At the same time, horses, as a painting subject, have long been loved by many painters. Since ancient times, famous artists have come forth in large numbers. As early as the Tang Dynasty, there were painters specializing in horse painting, and famous artists came forth in large numbers. There were Li (Li Longmian) in Song Dynasty, Zhao Mengfu in Yuan Dynasty and Qing Dynasty. They actually observed and accurately described the various forms of horses. Or dissatisfied with the shape, try to draw the spirit of a horse, in order to achieve the purpose of expressing feelings with a horse. The ancient painters' emphasis on realism and depiction of horse-drawing characters reached a very high level, which made the art of horse-drawing present a real China style. Today, what you appreciate is the painting of teacher Xu Luling, a desert painter.
Xu Luling, a native of Jiangxi, 1949, a native of Ji 'an, Jiangxi. His father Xu studied with Liu Haisu in 1930s, and his mother Ge Dai studied with famous teachers such as Lu, Pan Tianshou in her early years, and engaged in art education all her life. He studied calligraphy and painting under the influence of his family and the guidance of his parents. /kloc-After graduating from junior high school at the age of 0/6, Xinjiang supported frontier construction and lived and worked in Xinjiang for 40 years.
Teacher Xu Luling has a family background and studied painting with her parents since childhood. After living and working in Xinjiang for more than 40 years, the teacher went to observe and sketch in various parts of Xinjiang in his spare time. After decades of precipitation, study and integration of the essence of various schools, teachers have come out of their own style.
The painting "Horse to Success" only uses a few strokes to outline the outline of a horse, but it has an extraordinary style. The horse bravely raised its hoof with a sense of speed and courage. The horse gallops in the wind, the horseshoe gallops, the neck mane flutters with the wind, and the ponytail seems to ride in the clouds. Although the picture is static, the heroic spirit, high fighting spirit and powerful momentum contained in the picture still jump out.
"Spring Breeze Blows over Pamirs" shows the scene of grazing horses on the grassland, and the main body of the picture is herders dressed in national costumes. There is a large herd of horses in the original place. They either stand or lie down, or fight, or feed, or roll, and relax and gather freely. Above the horse, four shepherds rode on a tall horse and looked into the distance. Although most horses are on the edge, they show the vastness of the grassland, which not only highlights the theme of horses, but also maintains the characteristics of herding horses, making the picture of spring breeze blowing through the Pamirs full of rich life breath.
Appreciating this painting "Wrapping Horses", what we stand out most is that herdsman, who is holding a set of pole, is heroic and heroic, which brings a kind of heroism different from that in the inland.
Teacher Xu luling painted horses. The horse in the works is full of majestic posture and tiger dragon, which represents the teacher's broad vision, broad mind and philosophical mind, and is very artistic. In the teacher's works, he is full of wild feelings in the west, filled with colorful and shocking national flavor. The teacher's pen and ink language sang the national landscape of frontier fortress style. With beautiful artistic conception, touching image and high-spirited style, the works write a fresh and clear theme, which is healthy and uplifting, appealing to both refined and popular tastes.