恰同学少年----张伟油画中的青春想象
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张伟长大了。
我这样说,是不是张伟长不大?明明他已经奔五,为什么还有一个长大或者长不大的事?
张伟长大了,意思是说,他已经在油画上刻苦了十几年,有丰硕的成果,有成熟的作品,有独特的想法,曾经青春的面相,渐渐带出些许的皱纹,曾经楞头青的神情,也夹杂了入世的微笑。
张伟的个展,也是长大了的一个重要标志。
本来早就长大了的张伟,为什么会有一个成长问题?这和他油画中几乎不变的青春主题有关。从步入油画界开始,张伟就一直在画青春,不仅是青春男女的举动与表情,还包括青春期的骚动与不安,青春期的得意与放任,青春期的希望与向往。总之,青春一直是张伟所关心的主题,是叙说的对象和解读的内容。
本来张伟是通过主题性创作来呈现他的意图的。后来,他开始对他的学生写生,或一个,或数个,在大幅画布上,一次性完成,完成之后不再修改,以便保持一种现场感受,一种现场的生动性。
学院写实主义艺术的基础是写生,从速写到素描到色彩,总在课堂写生中达成。所以,所谓学院派,从某种意义上说,是一种建立在课堂写生之上的风格。但是,也正因为如此,课堂写生就很容易成为模式,既左右了此后的趣味发展,也规定了创作的路向。所以,大凡仅仅依循学院教育方法而成长的艺术家,其创作也包含了浓烈的课堂气息,而直接影响到整个面貌,免不了有所呆板甚至固化。更严重的是,像这样一种写生,也远离了写生的本性,是一种面对对象的方法重复。
但张伟的写生对于上述所谓学院派的模式来说,却是一种颠覆,其颠覆的意义有这样几个方面,一,去课堂味。他是用保持写生的现场感来达成这一点的。二,构图上强调一种随意性,甚至有某种不完整感,让人物有所偏移,让构图有所失重。三,以表现性为主导,强调绘画性本身的风格意义,让人一看,就知道是在即时状态下完成的。
也就是说,张伟试图恢复真正的写生,让写生成为真正的审美,让审美具有现场的效果。在他看来,所有这些更符合青春这一主题的要求,也更让青春具有硬性的色彩。
所以他只选择学生群对模特,那些处于成长期中青少年。
我怀疑他在写生时,会时常想起自己的青少年,回想那种属于成长才有的情感与状态。
“恰同学少年,风华正茂,书生意气,挥斥方遒!”毛泽东年轻时这一豪迈自许,印合了张伟的价值观,也准确地道出了他的追求。同学少年,在张伟眼中,正是成长本身,青春现所当然是其中应有之义。2010-3-25-重庆
Zhangweihasgrownup.
DoImeanthatZhangweicouldn'tgrowup?Whydoesitmatterwhetherhehasgrownupashe'salmost50year'sold?
"Zhangweihasgrownup",meanshehasgotagreatsuccessinconductinghismatureworks,andacquringhisuniquethinkingafterdecade'shardeffortsdevotedtooilpainting.Hisfaceisnolongeryoung,gradually,wrinkledbyages.Hisexpressionisnolongerrash,accompaniedwithsophisticatedsmile.
Zhangwei'spersonalexhibitionisasignificantmarktomanifesthisgrowth.
WhythereexistsaproblemtoZhang'sgrowth?Thisisalmostconcernedwithhiseternalthemeofyouthinhisoilpainting.Sincehesteppedintothecircleofoilpainting,hehasbeenstickingtothethemeofyouth,includingnotonlybehaviorandexpressionsofteenagers,butalsorestlessnessanduneaseofadolescence,delightandabandonofyouth,hopeandeagerofbloom.Inaword,youthistheperpetualthemewithwhichZhangweiisconcerned,andalso,youthistheobjecttonarrate,aswellasthecontenttoanalyze.
Atonetime,Zhangweiexpressedhiswillthroughthematiccreation.Later,hebegantosketchhisstudents,oneorseveralstudents,onbigcanvas.Oncefinished,theworkswillneverbemodifiedsothathecouldkeepthefeelingandvividnessonthespot.
Sketch,whichisalwaysfinishedinclass,fromdrawingtocolor,istheartbasicofrealisminacademy.So,theso-calledacademism,insomesense,isastylebasedonthesketchclass.Andthat'swhythesketchclassiseasytobecomeamode,whichbothhindersthedevelopmentoftaste,andfixestheroadtocreation.Thus,forthosewhogrowuponlyobeyingtheteachingrulesinacademy,theirworks,whichaffectthewholefeaturesdirectly,arefullofintensesenseofpedant,andcan'thelpbutbecomestifforevenfixed.What'sworse,thiskindofsketchisfarawayfromthenatureofitself,asrepetitivewaysoffacingtheobjects.
Butcomparedwiththemodeabove,whichiscalledacademism,Zhangwei'ssketchissubversion.Itsmeaningsareasfollows:firstly,gettingridofthestyleofexercise-in-class.Hemanagesitthroughmaintainingthefeelingofsketchingonthespot.Secondly,emphasizingthesenseofrandomnessorevenincompletenessincomposition.Thismakesthecharactersdeviated,breakingthebalanceofcomposition.Thirdly,ledbyexpressiveness,andhighlightingthestylisticmeaningofpictorialnature.Thisshowsthattheworksarefinishedimmediately.
Inotherwords,Zhangweitriestorevivaltherealsketch,makingitrealaestheticwithpromptimplication.Inhisview,allofthesematchthethematicrequestsofyouthbetter,bringingtheyouthmorerationalcolors.
Therefore,hechoosesmodelsfromstudentsonly,whoareintheperiodofadolescence.
Iguess,whilesketching,hemayoftenrecallhisownlifeexperience,liketheemotionandsituationbelongingtothatgrowingperiod.
"Youngwewereschoolmates,atlife'sfullflowering;filledwithstudententhusiasm,boldlywecastallrestraintsaside.Thesewords,saidbyChairmanMaowhenhewasyoung,areinaccordancewithZhangwei'svalues.Andalso,theypointouthisexactpursuit.Teenagestudents,inZhangwei'smind,istheessenceofgrowthitself,andinit,youthisofcourseoneofthemeanings.March25th,2010
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