Tang Yihe (1905— 1944.03.24) is a native of Wuchang County, Hubei Province. In the mid-1920s, he graduated from Beiping Art College. He returned to Wuhan during the Great Revolution and worked in the revolutionary army for political propaganda. Later, I graduated from Wuchang Art College and stayed as a teacher. From 65438 to 0930, he went to study in France, entered the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, and studied oil painting with Lao Lun. His sketches were highly praised by Chinese and foreign people at that time. 1936 after returning to China, he has been engaged in art education in Wuchang Art College, and has served as director of education and director of the department of western painting. In the early days, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression led students to actively carry out propaganda activities, and his anti-Japanese war posters received great social effects at that time.
Chinese name: Tang Yihe.
Nationality: China.
Place of birth: Wuchang, Hubei
Date of birth: 1905
Date of death:1March 24, 944
Occupation: painter
Graduate school: Paris Academy of Fine Arts.
Representative works: The Poor Man, Village Woman, Kitchen Worker, Tea Delivery from Tian Tou, etc.
life experience
1922 was admitted to the private Wuchang Academy of Fine Arts. As a teenager, he loved painting and was one of the first eight students of Wuchang Art College. 1924 studied in Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, majoring in oil painting. Influenced by Mr. Wen Yiduo, who went to the United States to study fine arts and was then the president of the school, he was an active member of the anti-imperialist and anti-feudal student movement. Influenced by Wen Yiduo, the president of the school, he created the "Iron Lion Hutong Tragedy Map" to oppose the massacre of patriotic students by the Beiyang warlord government. Take part in the "Wushu Thirty Movement".
1926 returned to Wuchang to join the National Revolutionary Army and engaged in propaganda work in the Political Department of the Sixth Army.
1927 interrupted his studies and returned to Wuchang to join the Northern Expedition. Incorporated into the political department of the Sixth Army to do propaganda and agitation work with the participating troops.
1928 graduated from Wuchang Art College and stayed on as a teacher. With the full-scale outbreak of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, he took his students to put up huge posters everywhere in the three towns, many of which were written by him, such as the just war, the ugly collapse of the enemy, the eradication of traitors and so on.
193 1 went to France to study, entered the Paris Academy of Fine Arts, and studied oil painting under Lawrence. Because my family is poor, I have to work and study. In addition to studying oil painting at school every day, I also go to the night painting meeting 20 miles away to practice sketching at night. His sketches were highly praised by Chinese and foreign people at that time. Won the Academy's "Rome" Award and went to Rome for study and inspection. His works participated in the French Spring Salon Exhibition, and launched the "Art Meeting in France" with Chang Shuhong, Qin, Ceng Zhushao and Wang Linyi who were studying in France at that time.
1934 graduated from Paris Academy of Fine Arts. After returning to China, he has been engaged in art education in Wuchang Art College, and has served as dean of academic affairs and head of western painting department. In the early days, War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression led students to actively carry out propaganda activities, and his anti-Japanese war posters received great social effects at that time. At that time, Wuhan had become the cultural center of War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, where artists from all over the world gathered. During this period, Tang Yihe painted many posters to hang on the streets of Wuhan, such as "Give me back my rivers and mountains".
At the national art exhibition held in Nanjing from 65438 to 0937, his work "Wuhan Guardian" caused great repercussions.
From 65438 to 0938, Wuchang Art College moved to Jiangjin, Sichuan. Under extremely difficult circumstances, it persisted in teaching and trained many artists, and its works had certain progressive ideas and artistic level.
From 1940 to 1944, in the turbulent environment, he created oil paintings, such as Poor Man, Village Woman, Kitchen Worker, Tea Delivery from the Field Head, Female Guerrilla, Horn of July 7th, Victory and Peace, Sketch and Docker. They all showed their love for the motherland and sympathy for the working people. 1944 went to Chongqing to attend the meeting of All-China Artists Association and was elected as the executive director of All-China Artists Association. On the way, he was only 39 years old because river cruise capsized.
Tang Yihe, who participated in the Northern Expedition to conquer feudal warlords, 193 1 went to France to work and study. He is a mentor to young art students. He is a painter full of passion and talent. He only lived in this world for 39 years, but left so many feelings and memories for people.
Personality assessment
As an early student studying in the west, Yihe studied art hard with the ambition of serving the motherland. During Tang Yihe's short life and artistic course, his thoughts, feelings and artistic creation showed strong national integrity and lofty pursuit of "shouldering the sacred and great mission of the people at the bottom". When Tang Yihe returned from studying abroad and devoted himself to art education, it was the moment when China was facing the test of internal troubles and foreign invasion. Tang Yihe's artistic creation was always closely related to the fate of the country, the nation and the people.
It is necessary for future generations to remember this outstanding artist who died young, so as to encourage them to study in the future. We should advocate learning from Tang Yihe's spirit of unremitting struggle for revolution and art education in the field of education. As Fan Dian, director of China Art Museum, said at the donation ceremony, "As an art educator, Tang Yihe also made outstanding contributions to the development of art education in China in the 20th century. With the spirit of art and thought, Tang Yihe explored the role that art can play in national survival and cultural changes in teaching, taking this as a lesson, and made educational content and methods a way to embody cultural ideals. Tang Yihe's contribution to artistic creation and education is a heavy spiritual legacy, which still gives us endless inspiration and encouragement.
Solo Exhibitions
On the occasion of the 0/00th anniversary of the birth of the late famous painter Tang Yihe, "Tang Yihe Art Exhibition" was held in China Art Museum.
The "Tang Yihe Art Exhibition" jointly sponsored by China Art Museum, China Artists Association and Hubei Federation of Literary and Art Circles was held in China Art Museum.
At the press conference, Tang Xiaohe, son of Tang Yihe and chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles, deeply reviewed his father's life story. On the occasion of the exhibition, 90-year-old Tang Yihe's wife, Ms. Xiong, and her children donated four oil paintings and 59 sketches of Tang Yihe to the country, which were permanently collected by China Art Museum. Together with 65,438+065,438+0 paintings and some sketches originally collected by China Art Museum, all the works created by Tang Yihe in his short artistic course belong to the national art treasure house except a few lost or given to students.
"Tang Yihe's painting style is a style that combines the artistic characteristics of the times and personal artistic temperament. On the basis of appreciating the European classical painting tradition to modern painting, he is based on realistic and rigorous modeling, incorporating romantic and lyrical style and absorbing the bright color expression of modern painting. " Fan Dian, curator of China Art Museum, said, "These linguistic features are organically integrated in all his works, showing a magnificent and open figure, a tough and generous shape and a smooth charm."
The oil paintings such as "The Horn of July 7th" and "The Female Guerrilla" now in the China Art Museum reflect the urgency, indignation and expressiveness of the whole nation in style, and have a strong flavor of the times. At present, the sketches preserved include plaster statues and human bodies made during his study abroad, as well as some portraits and sketches. Solid style and vigorous personality all reveal the artist's personality.
biography
In Tang Xiaohe's memory, in addition to his father, there are uncle Tang Yijing and aunt Tang. During the 50-year life course of Tang Yijing, he regarded national art education as his lifelong pursuit. At the same time, Tang Yijing made Wuchang Art College a refuge for revolutionaries with progressive thoughts and tolerant mentality. As a strange girl, Tang realized her pursuit of * * * belief in her short life of 26 years. Don's name appeared in the book The Long March-An Unknown Story of Salisbury. Tang and Lu are a couple who have experienced Where Are You Going? After 50 years of Tang's sacrifice, Lu finally found their son and daughter, so Deng specially wrote to congratulate them, calling it a "sad and happy event."
People who die young are never forgotten. 1957, People's Fine Arts Publishing House published "Tang Yihe's Painting Collection", Guo Moruo wrote the title, Lu wrote the preface, and Xiong compiled the chronicle. 1984, alumni of art colleges in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Wuhan, Taipei and other places held a commemorative meeting for the 40th anniversary of the death of the Tang Dynasty. Hubei Artists Association compiled Collection of Commemorative Works, and collected commemorative articles and papers about Tang Yihe's oil painting art from their students, Huang Gang, Li, Yang, Liu Guoshu, Lu. 199 1 year, Taiwan Province Artists Publishing House published Collection of Tang Yihe's Paintings, with Wu Zuoren's inscription: "Explore hard for art, forget me. For talented people, the most gratifying thing is that the younger generation has embarked on their path again. 197 1 year, 30-year-old Tang Xiaohe became famous all over the country with his oil painting "March in the Wind and Waves". Later, as a famous painter in Wuhan, Hubei Province, Tang Xiaohe was famous at home and abroad for his oil paintings and murals. Today, Tang Xiaohe is also the chairman of the Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the chairman of the Provincial Artists Association. Tang Xiaohe's children also choose lines and color blocks to express their feelings about the world. Perhaps the passion for art in Tang's blood is the most hereditary gene, and Tang Yihe's life obviously continues in his descendants.