用厚重的历史震撼和影响世人——评《广西近现代重大历史题材美术创作工程》

Shocking and Impacting the World with the Massive Historical Factors:Comments on Art Creation Engineering about Major Historical Themes of Guangxi in Modern Times

长期以来,广西美术多以桂林山水、民族风情闻名于世。这种情形或给人一种误解,仿佛广西是一个处于中国近现代历史进程之外的世外桃源。历时三年的《广西近现代重大历史题材美术创作工程》,以饱蕴广西艺术家独运匠心的37件鸿篇巨制,将广西近现代重大历史题材以视觉艺术的方式进行了整体性的呈现,以一系列栩栩如生的形象,向世人昭示了广西在中国近现代历史上的重要地位,它启动了广西艺术家的文化自觉,意味着广西艺术家眼里不再只有美丽的广西风光和绚丽的广西风情,也有了厚重的广西历史,意味着广西艺术家不再只是用悦目的风光取悦世人,用赏心的风情感动世人,而且能够用厚重的历史震撼世人、影响世人。

For a long time, the fine arts of Guangxi is famous for the landscape and national customs. Maybe this kind of situation gives people a kind of misunderstanding, that is Guangxi is xanadu in the process of Chinese modem history . After three years, Art Creation Engineering about Major Historical Themes of Guangxi in Modern Times——— includes 37 pieces of monumental works created by Guangxi artists originally———shows the integrity of the Guangxi modern major historical themes in the form of visual art. This book displays Guangxi as the important position in the history of modern China based on a series of images. It started the cultural consciousness of Guangxi artists, which means Guangxi artists not only focus on the beautiful scenery and gorgeous style of Guangxi, but also on the heavy history of Guangxi. This means Guangxi artist is no longer just used Guangxi scenery to please the world, to move the world with the feelings. They can be able to shock and impact the world by the heavy history.