Text: An inspirational female painter who came out of the countryside.
"Every piece of my work reflects the full level and energy of creation. I paint every work with great care, and I am responsible for my own work and the collectors who collect my work. This is the motto of my painting over the years. " Wen, a young female painter, told Investor News, "In a sense, the aesthetic system of Chinese painting depends more on the philosophical thoughts in traditional culture than just visual aesthetics. Therefore, if a painter wants to go further on the road of Chinese painting, he should be serious first, and then he should paint seriously. Both have achieved their own extremes and will naturally be recognized by the market. "
Wen said so and did so, and more importantly, the market proved her right. In the past three years, the price of her paintings has been rising steadily. In 20 13 years, the price of Wen's paintings is still 2000 yuan per square foot. Since 20 1 10 in 2004, it has been difficult to find a painting with a price of 6,000 yuan per square meter.
"It takes me more than half a month to draw a masterpiece, so my current job, besides going out to sketch and holding personal exhibitions, can basically meet the high-end customization needs of VIP customers. "Wen told Investor that the so-called high-end customization means that collectors want a general theme and then combine their best pen and ink to complete their works. And, of course, the inspiration necessary for creation.
"There are also customers who want my paintings at ordinary times, and they will also tell me a general content. But even so, I still have to think about it in my mind for several days. Then inspiration came, and I was able to create almost continuously for seven or eight days. " Wen told the reporter of Investor that the customer who delayed for the longest time didn't get the job until half a year after placing the order, because it took up to four months to conceive.
"Although from the perspective of time cost, it is not cost-effective. However, the work is signed by my own name. I am a painter, not an art dealer. It is most important to draw your own works that satisfy the audience. " Wen said:
Very inspirational female painter
Wen Sujie can write a very inspirational story by studying painting.
"I was born in a very ordinary rural family in Henan. When I was a child, my family was poor and my parents made a living by farming. I like painting since I was a child, drawing some beautiful things. In junior high school, I finally had an art class, and the art teacher became my idol. I listened carefully and wrote down almost everything the teacher said. Unfortunately, there was only one art class a week, which was later cancelled, so when 15 was about to graduate from junior high school, I made a decision that was not understood by my parents at that time, that is, I resolutely dropped out of school and began to learn painting from my teacher. " Wen told the Investor about her history in a plain tone, but it can be seen that she is a very independent girl.
In 2003, she studied under the local cultural stationmaster in Shangqiu, Henan Province, and embarked on the road of seeking to be a female painter. "In my early days of painting, I copied many sketches and Chinese paintings of Huangzhou. Later, a student of the Central Academy of Fine Arts held an art cram school in Shangqiu, Henan Province after graduation. I was fortunate to learn basic courses such as sketch, sketch, gouache and oil painting. " Wen told Investor, "Because of the poor economic conditions at home, I had to summon up the courage to go out and sell paintings in order to learn painting. In this way, the income from selling paintings intermittently will be 10 years. "
"My father told me that painting can only be done by the princess and the daughter of the Prime Minister. As a rural child, what did you learn to draw for? I am afraid that no one can imagine how difficult it is to learn painting in the countryside. " Wen said, "Because I study painting, I never visit my relatives during Chinese New Year holidays, because my relatives don't understand and support me. On the contrary, they will scold me, insult me and even insult my parents. I always feel that my parents have raised a daughter who is not doing anything. "
In the two years after Wen dropped out of school to study painting, his peers went out to work one after another, but Wen was unmoved. She believes that she is on the right path.
"I always thought that it was the stupidest investment to go out to work by physical strength when I was young. At that time, fellow villagers who went out to work in factories in the coastal areas of Guangdong sometimes brought back some factory recruitment brochures. But it almost says,' Only invite 18 ~ 26 years old'. Keren has a long time to live. What can I do after the age of 26 and what will I live on in the future? " Wen Sujie told Investor, "At that time, my relatives and friends often advised me to go out to work, but I always answered them,' Let me go to work. This feeling is worse than slapping myself.'"
What should I do if I don't go out to work but want to make a living and learn to draw? So I thought of selling paintings. "The first time I went out to sell paintings was 16 years old. I was selling a work created by my first teacher. There is not much money, 200 yuan, but this is the first bucket of gold I earned from painting in my life. " Wen said that since then, she has gone to Zhengzhou, Kaifeng and Shangqiu to sell paintings for a living.
In this way, Wen finally turned his interest into a career, and finally made a living by painting and calligraphy.
Zhang Huibin's closed female disciple
"My female disciple, my personal disciple, has been determined to learn painting for several years. She is not afraid of any hardships and touched the gods. She has made great progress in art, and her fascination with China's pen and ink is unparalleled. I hope that Su Jie will persist in lifelong tempering and believe that the final achievement is no small matter. " This is a comment written by the late famous painter Zhang Huibin personally to his female disciple who closed the door.
Wen's tutor has never been taught by a famous teacher on his own artistic path. He relies entirely on diligence and understanding. Since the age of 17, he has published works and painted oil paintings, comic books, New Year pictures, prints, watercolors and a lot of sketches. Perhaps it is a similar experience, perhaps it is Wen's seriousness and spirituality in doing things. In 2008, Wen came to Beijing alone and hit it off at first sight.
"Beijing has always been my yearning place, but it has really changed my life. What inspired me to come to Beijing was Lu Yao's Ordinary World. " Wen told the "Investor News" reporter that in fact, no matter in which era, young hearts are the same. Sun Shaoping's idea of going out to travel is strikingly similar to my idea when I was 20 years old, so I was shocked after watching Ordinary World and decided to travel to Beijing soon.
"I came to Beijing alone in 2008 and met Zhang Huibin, a painter I have always admired. His gallery is where I often stay for a day. " Wen recalled that after coming to Beijing, she still made a living by selling paintings. However, when the global financial crisis broke out in 2008, these paintings were not easy to sell. In order to save money, I rented a small room under the stairs, but I didn't make it in the end. "When I went back to my hometown, there was only 49 yuan left in my pocket, only enough to buy a one-way train ticket. I will always remember crying at the train station on the day I came home. " Wen still remembers the situation at that time, and she is still a little sad.
However, God always gives the world the opportunity it craves. Shortly after Wen came home, she received a phone call from her teacher, asking her to go to Beijing to learn painting from him.
"This is really a dramatic scene in my life and a gift from God." Wen said that after receiving the call, she bought a train ticket to Beijing that day without thinking, and then rented a basement of six or seven square meters in Beijing, from where she began to learn painting.
"Later, I learned in a chat that the teacher found me because I accidentally learned that I rented a small house under someone else's stairs in Beijing. I didn't have electricity for more than two years, so I went to the teacher's gallery to observe it every once in a while." Wen was moved by the desperate spirit of painting. It is precisely because he saw the shadow of his youth on the tattoo that Zhang Huibin taught his painting method to Wen without reservation. He not only personally demonstrated various painting methods to Wen every day, but also helped Wen to enter Beijing Painting Academy for further study on 20 1 1.
"I like painting very much. I grew up in a very backward countryside in Henan. I came to Beijing to study alone despite the opposition of my whole family. Because I want to survive, I embarked on the road of painting goods. I have today, and it can be said that Teacher Zhang Huibin completely saved me. " Wen Sujie said gratefully.
Ji Qingyuan's Impression of "Painting Students"
"I first paid attention to Wen Sujie because of her persistence in painting. For example, in order to lay a good foundation for her figure painting, she often goes to other figure painting remedial classes to "paint", just squeezing in to steal classes. " The famous painter Ji Qingyuan's evaluation of Wen.
"Wen's figure painting has won the influence and praise of the famous figure painter with its rigorous modeling, smooth pen and ink and elegant and unique colors. In order to strengthen her understanding and correct expression of the main points of character structure, Mr. Wang introduced the text and learned sketch from me. She has really made great progress. " Ji Qingyuan said that in addition to practicing sketching, Wen deeply realized that the biggest gap between himself and those figure painters trained in colleges and universities was that he did not learn the basic knowledge of perspective, anatomy and structure. In order to make up for this deficiency, Wen steals things from libraries and other figure painting classes whenever he has time.
"March 20, 20 13, this is my saddest day. Because on this day, my teacher, Mr. Zhang Huibin, rested forever, but I will never forget what he taught me. Like him, I will regard painting as my life's struggle and pursuit, and inherit and carry forward his unique painting skills forever. " Wen's eyes filled with tears when she mentioned her teacher.
The death of the teacher depressed Wen for a while, but soon she pulled herself together and continued to study painting. "After more than ten years of painting, China's pen and ink is not only a simple hobby in my life, but also a responsibility. We should inherit and carry forward the traditional culture of China, so that more people can understand, learn and love our national quintessence. Chinese painting is a rich legacy left by history, which deserves the attention, inheritance and development of people all over the world. Wen said, "the biggest difference between Chinese painting and western painting is that we express it with lines, and every point and stroke of it is vivid." Realistic problems are more important to Chinese painting than to western painting. Is the' emptiness' of Chinese painting blank, western painting or color? To some extent, it is more difficult to leave blank than to fill in color. All this is a rich legacy left by our predecessors, and we should be proud of it. "
In Wen's opinion, everyone should have their own hobbies. Her hobby is traditional ink painting in China. "There are several kinds of love for painting, including love, love and obsession. There is no doubt that I am crazy about China's pen and ink. A brush, a piece of rice paper and a box of ink can keep me in the studio for more than ten years. After more than ten years, this obsession has not decreased, but has become stronger and stronger. This is the charm of China tradition, and this is the charm of beauty. " Wen Sujie said, "As an artist, you should love life, have a sensitive sense of beauty, discover the beauty that others have not discovered, and record it. This is the creative inspiration, the life sentiment of generate and the spark of its own interest. Art comes from life, life is not art, and creation is the sublimation of life, not copying life and simply piecing it together. Use your imagination, unexpectedly. "
"The highest realm pursued by Chinese painting is the beauty of artistic conception and the beauty of pen and ink. Chinese painting forms a unique artistic style with China's unique silk, rice paper and pen and ink, which can stand in the world art forest. As a painter, Wen hopes to create every piece of his work into a fine work, which is not only a respect for art, but also the vitality of art.