Du Dakai recalls a journey to Guangdong province in the winter of 1978. The professor of Tsinghua University's Academy of Arts and Design accompanied Zhu Danian (1916-95), an eminent painter and ceramic artist, to the scenic county of Xiqiao to do outdoor sketching.
1978年的某個冬日，美麗的西樵鎮(zhèn)上出現(xiàn)兩位從北京遠(yuǎn)道而來的畫家。他們是工筆重彩大師、陶瓷藝術(shù)家祝大年先生和陪同他前來寫生的杜大愷先生。
《李村大棗樹》
Du says the mental picture of Zhu putting a thick overcoat around his shoulders, sitting on a small stool and indulging himself in drawing for almost a day has reemerged from time to time over the years.
多年以后，已是清華美院教授的杜老回憶，“祝先生披著棉軍大衣，坐在小馬扎上一坐一天的寫生情景，始終縈繞在我的眼前?！?/p>
《李村秋實(shí)》
Zhu was one of the founding members of the Central Academy of Arts and Design, now Tsinghua University's Academy of Arts and Design. He left an oeuvre presenting fine brushwork, realistic details and a vibrant palette.
祝大年先生是清華美院前身——中央工藝美院的創(chuàng)院元老。同時，作為現(xiàn)代工筆重彩和陶瓷藝術(shù)開拓者，他留下了一批精致、嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)、工整而高雅的畫作。
《夔門》
To mark the 105th anniversary of Zhu's birth, Tsinghua University Art Museum has opened an exhibition showing dozens of his pen drawings and ink-color paintings, some of which came from a recent donation to the museum by the Zhu family.
“寫生·創(chuàng)作：祝大年藝術(shù)作品展”正是為了紀(jì)念大年先生誕辰105周年而舉辦。大年先生生前創(chuàng)作的鋼筆寫生和工筆畫匯聚清華大學(xué)藝術(shù)博物館，部分展品來自家屬近期的捐贈。
祝大年 (1916-95)
The exhibition pairs pen drawings which Zhu sketched outdoors with Chinese ink-color paintings which he completed based on the drawings.
這次展覽的用心之處在于，將一幅鋼筆寫生和一幅基于寫生稿完成的工筆畫作并列展出。
The paintings on show reflect Zhu's love of nature, especially a passion for depicting the dense tropical forests, plants and birds in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan province, which he visited more than once.
這些畫作無不反映出大年先生對自然的愛與尊重。大年先生多次到西雙版納采風(fēng)，他尤其熱衷描繪那里茂密的熱帶雨林、豐富的樹木繁花鳥類。
《根》1980年 鋼筆畫
《根》1980年 工筆重彩
When Zhu was commissioned to create a mural to decorate a restaurant at the newly-built terminal of Beijing Capital International Airport in the late 1970s, he designed a ceramic piece that showed a panoramic view of Xishuangbanna's tropical forests, waterfalls, rivers and a boat carrying five people of the Dai ethnic group in Yunnan. He was also inspired by a 380-year-old great banyan in Jiangmen, Guangdong, known as 'birds' paradise'.
1970年代末，大年先生接到一個任務(wù)，為首都國際機(jī)場新建候機(jī)樓的餐廳創(chuàng)作一件彩繪壁畫。他仍然選擇西雙版納作為取材對象，最終設(shè)計出的瓷磚壁畫上有繁茂的雨林、瀑布、河流，小船；畫面中還融入了被譽(yù)為“小鳥天堂”的、位于江門的一棵近400年樹齡的水榕樹。
《森林之歌》鋼筆稿局部
1979年秋，祝大年（左）與助手劉博生（右）研究壁畫效果
The monumental mural, titled Song of the Forest, measures 20 meters in length and 3.4 meters in height, and comprises more than 3,000 ceramic tiles, made with the aid of artisans and technicians in Jingdezhen.
這件里程碑式的壁畫被命名為《森林之歌》，它長20米、高3.4米，由三千多塊瓷磚拼接而成，并且這些彩繪瓷磚均是在景德鎮(zhèn)老藝人和技術(shù)人員的協(xié)助下燒制而成的。
《森林之歌》局部
Zhu later said that he hoped when people enter the restaurant and are welcomed by a view of tropical forests and all life thriving, they will feel engulfed by the warmth of sun and the pleasant smell of spring.
祝先生后來在談到《森林之歌》的構(gòu)思時說，他希望當(dāng)人們走進(jìn)餐廳就能看到熱帶雨林萬物滋長、欣欣向榮的景象，感覺被溫暖陽光和春日氣息包圍的美好。
《森林之歌》局部
Among works donated by the Zhu family to Tsinghua University Art Museum, there are drafts, manuscripts and other materials pertaining to the creation of Song of the Forest. The museum has named one of its exhibition halls after Zhu Danian and will dedicate it to showing his works in the future.
這次祝先生的家屬也慷慨捐贈出了《森林之歌》的全套的創(chuàng)作手稿、工作稿。而為了紀(jì)念大年先生的藝術(shù)成就，清華藝博特將8號展廳冠名為“祝大年廳”，供日后展出先生的作品。
《嶗山小景》鋼筆畫
《嶗山小景》工筆重彩
《青島海岸》鋼筆畫
《青島海岸》工筆重彩
Photos courtesy of Tsinghua University Art Museum
圖片致謝清華大學(xué)藝術(shù)博物館
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