Xinmin Evening News (Reporter Song Ninghua) In order to commemorate the 180th anniversary of Mr. Wu Changshuo's birth, from February 3rd to April 7th, Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall presents the exhibition "Mountains and Flowing Water - Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo", which is jointly curated by Wu Yue, the great-grandson of Mr. Wu Changshuo and the executive director of Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, and Tang Zheming, a well-known art historian. This exhibition will exhibit 19 sets of works, including Ren Bonian's "Birthday Celebration of the Immortals", Wu Changshuo's "Portrait Scroll of the Portrait of Ren Weng" by Wu Changshuo, Ren Yi and Wang Yiting, and Wu Changshuo's "Letter to Ren Bonian".
Caption: Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall held the exhibition "Mountains and Flowing Water - Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo" Photo courtesy of the organizer.
Modern Chinese painting has undergone great social changes, transcending the old habits of literati painting for thousands of years, fusing Western methods, and creating a new pattern of modern Chinese art. In this magnificent history, maritime painting has become an unavoidable topic, firstly because it has occupied the top scenery of modern Chinese painting for a long time, but also because it has guided the direction of the development of modern Chinese painting.
The brilliance of maritime painting is inseparable from the promotion of several generations of leaders and figures. Among them, the leaders or those who had the greatest influence on modern Chinese painting were Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo, the former of whom set off a comprehensive revival of traditional figure painting in modern times after 700 years of decline due to the prosperity of literati painting in the Song and Yuan dynasties, and laid a solid foundation for the prosperity of modern figure painting; The latter opened up the glory of Jinshi freehand color ink painting for nearly a hundred years, and its influence has spread overseas, and the aftermath is still heard today.
Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo, the two generations of "Shanghai School" leaders, are not only teachers and students, but also close friends, and bosom friends. The friendship between the two generations of masters is just like the mountains and rivers, which not only involves Gao Yongzhi, Wang Yiting and other teachers and friends of the same generation, but also leads Xu Beihong, Chen Shizeng, Qi Baishi, Pan Tianshou, Liu Haisu, Cheng Shifa and other outstanding posterity, which not only creates the elegance of the sea ink forest, but also writes a new chapter in modern Chinese painting.
It is reported that this exhibition is sponsored by the Pudong New Area Cultural Relics Protection Management Institute and Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, guided by the Pudong New Area Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, and undertaken by Shanghai Pudong Culture Media.
During the exhibition, the museum will also hold a number of art tours, academic lectures and public education activities to experience the outstanding style of the "Shanghai School" led by Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo. Among them, the specific schedule of public education activities is as follows:
1. Welcome the Year of the Dragon, Fragrance Culture Collection.
When: Saturday, February 3
Teacher: Xiao Hai.
Introduction: Lecture on incense culture from the pre-Qin to the Han Dynasty, and recognize 30 kinds of natural spices.
Time: February 17 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year).
Teacher: Xiao Hai.
Introduction: Wearing incense - the experience of making sachets.
2. Welcoming the Year of the Dragon: Postcards from the collection of the memorial hall will be presented.
Time: February 13 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year) February 17 (the eighth day of the Lunar New Year), a total of 5 days.
Activity content: The first 50 visitors will receive a free postcard from the museum's collection every day, and they can choose the seal "Year of the Dragon" or "Xiao Shaped Seal" prepared by the museum to stamp on the postcard.
3. Welcome the Year of the Dragon, between square inches, seal carving experience course.
Time: February 15 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year).
Teacher: Yang Yi.
Introduction: The instructor introduced the history of ancient Chinese seal carving, and the students completed the engraving of the "Xiao Shape Seal" in the Year of the Dragon under the guidance of the teacher.
Time: February 24 (Lantern Festival).
Teacher: Yang Yi.
Introduction: The instructor introduced the art of Mr. Wu Changshuo's seal carving, and the students completed the engraving of the inscription "Lantern Festival" under the guidance of the teacher.