According to media, the famous painter Huang yonghou died on August 7 in Hefei, Anhui Province, aged 91. A generation of masters are so far away from us, so what are the representative works of Huang yonghou? He is Huang Yongyu's second younger brother. His paintings are very personal and unrestrained. At the same time, I like long inscriptions and postscripts, expressing my feelings by painting, and criticizing the current situation. He once said that painters should read more and pay more attention to social issues. As for people, he did not follow the common customs, did not hold art exhibitions, refused to publish books, and often turned away those who paid heavily for painting. Huang Yongyu once said: 'you do not enter the youth field'.
Life of characters
Painter Huang yonghou was born in 1928. When I was a child, I had a high fever, which my parents had swept into the banana leaves, but I survived. It was a life-threatening thing. Life is big, parents have high hopes. There was a Confucius temple sacrifice. My father got a piece of meat cut from the "sacrifice" shelf. He took it back and let yonghou lick it first, then let everyone enjoy it. This is yonghou's first close contact with traditional culture.
Huang Yongyu, his brother, is studying in Xiamen. He never forgets his brother and sends his beloved album to yonghou. What a Huang yonghou.
Without a teacher, I drew a picture on the large screen wall of the yard. It was too small, so I climbed the ladder to work high above the ground. At the age of 14, Huang yonghou was arrested as a young man. He became a lieutenant because of his painting of the Normandy landing. Later, he was admitted to Huangpu Military Academy. The situation changed. Before the war, he became the PLA again. In the army, he still draws. In 1954, he was admitted to the Central Academy of fine arts, and after graduation, he painted outdoor advertisements in Guangzhou. Unfortunately, he was forced to leave Guangzhou in 1959, and then he was displaced and lived in poverty for more than 20 years. It was not until 1980 that I returned to Beijing and became a free painter that the turbulent life ended.
The difficult life on the contrary increased Huang yonghou's love for life, formed his unique attitude towards life and cultivated his unique painting style. He regards reading as his first life and has a wide range of activities. After getting older, we should pay more attention to social life. He said: 'people can't live in the clouds, don't dare to make a statement in front of major events, what kind of play, cold blood!' but he was very low-key, thrifty, indifferent and well-known.
Huang yonghou hardly holds a painting exhibition or publishes a book. Once fan Zeng said to him: 'I'd like to introduce you to Japan to hold a painting exhibition. However, if you paint LiBai, you can paint Libai. If you paint Dufu, you can paint Dufu. Don't go far. 'Huang yonghou refused to cut his feet to fit his shoes, and finally didn't go. He often turns away people who come to buy paintings with a lot of money. 'what's the use of painting for people who don't look at paintings?' but he can put the paintings into an envelope and send them to familiar or unfamiliar friends. At present, there are many painters who rely on the market to establish their own value, which he despises. But he thinks that people have their own aspirations and don't have to criticize them. There is a stubborn confidence in his aloofness.
Huang yonghou's figure painting is unique. His figures in Wei and Jin dynasties have long hair, flying clothes, bare chest and belly, rough and grotesque, and a lofty and lofty posture. People who know Huang yonghou say that he painted himself, and Liu Haisu gave him the banner that "the eldest husband does not follow the vulgar".
This is Huang yonghou. In painting, Huang yonghou's idea is distinct. Some people have painted all their lives, but they can't understand what his idea is. The idea of a painter is very important. If there is no idea, what kind of painting should be drawn?