永恒芳华——祝大年花谱
​eternal blossom - zhu danian’s flower album

寒不可⾐、饥不可餐的⽂艺，⼀向抛在⽣活的边缘。但今天⽣活富裕起来，眼界扩⼤了，⼈⺠对⽂艺审美的享受提⾼了。⽂艺有了出路。遗憾，⽂艺⾯貌⽼⼀套，抄袭，为了挣钱，伪劣假冒泛滥，认真的⽂艺作家变质了，消失了？⽂艺垃圾充斥于市，国耻。于是官⽅和⺠间⼀致呼吁创新，于是⾃诩创新者处处献丑。似乎，美盲控制、不辨美丑的现象随处可⻅。偏偏我们就居住其间。 ⺠以⻝为天，袁隆平的杂交⽔稻造福⼈类，⼈⼈欢呼。不辨美丑者照常吃袁隆平的稻⽶，有愧。当然也想在⾃⼰的艺术作品中搞杂交，中⻄融合，南北尽收……但艺术是苗是树，⽇夜艰难地成⻓，绝⾮瞬间变脸的“杂耍”者。 看祝大年彩画展，令我吃惊。他绘写-不如说塑造了一簇簇向日葵、百合花、芍药、大理菊……花靠媚态求生，正如许多人间女子，而祝大年的花全无媚态。作者一笔一画勾勒出每一个瓣，瓣上的转折倾斜，树叶的伸展卷缩，似乎都有关民族民情，他丝毫不肯放松，怕丧失了职守。“一枝一叶总关情”，祝大年虽低于郑板桥的芝麻官，却同郑板桥一般关注一枝一叶，这何尝不是牵连着民间疾苦的一枝一叶，作者品质的一枝一叶。 犹如袁隆平，祝大年获益于艺术品种的杂交，他层层染色，极尽花卉华丽之能事，但这华丽展现的并非轻盈可掬，令人于欢乐中感受愁思。朴实之美，苦涩之美，人生之大美，生命终极之回归。花如是，苍松更曲腰驼背，背负人世之重；高树参天，寰宇无边，人兮人兮奈若何。 祝大年的画饱满厚重，繁花密叶，如贺节日，黄钟大吕震耳，是喜是哀，读者心存迷惘。我一向认为精微未必能致广大，必须在致广大的前提下尽精微，祝大年的画却尽精微而致广大，凭宽广的怀抱，坚强的毅力，成竹在胸。他有些画失败了，最后未达到致广大的成效，或成效不佳，但他在创作的长征之途，从不动摇，永远信心十足地一步一步攀爬不止，每次战役，他不考虑失败，不见黄河心不死，舍身投艺。这样执著的艺术战士，今日难找，祝大年去矣。 祝大年画花，却厌恶拈花惹草，他想表现的是宇宙精神。他在首都机场留下了巨幅壁画《森林之歌》，宽银幕式展开西双版纳的榕树之族，民族的花园，令看画的观众顿觉自己缩小了许多，艺术大于生命。他的《玉兰花开》繁花竞放，如满天星斗，笼罩大千世界，几只黄莺隐于花丛，生命卫护了生命。 细看一花一蕾，笔笔铁画银钩，真真切切口吐鲜血！抛却一波三折，漠视泼墨、飞白。顽强的祝大年跨越了传统，他是传统的强者，徐熙、黄荃、吕纪均无缘见祝大年，若天赐一面，古代的大师们当会低头刮目而视。他们更将惊呼这个画民间大俗的画家，应登中华民族的大雅之堂。精选其优秀之作巡展世界，其独特之美、质朴之美、原创之美及长歌当哭之情愫，当难有伦比。苦难的中华民族生养了一个苦难的祝大年，苦难的祝大年偏偏以艳花高树来象征苦难的辉煌。祝大年去矣，后继者嚷嚷在传统基础上创新，又有几个吃得了祝大年的苦？祝大年从日出工作到日落，从日落画到掌灯。一意孤行，不求闻达，不自我标榜。他以身家性命创造了今天人们望尘莫及的最新作品，人们已只能泪眼相送他远去的背影。 Art and literature that were once too poor to wear or eat have always been marginalized in life. But today, with people's lives improving and their horizons broadening, their appreciation of art and literature has also increased. Art and literature have found a way out. Unfortunately, the appearance of art and literature remains the same old style. Plagiarism is rampant, and for the sake of making money, shoddy and counterfeit works abound. Serious artists have become corrupt or vanished. The market is flooded with trashy art, a national disgrace. As a result, both the government and the public have called for innovation. However, those who claim to be innovators are everywhere making fools of themselves. It seems that the phenomenon of being blind to beauty and unable to distinguish between good and bad art is everywhere. And yet, we live in such an environment. Food is the top priority for people. Yuan Longping's hybrid rice has benefited mankind, and everyone is celebrating. Those who cannot distinguish beauty from ugliness still eat Yuan Longping's rice as usual, which is a shame. Of course, some artists also want to do hybridization in their own artistic works, integrating the East and the West, and embracing the North and the South... But art is like a seedling or a tree, growing with great difficulty day and night, and it is by no means a "juggler" that can change its face in an instant. Visiting the exhibition of Zhu Danian's paintings was a surprise to me. He depicted - rather, shaped - clusters of sunflowers, lilies, peonies, daisies... Flowers survive by their charm, just like many women in the world, but Zhu Danian's flowers have no charm at all. The artist meticulously sketched every petal, every twist and turn, every leaf's stretch and curl, as if they were all related to the national spirit and folk customs. He wouldn't let up for a moment, fearing to lose his duty. "Every leaf and every branch is full of emotion," although Zhu Danian was a lower-ranking official than Zheng Banqiao, he was just as concerned about every leaf and every branch, which were no less than the people's hardships and the artist's character. Just like Yuan Longping, Zhu Danian benefited from the hybridization of artistic varieties. He layered colors to the fullest extent, showcasing the splendor of flowers, but this splendor was not light and playful. Instead, it evoked a sense of melancholy amid joy. The beauty of simplicity, the beauty of bitterness, the grand beauty of life, and the ultimate return of life. Flowers are like this, and the ancient cypresses are even more stooped and hunched, bearing the weight of the world; tall trees reach the sky, the universe is boundless, and people, what can they do? Zhu Danian's paintings are full and substantial, with dense flowers and leaves, like celebrating a festival, with a grand and powerful impact. Whether it's joy or sorrow, the viewer is left confused. I have always believed that being meticulous does not necessarily lead to being broad-minded; it must be broad-minded first and then meticulous. However, Zhu Danian's paintings are meticulous and broad-minded. With a broad embrace and strong will, he had a clear vision. Some of his paintings failed to achieve the desired broad-mindedness or were not as effective, but he never wavered on his creative journey. He climbed steadily, step by step, without considering failure, determined to devote himself to art. Such a persistent artist is hard to find today. Zhu Danian has passed away! Zhu Danian painted flowers but detested frivolous behavior. What he wanted to express was the spirit of the universe. He left a huge mural, "The Song of the Forest," at the Capital Airport, unfolding the banyan tree family of Xishuangbanna in a wide-screen format, a garden of the nation, making viewers feel tiny. Art is greater than life. His "Magnolia in Bloom" is a riot of flowers, like a sky full of stars, enveloping the vast world. A few orioles are hidden among the flowers, life protecting life. Looking closely at each flower and bud, every stroke is precise and powerful, as if bleeding. He disregarded the twists and turns, ignored the ink wash and the white splash. The tenacious Zhu Danian transcended tradition. He was a master of tradition. Xu Xi, Huang Quan, and Lu Ji would have no chance to meet Zhu Danian. If fate allowed them to, the ancient masters would surely look at him with new eyes. They would exclaim that this painter of the mundane should be placed in the grand hall of the Chinese nation. Selecting his best works for a world tour, their unique beauty, simplicity, originality, and the sentiment of a long song of lament would be unparalleled. The suffering Chinese nation gave birth to a suffering Zhu Danian, and Zhu Danian chose to symbolize the glory of suffering with bright flowers and tall trees. Zhu Danian has passed away. Those who claim to innovate on the basis of tradition today, how many can endure the hardships Zhu Danian endured? Zhu Danian worked from sunrise to sunset, from sunset to the lighting of lamps. He was single-minded, not seeking fame or recognition, nor did he self-promote. With his life and fortune, he created works that are beyond the reach of people today. People can only shed tears as they watch his departing figure.