The Art And Inheritance Of Zhang Shuqi's Flowers And Birds Painting

Zhang Shuqi was active in Chinese painting circles in the 1930 s and 1940 s.His flowers and birds paintings enjoy a good reputation.He is known as “Jinling Sanjie” with Xu Beihong and Liu Zigu.He is an artistic innovator and he is exploring Chinese painting innovations.On the road,he integrated Chinese and Western paintings and formed a unique Chinese scene.His study of Chinese painting is like collecting bees and flowers.He learns and absorbs everyone.As far as Huang Xi,Xu Xi,Yi Yuanji,Zhao Wei,Xu Chongqi,Li Fangyu,Badashanren and others,the flower and bird paintings also absorbed Ju Lian and Qian Qian's hitting powder method.From the study of the masters of modern times,we can see that he had followed Wu Changshuo,and later he inherited Ren Bonian,Pan Xiaojiao and other people's small style of flowers and birds,but also by the Lingnan school of painting Gao Jianfu,in The color of the picture,rendering,and the atmosphere of the picture have a certain absorption.What is valuable is that Zhang Shuqi does not stick to the influence of his predecessors.He has made many explorations and attempts while establishing his own artistic style,and has formed his own artistic style.He dared to establish his own school on the basis of inheritance,and it could be said that it was an out-and-out painter on the modern Chinese flower and bird painting circle.Zhang Shuqi has a lot of identities,besides being an excellent flower-and-bird painting artist and a peace ambassador for Sino-U.S.cultural diplomacy.In the Sino-U.S.cultural diplomacy of the 1940 s,a bridge was built to deepen the friendship and understanding between the two countries.He longed for peace.He had created the "World Messenger of Peace"(aka "Hundred Pigeons")and presented it to President Roosevelt of the United States to celebrate his third consecutive term.He is the only one who went to the United States to carry out cultural and fund-raising activities and spared no expense.Domestic resistance.After the founding of New China,he was very pleased.He always paid attention to the movement of the domestic painting industry and always looked forward to returning to his native land.It is a pity that during the overseas period,I have been running around for a long time and I have no time to care about my body.I passed away prematurely.Although his life is short and the relevant historical data is not much,his noble personality,artistic accomplishment and the art of flower and bird painting have a great influence.This influence continues as a great educator.During the domestic teaching period,he had been transferred to places such as Xiamen,Nanjing,and Chongqing,and he left his artistic fire in Taiwan,Hong Kong,and overseas.Every teaching is devoted to imparting what he has learned to students and cultivating many outstanding painters and art workers.After arranging and researching the literature,the author finds that his art of flower and bird painting is still under active transmission.In Chongqing,in particular,the painting style inherited by Professor Su Shi is also formed,and the inheritance of the art in Chongqing and the southwest region.The development of education and flower-and-bird painting has had an important influence,and it is of great significance to posterity's learning of flowers and birds and the exploration of art.