Looking for the local culture of southern Fujian in painting

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August 7th is the 13th festival in the twenty -four solar terms this year -Lili Qiu. On this day, many young people have exposed the first cup of milk tea in autumn, but our native painter Wu Shangyuan showed his first painting in autumn. Wu Shangyuan, post -80s painter of Aofeng Village, Nan'an, has loved painting since childhood. Over the years, he has focused on the creation of local culture, his works have gradually become popular online, becoming a window for foreigners to understand southern Fujian culture, and also evoke the nostalgia of the southern Fujian tour to his hometown.

Bold dreaming boy

"At that time, he always held my hand, taught me the posture of writing, and taught me to grind ink." When mentioning how to embark on the road of art, although time has passed for a long time, Wu Shangyuan is still vivid. "Speaking of this love, I think most of the reasons are still affected by Grandpa." Wu Shangyuan introduced that his grandfather Wu Ziming had a room before, which was specially used to collect calligraphy and painting. As long as he walked into that room when he was a child, he dare not dare For noisy, his grandfather would teach him to write daily and slowly lead him.

Under the subtlety of Grandpa, Wu Shangyuan became more interested in painting. Therefore, Grandpa often took him to Da La Island and visited the calligraphy and painting, Zheng Chenzhong. Under the enlightenment of Zheng Chenzhong, Wu Shangyuan officially set foot on the road of Chinese painting. Because he had only a junior Chinese diploma at that time, he could not enter the higher school to learn more painting knowledge. Wu Shangyuan did a bold thing. He wrote a letter to the presidents of the eight major arts of China to express his love for painting. Unexpectedly, the Chinese Academy of Fine Arts also returned a letter to him, and an old teacher in Hubei Academy of Fine Arts returned a phone call to encourage him to walk on the road to draw higher and farther.

"Suddenly encouraged, and also strengthened my confidence in painting." But when he graduated from junior high school, he was far from the enrollment conditions of the eight major academies. Wu Shangyuan also found the contact information of a private art college in Northeast China in the art publication, and the other party also sent him an introduction. When Wu Shangyuan was preparing to go alone, he was blocked at home. But out of his love for art, his family sent him to Quanzhou Dongfeng Art School to study his favorite Chinese painting.

Adhere to Chinese painting creation

After entering the ivory tower, Wu Shangyuan took an important step in chasing the art dream. He wanted to express the meaning of his work in his own way.

"At that time, the teacher encouraged us that if you want to learn painting well, you must get good grades and continue his studies." Wu Shangyuan said that it was the teacher's encouragement at the time, and the class set off a reading heat. This love has been admitted to good results, and Wu Shangyuan was admitted to Quanzhou Normal University.

During his college, Wu Shangyuan had more time to enrich himself, and at the same time he realized a truth: art comes from the most innocent life, just as Yang Liping's peacock dance, Tan Dun's music, and painting. After graduating, Wu Shangyuan entered a craft factory to engage in the production of assembly lines. For more than 2 years of work experience, he repeatedly thought, "Should my brushes draw more vitality?" Wu Shangyuan became a teacher who appreciated the Chinese painting lesson.

From a dreamer to a dreamer, Wu Shangyuan knows how to help students. "Each student's personality characteristics are different, and the style of painting is different." Wu Shangyuan will recommend the appropriate learning path according to the style of each student. Because of this, at that time, even if the Chinese painting appreciation lesson was not the main lesson, there were still many students registered during the campus skills competition.

Disposal local culture

Although there are many opportunities in the city, the wayward Wu Shangyuan returned to Aofeng Village, Shishan Town, Shishan Town, his hometown, and insisted on the creation of local culture.

"With the development of society, many customs and culture of southern Fujian have gradually faded out of people's vision, especially for younger generations, many customs do not understand. I want to present the style of southern Fujian through brushes to the public, retain this copy, and keep this. Hometown. "Wu Shangyuan said.

Some friends have persuaded him to draw works with southern Fujian characteristics in big cities. However, Wu Shangyuan believes that only the most true life can create the most authentic work, even if this is a very lonely road.

After returning to his hometown, Wu Shangyuan traveled to every corner of his hometown to draw many outstanding works with the cultural characteristics of southern Fujian, such as "Twenty -Four Painting of Southern Fujian", "Folklore Belief Series", "Quanzhou Scenic Scenic Point", etc. He is also very sensitive to current affairs and popular things. He often uses this as a material and records with a brush. With the output of his paintings, many netizens met southern Fujian through paintings, and many overseas travelers left a message: "Your work is my nostalgia."

It turned out that Wu Shangyuan's happiness came from the self -retained land in his heart. In that art self -retained land, he was a hard -working cultivator. (Chen Yanlan)

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