Oil painting Art blog by Lucas Art

There are  group of painters in china , had taken their dream canvas of the country, duty-bound to embark on a “gold-plated” tour. After a baptism, now they are with different “Western” to return to the motherland, or “celebration” or “defeat.” They are the “returnees” in the ranks of special groups, returned to their “journey” is even more curious. They are abroad how the cause of the road, why has it returned to China? To this end, the reporters in the Apple community has become a neighbor of the United States painter Chen, Shang and Gao Ding Shaohua, and inventive artists of Japan, Zhang Xiaodong, listen to their answer.

Turning to the United States the development of oil painting  industry experience, and Gao Ding Shaohua still use the same “freedom” to make an accurate word to describe the still small but we are using “excited” to describe the feelings of the beginning of the United States. He said that as a result of oil is a product of Western culture, as a study of Chinese painting, they have always wanted to go take a look at how authentic the canvas. At that time, subject to various conditions, in China outside the reach of paintings, especially the original, but also do not understand the Western way of life. Ding still believe that things and ears to hear compared to believe their own eyes should see things.

However, after the United States brought about the beginning of the “freedom” so that is still small at the same time was pleased, and a little confusing. First of all, to face the test of life.yet made, before leaving the Army as a result of their own artists, there will be monthly wages, living expenses can also be a number of claims in their daily lives is not a lot of consideration. But not in the United States, are facing a sudden think that choice, what kind of thought about life, we have to rely on myself.

In this regard, Gao Shaohua also understand it all too well to the United States to study is designed to broaden their horizons and expand living space. GAO Shao-hua said: “When I first arrived in the United States, I, after 5 years to make some improvement in their own careers. At that time, I pursue further studies at the University of Hawaii, in the past in a very comfortable living in the United States must start from scratch, the beginning do not know what to paint, do not know how to paint. Since then, I shall try to draw some of the works of local characteristics, and gradually find its own position and the market. Hawaiians are now like my work. “For in the United States and the cause of life, Gao Shao-hua told reporters that a painter to the United States after 5 years is a “watershed” is also a “Hum.” Crossed this “Hom”, will be able to survive in the United States, it found its own position; not the last step, it failed. In this process, the artist must constantly adjust themselves to find what you want. Overseas art market is very open and free, there will be no restrictions on rules and regulations, which requires the artist to find the self-positioning as soon as possible to determine their own living space.

Unlike the majority of artists to the United States, Europe and other Western countries to seek the path of orthodox art oil paintings, Zhang Xiaodong set our sights on the neighboring countries of Japan. He said frankly that they did not consider the United States and France, because the Japanese have some special place to learn. Japan is very strange in this country, it will absorb the culture of various countries, the United States, France, China, etc. At the same time, their traditional culture has remained very well. Before going abroad, Zhang Xiaodong and a lot of artist’s works, are mainly in realism. However, in Japan, he was surprised to find that the local artists painting the few oil paintings, realist style is rare. At this point, Zhang Xiaodong start thinking about the direction of his new paintings.

With many of the artists in a foreign country are not recognized as compared to Zhang Xiaodong never claim to be lucky. The first three months upon their arrival in Japan, he was held in Toyota’s personal exhibition. Need to know, personal art exhibition for young artists in Japan are not easy, let alone a Chinese who first came to Japan. The following year, met with Prime Minister of Japan, is an affirmation of the artist, and let Zhang Xiaodong, a handful of really beautiful. However, the honor is not carried away the minds of Zhang Xiaodong, he has been walking the line of commercial art and he knows he wants it is not. Zhang Xiaodong said: “to see the diversity of Japanese art, I also think oil is not only realistic way through the show. In order to learn this if I should go to the United States and France and other European countries rather than Japan.” Since then, Zhang Xiaodong, a decision to re-enter the school, to learn.

Life in Japan, Zhang Xiaodong found love for Japanese animation is unprecedented, a whole nation has become a “grass roots” art, this kind of “universal love” is the result of the annual accounts for the Japanese animation around the world 60%. China’s cartoon as a child while the exclusive product. At the same time, in school, Zhang Xiaodong, see the works of Japanese students are very large, very detailed painting, which in China is the ne. Zhang Xiaodong said frankly that this “detailed” to enable him to determine the direction of a new painting. In addition, he found that the performance of the serious contemporary works, and Japan, although the existence of such a serious contemporary art, but “cute” culture is sweeping the globe, he believes that art should be an easy and clean.

Living in Japan for 17 years, Zhang Xiaodong from time to time to return to China, he saw the prosperity of the Chinese art market, all kinds of art in the development of categories, and only “cute” culture is a very scarce, no one had thought that it has become one of the world Unit wave. Previously, Chinese culture is very rough, with China’s economic development, increasing the need for a careful life, then decided to return to the development of Zhang Xiaodong. He said: “I think the arts have in Japan I did not I have does not matter, China will require the existence of this culture, I bring this culture back to China. At present, China does not have modern art and the necessary environment education professionals have not studied, let alone allow the public to accept it. “Zhang Xiaodong believed that the development process of modern art is that the art of high mass, the purpose is to civilians. Before painting is the play of the aristocracy, slowly, the artist will allow the popular works of art, to interact. Now music and media in the event of changes in this regard, art is no exception.