Artwork also has a "shelf life". How to keep inspiration hot forever? Always keep the original intention, pursue the "sense of youth" of creation, and keep up with the pace of the times. An artist can really use the most pure and original perspective to create all his life, and his works are full of beauty and romance.

"Follow the Light! Brother" has led middle-aged uncles to continue to become popular, and the word "greasy" has gradually been replaced by inspirational, returning to the sense of youth and so on. “

With the continuous spread of the Internet, "greasy" has become a synonym for middle-aged men getting fat, as well as the overly flattering performance of some past male stars in order to turn red, which makes people feel embarrassed to pick their toes. People, things and things will be hot for three minutes, and so will works of art. How can art creation be kept fresh? How can artists refuse to become "greasy" in different ways?

　　 1. Always keep the original intention and pursue the "sense of youth"

The opposite of the "greasy feeling" is the "sense of youth". Many artists yearn for the sense of youth in their creation, Whether it is through depicting teenagers or looking at the world with teenagers' eyes.

　　 Create a "sense of youth"

In the ancient Greek civilization, there were many creations that were presented in the form of juvenile depictions. Whether it is sculpture or oil painting as the carrier, the youth image will represent the meaning of prosperity, strength, future, hope and so on.

"I spent four years painting like Raphael, but I spent my whole life learning how to paint like a child." Picasso's words are the common feelings of many artists on the sense of youth in creation. Picasso himself also has a great pursuit of youth creation, and he has created his own self portrait in his youth more than once.

Picasso's Self portrait

In addition to the depiction of the sense of youth, there is also a "child like painting" that is to show the simplest and beautiful side of the world. Children's cognition of things has not yet formed a cultural impression, and they are less subject to external interference and constraints. In the process of growing up, cultural norms gradually affect thoughts, and the primitivity and honesty of observation will be interfered with.

　　 Create from a juvenile perspective

If people change with age, they will gradually change their creative style. Even if they imitate the original creative angle, it will be slightly "greasy". Then there are artists who can really All his life, he used the most innocent and primitive angle to create, and his works were full of beauty and romance.

Hiroya Ono, Japanese picture book writer and winner of the International Andersen Prize for Painters, his works It is famous internationally for its fresh, natural, elegant and distant watercolor paintings and its knowledge in humanities, mathematics, architecture, literature and other fields. The nature in his works is elegant and delicate, with a strong flavor of traditional Japanese paintings, and also has the meticulous description of details in Western paintings. His picture books, Both intellectual and poetic, full of childlike interest, but also full of keen imagination and rigorous logical reasoning ability.

Eno Guangya, The Beautiful World in My Eyes

The classic picture book Wonderful Country created by Ono Guangya, It integrates science and philosophy into a humorous visual game, and constructs an amazing art world with exquisite watercolor paintings. There is no lack of beauty and innocence in careful thinking and accurate design.

Through the staggered arrangement of two-dimensional and three-dimensional space and the ingenious transformation of perspective, Ono Guangyarang's contradictory space that cannot exist in reality is presented in Wonderful Country. Look at the world through the purest eyes, and everything yearns for beauty.

Eno Guangya's Wonderful Country

　　 2. No fear of age, social experience is intangible wealth

No one will remain young forever. With the loss of collagen, life experience becomes more and more rich. Artists often have very different works in their early and later years after the changes, which also reflects that his social experience triggered different feelings.

Other artists will grow with age, Gradually, from the initial yearning for beauty to the focus on social themes, art is used to voice some inequalities in the world . These will trigger people's infinite thinking and attract people to pay attention to what the author wants to express or experience.

　　 From the early experience of ups and downs to exposure to impressionist art

Speaking of Van Gogh, I believe everyone is familiar with him. As the representative of impressionist painters, his works are enough to express his rich and legendary life. In his early days, he was hit hard in the mining area of Bolinari, and almost despaired of God. However, he finally found a life changing painting career in confusion and confusion. The works of this period are generally gloomy, showing his depression and the frustrations of life at that time.

Van Gogh's early works

Until Van Gogh went to Paris with Theo, the trip to Paris became a turning point in Van Gogh's art. There, he came into contact with the early impressionistic art and participated in the meeting of impressionistic painters. Inspired by Monet and Renoir's changing color values, he changed his original gloomy style.

Van Gogh's Early Works of Impressionism

Later Van Gogh went to Arles to practice his ideals. For him, art is a purely personal form of expression, and he believes that The real value of the work lies in the honesty of personal feelings. He should take his emotion as the motive force and object of artistic creation Until later he suffered from mental illness.

With a fear of disease, he unexpectedly began to continue painting with fire like enthusiasm, and his works were more bold and shocking. Most of the works of this period are revolving lines, rough and powerful, which makes people feel the painter's complex and strong feelings and expression impulse.

Van Gogh's works during his late illness

　　 From yearning for nature to paying attention to the unequal treatment of race and women

The famous Kenyan American visual artist Wagsy Mutu is famous for his paintings, sculptures, films and performance works.

Her early works revolved around fashion, nature and other elements, Through collages, paintings, immersive devices, videos, etc., she presents her unique mixed aesthetics, integrating biology, popular culture, science fiction, religion and philosophy. Explore the relationship between identity, body and nature.

Artistic Works of Wagsy Mutu

　　 Later, she began to focus on the violence and false statements experienced by black women in contemporary society. The recurring themes of her works are her descriptions of female characteristics.

The topic of unfair treatment of women's identity shown in her works is thought-provoking and brings us extremely shocking visual effects and spiritual feelings.

Artistic Works of Wagsy Mutu's Hong Kong Solo Exhibition

　　 In recent years, Mutu's creative focus has expanded to sculpture, performance art and animation . By using the shape itself to make the texture and pattern of the figure. Her extraordinary depiction of women has appeared many times with seemingly sexy shapes, which has triggered a discussion on the objectification of women.

　　 3. Keep pace with the times

With the continuous development of science, technology, economy and other aspects, artists are beginning to keep pace with the times while creating. Sustainable development, gender equality, human rights and other topics have gradually become the inspiration for contemporary artists.

　　 Sustainable development: "print cities"

"Print Your City" is a pioneering project initiated by The New Raw, a Dutch research and design studio, which aims to To reshape the public space of the city by recycling plastic waste.

The distinctive design works include bicycle frame, vault, tree basin, dog food basin and bookcase, which can not only beautify the space, but also achieve the goal of sustainable development.

Waste recycling research and reuse

Production process experiment

Citizens are encouraged to convert recycled domestic plastic wastes into customized urban furniture through 3D printing according to their own needs, or they can choose to place them in public space to add environmentally friendly and interesting elements to the city.

　　 Summary

Many art students may have been evaluated as "painting too well" in the process of learning painting. First, it means that the creation is always like this, without breakthrough; Another point is that the imitation traces are too heavy and there is no personal style. These are undesirable.

No matter what they have experienced, artists are constantly breaking through themselves and seeking on the way of creation. Even if they are depressed, they will express their feelings through artistic expression. More importantly, we should always pay attention to what happens in the process of the times and speak for the people from a unique perspective. Engaging in the art industry is bound to be a long journey. How to keep artistic works fresh at all times, please do not lose your original heart to explore and create constantly in pursuit!

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