首届博物馆馆长论坛特别展

　　吴门馨风——张继馨画展

　　SPECIAL EXHIBITION FOR THE FIRST INTERNATNATIONAL MUSEUM DIRECTORS'FORUM  The Fragrance of Wu School—Zhang Jixin Art Exhibition　　

       展览时间：2018.5.25-5.31

　　展览地点：江苏省美术馆1号展厅

　　开幕式时间：2018.5.25上午10：00　

　　主办单位：

　　中央文史研究馆书画院 

　　中国美术家协会艺术委员会 

　　江苏省文史研究馆 

　　江苏省美术家协会

　　江苏省美术馆 

　　中共苏州市委宣传部

       承办单位：

　　江苏省花鸟画研究会 

　　中国民主促进会苏州市委员会

　　苏州市文学艺术界联合会 

　　苏州市相城区委宣传部

　　协办单位：

　　苏州市相城区文化体育局 

　　苏州市美术家协会

　　苏州市花鸟画研究会 

　　张继馨艺术馆

　　Time of Opening Ceremony: 10:00 a.m. on May 25, 2018

　　Dates of Exhibit: May 25 to May 31, 2018

　　Venue: No. 1 Hall, Jiangsu Provincial Art Gallery

　　Sponsors:

　　The Calligraphy and Painting Academy of The Central Research Institute of Culture and History

　　Art Committee of Chinese Artists AssociationThe 

　　Jiangsu Research Institute of Culture and History 

　　Jiangsu Artists Association

　　Jiangsu Provincial Art Gallery 

　　Suzhou Municipal Propaganda Department

　　Organizers:

　　Jiangsu Flower and Bird Painting Research Association 

　　Suzhou Association for Promoting Democracy

　　League of Literature and Art of Suzhou 

　　Propaganda Department of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou

　　Co-Organizers:

　　Culture and Sports Bureau of Xiangcheng District, Suzhou

　　Suzhou Artists Association   

　　Suzhou Flower and Bird Painting Research Association 

　　Zhang Jixin Art Museum

　　  展 览 前 言  

        在中国绘画史上，明代苏州“吴门画派”的写意花鸟画有着鲜明的划时代意义，沈周、文徵明、陈淳、陆治、周之冕等大家的写意花鸟画，彪炳史册，垂范后人，至近现代，从陆恢——陈摩——张辛稼——张继馨，依然一脉相传，吴门馨风，清香飘逸。

        现已93岁高龄的张继馨先生早年追随张辛稼先生学写意花鸟画，同时沉浸于传统绘画的临摹学习，埋头于艺术理论及古典文学诗歌研读之中，六七十年代与吴湖帆、江寒汀、张大壮、陆俨少、刘海粟、沈子丞等名画家交游，切磋画艺，受益良多。七十年代末张继馨先生任苏州市工艺美术职业大学副校长，在繁重的行政、教学工作之余，先后编著出版花鸟画技法教材有50多种；在绘画创作的同时又笔耕不缀，撰写了大量绘画评论文章及学术论著。

　　张继馨先生的写意花鸟画早在二十世纪七十年代就形成鲜明的个人风格，退休后更是致力于传承吴门写意花鸟画，并加以新的历史性拓展，终于获得了丰硕的成果。张继馨先生的绘画创作源于对苏州水乡自然环境生态之美的感动和审美思考，以写生为基础，探索客观对象之“似”与生命之“真”的契合方式；在笔墨技巧表达上则注重融毛笔线条的书写性和水、墨、色的相互交融、统一于物象形态的意象表达之中，创造性地探索、研究“江南水乡写意花鸟画”图式。张继馨先生笔下之花草鱼虫禽鸟形象，写生与写意结合，灵动可爱，笔墨格调雄健酣畅中不失清秀温润，作品构图则呈现千变万化之气象，既凸现自然对象生命之张力，亦是艺术形象塑造、笔墨语言探索之审美追求，更表达了他对万物生灵的欣然之情及深沉的生命感悟，丰满地呈现出积极向上的时代精神维度。

　　张继馨先生的写意花鸟画笔墨技巧的运用完全是站在时代发展高端上，形成了他艺术创造上的总体面貌与当代影响的。因此，张继馨先生的花鸟画享誉江苏乃至全国花鸟画坛，不愧为当代新吴门画派花鸟画卓越不凡的掌门大家。

　　　　2018年5月

　　  展 览 前 言  

　　　In the history of Chinese painting, freehand bird and flower paintings of the Wu School, which existed in Suzhou in the Ming Dynasty, are distinctive and epoch-making. The freehand bird and flower paintings of Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Chen Chun, Lu Zhi, Zhou Zhimian, and other masters have shone throughout history and guided numerous generations. In modern times, from Lu Hui, Chen Mo, Zhang Xinjia, to Zhang Jixin, the Wu Painting School is still imbued with the same spirit, elegance and inspiration.

　　Mr. Zhang Jixin, now 93 years old, followed Mr. Zhang Xinjia early in his life and learned the freehand bird and flower paintings. During his study, he was also immersed in the imitation of traditional paintings as well as the study of art theories and classical poetries. In the 1960s and 1970s, he made friends with Wu Hufan, Jiang Hanting, Zhang Dazhuang, Lu Yanshao, Liu Haisu, Shen Zicheng, and other famous painters, with whom he exchanged views and expertise, which greatly benefited him. At the end of the 1970s, Zhang served as the vice president of Suzhou Art & Design Technology Institute. Despite his busy administrative and teaching work, Zhang published more than 50 textbooks on flower and bird painting techniques. He wrote a large number of painting review articles and academic writings while being engaged in the creation of great paintings.

　　Mr. Zhang’s freehand flower and bird paintings have showcased a distinctive personal style as early as the 1970s. After his retirement, he was devoted to the inheritance of Wu School freehand bird and flower paintings with new historical development, finally achieving fruitful results. His painting creation originated from his feelings and aesthetic considerations of the natural beauty of waterside villages in Suzhou. Based on sketching, he explored the way to match the imagery of objective objects with the truthfulness of life. In terms of painting techniques, he emphasizes the combination of the writing characteristics of brush lines and water, ink, and color so that they can unitedly express the imagery of objects. He has been creatively exploring and studying the patterns of “freehand paintings of bird and flower in the water towns of Jiangnan”. Zhang Jixin has blended sketching with freehand painting, bringing life to the flowers, birds, fish, and insects under his brush. His strokes are both powerful and delicate. His composition has a myriad of changes, which gives nature endless dynamics while expressing his appreciation and profound sentiments toward all creatures. His esthetic pursuit of the language of brushstrokes and artistic images reflects the positive and progressive spiritual dimension of the times.　

　　Mr. Zhang Jixin’s freehand bird and flower paintings feature era-leading painting techniques, which forms the overall characteristics and contemporary influence of his artistic creation. Therefore, his flower and bird paintings are well-known in Jiangsu and even the whole country. No doubt, he is the most extraordinary master of modern Wu School.　

　　May 2018