自言自语

记得小的时候特贪玩，不愿念书，可是喜欢用树枝在地上画来画去。

大些时候，知道了粉笔，蜡笔，画的更多了。

再后来，看见爸妈工作超出常人的付出，家庭生活的艰辛，使我渐懂事，同时心中萌发长大当画家的念头。

文革的枪声，打碎了我迷糊的梦想，但却练就了我埋头苦干的“本领”。

因为一身“本领”，让我从煤矿井下爬了上来，又走进了“高等学府”。

浑浑噩噩地画啊画啊，不知头绪，不问结果，困惑了一年又一年。

直到有一天，怀着那颗忐忑不安和异常兴奋的心，荡漾在巴黎街头上百家画廊时，明白了什么是画，画为何物。

画自己所爱，用心去画。于是产生了许多以圆形为构图，以反映中国古代文化为内容的画。

康丁斯基认为：圆是点的汇集，线的螺旋状移动，以及面的无限增多。

对我而言，有另种更深刻的涵义：

­——生命的诞生，一种生命最原始的源。

——原始，自然和宇宙间生命的形。

——稳定的，同时也是不稳定的。

——内在的张力，无限长的时间和无限大的空间。

——动与静，一种力量的平衡。

——东方太极，“天人合一”的意境等。

 

这次，我的拙作能在中国最高艺术殿堂——中国美术馆展出，是值得我永远记忆的大事。

我要感谢美术馆领导的支持以及馆里有关人员的帮助。

我还要感谢我的家人，我的妻子和女儿，是她们的爱和理解，使我能以平和的心态自由的工作。

张远林

2006/2/7

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Flowers in Recollection

 

I remember that I was unwilling to attending school when I was very young,

while I liked drawing on the ground with a branch instead.

When I grew up, I knew chalk, crayon, so I drew more.

Afterward, the extraordinary efforts made by my parents and our hard life

impressed my eyes and brought my heart to be mature,

and I got an idea that I would become a painter.

The gun noise incurred in Great Cultural Revolution (1966-1977) broke my unclear dream,

but it trained my “skill” of hard working.

For my outstanding ability, I climbed up from the deep coal mining pit

and went into field of “higher education” of China.

I ignorantly and disorderly drew and drew,

I did know my target and puzzled year after year.

Until one day, I arrived at the streets of Paris with my trembling and very excited heart.

I wandered into over hundreds of galleries and finally knew what is painting.

It should paint what I love and paint with my heart. Subsequently,

I drew many paintings that are composed with circles and reflect the ancient culture of Chinese people.

 

Kandinsky considered that circle is the collection of points,

spiral movement of line and unlimited increase of plane.

In my opinion, it has another profound meaning:

n       Naissance of life, the most original source of life.

n       Style of life among barbarism, nature and world.

n       Stable, but also unstable.

n       Intrinsic strength, limitless time and boundless space.

n       Movement and tranquility, balance of power.

n       Eastern Supreme Ultimate, the conception of “Heaven and Human Form the Whole World”.

 

It is a memorable event in my mind this time when my works are exhibited in the highest art palace of China

– National Art Museum of China.

I will acknowledge the support of leaders and the assistance of relevant personnel of this Gallery.

I will also express my appreciation to my family members, my wife and daughter.

Their love and understanding lead me to work in a peaceful and free mood.

 

Zhang Yuanlin

Feb. 7, 2006