一片冰心在玉壶
——陈志峰花鸟画作品欣赏

文/季超杰 译/张佳艺

舞·月光 Dance -Moonlight

花鸟画是中国画传统画科之一，以花、鸟、虫等植物和动物为描绘对象，在中国绘画史上有着悠久的历史和深远的社会影响。花鸟画最早可以追溯到远古石器时代，中国先民们在岩壁、陶器上记录下他们对于自然万物的观察和理解。经过长期发展，到了唐代，花鸟画业已独立成科，臻于成熟，与人物画、山水画共同构成了中国传统绘学体系。工笔花鸟画精巧细致，追求写实；写意花鸟画粗放潇洒，注重神韵，虽然技法不同，但都体现了画家对大自然的热爱之情，无论艺术表现还是创作意境都深受人们的喜爱。

本期“看中国”选登南开大学艺术与美学研究院副教授陈志峰花鸟画作品以飨读者。陈志峰长期探索花鸟画创作，广收博取，融众法于一体，尤其在荷塘、鹅类的田园题材上别具一格、富有趣味。他的花鸟画创作看似传统，却处处尽显对现代人生存困境的关怀，试图创造出一个雅致悠然、透彻澄明的艺术世界，为现代人建构一个清明的精神家园。

秋雨清幽 Tranquil and Enchanting Autumn Rain

墨花幽禽 Ink Flower and Elegant Birds

Chinese flower-and-bird painting is one of the branches of traditional Chinese painting,depicting flowers,birds,insects and other plants and animals.It has a long history and far-reaching social influence in the history of Chinese panting.Chinese flower-and-bird painting can be traced back to the ancient Stone Age when the Chinese ancestors recorded what they observed and understood in nature on rock walls and pottery.After a long development period,by the Tang Dynasty,Chinese flower-and-bird painting had become an independent branch and matured.It constituted the traditional Chinese painting system together with figure painting and landscape painting.Claborate-style artwork of flower-and-bird is exquisite and meticulous,pursuing realism.On the other hand,freehand brushwork painting of flower-and-bird is natural and unrestrained,emphasizing verve.Although the techniques are different,they reflect the painters’ love for nature and are deeply loved by the public for the artistic expression and creative mood.

This “Eyes on China” issue features the Chinese flower-and-bird painting works of Chen Zhifeng,associate professor of the Art and Aesthetics School at Nankai University.Chen Zhifeng has been exploring the creation of Chinese flower-and-bird paintings for a long time,taking in and integrating a wide range of approaches,exceptionally skillful at the idyllic subjects of lotus ponds and geese.His Chinese flower-and-bird paintings seem to be traditional.Still,his concern for the plight of modern people’s living is evident everywhere,trying to create an elegant and carefree art space and build a clear spiritual home for everyday people.

鸬鹚 Cormorant

忆家乡河山 Missing the Hometown Scenery

田园·幽 Fields and Gardens·Tranquil and Secluded

独立秋风 Standing Alone in the Autumn Wind

凝寒乍暖Lingering Chill with Sudden Warmth

陈志峰，安徽萧县人，现任南开大学艺术与美学研究院副教授。他主攻花鸟画，亦擅工笔人物画，并涉及版画，作品多次在全国性美术展览上获奖，并在《新华文摘》《美术》等发表。他在《山东社会科学》《中国书法》等期刊发表论文十余篇，出版画集、专著5部。

Chen Zhifeng,a native of Xiao County,Anhui Province,is currently an associate professor at Art and Aesthetics School,Nankai University.He majors in Chinese flower-and-bird painting,specializes elaborate figure painting,and is good at printmaking.His works have won many awards in national art exhibitions and have been published inXinhua Digest,Art Magazine,etc.In addition,he has published five art collections and monographs and more than ten papers inShandong Social Sciences,Chinese Calligraphyand other journals.