鏡像的冥思

——談新銳藝術(shù)家劉昊天的藝術(shù)及《假面》系列

 

昊天是從2015年開(kāi)始漸漸在藝術(shù)界嶄露頭角，也是寫(xiě)實(shí)油畫(huà)畫(huà)界的新秀，最初熟識(shí)源于他超越年齡所詮釋出的藝術(shù)才情和成熟性格，對(duì)于伊維爾繪畫(huà)技法的熟悉把握與深刻理解，這位山西籍樸素的年輕人秉性內(nèi)斂、為人謙和、訥于言詞，專(zhuān)著于藝術(shù)。他是出生于學(xué)院傳統(tǒng)，又四方求學(xué)勤于苦修的蓁蓁學(xué)子，曾受教于著名油畫(huà)家、中國(guó)美術(shù)學(xué)院教授秦大虎先生和吉林藝術(shù)學(xué)院教授白名洲先生等諸多著名畫(huà)家，秦老對(duì)其贊賞尤佳：“其扎實(shí)的素描基礎(chǔ)、精湛的造型能力，出眾的想象力和不辭疲憊進(jìn)修與努力堪為希望?！彼窃谶m齡與才情恰好的時(shí)間節(jié)點(diǎn)上自然融入北京宋莊藝術(shù)區(qū)的新銳藝術(shù)家，藝術(shù)語(yǔ)言在敏感和智識(shí)之間反復(fù)推敲，更迭著自己對(duì)于語(yǔ)言境地的重新思考。昊天曾較早只身一人來(lái)到北京，杭州，東北等多個(gè)地方學(xué)習(xí)，相比同齡人也較早走出校門(mén)步入社會(huì)，面對(duì)世態(tài)萬(wàn)般的變幻，在驚詫與質(zhì)疑的博弈中黯然思考，對(duì)世態(tài)情緒作出語(yǔ)言式的、青春視角的批評(píng)，秉承著藝術(shù)家的理想、擔(dān)當(dāng)與冥思，在疑惑之后，朝向內(nèi)心深處，作出鏡像式的坦然表述，其《假面》系列繪畫(huà)以超現(xiàn)實(shí)主義意味的繪畫(huà)方式，勸解出世態(tài)與藝術(shù)之間儼然存在的話題釋解。

他崇尚觀念與寫(xiě)實(shí)相結(jié)合的藝術(shù)，在技術(shù)和語(yǔ)言氣質(zhì)上，在清寂、肅然中的藝術(shù)理想下，在寫(xiě)實(shí)油畫(huà)心力正勁的時(shí)間里，他是寫(xiě)實(shí)畫(huà)風(fēng)承載下誠(chéng)懇的探索者和守望者，他的“假面系列”繪畫(huà)有帶有一定的隱喻性，也有一定的詩(shī)情，青澀少年的理解與黯然慎重的議題融合，一并成為他藝術(shù)氣質(zhì)內(nèi)在的張力、支撐和意味。這“隱喻的語(yǔ)態(tài)”與系列繪畫(huà)詮釋的情態(tài)關(guān)聯(lián)，又引人深思，體現(xiàn)出藝術(shù)青年對(duì)于語(yǔ)言態(tài)度的嚴(yán)謹(jǐn)把握?！凹倜嫦盗小崩L畫(huà)之“浮華若夢(mèng)”“以愛(ài)之名”等，是純清的思緒在澄澈出世態(tài)的紛繁，在心靈深處發(fā)出的呼喚，藝術(shù)語(yǔ)言的惟美、清寂、凝滯，在人物遲疑、猶豫、內(nèi)在、焦灼等諸多語(yǔ)匯所流露出青春反思，在別樣的視野里守望和傾注著內(nèi)在的向往?！安灰阅恳?，而以神遇”，隔著素色的面具，在心理迷醉、游戲生活、焦灼情緒等諸多畫(huà)境中思考，在無(wú)語(yǔ)的對(duì)視、從容的肆意、事件后的悲態(tài)，在惶恐、縱然、困頓中悾對(duì)著“美的希望”，且不辭疲憊的求索，追往之！

在紛繁呈現(xiàn)的藝術(shù)當(dāng)下，昊天的繪畫(huà)思考是隱喻的，《假面》系列在自我詮釋中陳述：其對(duì)于人性關(guān)系的反思、批評(píng)，對(duì)于消逝事宜的驚夢(mèng)般的追憶與思慮，對(duì)于世態(tài)萬(wàn)端理會(huì)的個(gè)人情愫、與青春激越理想?yún)⒈认碌慕?jīng)緯與立場(chǎng)。他是一位純粹的、甚至容易某些遭遇的年輕人，表述出在純情與虔誠(chéng)之間內(nèi)心獨(dú)白的誠(chéng)懇，甚至談到生死觀等終極話題的悖論，參比之余也會(huì)想到每位初犢的赤子，這是青春坦蕩與豪邁氣質(zhì)之間一線嘹亮的清音，勢(shì)必清澈、純粹、珍貴，是青春旗幟下赤子之心融延的光暈，是肝膽正道所深情表述的“愛(ài)與恨”，他采用象征藝術(shù)的“面具”，又與當(dāng)代藝術(shù)家曾梵志的面具主題、秦秀杰在90年代完成的“城市假面系列”等區(qū)分，他是以舞臺(tái)劇的方式，詮釋到青春游戲演繹下的故事，故事又與現(xiàn)實(shí)重疊，在現(xiàn)實(shí)與虛幻之間，在游戲與事件之間作仲裁式的藝術(shù)呈現(xiàn)。

“要畫(huà)出內(nèi)在的真實(shí)”，勇銳的藝術(shù)青年在秀雅沉潛的藝術(shù)氣質(zhì)中真切的坦然于藝術(shù)，在折疊的故事，覺(jué)知的語(yǔ)言，自由的狀態(tài)下畫(huà)出美好的憧憬。寂寞中的冥想，常常使人警覺(jué)，在藝術(shù)表情的情意、理趣中陳述，在獨(dú)立的思考與閃亮的才智中莊重?zé)o畏的藝術(shù)審美呈現(xiàn)?！皩徝朗蔷窬辰绲娜松w驗(yàn)?！保ㄈ~朗）希望昊天在以后的作品領(lǐng)域視野更寬、格局更大，且慎獨(dú)立人、畫(huà)作豐實(shí)。

2017年6月22日

封振國(guó)

（河北科技師范學(xué)院副教授、北京大學(xué)訪問(wèn)學(xué)者）

Reflection on Mirror

On the Art of Liu Hao and the Series of Mask

Since 2015, Haotian has been gradually emerging in the art world and is also a rookie in the field of realistic oil painting. His initial acquaintance stems from the artistic talent and mature character he has interpreted beyond his age, and his familiarity with and profound understanding of Evell's painting techniques. This plain young man of Shanxi nationality, who is introverted in nature, modest in manner, slow in words, and exclusive in art, was born in the tradition of the college and studied hard in the four quarters. He was taught by famous oil painters. Mr. Qin Dahu, a professor at the China Academy of Fine Arts, and Mr. Bai Mingzhou, a professor at the Jilin Academy of Art, are among the most famous painters. He is a new artist who naturally melts into Beijing's Songzhuang Art District at the right moment of his age and talent. The artistic language is repeatedly studied between sensitivity and wisdom, changing its own rethinking of the language situation. Haotian came alone to Beijing, Hangzhou, northeast and many other places to study earlier. Compared with their peers, they walked out of school earlier to enter society, faced with the changes of the world, pondered in the game of surprise and doubt, made linguistic criticism of the emotion of the world from the perspective of youth, and carried on the ideal of the artist. And meditation, after doubt, toward the heart, to make a mirror expression, its "facade" series of paintings with surrealist style of painting, exhorted the world and art between the existence of the topic of interpretation.

He advocates the art of combining ideas with realism. In terms of technical and linguistic temperament, under the artistic ideal of silence and desolation, and in the time when realistic oil painting is in full swing, he is a sincere explorer and watchman under the bearing of realistic painting style. His "facade series" painting has a certain metaphorical nature, but also has a certain poetic feelings. The understanding of the young people and the overshadowed and discreet issues have become the inner tension of his artistic temperament at the same time. This "voice of metaphor" is associated with the modality of the interpretation of the series of paintings, and it is also thought-provoking, which reflects the rigorous grasp of the attitude of the art youth towards language. "in the name of love," is the pure thoughts in the clarity of the world, in the deep heart of the call, the beauty of the artistic language, Qing silence, stagnation, in the figures hesitant, hesitant, internal, anxious and many other words revealed youth reflection, In a different field of vision to watch and pour in the inner yearning. "not to see, but to meet God", across the plain mask, in the psychological enchanting, game life, anxious mood and many other painting scenes, in the silent look at, calmly wanton, The tragedy after the event, in fear, even though, in distress against the "hope of beauty", and do not quit the tired search, pursue it!!!

In the numerous artistic moment, painting thinking is Haotian metaphor, "Mask" series in the statement: the interpretation of self reflection, human relations for criticism, for matters like dream away the retrospection and contemplation, for personal feelings and ignore the watery world, youth ideal reference latitude and agitation under stand he is a pure, even some young people easily encounter, expressed in pure and pious inner monologue sincere, even talking about the paradox of life and death and other ultimate reference topics, I will think of the beginning of each newborn baby calf, which is voiceless, loud and clear line between youth magnanimous and heroic temperament it is clear, pure Precious, it is the halo of the heart of children under the banner of youth, and the "love and hate" expressed in the bold and true way. He adopts the "mask" of symbolic art, and the theme of contemporary artist Zeng Fanzhi's mask. Qin Xiujie's "City Mask Series" completed in 90s and so on. He interprets the story under the youth game in the form of a stage play, and the story overlaps with reality, between reality and illusion. An arbitration art presentation between a game and an event.

"to draw the inner truth," the brave art youth, in the artistic temperament of Xiuya and Shen Shen, is truly open to art, drawing a beautiful vision in the folding story, the language of awareness, the state of freedom, and the meditation in loneliness. Often alert, in the artistic expression of feelings, in the interest of the statement, "Aesthetics is the life experience of the spiritual realm." (Ye Lang) hopes that Haotian will have a wider field of vision, a larger pattern, more independent people and abundant paintings in the future.

June 22nd 2017

Vibrating country

(associate Professor, Hebei normal University of Science and Technology, visiting scholar of Peking University)