A Painting Trip of Xiangxi (Western Hunan) China

A Painting Trip of Xiangxi (Western Hunan) China

我出生在湖南沅水邊的桃源縣,少年時代是在湘西常德城長大的,這多年來,總想回去看看,順便去去鳳凰與茶峒追尋那少小時的印象、和沈從文筆下的湘西風情。於是在一九八八年秋天與三位香港青年畫家結伴赴湘西旅行寫生。       湘西首府吉首過去稱所裡,現在是土家族苗族自治州政經文化中心,大大小小的工廠滿蓋灰塵地佈滿了城市四周。馬路上的塵土、街邊大堆小堆的涼薯,汽車的高音喇叭與長髮披肩,穿著時髦的姑娘構成城市的有趣畫面。只有一些穿插其中的苗人婦女的大包頭和衣著告訴人們這就是湘西,改革開放已然啟動的湘西。...
Chen Yifei and Me

Chen Yifei and Me

I’ve been meaning to write about my friendship with Chen Yifei for a number of years. I put off putting pen to paper however because he had just passed away and it may give the impression of trying to ride on his coattails. Now is a slightly better time to write about...
Song-Yuan Dynasty Landscapes and Picasso

Song-Yuan Dynasty Landscapes and Picasso

作爲一名畫家,可能大家最熟知的是我的油畫。但在我走上油畫的道路之前, 我花了相當多的時間在中國水墨畫上。多年來, 我在東西方藝術體系方面的經驗使我有一些有趣的觀察, 其中之一是中國山水畫和畢卡索立體主義原理上的相似之處。   東方藝術與西方藝術是兩大體系,宋元山水怎麼會與畢加索、立體主義扯在一起呢?他們是風馬牛不相及的東西,但當我們細心地去研究和品味時,會發現兩者之間有著奇妙的相關之處。  ...
In memory of Jin Yong and my days as an illustrator

In memory of Jin Yong and my days as an illustrator

Renowned novelist Louis Cha Leung Yung (better known by his pen name Jin Yong) passed away on October 30, 2018 at the age of 94. According to Wikipedia, he was the best selling Chinese author by the time of his death. More than 100 million of his books have been sold...
How oil painting reproduction became an important part of my art education

How oil painting reproduction became an important part of my art education

1980年9月,我提請赴香港、台北處理父親後事的申請獲得批准,於是,帶著極少的行李由深圳跨過羅湖海關的木橋來到了香港。從此開始了人生第一大的轉變。 我與早幾個月到的弟弟、母親還有從海南島申請來港的老同學、老朋友李昌柏擠在九龍觀塘的一間極狹小的電梯舊樓房間。由於我在廣東生活廿十多年,語言不成問题,倒是很快就適應了香港的生活。此時身無分文,必需馬上投入工作。...