Liu Wenxi's Calligraphy “The Way of Heaven Rewards the Diligent”
*本次藏品 刘文西 天道酬勤
印鉴：刘文西印 款识：二零零四年 刘文西
刘文西（1933年10月17日-2019年7月7日），出生于浙江省嵊州市长乐镇水竹村，中国人物画泰斗，“浙派人物画”代表画家之一、黄土画派创始人、第五套人民币毛泽东画像的作者。1950年在上海进入陶行知先生创办的“育才学校”学习美术，1953年入浙江美术学院，受潘天寿等先生教导，1958年毕业后到西安美院工作。曾任全国文联委员、原中国美术家协会副主席、中国画艺委会委员，全国首批百位名师称号获得者。曾任黄土画派艺术研究院院长、中国当代画派联谊会主席、陕西省文艺界联合会顾问、陕西省美术家协会名誉主席、西安美术学院名誉院长、教授、博士研究生导师，第五套人民币毛泽东画像创作者、全国有突出贡献的专家。在中国画坛，可以说几乎无人不知刘文西。刘文西是当代中国画坛开宗立派的人物，其绘画代表着中国画写实风格的发展方向，其艺术精神是中华民族自强不息精神的缩影，他是中国现代美术史上的一颗璀璨明珠。
Liu Wenxi (October 17, 1933 - July 7, 2019), born in Shuizhu Village, Changle Town, Shengzhou City, Zhejiang Province, was a leading figure painter in China, one of the representative painters of the “Zhejiang School of Figure Painting”, the founder of the Huangtu School of Painting, and the author of the fifth set of Renminbi portraits of Mao Zedong.He studied fine arts at the “Yucai School” in 1950, which was founded by Mr. Tao Xingzhi. In 1950, he entered the “Yucai School” founded by Mr. Tao Xingzhi in Shanghai to study art. In 1953, he entered the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts, where he was taught by Mr. Pan Tianshou and others, and graduated from the Academy in 1958 and worked at the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts. He was a member of the All-China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the former Vice Chairman of the China Artists Association, a member of the Artistic Committee of Chinese Painting, and a recipient of the title of one of the first one hundred master teachers in China. He was the president of the Huangtu School of Painting Art Research Institute, the president of the Chinese Contemporary Painting Fellowship Association, the advisor of the Shaanxi Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the honorary president of the Shaanxi Provincial Association of Artists, the honorary president of the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts, a professor, a supervisor of doctoral students, the creator of the fifth set of RMB Mao Zedong's portrait, and an expert of the country who has made outstanding contributions. In the Chinese painting world, it can be said that almost no one knows Liu Wenxi. Liu Wensi is a pioneering figure in contemporary Chinese painting, whose paintings represent the direction of the development of the realistic style of Chinese painting, and whose artistic spirit epitomizes the spirit of self-improvement of the Chinese nation, making him one of the bright pearls in the history of modern Chinese art.
*本次藏品 刘文西 天道酬勤
印鉴：刘文西印 款识：二零零四年 刘文西
近期我公司征集了一幅刘文西的《天道酬勤》，典藏尺寸为：长110cm、宽26.5cm。纵观本次藏品，笔酣墨饱，直画如剑，曲笔似藤，点若危峰坠石，撇如兰叶拂风。字里行间厚重雄浑，大气脱俗如骨一般刚猛有力，气势雄强！行文内容“天道酬勤”寓意极佳，出自《周易》中的卦辞：“天行健，君子以自强不息；地势坤，君子以厚德载物”。天（即自然）的运动刚强劲健，相应于此，君子应刚毅坚卓，奋发图强；大地的气势厚实和顺，君子应增厚美德，容载万物。意指上天会酬报勤奋的人，付出的努力一定会有所回报。
刘文西的绘画可以说是画坛一枝独秀，没曾想，其书法也是如此有味道，呈现出一种笔笔连，“缠缠绵绵”的感觉，自成一格，有黄土画派的风格掠影，同时还略带“毛体”的神韵，别具一格，具有较高的艺术收藏价值。
Recently my company collected a Liu Wensi's “Heaven's Way”, the collection size: 110cm long, 26.5cm wide. Throughout the collection, the pen is sound and full of ink, straight painting like a sword, curved brush like a vine, point as a dangerous peaks falling stones, skimming as orchid leaves wind. Between the lines of the words are heavy and majestic, the atmosphere is as strong and powerful as the bones in general, and the momentum is strong and powerful! The content of the line “the way of heaven rewards diligence” meaning excellent, from the “Zhouyi” in the trigrams: “the sky walks healthy, the gentleman to self-improvement; the earth's momentum Kun, the gentleman to the virtue of carrying things”. The movement of the sky (i.e. nature) is strong and robust, accordingly, the gentleman should be resolute and strong, and strive to be strong; the momentum of the earth is thick and smooth, the gentleman should be thick and virtuous, and carry all things. It means that the heavens will reward those who work hard, and their efforts will definitely be rewarded.
Liu Wensi's painting can be said to be a unique painting world, I had no idea that its calligraphy is also so flavorful, showing a kind of pen and even, “entangled” feeling, a self-contained, Huangtu School of Painting style shadow, but also a little bit of “Mao style” charm, unique, with a high degree of sophistication, and a high level of quality. It is unique and has high art collection value.
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