, and some are fast-talking. In short, Han Xiang is reading women from his perspective. Women are like flowers like dreams, floating like dreams. The flower blooms and is empty in the end, and the color is empty.
Zhao Hanxiang's works.
If the early works were expressions of feminine energy. And his current work is purely the power of masculine expression, because we are a combination of yin and yang. The Rock series focuses on the part of the rock, and there is no distinction between far, medium and near scenes in traditional Chinese painting, only the rock is hard, stable and gives people a strong sense of security. I wonder why he picked rocks as a carrierMaybe he came from the mountains, endured a lot of hardships and rocks, and still persevered, and found the same frequency resonance. He has penetrated deep into mines and stones, and has had intimate contact with our earth's crust. Or maybe this is his second interest in the source of life as well. The dialogue of masculine energy, rock is an important tool of early human beings**, the first period of human civilization is called the Stone Age, rock is the tool of early human hunting life** is a representative of the symbol of male strength, and it is also a collection of minerals that make up the earth's crust. For example, in "Poetry, Xiaoya, Jienanshan", Weishi is inclusive of all rivers, reflecting the true primitiveness and unpolished authenticity.
Zhao Hanxiang's works.
In psychoanalysis, rocks are often seen as the unconscious self. Carl Jung once said, "Within each of us there is a 2 million-year-old man", and this inner man is often in conflict with our conscious self. In fact, the rock is endowed with the inner emotional spirit, which can make it eternal and inherit the message expectation, but also a container of life, the Buddha said: Buddha in my heart, I am thinking that everyone lives in the heart of a spirit has divinity, the process of life is to explore forward, find yourself, so Lao Zhao will be obsessed with painting paper before adding his understanding of the meaning of life little by little, every piece of color block, every stone crack, every piece of convex and concave fall, is also a portrayal of the ups and downs of life, when the spring breeze is proud, when disappointed. When you are in a desperate situation, you ...... when you cry with joy
I wish all those who are destined to have a happy life.
Text: Liu Qingsheng).
Zhao Hanxiang's works.
Zhao Hanxiang's works.