Text / Qiu Yongpei
It has been a main direction of my work to find beauty in the ordinary life and to show it perfectly. In this seemingly mediocre life to discover and express beauty, I think the author should have a rich life honed and comprehensive artistic accomplishment and a pair of extremely sharp eyes, in addition to this, the painter's heart, but also is “honest”, the meaning is "true". The Song Dynasty scholar Cheng Yi said that the method of study, is the first in faithfulness. It is said your heart to be correct, meaning to be sincere, do not have Yinqi, evil. I think this is the basis for learning Chinese painting.
Chinese painting ink traces (works) can be best reflect the true nature of a person, on one can not escape this point, also can not be pretended, all in the eyes of very capable people.
Qiu Yongpei | "Leisure Interesting" | gold colors | Sector | 62x30cm | 2006
Line is the life of Chinese painting. In particular, I emphasize the rhythm and unity of the picture lines, each of my pictures is actually a curve of the harmonious concerto. Chinese painting lines to see "skill", this skill is actually required China painting ink and brush (which is actually using ink is using brush) to write "meaning", and not those flashy, not according to the rhythm of change and need to color under the cover of line tracing, is different from the western line using.
Qiu Yongpei | "Tide Peaceful Wind Blowing” | paper colors | 62x62cm | 2012
As for my picture, I never emphasize the skills of showing off and accidental effect, each of the strokes is the way I paint the same way, I always pursue the "meaning" of the stroke. However, this kind of using brush can not only be understood as the writing style of calligraphy, but also embody the spirit of the Chinese nation.
Chinese paintings should exude scholarly, no matter is a book or a painting, in the current environment of the literati is absolutely commendable, this author's talent, knowledge and spirit and the heart of "purity" are closely related.
Qiu Yongpei | "Floating Cloud” | paper colors | 97x72cm | 2007
The essence of using ink of Chinese painting is using pen, using color is using ink. Also clearly remember twenty years ago, teacher Wang Baisheng in the classroom, said a word: "I want to put the Chinese painting ink painting gone". I did not see the secret unsuspectingly enlightenment. Originally, in Wang's eyes，he put the color as ink to paint. The relationship between ink and color, traditional Chinese painting emphasizes ink does not hinder the color, the color does not hinder ink, use of color to use the few defeat the many, see thick in the thin, this view is brilliant. The relationship between ink and color must have a "degree", grasp the "degree" of the picture for the Chinese painting "surname" is essential.
Qiu Yongpei | "Flower Season” | paper colors | 97cmx90cm | 2007
Whether the object is a landscape, figures, or flowers and birds, in my opinion, the mountains are people, people are mountains; people are birds, birds are people. In real life the specific image of the existence of these is only a "type" I work only, can type so, also can be like that, "although the status quo" but the essence is the same, I passed the picture information with the help of the "type", and the audience interaction.
Qiu Yongpei | Sophora Root Said | paper colors | 68x68cm | 2013