The meaning of the oil painting Father Technique and my opinion.

The two most influential exponents of neorealism in China in the early 80s were Luo Zhongli and Chen Danqing, whose art marked a turning point in modern Chinese art. However, they received the influence of Western art from two completely different perspectives, the former mainly absorbing the photorealism of American contemporary art, and the latter looking for inspiration from French 19th-century painting, but their motives and themes were not related to the techniques they borrowed. The most famous work of the Sichuan painter Luo Zhongli is his "Father" (1981), it can be said that photorealism only inspired him, because he did not understand the production method of photorealism at that time, he still painted this painting according to the traditional oil painting technique, and the influence of photorealism can be seen in the way of composition and the authenticity of details.

Shortly after the exhibition of "Father", "Molten Steel, Sweat" created by the Northeast painter Guang Tingbo is more delicate than Luo Zhongli's painting, closer to photorealism in form, but its influence is far less than the former, although Guang Tingbo's paintings are closer to foreign styles, but he uses this style to paint the subject matter advocated by the government, which is exactly what many artists are unwilling to accept. This contrast also shows that under the conditions of the time, although there was a great possibility of success in borrowing foreign styles in terms of technique, it was not the only criterion, and the expressiveness of oil painting was that it could truly and intuitively reflect the objective world, and it was their reality that the audience in the 80s was concerned about. The influence of "Father" lies in its successful use of photorealism to partially enlarge the giant head of a poor peasant who has suffered a lot of hardship directly in front of the audience.

This work makes the audience feel greatly shocked, it does not lie in the superb technique and the realism of the image, but in the fact that it has gone beyond the truth of art and allows people to see the real reality. For decades, in Chinese social realist art, the real life and image of the peasants have never been depicted, and in those works, the peasants are living happily and happily working. During the Cultural Revolution, more than 10 million young students and intellectuals came to the countryside to experience first-hand the poverty of rural China and witness the hardships of the peasants.

At the beginning of the implementation of the policy of opening up to the outside world, people quickly saw the huge gap between China and the developed countries, and felt China's backwardness, so that the image of the father has a symbolic meaning, it symbolizes backwardness and poverty, symbolizes a spirit of enduring humiliation and burden, and also becomes the spiritual self-portrayal of the Chinese. For Luo Zhongli, his purpose in creating this painting is to explore the language of oil painting and express his true feelings about the subject matter, and then he created "Father No. 2" and "Spring Silkworm", both of which did not achieve the effect of "Father" in the deepening of the theme and the expression of the image, but Luo Zhongli played a role in promoting the rise of vernacular realist painting in China in the 80s through his series of works.

It shows the image of an elderly farmer Highly realistic, at first I wanted to simply express the image of contemporary Chinese peasants, and later, with the knowledge of others, Luo added a pen to the ear of his "father", which was more of epochal significance (at that time, the Cultural Revolution had just ended, and the college entrance examination was resumed).

I think "Father" is a classic that is difficult to replicate in that era.

It's Luo Zhongli's "Father".

The author portrays a typical peasant father for us, with a dark face, deep wrinkles on his forehead and a pair of rough hands, showing his hard life, kind face, straight nose and thick lips, revealing his kindness, simplicity and perseverance, the white turban on his head, the large porcelain bowl in his hand and the porridge in the bowl, which illustrate the poverty of his life.

Exam Guidance] The oil painting "Father" is a large portrait of an old farmer created by Luo Zhongli, which won the first prize of the 2nd National Youth Art Exhibition.

Luo Zhongli, the author of the oil painting Father.

The creator of "Father" is Luo Zhongli, a junior at the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute. Luo Zhongli is very interested in the art of painting, after hard work, now become a famous oil painter in China, and his famous work is "Father", this work won the first prize when he participated in the second Youth Art Exhibition, and this work was also used in primary school art textbooks, which also shows that Luo Zhongli's "Father" artistic value is very high.

Introduction:

Father is a large-scale canvas oil painting created by contemporary painter Luo Zhongli in 1980 and now in the collection of the National Art Museum of China.

The painting uses thick oil paint, subtle and delicate brushstrokes to create an image of an ordinary peasant with sincere feelings, simplicity and honesty. Even if there are no dazzling gorgeous colors, and there are no agitated and rippling grand scenes, the author still portrays rigorously and simply, fine but not greasy, plump and moist.

The background uses the golden color of the land to enhance the sense of space in the picture, reflecting the simple beauty of the characters on the outside and the noble beauty on the inside.

1. Creative characteristics.

The painter uses thick oil paint, subtle and delicate brushstrokes to create a picture of a father with sincere feelings, simple and honest, even if there is no dazzling gorgeous color, there is no agitated and rippling grand scene, but the author still portrays rigorous and simple, fine but not greasy, plump and moist.

The background uses the golden yellow of the primary color of the land to enhance the sense of space in the picture, reflecting the simple beauty of "Father" on the outside and the noble beauty on the inside. The carol-like picture is very solemn and vivid, and it is a reverence and praise for the laborers in life.

2. Introduction. In the early 80s of the 20th century, Luo Zhongli shocked the Chinese painting world with a painting "Father", which deeply touched the hearts of countless Chinese with a monumental grand composition, full of affectionate portrayal of the typical image of Chinese peasants. Luo Zhongli was also hailed as a banner of Chinese painting in the 80s of the 20th century, and his work is "a return from the heaven of art to reality" and "a mirror of Chinese society, history and culture". The simple farmer in "Father" may be the author's silent gratitude to his father and the land he cultivates all year round.

3. About the author.

Luo Zhongli (1948—) was admitted to the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 1978 for further study. The painting "Father" won the first prize of the 2nd National Youth Art Exhibition, and its picture has a tragic shock, showing the image of an old peasant living in poverty; The realistic depictions of the old peasant's chapped lips, wrinkled faces, and shoddy bowls in his hands remove the barrier between the viewer and the work, and the painter uses them to reflect on traditional culture and ethnicity. Luo Zhongli created "Father", this father is not only Luo Zhongli's father, but also the father of the whole Chinese working people, "Father" is a representative of the image of the peasant, is the crystallization of Luo Zhongli's generation of young people's thinking.

Having feelings can move people's hearts.

The practical technique skillfully adopts close-up composition, subtle and delicate brushstrokes, and dripping sweat oozing from the pores of the face. created a picture of a sincere, simple and honest father, even if it is not colorful and dazzling.

In addition to this work, Mr. Luo has not produced a second decent work so far.