Chief Interview Editor: Hu Yixun
Publisher: National Museum of History (Taiwan Province Province)
Release date: 65438+February 2004
The National Museum of History of Taiwan Province Province plans to publish a set of "Oral History Series", with interviews and related documents of senior artists and cultural elders in Taiwan Province Province from 1900 to 2000 as the main content, which will be compiled and published one after another.
This painting "Zhao Songquan-When to Return to Agriculture" is the fifth series of "Former Painters Series" interviewed by Mr. Hu Yixun, an art researcher.
The book Zhao Songquan-When Will He Return to Agriculture is mainly based on Mr. Zhao Songquan's oral life experience and the words about painting. Except the preface, the text is 2 1 chapter, including Early Origin of Painting (Chapter 1), Wu Zishen, Yan and Suzhou Art College (Chapter 2) and War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (Chapter 3). Some talk about the influence of previous artists on themselves (Chapter 5, the influence of several ink painters), and more about their own painting experience (Chapter 6, the origin with the National Museum of History, Chapter 7, the experience in the 1960s, Chapter 8, part-time job and teaching, Chapter 12, the association with the painter Shen Yaochu). Understanding of painting art and traditional culture (Chapter IX Oriental Painting and Chinese Painting in the Early Recovery Period, Chapter X Lingnan Painting School, Chapter XI Impression of Taiwan Province Ink Painters, Chapter XIII Observation of Contemporary China Ink Painters, Chapter XIV Concept of Traditional Culture) and painting art and techniques (Chapter XV Feather Painting, Chapter XVI "Relationship between Pen and Technique", Chapter XIX "Method of Using Paper" and Chapter XX "Ink and Color". It basically covers Mr. Zhao's decades of life experience and artistic opinions.
The last chapter (chapter 2 1) is When to Return to Agriculture, which expresses Mr. Zhao Songquan's deep affection and knot of missing his hometown and being grateful to his loved ones.
In addition to Mr. Zhao's experienced and passionate oral words, the book also contains many photos of Mr. Zhao's artistic activities and contacts with relatives and friends, which vividly shows Mr. Zhao's elegant demeanor and brilliant life experience.
Mr. Zhao's paintings, calligraphy, seal cutting, papers and other masterpieces. The contents in the book fully let people appreciate Mr. Zhao's artistic achievements in poetry, calligraphy, painting and printing. This is undoubtedly an illustrated and rich artistic autobiography of Mr. Zhao, and Mr. Zhao's impressive style as a master of art has been fully demonstrated!
Mr. Zhao is experienced, knowledgeable, virtuous and sincere. In him, he can truly experience a quiet and indifferent life, sincere and noble, and the benevolent will live long. In recent years, I have visited my husband's study several times a month and talked about everything. Every time I accompany you to talk, I can always learn a lot from the nourishment of life realm and artistic concept and benefit a lot.