"He's been really clear, Frank, and he youzhi's death could mark the end of an era. "The well known painter and critic Xie Chunyan preface for celebrating old more than 10 books, he likes to and person, he is. After he left, and Xie Chunyan talked on several occasions he experienced two nights, still seems to have a lot to say. After Xie Chunyan said he hopes he's old dwelling can be a Memorial he youzhi. Hope He Laona voluntary poverty, this offers simplicity and truthfulness of the aura will always remain.
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On March 23, 2016, February 15, is the city of Shanghai to bid farewell to Mr he youzhi's day.
Lost known precious, celebrating old age of 94 daily painting, writing, climbing lane of the narrow and steep stairs, people once thought that happy and stable of creativity he would live.
But he was gone, as he put it, "old slow, walk a little faster". Although he was a bit too fast.
There was an illusion, thought he youzhi and long gone--he doesn't seem to belong to the present time, but his departure, and as he's old friend, the painter Xie Chunyan surging on news (www.thepaper.CN) puts it, an era may be ending, a moral norms are over.
Morning from South Shanxi road to julu Lu--this is one of Mr he walks, he home alley, by julu road, old House, dark doorway stood before a row of wreaths, lateral tensile wires and poles still have shirts clothes flying, and a pyrotechnic gas still gas, life of the old Shanghai alley. In the Daxing across, his characters are still live, steaming to shop early, boisterous stock, not yet opened barber shop, as well as washing the dishes, fix the car, walk ... ... Everything there seems to be no different.
Seems to be what is different, however, because one has a heart, and celebrated the intoxicated state had gone to the elderly people.
All scenes also seem to be covered with a layer of old photographs of pale yellow, or leaving, but left a drawing of lines.
From an early age he read many comic books, of course, and greeting old friends, however, has long talked with him all morning, a commoner, he insisted to give us tea, water, will not allow us to do, and smiles have stressed myself: "My home! "Subsequently visited him several times, then he went to the home exhibition, also supporting Xie Gong invited me to go with, at home watching his talk about youth, pondering his own childhood memories.
See many remember celebrating old articles these days, mostly, of course, some people, such as criticism of some of his works are propaganda. No man can criticize anything, but at least from the work of understanding the perspective of an ordinary person's shoes, instead of form and conceptual review and educated.
Xiegongchunyan had for he old more than 10 more this book for sequence, he is he old like and each other person of, he old go Hou, and Xie Chunyan on several occasions chat he old, experience two night, seems to still has many words to said, first night chat to morning, for he old of thing has been rushing of thanks old has near sleepy has, but also is in chat, even, near nagging General, he said no he youzhi straight of days...... Made him a little nervous: "often people don't know Jane, I do not know where he is valuable, often unknown lost its meaning. "
He youzhi's meaning and value in where?
Line drawing to berate the State like he youzhi celebrated what the city means to Shanghai? What it means at the end of Chinese art and Chinese?
It is worth exploring.
He youzhi is certainly not a perfect man, but he is real, or a final really honest people, in the face of your own heart, he is a man of strength dripping from the bottom, the bones have a clean personality.
Therefore, his paintings will be so clean, even the bitter memories, the line is still so clean, people can see for thousands of years in China's circulation of the civilians inside the simple, clean and elegant.
He youzhi straight of exists, regardless of from art of views, and art creation itself, or face art commercial of hype, and art education, aspects, also is face life and social itself, are is side mirror--more core of is, from simple man of angle, he more is side mirror, has knowing or see get ashamed of, that is Hui root and blessing, see not to of, may eyes and heart really of has was pollution has.
He youzhi, climbing the narrow floor and lane were jokingly referred to as "one-room Office of four" little Studio is still there. After Xie Chunyan said it was hoped that this House could become a Memorial. After all, he's aura is still there, hope this aura – one by one species belongs to the spirit of simplicity and truthfulness of the civilian population in China will go on forever.
In 2008 he youzhi when authoring a comic scene. Lu Haitao surge information
Day without he youzhi, because thinking people
Xie Chunyan: he is gone, is not he youzhi day ... ... Just my personal feelings, lost, lost a spiritual--I was not relying on him, I just don't think he I.
Surging News: I understand your idea.
Xie Chunyan: sometimes I want to swear, I also have a little clout.
Surging News: he was gone, knew of the death curse.
Xie Chunyan: often people don't know Jane, I do not know where he is valuable, often unknown lost its meaning. He died old, sure the world is regret, the mood is sad, this is a general feeling, general performance in General. Deep thought, where his Jane? We don't know where his Jane, now lost, really lost something? I say he youzhi as Chinese watercolor portrait of all, and his portrait of the past is not the same as are Lian Yan expression a picture story, his ideas may be hidden behind the story.
Comic authority he youzhi, China.
Surging News: just talked to us before, why did he focus on childhood and society among the people at the bottom of, a wide variety of industries, is this folk angry, sounds the same. His pyrotechnic gas Shanghai, poignancy, warmth, however, including his childhood memories and the Republic of China.
Xie Chunyan: not so politicized during the Republican period, say former specification, a form, or in the deep is the national day.
Surging News: he painted old, including the back of the talking picture, there's a lot of experience, too many of them are living fossils, including his own experience.
Xie Chunyan: including the stairs of his lane, he is not very polite, he was very practical, Qi Baishi is refined--because he is involved in painting traditions.
Surging News: because Qi wanted to do man, he was also involved in poetry. He seems to talk some Qi?
Xie Chunyan: he talked about six-word motto, this six-word motto is painted what is the standard.
Surging News: I remember Word Qi Baishi, easiest way for best results.
Xie Chunyan: he is about you it is a simple thing complicated, I'm complex things simple. He knows that I am a person who likes to blind conversations. Another point, I boiled down his six-word motto, painting what is the standard, Qi Baishi will do it, the first one is "pretty", and the second is "high", the third adept "kungfu", he said those six words, Qi Baishi did.
I say he is an experienced theorist. I said, you have no culture, and he pretends to be angry, he says I have no education, but I draw comic people study culture, he is very cute. He said drawing comic books what is the most critical, he is able to put the most complex problem in a simple statement, he said, "remember, plan to put up tight." Wonderful, a "long" is a standard, he has a portfolio standard.
Surging News: a bit similar with Qi Baishi.
Xie Chunyan: he is manual labor, draw a line drawing, composition, concept, he said, "comics was not the first creation, is the second creation, is the second beauty", this sentence is not wonderful, wonderful-he said this word comics is to "translate" Ah!
He's been really clear cry, cry Frank Dang, he youzhi's death could mark the end of an era. He in Shanghai julu road several floor what I forget has, he live has half more century of old House, today I see television of news in, I has never no such note from the outside see, is a is old of, can said is dangerous, on in this dangerous within actually has such a old man, daily in this old of place, he not brush, he only behave of, he on like you Qian soon painting that Plum as, a pen a pen to behave in painting, should said people go has spirit also no has, but this House retain, For the thinking man, may be able to maintain a little bit of what we shouldn't lose, in this House, maybe a spirit still flows, this person is very real, concrete, because there is something tangible.
2016 before the Spring Festival, he youzhi (right) was invited to Xie Chunyan (middle) home tour pictures.
Surging News: Ningbo has a he youzhi art, but is still a bit far away, Shanghai is alive he youzhi Memorial here.
Xie Chunyan: that is because his home and respected him and his old home is the home of the glory and pride, is the home of history. But for Shanghai, he youzhi can be said to be representative of Shanghai, also can tell the pride of Shanghai. So that is possible from a materialistic point of view, keep the House may be a bit mean, things don't move around inside, just as it is, because it again or complex.
Surging News: is also very simple to do.
Xie Chunyan: but its spiritual significance and impact, will along with the rehearsal, our descendants could have been so close to him, for a number of years away to see him more clearly, but this must be based on clearly, I guess his old House and dwelling, perhaps one relies on.
Understanding he youzhi, from the perspective of Wang and tradesman
Surging News: he said his friend also so few people, of course you want to be a, and many of his books were written the preface, you and when did he know it?
Xie Chunyan: not as a child, because he started out at the beginning of the 1960 's of great changes, I am 32 years old at that time.
Surging News: drawing is also nourished you?
Xie Chunyan: certainly not all, are also very important, and I do not have decent copy.
Surging News: when were really know he's teacher?
Xie Chunyan: "cultural revolution" in the future, a little cultural activity at that time, although he is generally stubborn temper but polite, loves to tell jokes. Has twice been around, on "Church" (artists were invited to paint and paid), they asked him to draw, he says I can't draw, he stopped walking, and I told him, money-making opportunity you don't make money, starting from that time, they slowly become familiar with. To 1980 when cooked, and sometimes used to ask him. Went very well, I had a look at him, are all old friends, he was invited to "Congregation", he says I come in Chinese painting, he then slipped away while people unprepared. I've often tried to persuade him, communicating with him, saying, you draw some ink! He said I do not want you to see, he would not! Better acquainted with me when I say that he, a white "demonize" him all day long in this frame, tasteless, can do this some day, which day got the money?
He youzhi's Studio pictures painted by and Xie Chunyan he youzhi background images.
Surging News: actually you also talk about anything?
Xie Chunyan: can say.
Surging News: a few days ago I have seen comments that criticize he youzhi's works do not reflect the struggles of the great changes in the political environment? He youzhi, this would not be fair.
Xie Chunyan: I think what the history, personal status, the responsibilities of the different, do not force a people, an underlying pop artist, a worker to serve as President and leader of the responsibility to play a political responsibility, this is so ridiculous. He youzhi's is not political, but he activated the poor lives of ordinary people, of our lowly life is about, "but not as those know it who have been poor together."
Surging News: he youzhi to deliver a sentence, do you not "cultural revolution", and also said this meant.
Xie Chunyan: requirements for he youzhi, was a craftsman-artist's requirements, this is hell, you have to make him the country's enormous political problems and policy issues will be in charge, not he youzhi problem, you have a problem.
Surging News: there is a problem.
Xie Chunyan: "he youzhi you still draw the comic, do you still want to participate in the exhibition Awards? "Someone once told him. He youzhi straight, I'm not a widow, and I don't want to State Church, something that I think I like, I also like.
Surging News: he speaks of is actually the most simple, is also the most simple and most true. Including his painting of the great changes, how is he doesn't care theme. In his eyes was just a job, and then do this live.
Xie Chunyan: he is drawn person, picture story, to draw the plot details, he displayed his skill, ability, he youzhi's starting point is in love with life, because life in this description is his own life, he too knows people to a porridge and a Eggplant seedlings was badly beaten, surviving is not easy. He youzhi had said: "I draw comics wise, Haruhiko you call me old painting in Chinese ink, make some money, that is detrimental to me! "It became more and more think he, I basically do not draw those pictures now and have something to eat, buy books, good friends for drinks in confidences, can average.
He youzhi brush teases Xie Chunyan (right figure he youzhi, draw)
Surging News: imagine these people in history, snakes.
Xie Chunyan: I said he is content with a typical in a modern society, this content with not much of a politician Wang Anshi, Fan Zhongyan, he was drawing comic books.
Surging News: and he put it in a little positioning himself, but what he was not satisfied with the little guy.
Xie Chunyan: of course, he is ambitious. You see I wrote that white light of sequence, he painting each this comic, he said is "translation", he said each this comic of "translation" method is different of, in white light of when, he hope appeared a tragic of like fog as of things, it can bite people of heart, is hopeless of honest, he think not should painting into drawing, he to mobilization ink, and light.
Surging News: so he later, in a new way. We are talking about he youzhi, is actually his stereo, including also can talk about some of his shortcomings, real touch.
Xie Chunyan: of course, he's not perfect, because it is not perfect, he is personal, real, we may find that the old man has a lovely place.
Surging News: including saying he bones soft, he once said, (the "cultural revolution"), and you didn't beat me, I'll lie down.
Xie Chunyan: like for example, the "cultural revolution" period, said Liu Dan his posters, leadership and tell him you are going to write at that time Liu Dan, Liu Shi counter-revolutionary elements come what may, he dares not write? He also had to make compromises in order to keep himself, this is a tragic situation for civilians in China for thousands of years, and he cannot go beyond this history.
Surging News: Yes, it's shoes say a lot of things to think about, from the perspective of understanding.
Xie Chunyan: but he great in where, first he very appreciate Liu Dan House, 1960 generation early of when, Guo Mo-RUO's and Ingrid, put he and Liu Dan House please to Beijing to painting Cao Xueqin, in that when he with Liu Dan House knot Xia has deep of friendship, he with I told Liu is real like painting of people, this I also has experience, he and I with shopping, see good of theme, had took matches box readily painting sketch.
People are very humble, he youzhi, he said someone called him sophisticated, said Haruhiko I do this DOE? This is a way to defend itself, if I were not sophisticated, I was controlling, to the main theme of the great changes in me to finish it? If I'm not sophisticated, not me, but my man is not harmful, it is his wisdom as a small and helpless.
He youzhi painted slices of the night markets, describing the former Shanghai Street prostitutes. Jia Yanan surge information
Surging News: understand first of all, from a young age he youzhi, or things people and tradesmen's perspective.
Xie Chunyan: Yes, we now think he's valuable, this years if he left Shanghai, a lot of image data, "16 shop", "360", he actually draw 360 lines of, in a sense, he was painting his own, including the prostitutes, he was painting a poignant, drawing a helpless.
Surging News: so he is feeling a sense of compassion, he saw the man, his bitter experience, but he was painted by his bitter so clean.
Xie Chunyan: for example, he painted a little girl selling white Orchid, he painted very clean, beautiful, old Han Yu spoke a Word, he draws very elegant.
Surging News: I see he youzhi, draw, always thought of Wang Zeng-Qi's novel, they have a low from ordinary things, discover the beauty of life, found at the bottom of the humanity.
Xie Chunyan: also, if this is not simply the collective jump of Huangpu River. The most difficult time, when we are happy, because the people have emotions. Like I is in "cultural revolution" end yiqian knot of married, at has red guards, and workers vision team, and picket line, patrol of big road Shang, also has quietly play of when, enjoy with Moonlight, because life is is reality of, we is Ant, but Ant by rain erosion of when, rushed has it of nest, Ant must fled, must seeking this is in hard in the of beauty comfort himself of soul, is courage life down.
Surging News: understanding he youzhi, really simple to understand.
Xie Chunyan: he worked as a painter, and in 1997 he has fame is growing, his golden age, why he offered to come to my poor hometown--a township in Shandong province for the new year?
Surging News: is your firecrackers like that picture, then he offered to come to Shandong lunar new year?
Xie Chunyan: he was, "said Haruhiko to go with you, please? "Shandong is quite strange, new year's day, regardless of their age, as long as you are the elders, I must give you kowtow, and dawn began to kowtow to drop. Why, one is a traditional, old rules. What is there is a reason, while eating breakfast, we all have no food to eat, you drink a bowl of sweet potato leaf soup is Yi cuisine, you to kowtow, people leave you to drink a bowl? So I think he youzhi became a link with heaven, the contact of this nature for him, he was very active, he has a yearning for nature contact.
He youzhi julu Lu in Shanghai alley a narrow staircase and old houses.
Surging News: the same thing as said before, he was invited to live in huating hotel near the luxury four-bedroom, readjusting to his left, still living in the alley is a truth.
Xie Chunyan: when he lived in that House is really called and said, "Haruhiko you come save me! "There Pu has is clean of felt blanket, he said I painting not out, brain is empty of, but provides to he House of that bit brothers, is kind, we see he youzhi straight Fame so big, so he on life of awareness is from bottom people of wisdom, civilians of wisdom is with politicians of wisdom not as of, with scholars of wisdom is not as of.
Surging News: and he understand from his point of view of a small understanding, including drawing from the emotions of ordinary people, and his writing and his life are accommodated.
Xie Chunyan: I think your understanding is right. He is woodcarvings, to low see high, but he is a wisdom of people, because bottom is not only out introduction car sold pulp likes, don't underestimate bottom, certainly will phase Ning a between, big painter also Ning a between, he of success description has public and craftsman of tenacious vitality, and sometimes he can beyond he of bottom reached a elegant of things, he can put that things ya of, is he of ideal.
Surging News: because China retains the integrity of China's ethical culture at the bottom of some of the living things in it, not dead, not weak, and that is something very strong vitality, including Qi Baishi also can be interpreted.
Xie Chunyan: your words are right, Confucianism, if only on paper, it is not viable, because it's popular, our moral values, even accustomed to little action, vitality.
Surging News: so what you said yesterday, he walked, was missing a code of ethics, is the truth.
Xie Chunyan: he also has a small people of cunning of wisdom, like he on himself of works, said I must to donated, he put all of donated to Gallery has, to Shanghai gallery mainly, he know to retained down, left sons instead is a disaster, this is he Wang of wisdom, he this donated from more big meaning Shang told is he active, he awareness has public and private, and has been and all of relationship, despite we now of Gallery has many not satisfactory of things, he think also is species honor, I from civilians and up, I painting has this things, Governments, national take me as I asked him what do you? He said my condition is to accept my donation, so he is small for the people's wisdom, for him there's insurance, Yes, Museum official who was, how did you get, that is, he can't, which is why he places his high place.
Air flow distribution, Chinese folk alive and persistence
Surging News: he is such a person, he may be the coordinates, you can continue to let us look at what kind of a person.
Xie Chunyan: we often say that there is a standard, you say there is a coordinate is right.
Surging News: and his body is not just one, he is the personality of Chinese folk living things, he is not the kind of pedantic reading silly off.
Xie Chunyan: he of rules, I said he is ru road Confluence, and new Shanghai of free blood each other, I on lift a example, he sometimes is humor, sometimes told English, and this English is Shakespeare that ancient of, he 14 age do apprentice, now Nanchang Road of Science Hall near that accounting by of school, he said I from Qian on in here reading, daily read night book, learn of is English, and is Shakespeare type of classical English, understand English of people said he teacher you this pronunciation and with Word, now is unlikely to has has.
Surging News: last time we went to his apartment, he must own the tea, said: "my home", humorous.
Xie Chunyan: he is not a conservative, he believed that the originator of new Shanghai school should start at Wu Youru, painted by Wu Shi Zhai opened the new content. Paintings celebrating old world is colliding with the new, standard.
Surging News: you're new-style, open inclusive, not pedantic. And just like Qi Baishi, and are fresh, examples of folk live in China for thousands of years. I talked with a friend, said Mr he had a sort of Chinese folk qi in the body.
Xie Chunyan: last time I said a Word, blue blood was weak, and should be added into by blood of the slaves. SI Wang summarized China's traditional painting, he and noble, should be someone all that culture, but he is too bland, greeting teachers have this strength.
Surging News: is a "real" Word.
Xie Chunyan: Liu likes to say a Word with me at that time, air distribution, it is a tradition, not a bureaucratic elite culture. Is what you mean by vitality, where does this energy come from? More to the back, the more there is among ordinary people, ground floor.
Surging News: in fact, handwriting is the same I rencheng Wang Han Tomb in Shandong last year, the Han Tomb has carved hundreds of stone Mason's name, Cao Li, air flow distribution. You just say things in Taoism, Taoist what is folk stuff.
Xie Chunyan: so I think he's kind of confluence of Confucianism and Taoism, while he had a little taste of Mo, he is ascetic. Mohist spirit, spirit of the craftsman.
Surging News: look, he painted details, like engraving and painting, carved into the same.
Xie Chunyan: he had found, and he has a surface, he not only found that he had a friendly attitude of spirit, especially his draw 360 lines, but he has a sublimation.
Surging News: similar to Qi Baishi was integration and observations about life, is a look into this life again. Cyber warfare Islamic countries secret weapon
Xie Chunyan: said he has a good sense of what dead things, like the "bronze pea." In him actually have the idea that Chinese folk art tradition, is to light, so he told me, I was also severely affected, is not to sell the product picture. One is his hold on, he said: "the Chinese literati paintings, ancient people did not understand, I'm not a scholar, how can I paint paintings? I can only draw comic books, because at that time I was like, and I am in this life. "He spoke very practically, he painted the great changes and not in order to achieve political goals, he was to get my work done there.
Surging News: is a very simple, very simple idea.
Xie Chunyan: is "beautifully-I draw, my fun, fun." 1988 he was lent to the Central Academy of fine arts where comic book professional, in the painting Department and come up with a professional. Only Dean and leaves (shallow) teacher knew his meaning, he says I am carrying a blanket and into the door of the Central Academy of fine arts the school, teacher, teacher made a motion, with two of the two hands, patted his cheek and said, you're here! To like! He teacher heard the tears came out, that they are interlinked, it is a butt of a gas distribution, because you think, teacher at the age of 20 when he painted the great "Kings."
He youzhi created comic strip live, that he is "one-room Office of four" old House that lived for more than 50 years. Jia Yanan surge information
Surging News: ye fought it out at the bottom of society. Xie Lao you have such civil actions, they communicated, this is Mr he, ye old them and why you have shied away.
Xie Chunyan: seems to think it is blood compatible.
Surging News: like Qi Baishi, like at a glance.
Xie Chunyan: no origin. I think a little bit, started painting young children don't understand, like, draw play. To become professional, stale, and Qi Baishi was always keep this in mind.
Surging News: line painted by Qi Baishi was so sincere, Kung Fu, which is where the cattle.
Xie Chunyan: he painted every day to five or six, because he wants to bring home the bacon.
Surging News: this is a craftsman spirit wholeheartedly to painting, have to be fair to the customer, I just sold have to be fair to you, I'll give you a stool, the stool makes you comfortable, let your family heirloom.
Xie Chunyan: your son, your grandson. You said the words attributed to work carefully, work better, there is a tape.
Surging News: and it was a very awesome, very dedicated not to the end is not a spirit of commitment.
Xie Chunyan: he's old, he said, I can only hold three points, is the comic book, was jealous of him, had told him in person why the old drawing comic strips, it is in order to win the prize? He teacher is self-esteem, do not answer him. He teacher with I told had many times, he said I only this a acres three points to, is comic-book Ah, say craftsman, he recognize has this door, into has this door, recognize has this master, dry has this thing, you by told of craftsman spirit, he must put this small bench do appropriateness, to has rules, to consistent, craftsman today mood bad has, do of stool bad has, four a angle is cannot flat of, I said this is wrong has. We put it up, can have a Confucian family feelings, also said he knew that I was hanging on the tree of the crooked neck, I can only draw comic books.
Surging News: is to understand what you said just now, he knows his own strengths and weakness.
Xie Chunyan: I have told him many times, the picture of what I say you draw ink, he said I am ambitious, I engaged in this industry, I must be the boss, he says I may mix to be the boss in the comic-book, if I draw ink, painting, I have no knowledge. Certainly this inside some people is pseudo scholar painting, you to I lane of sent to ren treasure fast sent to where, on like some people as, Beijing has someone is he of friends, painting has two Zhang ink, also not poor, loaded a phase box, on pendulum in window of wall under in that sold, if I of comic also such sold, I is not that above painting, I not sold can's, so I think he youzhi straight has a adhere to, this adhere to, he also no what great philosophy thought, he is civilians that is plain of feelings, I dry this work, Doing this well, you go to the Palace, I make a small stool.
In his study he youzhi creation. Lu Haitao surge information
Surging News: this is related to people's sincere, honest.
Xie Chunyan: because you speak of artisans, he must be sincere, you must really, he can't play coloratura, he must be consistent, it becomes "he Jia well-established."
Surging News: so this spirit is now all over the lot, although many people do not like Japan, but a social development, this craftsman spirit is so important.
Is what you have just told Mr he, "remember, and are successful".
Xie Chunyan: this analysis have is good, according to he teacher of FA, he painting of many things are is he didn't see had of, big ship, and piano, and rickshaw, including ocean floor, also has foreigners of car, Huangpu River Shang suddenly to has blare called of big ship, he on this fresh things of sensitive degrees, not scholar painting by than, like some is see not painting, not painting, so Shanghai of this free, you has brain to painting out, no brain also to painting out.
Surging News: so I imagine the Sima Qian's Shiji records then those people, whether it was Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, including many Robin Hood conquer together, really has a vitality.
A lot of people is not a sincere attitude on the ground. I think from the perspective of art, his inheritance and innovation of Chinese painting, but also means a lot.
Xie Chunyan: China of culture, I think probably is two article line, a is elite culture, wonderful on wonderful in to has he here, elite culture and civilians culture made has a he home, so we praises has many, praised has many, lifelong achievements award, he lifelong of achievements what is what, I said many people is not clear of or is compared fuzzy, even has misunderstanding of, we don't put a people landscaping into a God, he is a valuable of, in history Shang in art history Shang is rare a met of a a people, But he's got him out of the living environment and the survival of his background, his family, education, and even his preference, he loves to drink, like Ningbo, because he was in Shanghai before liberation, he has a style of open and free under the influence of Western ideas. He drank wine, entirely Chinese-style, this Chinese-style family in Shanghai is very small, so he is consciously or unconsciously in the maintenance of a standard, the specification and drawing a little nothing. Refreshing, and simple, almost every day, ten vegetable, small dishes and hot wine, pour your own drink himself by himself, his music is Beethoven.
Surging News: his opera listening?
Xie Chunyan: rarely, listen to Opera, he liked the little game, my daughter called him little Wilson grew up speaking he's grandfather, he is happy. He saw little game, in addition to the daughter of his good friend Xie Chunyan, he also sees hope, he saw his children a little more education, there is a new scene, he is quite happy. Once (my daughter) Wilson got a small payment for anything, she said I could go buy a stereo for Royal father-in-law, because I don't understand this stuff is good or bad, as long as I look good, you can put CD, bought for him. Results sent to Mr he was so happy, and to be laid next to his refrigerator--you know the place is calculates by the inch, drink wine, listen to some music. Indeed his accomplishment of Western music, metaphysics, no accomplishment, but he goes beyond ordinary people's ability to understand, including life, including art.
Surging News: this pretty much like his, he likes to listen to Western music, in fact he had no Western music culture, but he loved it, this was quite interesting, contrast is quite strong.
Xie Chunyan: so I said of his culture, and he has a new-style stuff.
Surging News: relations with China during the past century is the transformation of some, I think he's in the talking picture, mentioned the shop has a lot of oil paintings, he enjoys reading, but he is works perfectly fine little painting shadows, this has meant. I think his art is follow your heart, that people are honest people, follow your heart this way.
Xie Chunyan: this style of formed, sometimes on like family said of, a a people in history Shang of role points, is may a small of preference effect has you life of art style, then you constantly to build like he this has bottom people of great of strong and toughness of people, he can said indomitable, he body has a with civilians to graphic Sao, is nine died and not regrets, I is to painting comic-book, you see not up, I himself to painting have good, I in this field I will do King! In fact, according to his experience and what he called the origin, the new King of comics in China is not up to him to do, and seven eight, got his head, think of his character, a sensitivity to beauty and grace which I think is very healthy, and of ordinary citizens and that kind of beauty.
Surging News: is a fresh, wild, civil, active, healthy, life, home, it can be understood?
Xie Chunyan: Yes. He found in such places the others can't find the ultimate beauty.
Surging News: someone he said was China's Ukiyo-e or something, I always feel a little problem, Ukiyo-e is good, but the lack of live, described by Mr he jumped, fresh.
Xie Chunyan: Ukiyo-e there is a corruption of something, but in praise of lust inside, sing of the beauty of it, should be something, because that is human nature. But human instinct has fallen, we cannot be too followed his instinct, Ukiyo-e a bit on this thing.
Surging News: Yes, he's always put it out, Chinese culture which nourishes something, pull it out.
Xie Chunyan: he doesn't read much and philosophers that he did not understand, but he is from the root, I think he knew Mo Zi and Lao Zi, or even understand Confucius and Mencius.
Surging News: this is the social thing, is this big book of society, this book is not a simple text.
Xie Chunyan: don't expect former.
He youzhi self-portrait
Not to sell the painting and understand life behind true taste
Surging News: like your character, what does he have to tell you?
Xie Chunyan: he's given my business the two views, the first not to draw cartoons for newspaper column, he thinks that will impact on the Academy. Then I was more familiar with him, ask him to draw some ink, he refused to paint. I did not understand at first, then slowly understood he was not drawn is right, you actually painted this painting, you humiliated disgrace. Feudal China light has always been agriculture, he believes business is not really produce something, but to sell a oranges to get b, no things out to people of heaven and Earth. So I think the Chinese tradition, in many places still have this shadow. So I think he this not sold commodity painting, he to maintained himself of dignity, he not sold, many I of collectors friends are know I with he better, wants to buy he of painting, some with I told, out how many money are can, I also can't with he told, I with he told has he to scolded I, because he with I is insiders, he said I only believes drops Khan earned of money, so he have 800 Yuan special royalties, will call news, he think get has respect, you see it so little, a feet not to, auction house took 900,000 yuan, he also think pretty pride of , Though I don't know who gave this painting. So he knew the business and speculation, not interested, he felt that he was not the sort of person, I would have to think he is a great painter, personality and good, should not have such a poor life, I say you the Ah Q spirit.
Surging News: I talked a long time with him a few years ago, and he said Ah Q spirit may not be able to blame.
Xie Chunyan: the Chinese in a sense to a large extent not Ah Q spirit, we can't live, Ah Q spirit is happy with ourselves.
Surging News: Ah Q spirit certainly is not very good, but China's Wang is suffering too, still have a little Ah Q spirit, if not Ah Q spirit how to live? Chinese soul needs soothing, painting many times is both a literary character, is also soothing for the soul.
Xie Chunyan: was! I sometimes it's painful to tell him, I bought a House, he was very excited, when I bought the House, he gave me a picture of the Du Fu's move, I move a Ming style stools, made a mess of books above. He has a heart of love, he's not jealous people.
Surging News: and he is happy for you from the heart.
Xie Chunyan: I started brooding, he youzhi so good, but so good, yet so poor House?! I told Gallery in Hong Kong good, material, theme is ready, but he's not drawing, he believed that draw your favorite comic strip is real and in accordance with his moral values, so I turned against him, the plan he finally infected by him, he contained.
His philosophy is the philosophy of civilians, far more than fan Zeng such false back two Li Sao or pretending to mind and the world.
Surging News: you said reminds me of Fei ming, when his war, to rural areas in Hubei Province, he said Chinese farmers has always been strongest, broken the entire national community were scholars went bad, must live of civilians is very simple, there is a strong and flexible.
Xie Chunyan: strong in the dirt.
Surging News: understanding he youzhi, including some very high profile criticism of he youzhi, I personally feel that sometimes is questionable. Of course, the heart of civilian or that make it so high, and he has a lot of problems, of course, is problematic.
Xie Chunyan: Lu Xun is classic, "sad its unfortunate, anger its indisputable." But he youzhi was a real Wang, he painted, not help an accomplice, his comic is a moral and artistic realization, for he is or what he does?
Surging News: help is too simple and conceptual understanding.
Xie Chunyan: so I think he is on of, in he of life experience, in he by at of like pre-war, and war, and liberation war, and civil war, new China established, later of various movement and so on he are experience had has, small public bottom also has a tenacious of life capacity, he can self cultivation, self improve perfect, painting out looks, he told of art first to looks, second to elegant, cannot vulgar. Even his villains, or doing bad things, even cheating, but aesthetically he was to have another kind of beauty.
Surging News: I think he kind of little people, so you have a feel where he sounds the same.
Xie Chunyan: he is drawing, must be different from itself in the past, different from others, King of at this point, I think he has to do, I just do this thing, but be sure to do well, this is the public, opening a restaurant in my home, Mapo tofu is my specialty.
Surging News: and this is what Chinese farmers with roots in an acre of dichotomy.
Xie Chunyan: if everyone in this way, I think the community might be better. His life is very common, very healthy, very practical, he can use his tongue to examine, you can also see with the eyes, color, aroma and taste, just like his comic strip, though it is drawing, his flavor.
Surging News: the fact that people know the true taste of life a person, so to speak, like a good painter is to know the taste of life, knew gastronomy is not inside the hotel to eat every day, want to know the taste of homemade diets long.
Xie Chunyan: Yes. The whole style, life style and cultures are one with him.
Surging News: his life, his art, and his life, and his ideas are a whole, did not say is two sheets of skin, and pave the way for real.
Xie Chunyan: I think he is the integration of Confucianism and Taoism, he has the spirit of Laozi, he knew that the man had to do something.
