"Niu" is an allusion recorded in Zuo Zhuan's Six Years of Mourning for the Duke: Qi Jinggong had an illegitimate child named Cha, and Qi Jinggong loved him very much. On one occasion, Qi Jinggong was playing with tea, and Qi Jinggong, as the king of a country, was holding a rope in his mouth and let the tea lead him. Unexpectedly, my son accidentally fell and broke Qi Jinggong's teeth. Before his death, Qi Jinggong regarded tea as an emperor. After Gong Jing's death, Chen Jue wanted to have a son, Yang Sheng. Bao Mu, the minister of Qi Jinggong, said to Chen Jue, "Have you forgotten that you are a willing cow and will bite your teeth? There is also a back! " Therefore, at that time, the original intention of "a willing ox" was to show parents' excessive love for their children. [Edit this paragraph] Lu Xun's famous sentence Lu Xun, a great modern writer, sublimated and expanded the spirit of being a willing ox, and then people used the word "willing to serve the people and make selfless contributions".
Lu Xun's self-mockery
What do you want from the delivery of the canopy, but you dare not turn over and meet each other.
A broken hat covers the downtown, and a leaky boat carries wine.
Fierce-browed, I coolly defy a thousand pointing fingers, Head-bowed, like a willing ox I serve the children.
Hiding in the small building into a unified, regardless of winter Xia Chunqiu.
Analysis of Ruzi Niu: In the qualitative change of Ruzi Niu, Guo Moruo mentioned Hong's Beijiang Poetry, a column of a new work quoted: "The wine is full or the village is full of butterflies, and the rice is full." It is pointed out that "but this allusion, once in the hands of Lu Xun, has completely changed its quality." Here, it is really decadent and magical. "[1][ Edit this paragraph] Shenzhen sculpture is on the beautiful Shennan Avenue in Shenzhen, and there is a" Ruzi Niu "sculpture at the gate of the municipal party committee compound.
Although Dapeng is good, it is not suitable for the yard.
In the year when the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone was just established, the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government hoped to build a sculpture in the compound of the Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government to express the spirit of the construction of the Special Economic Zone and inspire the broad masses of cadres and people. The relevant departments at that time found me.
During the first discussion, the initial idea of the city leaders was to sculpt a "Dapeng", which not only included the history of Shenzhen, but also represented the rapid development of the SAR. However, after I calmed down and thought about it, I put forward my own opinions. I think the development of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is promising. Although the tallest building in Shenzhen is no more than five stories now, it is certain that high-rise buildings will rise in the future. It is ok to put Dapeng on the hill, but put Dapeng in it. The result is just the opposite. City leaders all agreed with this statement, and as a result, the plan was rejected.
Lotus "emerges from the mud without being stained", but what does the mud point to?
After a lapse of three years, in the summer of 1983, the relevant departments in Shenzhen found me again, because at that time, the five leading bodies in the SAR had regarded lotus as the city flower and wanted to build a lotus fountain in the municipal party committee compound. The reason is: Shenzhen, a special zone in a socialist country, is bound to be "full of mud and sand" by carrying out reform and opening up, introducing foreign capital and dealing with capitalist countries for a long time, but I think it is better not to build this lotus pond, because ". You mean Hong Kong? Does it mean capitalism? It is inappropriate and impolite to call the outside world "sludge" when carrying out reform and building special zones, which is not conducive to future development and long-term cooperation with foreign countries. Sculpture is different from entertainment. Sculpture can still work after a hundred years, and it is even more undesirable to praise yourself with "not being defiled" At that time, the mayor Liang Xiang also agreed with this statement, so the plan to build a "lotus pond" was also rejected.
The lion is majestic, but not approachable.
Later, a leader said to me, "How about being a big lion?" Put forward the idea that I want to make a "lion" sculpture for the municipal government compound, which is consistent with the sculpture of the State Council in Zhongnanhai and shows majesty. I raise a different opinion. I think the lion sculpture in Zhongnanhai is a relic of the Ming and Qing Dynasties and a precious cultural heritage of the motherland. Imitating it is not only ineffective, but now it is reforming and opening up. The lion, a new work by government departments, shows the feudal yamen, putting on airs and being divorced from the masses. The construction of special zones should be open and close to the masses. After hearing this opinion, Liang Xiang agreed, so he rejected the idea of making a "lion" sculpture on the spot.
Get inspiration after teasing.
After a year and a half, Liang Xiang and I joked and said, "Mayor Liang, are you a freak during the Cultural Revolution?" Liang Xiang said: "Yes, during the Cultural Revolution, our generation were all cattle and horses." I said, "The country is in a hurry to reform now. We ask people of our generation who are used to the life of cattle and horses to take the lead in reclaiming land! " I was earnest, and then a scene flashed through my mind: "Aren't all those busy bulldozers, tractors, cars and construction workers in the special zone like a herd of cows?" So I put forward my own ideas to Liang Xiang: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone has grown from scratch in the reform and opening up and the construction of the special economic zone, and it needs our generation to fight to the end. Carving a "land reclamation cow" is the most appropriate. This idea was recognized by Liang Xiang. On that day, Liang Xiang asked me to stay in the Municipal Party Committee Guest House, and I drew the carving drawings that night to prevent the loss of creative inspiration and passion. The image of the cow is confirmed, but how to express this cow, I just had a hazy preliminary idea that night.
A few days later, I went to Baoan County outside the Commissioner's Office and happened to see two old tree roots next to a farmhouse. I was inspired-the Revolution of 1911 and the New Democratic Revolution cut down the feudal trees in China, but the roots were still there. The establishment of a special zone is "land reclamation" and uprooting these "bad roots". If this root is added behind the "pioneer cow", it only shows that the cadres of the "special zone" should eradicate the old root. So, I bought this unique old tree root for 8 yuan and transported it to the municipal government compound. I stayed in the Municipal Party Committee Guest House for a few days, put forward specific plans to the leaders of Shenzhen, and finalized the plan of "Pioneer Cow" with the consent of five teams in Shenzhen. In the process of enlarging production, I suddenly felt that my generation was exhausted and hoped that the next generation would continue to struggle, so I bent the front foot of the "pioneer cow" slightly as a sign.
After I returned to Guangzhou, I immediately started to create the sculpture of "Pioneering Cow". In the process of creation, Mayor Liang Xiang specially had these two big tree roots transported to Guangzhou and put them in my studio as a physical reference for the "tree roots" part of the sculpture.
Now, these two roots are still in my studio in Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. After more than 20 years, these two big roots are still well preserved. I can't bear to throw these two away. I'll put them at the door of the studio now. Whenever I pass by, they always remind me of the unforgettable years when I wrote about cows.
In this way, the sculpture "Pioneer Cow", which symbolizes the spirit of the construction of the special zone, was born. This work was originally called "Land Reclamation Cattle", but I still thought the name was debatable, so I discussed with Liang Xiang and said, "Will our generation be cattle after land reclamation?" Liang Xiang said, "Cows must be made. The public servants of the people are the cows of the people and the obedient cows of the people. " Therefore, after discussion by the Shenzhen leading group, the name of "Pioneer Cow" was changed to "Wish Cow", which means "Bow your head and be willing to be a willing ox", and the word "Wish Cow" was engraved on the sculpture base as the name of the work.
At the inauguration ceremony, young people cheered.
1On July 27th, 984, the sculpture "The Ruzi Niu" was completed and unveiled by the leaders of Shenzhen. A bronze sculpture representing the pioneering spirit of the SAR has finally appeared in front of the world. When it was unveiled, the compound of the Municipal Party Committee was crowded with people, mostly young people, college students and young entrepreneurs in the SAR. They cheered and rushed to take photos with the city leaders and me as a souvenir. I was deeply touched at that time and happily said to Mayor Liang Xiang: "The construction of the SAR just needs a large number of young and promising people. There seems to be a pioneer. " For a time, "Pioneer Cow" became the symbol of Shenzhen, and tourists flooded in. Many people and tourists take pictures in front of the cows.
After Deng arrives in Shenzhen, he will take a group photo before the meeting in front of the "Ruzi Niu" sculpture.
19841February, President Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Deng visited Shenzhen. After seeing the sculpture Niu, she was deeply attracted by this bronze sculpture and liked it very much. At that time, a meeting was arranged in the municipal party Committee, but when it came to the meeting, the comrades who arrived in the meeting room in advance did not see Deng, and everyone was very worried. Where did Sister Deng go? At this time, everyone was told to gather in front of the sculpture "Niu" in the yard. It turned out that Deng watched the sculpture "Walking Cow" in the yard and took a group photo with it. Before the meeting, he specially invited the participating comrades to take a group photo in front of the sculpture. She told everyone that the spirit of "Harmony with Cattle" represents the spirit of the Chinese nation, and hoped that all party member cadres in China could learn from party member cadres in Shenzhen, learn from the spirit of Shenzhen's reform and opening up, and become the "Harmony with Cattle" of the people of the whole country.
Move from the hospital to the outside of the hospital for the convenience of tourists.
1999, the Standing Committee of Shenzhen Municipal Committee passed a decision to move the bronze sculpture of "the cow" to the flower bed outside the gate of the Municipal Committee because too many citizens ran into the compound to take photos with it. At the same time, the wall of the compound of the Municipal Party Committee retreated by 10 meter, freeing up another green space for the citizens, which is convenient for the masses, tourists and the sculpture "The Cow" to visit and take photos.
I applaud this practice of Shenzhen Municipal Committee. All walks of life should embody the spirit of "Gan Niu". The "willing cow" sculpture belongs to the Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government, to all industries in Shenzhen and to all citizens in Shenzhen. From the inside to the outside of the hospital, it further reflects the closeness and openness of Shenzhen since the reform and opening up.
I am deeply encouraged by the rapid development of Shenzhen in the past twenty years. However, I think "Wish Cow" will always be loved by the broad masses of the people, and the spirit of "Pioneering Cow" will never be out of date. If a city wants to continue to develop, it will inevitably need a large number of "pioneers" to continue to lead the trend, further emancipate the mind, continue to "pioneer", and boldly reform and innovate in more unknown fields, and never stop. This is also the mission of "Pioneering Cow" and the best destination of Shenzhen "Ruzi Cow" spirit. [Edit this paragraph] Mr. Li Keran, a famous master of painting, is a master who has worked hard in painting for more than 70 years. He has also made important contributions to the development of artistic concepts, which has already surpassed the art world and has been highly praised by all parties.
Besides being famous for his landscape paintings, Li Keran also likes painting cows very much. His cowherd characters are both spiritual and artistic, with fresh and wonderful artistic conception, full of life and poetry. Li Keran took cows as the object of creation, became famous in the painting world with "Drawing a Picture of Cows", and even moved his peers with their fighting spirit. He named his studio "Shi Niu Tang". Li Keran's Cowboy and Bowing Down to Be a Cowboy show the painter's understanding and interpretation of cowboys. He once wrote an inscription on the painting "Five Cattle Map": "Cattle are also powerful, and it is not brave to bow their heads and obey. Life-long fatigue, doing things without taking credit. Pure and gentle, sometimes strong and stubborn, moving forward steadily, not stepping on the air, describing it as unpretentious and magnificent. I admire its sex and love its shape, so I never tire of writing. " The heart of loving cows is vividly on the paper.
Li Keran, a man who is willing to draw cows, began to draw cows in his early forties. 1942, he lived in a farmhouse under Jingangpo in Chongqing, and his bedroom was next to the cowshed. He met a buffalo every day and watched it eat grass, milk and work all day. At night, the wheezing, ruminating and itching of cattle often make people sleepless at night. So he got up with a lamp and drew cows. The cows painted by Li Keran are very interesting in life, which is related to his long-term in-depth life, sitting tight and being familiar with the behavior habits of cows. The cows in his works walk, lie down or drown in the water; On the back of the cow, the childlike shepherd boy is carefree, or watching the mountains, talking about the sky, or running a race, and with a few strokes, he draws a simple and vibrant pastoral scene. He can properly grasp the shape, proportion and dynamics of cattle, and he can vividly depict the simple character and characteristics of cattle. The cows he painted are too broken and not enough, which is the result of his years of practicing art.
Painting is character, and Li Keran's later paintings of herding cattle have been sublimated into an understanding of the spirit of cattle, which is also the criterion for painters to be human and do art [2].