Beihong advocates "nature by heart" and "appealing to truth", and advocates creating an earth-shattering and weeping artistic image through the harmony between the painter's mind and nature. He put forward the famous theory of "the masterpiece of ancient law, taking the official as a mirror, taking the loser as the successor, taking the loser as the change, taking the loser as the increase, and taking the receiver as the western painting", and re-established the excellent tradition of China's painting learning from nature. He is good at capturing the most beautiful moments of characters and conveying their psychological activities and touching spirit. In his works, even a bamboo and a stone, a cat and a bird all want to make people amazing and convey unique artistic conception and meaningful poetry. The centuries-old pine and cypress with winding branches, the Lijiang River in the spring rain, the cock crow in the wind and rain, the sparrow flying against the wind and the dignified lion with injured eyes are full of vitality and interest, giving people a sense of beauty and inspiring people. That is the desire for freedom and light. China's literati painting has become one of the typical representatives of modern Chinese painting.
Hong Bei's sketches and oil paintings combine strong modeling with China's art, and sum them up skillfully and naturally. The picture is not only bold and broad, but also fascinating and colorful, taking its essence and using macro to small, which highlights the unique elegance and nobility of China culture and has a distinctive China style.
Hong Bei was born on the bank of Taihu Lake. The beautiful natural environment and profound cultural traditions in his hometown have created his sensitive memory of truth, goodness and beauty and his love for art in the bone marrow. His parents, brothers and sisters, neighbors and even beggars will be the objects of his observation and description under the self-blame of his father who is "creative and likes to describe what he sees and is separated from other families". He found infinite beauty and endless painting sources from the nature of "Nanshan as the screen, Tanghe as the belt, the sun and the moon shining, frost and snow benefiting the scenery, fishing and firewood as the couple, chickens and dogs crying and answering". However, in his hometown, he formed a natural view of "forgetting between mountains and rivers, feasting here", an aesthetic orientation of "Thai but not flattering, strong but not fierce" and "people should not be arrogant", which has always constituted fertile ground for nourishing his artistic creation.
Address of scenic spot: No.0/00 Zhongshu Road, nanchang district, Wuxi, Jiangsu (in the main building of Wuxi Museum).
Bus route: Take bus 36, 56, 72, 1 16, 766 in Wuxi and get off at Qingheqiao Station. Take bus No.67 and get off at Taihu Square Station.