Yang Tao, Zi Hongyi Tianfu, graduated from the Department of Chinese of Liaoning Normal University in 1984, national special artist, Chinese national gift special artist. He is currently a specially invited art consultant of the official website of the National Rite Artist, a creative researcher of the Chinese Academy of Arts, a vice chairman of the (International) Chinese Artists Association, a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a lifelong vice president of the Global International Artists Association, the president of the Beijing Contemporary Global Painting and Calligraphy Academy, a distinguished calligrapher and painter of the Embassy of the Republic of Zambia in China, a distinguished senior calligrapher and painter and senior academician of the New Shenzhou Academy of Arts of the Republic of Singapore China, a distinguished visiting professor of North China University of Technology, an honorary doctorate of the Royal Academy of Arts of the Sweden, a doctor of art from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in France, He is a visiting professor at the Academy of Arts and Design, Tsinghua University, and a member of the Chinese Artists Association.
After seeing some of Mr. Yang's works, Michael ·Delun, a professor of Sinology at Stanford University in California and an esthetician, said frankly: "Mr. Yang's Chinese paintings, in order to transform the inherent mode of Western painting and make it a new style of Chinese Chinese painting, he boldly applied the brushwork of Chinese ink painting, swept away the delicate and loud color and light contrast of Western painting, and brought people more poetic artistic conception."United States Clever and well-structured creates a distinctly personal style. "Mr. Yang's cursive writing is based on the ancient sages, dignified and muddy, free and elegant, graceful and vigorous, and free to retract and release; Mr. Yang's landscape paintings, the brush and ink are beautiful and majestic, inheriting the ancient sages and becoming teachers, with a magnificent, far-reaching, ethereal, timeless, and rich poetic and picturesque feeling; Mr. Yang's flower and bird paintings are far from the charm techniques of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the creative styles of the masters of the modern Dubu painting world. ”
So far, he has published nine personal poems, calligraphy and painting monographs, including "Poetry and Grass", "Selected Calligraphy and Painting Works of Yang Tao", "Fan Zeng and Yang Tao's Two Collections", "Selected Calligraphy and Painting of Chinese Famous Artist Yang Tao", "National Glory and Honor Record", "Special Issue of Yang Tao, Meritorious Character of Chinese Art", "Yang Tao, a Famous Artist of World Art for a Century", "Who's Who of Chinese Art - Selected Works of Yang Tao's Calligraphy and Painting", "Art Figures - Yang Tao", etc.
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Simple and delicate, meaningful
——Reading Yang Tao's art of painting flowers and birds
Jiang Kejin
In the 21st century, Mr. Yang Tao's painting art ushered in a brilliant spring. Mr. Yang has worked hard so far and finally achieved success, which is worth celebrating. Art is relentless, never coming to the deep house that lacks sincerity towards it; Art is also amorous, always embracing hard-working and gifted people.
A few days ago, Michael · Delun, a professor of sinology and esthetician at Stanford University in California, United States, said frankly after seeing some of Mr. Yang's works: "Mr. Yang's Chinese painting works, in order to transform the inherent mode of Western painting and make it a new style of Chinese Chinese painting, he boldly applied the brushwork of Chinese ink painting, swept away the delicate and loud color and light contrast of Western painting, and brought people more poetic artistic conception. Clever and well-structured creates a distinctly personal style. "Mr. Yang's cursive writing is based on the ancient sages, dignified and muddy, free and elegant, graceful and vigorous, and free to retract and release; Mr. Yang's landscape paintings, the brush and ink are beautiful and majestic, inheriting the ancient sages and becoming teachers, with a magnificent, far-reaching, ethereal, timeless, and rich poetic and picturesque feeling; Mr. Yang's flower and bird paintings are far from the charm techniques of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, and the creative styles of the masters of the modern Dubu painting world. ”
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I then savored Mr. Yang Tao's flower and bird paintings, which are a fusion of Chinese and Western techniques, which not only have the shadow of watercolor painting, but also have the soul of Chinese painting. The slim lotus flowers, the branches are soft and the flowers are fresh, the flowers are tender and firm, and they are clearly a portrayal of a pure girl; The chrysanthemums that are not broken in the wind are glamorous and not demonic, and the bones are not arrogant, which is reminiscent of heroic women; The self-loving plum, the spotless narcissus, is not the depiction of the "intended person"? People say that his paintings have weight, and here's why.
All paintings need formal beauty, and the points, lines, and surfaces of Chinese painting also have their own aesthetic value. Mr. Yang's paintings are good because he is a master of the harmony and unity of form and connotation. The dots and lines of traditional Chinese painting, which he inherited and developed and innovated; The use of thick, light, dry, wet and dry ink, he is proficient, and also applies color to increase variety; The flying line is often unexpected, and the blank space is thought-provoking. All the technical deployment of troops is in the service of his artistic conception creation, and it is easy to use. Looking at his paintings, it is like reciting the prose of the eight masters of the Tang and Song dynasties, the more you taste, the more you taste, the more spiritual.
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Mr. Yang Tao's flower and bird paintings can be exciting, first of all, because his paintings are the records of heart paintings, so there are feelings, thoughts, feelings, and understanding; His peculiar conception and use of strong colors are only the second reason for the excitement of the audience. His peculiar brushstrokes, structure and unrestrained use of color are also realized by himself, and he can't tell which master of Chinese painting he comes from, so he has no chance with the "classics", and is purely ingenious and unique.
Mr. Yang Tao's paintings of flowers and birds can always give people the ethereal beauty of being delicate and delicate, meaning eternal, natural beauty, and clear spirit. His lotus flowers are vigorous and broad, elegant and elegant, both steep and elegant, both rigid and soft, full of the masculinity of the western style and the charm of Jiangnan painting, and the discipline is moderate, the ink color is exquisite, reflecting a strong spirit of the times and beauty. His paintings of flowers and birds, especially the paintings "Singing Spring", "Singing Spring", "Iron Bone Fragrance", "Cold Rui Cold Yan Crane with Spring", "Snow Soul Heaven and Earth Heart", "Chunhui", "Spring Dance", "Clear Dream", "Snow Plum Fairy Wind" and other fine paintings, draw on the mellow and simple aesthetic trend of literati painting and folk traditional art, and combine Chinese and Western painting techniques, bold innovation, one stroke of three colors, more prominent flowers are bright and dripping, moist and elegant, so that it has both form and spirit, and everyone applauds. Artistic personality is the life of painting, and all the famous artists of the past dynasties who have works handed down to the world have very distinct artistic personalities. Not to mention the famous artists who are different from each other and do not affect each other, they are famous artists of the same sect and faction, and even have a teacher-student relationship, and the appearance of their works is absolutely different. Mr. Yang Tao's works, after decades of exploration and refinement, have formed a unique artistic language and style, which is unique in the field of art.
Mr. Yang Tao is one of the most innovative literati painters in contemporary China. He was first and foremost a literati, with a very high cultural accomplishment and an elegant literati temperament; He is followed by a calligraphy and painting artist, and is all-round in poetry, calligraphy and painting. He often applies what he has learned and injects some literary nutrients into his paintings. Literati paintings win with texts, and Yang's paintings win with texts.
2006.07 China Culture Newspaper in Beijing
(The author, Jiang Kejin, also known as Zhang Chunsheng, is a famous art critic of China Culture Daily.) ）
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