? Yuanqi Kunqu
? From 65438 to 0957, Gu was in charge of the opera research room, collecting folk opera materials and publishing more than 60 old scripts. Gu is a descendant of Gu, a famous family in the south of the Yangtze River. Great-grandfather Gu Wenbin likes to collect paintings and calligraphy. In his later years, he built Yiyuan Garden and Yunlou as a collection of paintings and calligraphy, so he is famous for "crossing Yunlou to take care of his family". Cheng Zongyuan remembers that the place where he worked was connected with Mr. Gu's home, and there were few people, so it was very quiet. He works in the research institute, responsible for the characterization of ancient costumes and operas, and sorting out scripts and portraits according to the information collected by the people. Mr. Gu and others are responsible for the creation of Kunqu opera and the arrangement of scripts. There are often Kunqu opera actors handed down from generation to generation in the courtyard. Gu spent his whole life guarding Kunqu Opera, collecting and preserving the materials of Kunqu Opera plays, and trying to protect the original ecology of Kunqu Opera. Cheng Zongyuan is in charge of the opening of the opera characters. Over the past three years, he has accumulated a wealth of materials for the painting of dramatic figures, and Cheng Zongyuan, a fledgling figure, has formed an indissoluble bond with figure painting.
? Yi Xue Shen Zicheng
1965, Cheng Zongyuan joined Wumen Painting Academy. When I met Mr. Shen Zicheng, Cheng Zongyuan was only in his early twenties. Mr. Shen Zicheng came to Jiangsu from Shanghai and was over sixty years old. He is a famous figure painter, whose works are mainly natural, with both form and spirit, and have a high degree of artistic generalization. From 65438 to 0956, he, He, Lu and others were among the first painters of China Painting Academy. After 1965, Shen Zicheng lived in Suzhou for a long time. Cheng Zongyuan's painting desk is closely related to Shen Zicheng, who teaches by hand. From 1965 to 1972, Cheng Zongyuan and Shen Zicheng lived together day and night. This figure is a great painter, and Cheng Zongyuan has made great progress in painting. 1972, Shen Zicheng went to Dongtai to continue to guide Cheng Zongyuan. In 1960s, Shen Zicheng and Cheng Zongyuan collaborated on15m-long Heroes vs. Huang Tiandang, and liu ling, then secretary of the Suzhou Municipal Party Committee, personally wrote the inscription. After Shen Lao 1978 returned to the Soviet Union, Cheng Zongyuan continued to study. Until 1996, Shen Lao died. Cheng Zongyuan never forgets the teacher's teachings, always learning, always learning, learning endlessly, and doing one thing well with his whole life's energy.
Be good at figure painting
? Cheng Zongyuan is good at Chinese painting figures, expressing feelings with lines, expressing feelings with ink, and integrating western methods, which is fresh and beautiful, elegant and smart. Wumen Painting Academy has gathered a group of Su Biao famous artists. He engaged in the restoration and mounting of old and famous paintings in museums all over China, witnessed the handed down works of these famous artists with his own eyes, and was immersed in a unique artistic atmosphere. Cheng Zongyuan's creation of ladies' paintings has profound sketching skills, and the traditional brushwork is mainly realistic. Being in the south of the Yangtze River, Cheng Zongyuan captures the beauty of life with his eyes, captures the temperament of the beauties in the water town, depicts their colorful body language and dress language, conveys the truth, goodness and beauty, and makes people feel the purification of the soul and get the voice of the soul. The Biography of Confucius is the work of Kuang Yaming, an educator, who has been thinking for 40 years and summarized Confucius from all directions and angles. It is called "Leave the seeds of China's cultural thoughts in this book". Young Cheng Zongyuan was responsible for drawing Confucius' illustrations. 1986, Mr. Kuang Yaming published six beautiful portraits of Confucius in his book Comments on Confucius, which was inscribed by calligrapher Xiao Xian and won the gold medal at the Hong Kong International Book Fair. Over the past decades, Cheng Zongyuan has held more than 65,438+00 art exhibitions in the United States, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan Province Province of China and China. The 26-meter long scroll of A Dream of Red Mansions and many works are collected by people at home and abroad, governments and art institutions. Publication of album "Cheng Zongyuan Painting Collection", etc.
? Miao shou Guan Hui yin
? Cheng Zongyuan's mother-in-law believes in Buddhism. Coincidentally, both mother-in-law and daughter's birthdays are in June of the lunar calendar 19, which is Guanyin's birthday. Cheng Zongyuan felt that somehow she was destined to learn Buddhism, so she named her studio "Miao Di Zhai". As early as 1960s, Cheng Zongyuan began to paint Guanyin in Wumen Painting Academy. The Guanyin statue of Miaoyu Shuiyue Temple in the movie A Dream of Red Mansions was painted by Cheng Zongyuan. His ink Guanyin painting was selected by director Wang Fulin to star in the 87th TV series A Dream of Red Mansions. Good at painting Chinese painting, good at painting figures and ladies, and Guanyin Bodhisattva is a must. When Cheng Zongyuan painted Guanyin, he had to bathe and change clothes and burn a fragrant flower in front of the white porcelain Guanyin statue. Sometimes, copy a heart sutra before drawing it. In the early 1990s, the Zen Society of Taiwan Province Province, China, went to various places to look for a Guanyin Buddha painter. From south to north, we finally found Cheng Zongyuan. The Zen Association of Taiwan Province Province collects famous paintings of Guanyin painted by sages from major museums, libraries and temples at home and abroad. Cheng Zongyuan was deeply moved by his visit to Guanyin treasures in past dynasties. He studied Buddhist scriptures, studied them carefully and devoted himself to creation. Sometimes, in order to draw a detail, he stops to draw, walks out of the study, looks for a large number of words and images as reference, and frequently goes to museums and archives to ensure accuracy. This painting was held at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, China 12, which caused a sensation and a flood of audiences. Big monk nebula, Vijue, Zhenhua and Miaolian all came to the scene. Chen Yushan wrote an article praising Cheng Zongyuan. His painting of Guanyin is solemn and compassionate, ranking first in the world. "Painting Guanyin Bodhisattva as the first holy hand" makes people feel quiet from movement, respectful from silence and happy from silence. In 20 14, 32 Guanyin statues created by Cheng Zongyuan were listed on the Stock Exchange, with an issue price of 25 million yuan. Looking at its Guanyin modeling, it is really different in manners, sitting or standing, or dignified and deep, or kind-hearted, or peaceful and beautiful, or elegant and elegant, or elegant and elegant ... Together with the ever-changing handprint posture, it silently conveys the Zen of the Buddha.
Mr. Cheng Zongyuan, a kind man like a saint, is now 75 years old. After retiring from Wumen Painting Academy, he worked day and night in his not luxurious studio. Dan Qing is old and rich as a cloud. He always has only one belief in his heart-to paint a picture of China and tell a story of China with his own brush and lifelong efforts.