The story of Chinese painters painting

In the Tang Dynasty, there was a man named Wu Daozi. He lost his parents when he was young, so he had to leave his hometown and go out to make a living. One evening, when Wu Daozi was passing outside Dingzhou City, Hebei Province, he suddenly found a majestic temple "Wu Daozi Painted Guanyin Monument Berlin Temple" in front of him, so he walked in. Wu Daozi walked into the courtyard. Through the gap in the ajar door of the main hall, he saw an old monk drawing attentively on the wall of the hall under an oil lamp. Wu Daozi was very curious, so he quietly opened the door, walked in gently, and stood behind the old monk to look at the paintings. When the old monk turned around, he found a teenage boy who was so absorbed in watching him paint a mural. He was so happy that he asked Wu Daozi: "My child, do you like this painting?" Wu Daozi nodded. After the old monk learned about his life experience, he stroked his head and said, "If you are willing to learn painting, then be my apprentice." After hearing this, Wu Daozi hurriedly kowtowed and became his disciple. On this day, the old monk led Wu Daozi to the back hall, pointed to the snow-white wall and said: "I want to draw a picture of "Rivers and Seas" on this empty wall. I have painted it many times but it still doesn't look like real water and waves. Tomorrow I will I will take you to travel around the rivers and lakes for three years and then paint it again." Early the next morning, Wu Daozi packed his luggage and set off with the old monk. Wherever he went, the old monk asked Wu Daozi to practice painting water. At first, he was serious about it, but as time went by, Wu Daozi felt a little bored and stopped working hard at painting. The old monk called him to his side and said: "Wu Daozi, if you want to draw the momentum of the rivers, lakes and seas, you have to work hard, and you have to paint every drop of water and a spray of waves." After that, the old monk opened the door. When Wu Daozi took a look at the wooden box he carried with him, he was startled: This box was full of drawings, and not a single picture was complete. There was only a small drop of water, a spray, or a layer of water waves on it! At this time, Wu Daozi realized I know I was wrong. From then on, he got up early and came home late every day to learn to paint water droplets and waves. On windy and rainy days, he would go to the beach with an umbrella to watch the changes in the water and waves. Time flies, and three years have passed in a flash. Wu Daozi made great progress in painting water and was praised by his master. Unexpectedly, on the second day after returning to the temple, the old monk fell ill in bed. Wu Daozi knelt in front of the bed and said sincerely: "Master, I would like to draw that picture of "Rivers and Seas" for you." When the old monk saw that Wu Daozi, who was fifteen or sixteen years old, actually said such ambitious words, he was very happy and sick. It was half better, so I agreed immediately. So Wu Daozi went into the back hall and painted "Rivers and Seas". For nine months, he did not leave the palace. He ate, drank, and slept inside, and carefully designed the murals. One day in late autumn, Wu Daozi ran out of the back hall happily, knelt in front of the old monk and said excitedly: "Master, I have drawn "The Picture of Rivers and Seas"! Please go and see it." After hearing this, the old monk became ill. Everything was fine! He took a bath, changed clothes, and led all the monks in the temple to the apse to watch. Wu Daozi gently opened the door to the apse, only to see turbulent waves rushing towards him! A monk exclaimed loudly: "No, Tianhe has opened his mouth!" The monks were so frightened that they jostled each other and scrambled to escape. The old monk had confidence in his heart. He stood at the entrance of the temple, looked at the waves coming towards him, laughed up to the sky, and said to Wu Daozi: "My child, your painting of "Rivers and Seas" was successful!" From then on, people came to There is an endless stream of literati painters copying "Rivers and Seas" in Berlin Temple. But Wu Daozi was not proud. He studied painting harder and finally became the "Sage of Painting" during the prosperous Tang Dynasty in China. In order to help his apprentices to be proactive, Wu Daozi adopted the master's method and made the apprentices and himself one... Story 2 "Miscellaneous Notes of the Lu Family" records such a story: Once, Wu Daozi went to visit a certain monk , wanted to ask for a cup of tea, but the monk was not very polite to him. He was very angry, so he invited a pen and inkstone, quickly drew a donkey on the wall of the monk's room, and then left. Unexpectedly, one night, the donkey he painted turned into a real donkey. He was so angry that he trampled all over the house and trampled the furniture and other items in the monk's room into a mess. The monk knew that the donkey painted by Wu Daozi was causing trouble, so he had to plead with him to erase the painting on the wall. From now on, everything will be fine. The donkey in the painting became real. Although it is a magical legend, it reflects Wu Daozi's vivid brushwork in painting animals. Story Three: During the Tang Dynasty, the painting sage Wu Daozi came to visit Jizu Mountain. The moon was particularly bright that night when he stayed at the Golden Summit Temple. He and Zen Master Yuezhi drank wine in the moonlight and chatted about the past and present, and the conversation was very speculative. The Zen Master said about Wu Daozi's painting of ladies: "I have heard for a long time that the master is a master of painting. Taking advantage of this good night, I dared to ask the master to do an impromptu painting. On the one hand, it opened the eyes of the poor monk, and on the other hand, it also left a permanent memorial to Han Temple. Unexpectedly, How?" Wu Daozi nodded repeatedly. The Zen master ordered the young monk to serve him.

The painter thought for a moment, then picked up his pen and drew a "Picture of a Horse". The horse was really vivid. Just when he was about to draw the last stroke of the ponytail, the painter felt chest tightness, nausea, and very sad, so he put down the brush, walked quickly to the courtyard, and vomited. The deacon monk hurriedly brought tea and asked the painter to wash up, and then helped him back to the Zen room to rest. When he woke up the next day, the painter felt better, but he didn't remember painting the horse. After dinner, he said goodbye to the monks and went down the mountain. A few days later, when the Zen Master took a closer look at the "Picture of a Standing Horse", he realized that the horse's tail had not been painted yet. He was very sorry, but he had no choice but to hang it in the side room of the Zen hall. The Zen master would burn a pot of incense in front of the painting every day, not only to commemorate the master, but also to appreciate the horse painting. Looking at the horse, the more I looked at it, the more alive it seemed, as if it was neighing and about to jump off. Once, a dozen farmers at the foot of the mountain rushed into the temple noisily and angrily said to the Zen master: "The bald-tailed horse in your temple comes to eat our crops every night. This time, it was chased by us. If you run into your temple, you have to pay back our crops." The Zen master was really confused and said, "What kind of horses do Buddhists raise?" The farmers searched everywhere. But they didn't even see the shadow of the horse. They thought the Zen master must be hiding, so they kept pestering him. The Zen master thought for a long time, then suddenly remembered the painting, and said to the farmers: "My fellow villagers, the old monk does not have a horse, but he has a picture of an standing horse painted by Master Wu Daozi. Please come in and have a look." When the farmers saw the horse in the picture, they were shocked. The bald-tailed horse was exactly the same as the bald-tailed horse they were chasing. It had a few green wheat seedlings in its mouth! So he pointed at the horse in the painting and said, "That's it, eating our crops every day and night." The Zen master was furious, pointed at the bald-tailed horse and cursed: "Beast, if I keep you here to harm others, why not send you to the fire pit?" Go inside." As soon as he said this, the horse knelt down with tears in his eyes. The farmer was really surprised when he saw it, and thought it would be a pity to burn it, so he said: "Forget it, as long as it sincerely repented and stopped ruining the crops." From then on, people often saw a bald-tailed horse jumping from the chicken's feet. Come down from the mountain and help the farmers work, carrying firewood, wheat, and rice. Many people don't know its origin, but the dozen or so farmers know in their hearts: it is the bald-tailed horse that Wu Daozi painted and left behind. Story No. 4 I heard that the "painting sage" Wu Daozi was returning from a scenic tour of Lidui Mountain in Xinzheng one evening. He passed by the side of a thatched house. The sound of spinning cotton came from inside, but there was no light in the house. It was strange. Early the next morning, Wu came to the thatched house. An old woman with white hair came out and invited him to sit in the room and invite him to drink tea. Wu took the tea and asked: "Old man, do you recognize me?" The old woman said: "Yes, I do. I went to the street to sell thread, and I heard people say that you are a painter Wu. They also said that you are a good person and do not curry favor with the rich and the government." "Wu nodded and asked: "How many people are there in your family?" The old woman said sadly: "My husband died early, and my son died of illness a few years ago. I am an orphan, and I just spin cotton and sell thread. It’s a mouthful.” Wu Daozi sighed and asked again: "Why don't you light a lamp when you spin cotton at night?" The old woman said with tears in her eyes: "Mr. Wu, I keep spinning day and night, and the money I make can't even afford food and clothing. How can I buy oil to light the lamp? It has been three years since my son died." Wu Daozi thought for a while and said, "Old man, your life is very hard, and I can't help you with painting. Right." The old woman was very happy. Wu Daozi ground the paper and began to paint. First, flick the pen soaked in ink onto the paper, and many shiny little dots will immediately appear on the paper. Then use the pen to lightly paint on the small dots a few times, and finally draw a circle in the blank space, which is considered completed. He said to the old woman: "It will be useful if you stick this painting in the house." Although the old woman could not see what the painting was, she was convinced that Wu Daozi was a good person and would not lie to her. She happily took the painting and immediately He took out a handful of rolled thread from the bedside and said to Wu, "Thank you for taking care of you, Mr. Wu. I don't know how to repay you, so I'll give you the thread to exchange for pen and ink!" Wu Daozi said, "I'll give it to you." Painting is not for money. If it were for money, I wouldn’t be able to paint even if you gave me a thousand taels of silver. You’d better keep the thread and exchange it for rice!” After that, he packed up his painting tools and left. The old woman carefully taped the painting on the wall in front of the spinning wheel. When it got dark, the old woman discovered that the painting was actually a blue sky with countless stars shining on it, and a round moon illuminated the room as brightly as during the day. From then on, when night came, the stars and moon in the painting would emit light, and it was much more convenient for the old woman to spin thread against the stars and moon than before.

Story 5 It is said that when Wu Daozi first learned painting, he once studied with an ordinary painter. Although this old painter, who did not even leave his name in history, did not achieve any outstanding achievements in painting, he knew how to paint. Educational Art. He was good at teaching and taught all his painting skills to his student Wu Daozi without reservation. When he found that his disciple's painting skills had surpassed his own, he magnanimously suggested that Wu Daozi choose another high school to continue his studies. What is even more valuable is that he used the experience and lessons he summarized throughout his life to educate his disciples that if they want to achieve outstanding achievements, they must break the rules and dare to take a road that has not been traveled before. When Wu Daozi was about to leave his master and go abroad to study, the old painter said something meaningful to him: "Daozi, master has lived his whole life as a village painter. Now your technique is indeed superior to mine. With your skills If you have the skills, you can go out and make a career. However, you have to remember what I say: if you want to succeed in your career, you must 'do not stick to the rules and find new ways.'" The eight words "do not follow the rules and find new ways." The culmination of half a lifetime of hard work by an old painter. He worked hard at painting for many years and was mediocre, but he learned from his own lessons that if you want to achieve something, you must not follow the rules and create boldly. He told his disciples this hard-earned experience and lesson without any reservation, showing his tireless and noble character. The phrase "Don't stick to established methods, find new ways" became Wu Daozi's motto for his lifelong study and struggle. He followed the teacher's path to constantly innovate and move forward. After Wu Daozi left his master's degree, he followed the instructions of "not sticking to established methods and finding new ways" and first broke the old rules in learning. He went against the traditional way of learning painting and did not worship the painter as his teacher, but worshiped the calligrapher Zhang Xu. Be a teacher and learn creatively. Zhang Xu is a famous Kuang Cao calligraphy master in the Tang Dynasty. He is praised for his eclectic and creative spirit. People praise him as "Kang", which is an affirmation of his creative spirit. Wu Daozi learned calligraphy from Zhang Xu. On the one hand, he absorbed nutrients from his cursive calligraphy art, and on the other hand, he learned from Zhang Xu's creative spirit. After hard work, he finally integrated calligraphy and painting into one, and pioneered the "orchid leaf drawing" technique. When he completed this learning task and was about to leave Zhang Xu, he told Zhang Xu what was in his heart. He said: "My disciple originally studied painting, but unfortunately all the techniques in today's painting world are outdated. I am determined to innovate. Fortunately, I saw my mentor's calligraphy by chance, and his brushwork was majestic. I suddenly realized that if I could use calligraphy to paint, I could change it. The previous generation's painting style, so he became a disciple of his mentor. Now the disciple has said goodbye and wants to travel to mountains, rivers and temples to recreate his landscape painting skills!" Wu Daozi's bold creative spirit made Zhang Xu, who has always been brave in creation without following ancient methods, deeply impressed. Admire. He had to admit: "He is extremely smart and crazy, and he is born with Taoism that is unparalleled in the world!" Later, Wu Daozi followed his mentor's teachings of "not sticking to established methods and finding new ways" and traveled around the magnificent rivers and mountains of the motherland, learning from nature. Inspired and cultivated by the rich and colorful nature, he created "splash-ink freehand landscape painting" that does not require outlining and freehand brushstrokes, and finally became a famous painter with pioneering spirit in the history of Chinese art.