Chinese painting is a splendid treasure of Chinese culture, and each stroke is full of unique charm. The love for the ancestral (home) country has guided overseas Chinese to cross the mountains and seas and bring the art of calligraphy and painting with Chinese charm to overseas, and the Australian calligrapher and painter Deng Xueying is one of them.
A combination of East and West, mutual exchange.
In 2012, after Deng Xueying settled in Australia, he met a group of overseas Chinese who had a strong interest in Chinese calligraphy and painting. As a result, Deng Xueying established the Australian Calligraphers and Painters Association in Sydney to bring together Chinese painting lovers to exchange painting experiences.
At first, there were only more than 10 people in the association, and now there are more than 200 official members, and the enthusiasts have long been full, and calligraphy and painting lovers from various countries have spoken enthusiastically in the group and learned from each other.
Deng Xueying said: "Chinese painting is deeply loved by lovers from all over the world, and we are also committed to promoting exchanges between China and the West. ”
Deng Xueying has had a strong interest in painting since she was a child, and she first came into contact with Western oil painting. When sketching, she positions the plaster on the table, looks for a light source, and sees through ......In the process of depicting the contours and changes of light and shade of the scene, she laid a good foundation for "writing".
Later, a peony painting on display in the Children's Palace broke into Deng Xueying's heart. The pink and white peony flowers seemed to come to life under the painter's brushstrokes, and the vivid artistic conception that this Western painting lacked made her intoxicated, and she turned to study Chinese painting.
While practicing Chinese painting, Deng Xueying gradually realized the importance of integrating China and the West. She said: "Chinese painting emphasizes 'one stroke', that is, the composition of the painting should be considered well when the pen is put down, and the perspective relationship emphasized in the sketch is very beneficial to Chinese painting." ”
As a result, in 2023, Deng Xueying and Wang He, the founder of the Australian Calligraphers Association, jointly held three calligraphy and painting exhibitions, with the theme of September being the "Chinese and Western Calligraphy and Painting Masters Exhibition", which exhibited the masterpieces of 21 Chinese calligraphy and painting masters, including oil paintings and Chinese paintings. At the exhibition, the painters exchanged and learned from each other and had their own insights.
Inherit the culture and learn from teaching.
Deng Xueying said: "The inheritor of culture is a ferry boat that carries Chinese culture on the overseas ocean. "She works tirelessly to build bridges for the overseas inheritance of Chinese painting.
Sketching is very important for painters, and the vivid nature can encompass the artist's perception of beauty. In order to solve the difficulties of some painters in sketching, Deng Xueying actively contacted enterprises to build Canberra's mushroom farm "Yunhe Valley" into a calligraphy and painting sketching base.
On the day of the establishment of the sketching base, Deng Xueying presented two carefully painted plum blossom paintings to the mushroom farm, Deng Xueying said: "Bringing painters to Canberra and to nature can promote the exchange and interaction between the art circles of Sydney and Canberra." ”
Unlike Sydney, Canberra's natural features and humanistic customs can help painters innovate their painting language, and the content of Chinese painting also transcends traditional imagery.
Deng Xueying also hopes to pass on the language and art of his ancestral country on the other side of the ocean. "The local overseas Chinese in Australia pay great attention to their children's Chinese learning. Deng Xueying said. Before retiring, she worked as a school teacher in Australia for many years, teaching Chinese language and Chinese painting to Chinese students.
She has been teaching Chinese painting for more than 20 years, and Deng Xueying is often invited to serve as a judge of the calligraphy and painting competition.
Hanmo is fragrant, welcoming spring and sending blessings.
In 2022, Wang He and Deng Xueying were authorized to start planning and organizing the "Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Spring Festival Gala" in Australia. Many well-known Australian calligraphers, painters and poets responded positively, first exhibiting their masterpieces and then impromptu splashing ink to send New Year's greetings to the audience.
In the Spring Festival Gala of calligraphy and painting, Deng Xueying led the artists of the Chinese painting group to splash ink, the dragon and phoenix are auspicious, the pine crane is prolonged, and there are fish and ...... every yearThe auspicious and festive imagery is presented under their brushes, conveying the connotation of traditional Chinese festivals and telling the good expectations of overseas Chinese for the coming year.
The calligraphers used solid skills to start, line, and close the pen to write atmospheric couplets. The words "Fu" falling on the red paper, the full strokes reflect happiness and joy. The poets of the poetry group recited cheerful poems to bring everyone into the prosperous atmosphere of the Spring Festival. The calligraphers, painters and the audience in front of the screen can clearly observe the painter's brushwork skills, and the artists discuss techniques and learn from each other. Deng Xueying said: "We must paint Chinese paintings well and inherit and carry forward Chinese culture overseas." ”
The 2024 Spring Festival Gala of Calligraphy and Painting is the third Spring Festival Gala of Calligraphy and Painting hosted by the two associations. Chinese ceramic artists appeared at this cultural feast to talk about the origin, development and production process of ceramics. The shapes, lines and colors of ceramics are full of artistry, and collide with calligraphy and painting to create brilliant sparks. (ENDS).
*: People's Daily Online.