For more than a thousand years, ink bamboo has inspired countless painters with its graceful and upright charm. Painters in various historical periods have competed to depict the appearance of bamboo, create beautiful images, and compose poems. Beautiful melody, famous for his ink bamboo paintings in the history of painting.
Bamboo is the sublimation of the soul, the foundation of life, and upholds morality, education, beauty, truth, and supreme thoughts, as well as the artistic realm of heaven and earth, the universe, tranquility, and emptiness. Bamboo lives in groups without relying on others, is independent and fearless, has high moral integrity, is upright and honest, does not care about the cold and heat, and is always full of vitality. It has roots in the earth, drinks from the sweet springs, and has knots before it is unearthed; its branches are dreaming of clouds, its leaves are photographing the sky, and it is open-minded when it reaches the clouds. The character of bamboo: steadfast and noble, able to withstand wind and rain, proud of snow and severe cold, strong and unyielding, open-minded and strong, and evergreen all year round. Therefore, it is known as one of the Four Gentlemen. At the same time, it is also regarded as a symbol of noble moral character and upright sentiment. Bamboo has several other meanings: black bamboo, tall and strong, elegant and quiet; red bamboo, festive and auspicious, with the intention of avoiding evil; green bamboo, delicate and bright, giving people a quiet and refreshing feeling; golden bamboo, a symbol of wealth, A symbol of prosperity and wealth.
Bamboo is a popular plant in people’s lives. The ancients said that bamboo is neither a grass nor a tree. In fact, bamboo is an evergreen family, Bamboo subfamily, in the form of a tree or shrub. There are about 50 genera and more than 1,300 species of bamboo. There are 26 genera and more than 250 species in my country. Due to the different growth of underground stems of bamboo, bamboo can be divided into three types: cluster, scattered and mixed. Mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin, South China, Southwest and other places. Mo Zhu: As for which painter created it, there are different opinions. It is said that bamboo painting originated in the Tang Dynasty. According to historical records, there is a section of "Maidmaid and Bamboo" in the tomb of Tang Zhanghuai Prince Li Xian excavated in Shaanxi in 1971. Beside the maid, there are three bamboo poles. They are less than double hooks and are not colored. The branches and leaves are all written in ink. Among the early Tang Dynasty murals in Dunhuang, there are also ink bamboo images as the background behind the Buddha (such as the "Dharma Picture" on the east wall of Cave 322). There is a saying about who created the bamboo painting. It is said that "bamboo painting began with Mojie. Wang Wei (Mojie) once painted two clumps of bamboo for Kaiyuan Temple. The shape is very beautiful. The shape, childishness, uprightness and back are all reasonable. The branches and leaves are sparse and dense.
There are still double-hook bamboo stele imitations by later generations. Is it true that the original painting was made by Emperor Ming Li of the Tang Dynasty? Whether Longji will create ink bamboo remains to be studied. We can only regard "from the Ming Emperor" as a sign of the times. Wu Daozi and Wang Wei were both people of the Ming Emperor's era. They were both capable and capable of painting. Zhang Tuigong was a painter specializing in bamboo painting in the Yuan Dynasty and Li Yan period. He was very knowledgeable about bamboo painting. His statement that ink bamboo originated from the Ming Dynasty should be based on the history of painting. It makes sense. Speaking of Xiao Yue, he was indeed famous for his bamboo paintings in the Tang Dynasty. He gave Bai Juyi a painting of "two dense clumps with fifteen stems", which was highly praised by Bai Juyi. He wrote a poem "Song of Painting Bamboo" to praise this painting and Xiao Yue's superb skills. Zhang Yanyuan's "Records of Famous Paintings of the Past Dynasties" contains: "Xiao Yue, Xie Lulang, Gongzhu, Yise. "Bamboo of one color is not necessarily black bamboo. It is also possible that Xiao Yue painted bamboo of one color and learned the black bamboo technique of his predecessors.
There is also a very popular saying that black bamboo is the product of Mrs. Li of the Five Dynasties. Created. The general record says that Mrs. Li was the daughter of a famous family in Western Shu. She was good at literature and calligraphy. General Guo Chongtao of the Later Tang Dynasty got her (actually captured her). Feeling unhappy, I sat alone in the Nanxuan Pavilion on a moonlit night and saw the cute dancing shadows of bamboo. I wrote it on the window paper and looked at it tomorrow. It seemed that I had enough business. It may be that the world often imitates it, so the ink bamboo appeared in history. There is indeed Mrs. Li, and her experience is very sympathetic. As for her painting of ink bamboo, it is similar to folklore. There are Zhang Li's ink bamboo murals in Daci Temple in Chengdu in the late Tang Dynasty. It didn't start with Mrs. Li, and Mrs. Li didn't have any ink bamboo works handed down to the world.
During the Song Dynasty, ink bamboo was very popular and the shape became more and more perfect. , artistic conception and other aspects have also reached a certain level. In the case of Wen Tong (Yuke) Mozhu, the image has reached a point of "moving in the wind." "Looking at his paintings, it's like sitting among the Qishui of the Wei River." He uses the brush as if he were writing cursive script, writing like wind and rain, and applies calligraphy to painting; when using ink, he paints bamboo leaves. "Use dark ink as the surface and light as the back", with changes in shades; in the composition, not only the whole bamboo is painted, but also broken branches, the forms tend to be diverse, the purlins are unrestrained, and the charm is charming.
The more prominent point is that before painting, he mainly needs to "have a confident mind" and focus on the strokes first; when painting, he must "keep his pen straight, the rabbit rises and the crane falls", "it is not about the shape, but the uniqueness of the image," through ink. The image of bamboo expresses the artistic conception of "the sky is cold when the clouds are blowing, and the jade stands proud of the snow", and "the moon is moving and the wind is singing," which means expressing feelings. Su Shi's comment on Wen Tong's painting further personified the description of bamboo. He said: "The wind and snow are fierce, and you can observe its movement. The cliffs and rocks are correct, so that their joints will make you flourish without being arrogant. If you don't have ambition, you will be barren and barren." Being humiliated, living in groups without being dependent, being independent without being afraid, and being able to be with the king, it can be said that he has achieved his feelings and fulfilled his nature." He said that Wen Tong's painting of bamboo captured the nature of bamboo, and he also praised Wen Tong's somewhat sentimental nature. Wen Tong himself also said that bamboo is a thing with "an open mind that is different from other grasses, and a strong integrity that exceeds that of ordinary trees." He painted bamboo out of admiration for its integrity. He said: "If we talk about the conduct of purlins, "I am invincible to the king (bamboo), and if I want to be free and unrestrained, I cannot be more virtuous than a servant." Therefore, he painted bamboo not only to depict the image of bamboo, but also to express his will and feelings through painting bamboo. Wen Tong's ink bamboo appeared with an epoch-making appearance, and the ancients were eclipsed in front of him. Wen Tong painted bamboo for others and said: "Don't wait for others to write calligraphy. Wait for Su Zi to come and ask him to write poems on his side." Su Shi thought that it was a great luck for Shi to do this, and he could not get what he wished for day and night. Therefore, many of Wen Tong's paintings have poems inscribed by Su Shi, and in order to express his feelings, the poems inscribed have become a new component in the paintings. Paintings are tacitly combined with calligraphy titles, poems, and inscriptions, deliberately seeking God, borrowing objects to express aspirations, not focusing on physical resemblance, but more on imagination. This is the literati painting advocated by Su Shi and Wen Tong. Ink bamboo is an outstanding example of this kind of painting. Some people say that ink bamboo is the product of celebrity paintings, and literati paintings also promoted the development of ink bamboo because of its rich nutrition.
Due to the advocacy of literary fellow Su Shi, more and more people were engaged in ink bamboo painting in the Song Dynasty, and a large number of ink bamboo works were created. The Song Dynasty’s internal government collected a certain number of fine works. "Xuanhe Painting Book" organized the paintings collected by the imperial government at that time into ten categories, and "Mozhumen" was one of them. Among the types of painting, ink bamboo occupies a seat since the Song Dynasty. A kind of plant theme, it is a category in painting, and ink bamboo is the earliest.
In the Yuan Dynasty, simplicity and simplicity were advocated, and ink bamboo catered to this aesthetic taste, so it became very popular. During this period, some painters specializing in ink and bamboo appeared, such as Li Yan, Gu An, etc. Many landscape, flower and bird painters were also good at this art. It can be said that it is a craze for ink bamboo in history, which promotes the development of ink bamboo creation towards the perfection of form, standardization of techniques and diversification of styles. For example, Li Yan's strict rules, Guan Sheng's graceful and delicate paintings, Wang Meng's vertical and horizontal strokes, Gu An's graceful grace, Ke Jiusi's vigorous brushwork, Ni Zan's carefree brushstrokes, and Wu Zhen's vigorous slips all make the shape of ink bamboo, The meaning, magnanimity and charm have reached a high level. The Yuan Dynasty was the golden age for the development of ink bamboo.
Wang Fu and Xia Chang were the masters of bamboo writing in the early Ming Dynasty. They inherited the tradition of the Song and Yuan Dynasties and made great efforts on the established methods established by their predecessors. Their works are rigorous, beautiful and graceful. However, there is more than enough compliance with the law and insufficient innovation. After we read the works of Wen Tong and Gu An, this feeling became more prominent. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, the pursuit of freehand brushwork and brushwork was still the mainstream. Chen Chun and Xu Wei's freehand brushwork on flowers and birds naturally influenced ink bamboo. Tang Yin, Gui Changshi and others have strong writing power, radiant ink color, and each has its own style and characteristics. There are many ink bamboo authors, but there are not many outstanding works. In the early years of the Qing Dynasty, Shi Tao combined the achievements of his predecessors and reached a new peak in terms of form, pen and ink, expression, artistic conception, etc., with majestic momentum and dripping pen and ink. After Zheng Banqiao saw his painting, he exclaimed, "It's so good, it's beyond the reach of Shi Gong!" Shi Tao ushered in a new era for black bamboo. In the early Qing Dynasty, many painters gave various styles to ink bamboo, such as Zhu Da's simple brushwork, Wu Hong's free and unrestrained style, Zhu Sheng's rigorous craftsmanship, Luo Pin's bold posture, and Yun's elegant style. Fresh and elegant, each leads the way. Du Zheng Banqiao combines the strengths of all the writers and creates a lean and muscular style, coupled with the "sounding thunder and lightning" and "a text that shakes the sky and exposes the earth" that he claims to be "a six-and-a-half-point book". Poetry, unique, was valued by people at that time and became popular in the world. Zheng Xie (also known as Zheng Banqiao) claimed to have "unprecedented paintings". In fact, his paintings did not deviate from tradition. He just did not follow the same family, but his thinking was superb. His works are highly praised in contemporary times and will stand up in the future. The reason is that he painted the spirit of the times and is a product of a certain historical period. Compared with his predecessors, he is innovative and has a distinctive personality. Whoever innovates and writes about the spirit of the times can impress people and win praise.
For a long time since then, the trend of bamboo painting has been at its peak, but there were few innovators. In modern times, Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi integrated the spirit of metal and stone into ink bamboo paintings. Their brush strokes were long and sharp, and they moved the brush slowly like a knife carving a stone. They were strong enough to carry a cauldron, and created unique ink bamboo paintings. Because they were hidden by their other painting subjects, they were not noticed by passers-by.
In the contemporary period, outstanding bamboo painting masters include Lu Kunfeng from the China Academy of Art, Dong Shouping and Sun Qifeng from the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts, and Professor Wang Shenglie, Professor Guo Xihe, Professor Yan Shaoxiang, and Professor Ji Guanzhi from the Luxun Academy of Fine Arts. ; Professor Bai Cheng from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts; Professor Su Baozhen from Southwest Normal University; Yang Renkai and Xie Zhiliu, connoisseurs of ancient calligraphy and painting; Professor Pu Zuo from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts; Painter Chen Qiu from Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting: Professor Zhang Lichen from the Central Academy of Fine Arts; Zhang Shijian from Tsinghua Academy of Fine Arts Professor; Professor Jiang Fengbai from Suzhou, etc. The bamboo paintings they painted can be said to have a unique style, accumulating the essence of ancient and modern times. They are fresh and refined, and truly depict the elegant sentiments of bamboo and the meaning of making progress step by step.
The popularity of black bamboo continues to grow over time. Factions are developing, and styles and appearances are constantly enriched. Why can ink bamboo attract the favor of painters and win such love? First of all, it is the most comfortable tool for painters to express their thoughts and feelings. Bamboo itself has knots, hollow, green stems and leaves, tall and straight trunk, vigorous growth, strong vitality and does not change its true character in all seasons... Literati and painters borrowed things to compare with Xing: having knots can be associated with integrity; being hollow means being open-minded; being straight can be compared to being upright and unyielding; the same color of branches and leaves can be compared to the integration of culture and quality; growing upward is like aspiration; being unchanged by frost, it is more and more beautiful. It is a symbol of not being afraid of violence. The common painting titles are "Humbling with an open mind", "Relaxing breeze", "Jasper proud of the frost", and "Straight knots gliding into the clouds". Some painters use it as a metaphor for character and morality. For example, Ke Jiusi wrote in "Qing Bamboo Picture": "You have a pure will in the cold years. The lonely bamboo is strong and straight. It is modest enough to tolerate, and it is strong and unyielding. It can be compared to a gentleman who is poor in his years." Without trading, the peach and plum blossoms change their colors at dusk." And Wu Zhen said in "Painting Bamboo": "The pavilion is overcast under the moon, and the frost is standing in the middle of the sky. The leaves do not change in the four seasons." It is a metaphor for people, but mainly it is a metaphor for oneself. Some use it to symbolize ambition, such as Wen Tong, Wu Zhen and others who painted bamboo, which is often in a curled shape, emphasizing the spirit of perseverance and stubbornness. Some people say that they first bend down to respond to the time, and then stretch up and look up, which is a sign of reaching the sky. Dai Xi in the Qing Dynasty wanted to stand out very much, and later became an official (right minister of the Ministry of War). He painted bamboo and wrote a poem, saying, "After the rain, the dragon and the sun grow. Before the wind, the wind's tail sways. A guilty conscience has a solid foundation. The sun sets the sky." It is Ling Yunzhi who contains him. Some use it to express feelings, such as Zheng Banqiao's "Lying in the Yazhai and listening to the rustling bamboos", which is suspected to be the sound of suffering among the people; some Caozhou county officials are always concerned about love every branch. It expresses sympathy for the people's suffering; and Wu Changshuo's "Guest" Although I have tasted eight delicacies, they are as fragrant as the wild bamboo shoots in the mountains. After writing this, I feel melancholy, when will I go back to see Xinhuang. "It embodies the feeling of homesickness and longing for returning home without wanting to be an official outside. Yuan Yuan Juan wrote "Old Bamboo", "The clouds are rising, the frost is lingering, the spring breeze should be cared for, and business belongs to children and grandchildren. "It tells the story of the birth of things and the principles of life, which are used as metaphors. Some use them to discuss the world, such as Xu Zhu's "Snow Bamboo" "The snow in the mountains is thick and no one can waist, and the city tiles are piled five feet high; the pressure damages the green. There are three million snakes, and the jade rabbit sweeps the two tips. " is a criticism of the burial of talents at that time. And Jin Nong's "Inscription on Bamboo" said, "The breeze inside the bamboo and the dust outside the bamboo, the wind keeps blowing away dust. There is not much clean land here, and only eminent monks are allowed to lead the cranes. "It is a metaphor that there was too much right and wrong in the society at that time, and there was no room for good people to exist. Some people used bamboo writing to express themselves. When Zheng Banqiao resigned as the magistrate of Weixian County, he used bamboo to write "I tell you to return home, and I painted bamboo to bid farewell to the gentlemen and people of Weixian County" and said: "Throw away the bird's gauze and not become an official, the bag is fluttering and my sleeves are cold; I write a skill of thin bamboo, which can be used as a fishing rod on the river in the autumn wind." " is to express his integrity to Qun Cong. Shi Tao used "There was a sense of integrity before it was unearthed, but it was unintentional when it reached Lingyun. " to excuse people's comments about him "taking over" several times. Some people also use painted bamboo to describe their own life experience, such as Wu Zhen, who was ambitious when he was young, studied literature and martial arts, and wanted to do a career. However, he was not reused and was hidden. Escaped from the world, he wrote a poem inscribed on bamboo, saying, "I smell the fragrance of powder festival for the first time when I untie the basket, watch the shadows in the clouds, the wind and phoenix are not lonely and old, but the brambles and hazelnuts are so long. Linzhou, a monk from the Ming Dynasty, wrote in "A Picture of Ten Thousand Poles in the Misty Rain": "The autumn rain and autumn wind in the empty river make the road in front of Sushan Mountain blocked; how many Huangling sedges hate me, and I sing to my heart's content in the bamboo branches." This shows the circumstances under which he became a monk and his mental state after he became a monk. Ni Zan once expressed his attitude towards life by writing on bamboo. He said in "Inscriptions on Bamboo": "The writing is free and horizontal, and the idea is completed, and the incense is burned. Han spends the rest of his life; the bamboo branches in front of the window are leaning against the stone, and the cold rain is sluggish, waiting for the evening to clear up. "Li Rihua's bamboo inscription ("Writing on Hsinchu") is purely lyrical. "After the spring rain, a foot of mud is covered.
The jade buds burst out with tendons and heads; the wings of the dragonfly are thin and the bees are short, and the green shadows are different from the wild sun. "The rich meanings written by literati painters are too numerous to mention. From an emotional point of view, the painter's joys, anger, sorrows and joys can be expressed in the painting of bamboo. Jueyin of the Yuan Dynasty said that bamboo should be painted with anger; Wen Tong's "planned to paint a section of Goose Creek. , sweep away the cold shoots thousands of feet long. "Bamboo is written in terms of strength; Zheng Banqiao's "Only the bamboo branches are not afraid, and they can fight against each other for a thousand times." "This is about bravery in writing bamboo; Li Fangying's "Laughing at oneself is full of courage, being arrogant and still loving the strong wind." Therefore, he wrote about bamboo, and Wu Zhen's "Playing with five hundred poles to sweep away the breeze" wrote about bamboo freely; Ni Zan's "It doesn't take thousands of suns to relieve boredom, and I will write about dragons and snakes with a small pen." "Bamboo is written in terms of gloom; on the high wall, if you look at the frost on the branches, there are not as many tears as there are." "It is also said that bamboo is written with wounds. Li Yunzhu's poem about painting bamboo is: I learned to paint bamboo when I was a child, and I have had time now; I am modest and strong, and I have high ambitions in life. It is about my ambition to paint bamboo. A few old poles are straight and straight. Although it has no branches and leaves, it is real. The small bamboo grows the most real leaves. People call it a bamboo gentleman. It is a real person who lives like a bamboo gentleman. It is not an empty name. It has many branches and leaves and grows in an orderly manner. It stands proudly all year round. It describes the growth pattern of bamboo and the integrity of bamboo. A little ink on the chest makes bamboo become a painter. It describes how a humble person can become a bamboo, and the painting is likened to a young girl. Bamboo seeks gods but not resemblance, and the different shades of dryness and wetness are not appropriate. Writing about bamboo may not necessarily be a true painting of bamboo, but the most interesting thing is to use bamboo to create emotions. . It is not difficult to understand why painters love to paint this theme. Nowadays, some depict the harvest of moso bamboo to express the joy of the people, and some praise the emergence of new things, such as bamboo shoots after rain. These are still favorite themes for painters to praise socialism.
The reason why ink bamboo is so popular is that it combines the beauty of painting and calligraphy, with the unique aesthetic complex of the Chinese nation. "In ancient times, painting is calligraphy, and good work can be seen through the use of ink." The appearance of calligraphy and painting is a characteristic of Chinese painting, and this feature is particularly prominent in ink bamboo. The ancients called bamboo painting because it is familiar with calligraphy. The method of painting bamboo is: "Stem is like seal script, knotted." Like a li, the branches are like grass, and the leaves are like real things. "Ink bamboo is the painting of calligraphy, and it is also the calligraphy of painting. In an ink bamboo painting, the better the art of calligraphy is displayed, the richer the rhythm of the inner beauty. The calligraphers and painters of the Song Dynasty paid attention to this feature. "Mr. Shishi (Wen Tong) used calligraphy to paint, Taoist Taoist Gu Gu (Huang Tingjian) used painting to write calligraphy, and Dongpo lay people used both. Comments on Mo Zhugao in the past dynasties all mentioned his calligraphy skills. Dan Youweng, the master of Huanghua Mountain, writes bamboo and seal scripts: it is a comment on Wang Tingyun and his son in the Jin Dynasty. In the Yuan Dynasty, there were even more such comments. "Ni Zan said that Mr. Ni knew the Dharma, and he was more elegant and elegant with several poles." It was Ni Zan's ink bamboo; his hand was "I love Dr. Ke, the prisoner of the book, who can write the eight Dharma in sparse bamboo." It was said by Ke Jiusi; "Madame wrote bamboos like "Writing, don't fall into the painter's book." It is a comment on Duosheng; "The tiger-headed grandson Gu joined the army, and the eight methods were written vertically and horizontally" and it was a comment on Gu An. Wen Zhengming of the Ming Dynasty said about Tang Yin, "Tang Lang writes on bamboos like writing, which is because of the high charm and charm." Using calligraphy to write bamboo not only makes the painting beautiful, but also enhances the style and charm of the painter. Paintings are like people, and it is our traditional aesthetic concept to measure character through paintings. An artist's painting is like an expression of his character. When people hang a piece of ink bamboo in their room, they feel refreshed. Of course, those who are arty should be treated separately.
Mozhu’s calligraphy and painting are both excellent and manifested in all aspects. Zheng Banqiao has a very concrete experience in the long-term practice of painting bamboo. He said: "Calligraphy has strokes, and bamboo must have strokes; calligraphy has shades, and bamboo must have shades; calligraphy has density, and bamboo must have density." It seems that ink bamboo and calligraphy are in the use of pens and techniques. Ink, banknotes, rules, etc. are all interoperable. Painters use calligraphy skills to enrich the rhythm of paintings; historically, many calligraphers have tried painting ink bamboo, using the grace of ink bamboo to enrich the beauty of calligraphy. Calligraphers and painters complement each other and penetrate each other, which also opens up a broader field for Mozhu.
Of course, if you want to draw ink bamboo well, it is not just the skill of calligraphy that is enough, but also the introspection of character, the accumulation of knowledge and experience, and the embodiment of temperament and demeanor. What is more important is long-term hard training, accumulation over time, and practical cultivation. I have been painting bamboo for more than 30 years. In practice, I must first be self-confident, self-supporting, self-reliant, self-reliant, self-respecting, and self-respecting. Painting is the combination of emotion, spirit, and energy; tradition + skill = innovation; with or without bamboo, it is like Bamboo is not bamboo; bamboo in the heart (bamboo in love), bamboo in selflessness. Be high, new, precise and difficult; be refined, extraordinary and grand.
A successful artist must have, first, the spirit of the Foolish Old Man who moved mountains; second, he must have the spirit of Lei Feng and Ding Zi; third, he must have the adventurous spirit of an adventurer; fourth, he must have the spirit of finding a needle in a haystack to solve crimes; fifth, he must have the spirit of finding a needle in a haystack to solve crimes; We must have the spirit of the ancient calligraphers who never stop approaching the pond; sixth, we must have Bethune’s spirit of striving for excellence, etc. At the same time, we must be indifferent to fame and fortune, and we must stay in poverty and endure loneliness. We must learn to think in solitude, go in and out in creation. Because painting and writing are great interests and elegant pursuits for literati, they are also a relatively arduous and slow path pursued by literati. You must be broad-minded, not afraid of small details, have a strong sense of patriotism, a sense of national justice, lofty ideological ambitions, and noble sentiments. Painting quality is the birth principle of character, and you must not compete with villains for power and prosperity. And the professionalism of free dedication to human spiritual civilization. "Art is the source of my life, and I will selflessly dedicate my life's energy to the great cause of art." The artist's purpose is to create the best works for the motherland and the people. We are all Chinese people, and we should all unite and work together for the great rejuvenation of the national cause and the prosperity of the country. The purpose of painting is to reflect the great spirit of the entire nation's atmosphere. For example, painting bamboo "is to paint its integrity, backbone, aura, and high integrity." What painting seeks is a calm and unique mentality, a natural mentality such as not being arrogant, not coquettish, and not irritated. Painting bamboo is not an easy task. Painting bamboo for a lifetime is like painting orchids for a hundred years. It can be seen that painting bamboo is difficult. Over the years, I have mainly painted ink bamboo with vigor, vitality and rhyme, and I have worked hard to explore it. My method of painting bamboo is light, straight, round, rhyme, firm, hard, substantial and true. Wu Zhen once said: "I have been studying the autumn in Zhou Dynasty, and I can only get a glimpse of it." Zheng Banqiao wrote in a poem that "for forty years, I have been painting bamboo branches, writing my thoughts at night during the day." This shows the hard work he has done. Mozhu has endless exploration and can accommodate advanced levels of play. However, it is also simple and easy to draw, suitable for people of different levels of painting. There are many examples of literati who use ink to play with careless strokes; children's graffiti can also be seen by beginners and practicing writers. Painters can use it for high-level artistic creation, and beginners can also use it as an introduction to painting enlightenment. Painters love to paint, calligraphers can also paint, and beginners can also paint. In this way, the range of ink bamboo writers has been expanded. Everyone carried the firewood, the flames were high, and the flowers bloomed, which naturally formed.
There is one factor that cannot be ignored, which is its mass base. As mentioned above, it concentrates the beauty of calligraphy and painting, caters to the appreciation habits of the nation, and is mass-oriented. Although ink bamboo is a literati painting, it mainly uses bamboo to create emotions, and expresses a painter's inner emotions through painting bamboo, which is to convey emotions. The key thing is that bamboo is a plant that brings benefits and convenience to the people, and the people have feelings for it. Bamboo, together with orchid, plum and chrysanthemum, is known as the "Four Gentlemen" in literati paintings. But in people's minds, it is different from the other three. Bamboo shoots are edible and bamboo materials can be used to provide tools and raw materials for humans in construction, transportation, labor, and life. It can both make utensils and paper. Many ancient musical instruments came from bamboo. Bamboo is a treasure all over its body. It has made great contributions to the development of human history and culture. The people are familiar with it and like it. Painting is a beautiful form. If you put an image that is loved by people into the painting, it will naturally win the appreciation of many people. What's more, through the pens of poets and painters, it has been sublimated into "the rain washes the beauty, and the wind blows the fragrance." The artistic conceptions of poems such as "Inhaling the color of Xiaoxiang and spitting out thousands of green poles", "The frost is heavy and the wind is green, the moon is bright and the dragon's air is cold". In addition, when people look at the paintings, they either explicitly or implicitly understand the personality of each painter. Ink bamboo gives people the enjoyment of beauty and is so rich in content that it is rarely found in other art forms. When a person becomes a true gentleman, flowers are as beautiful as nature; when a bamboo gentleman has strength and integrity, it is rare for him to be more modest. The sky loves the bamboo, but the world loves late love. It would be better to eat without meat than live without bamboo; his body is like bamboo, endlessly refreshing. Chinese literati have always attached great importance to integrity. If a painter does not love the nation and the motherland, he has lost his integrity. The value of painting lies in personality. Personality - patriotism - comes first. Only when you have a country can you have a family. Art is the insight and refinement of the lofty and great spirit of this nation, but the best expression of the spirit is indeed his true artistic (fine) works. The purpose of human beings is to pioneer and make selfless contributions to human society. A person's character is to be decent and considerate. The value of a person is that he has a position in his mind.