詩(shī)畫(huà)百年 不改朱顏 ——藝術(shù)家黃永玉的有趣靈魂

“我這一輩子活了快一百歲，運(yùn)氣都是路邊撿來(lái)的。逢兇化吉。老實(shí)人和狡猾人都難以相信?！彼囆g(shù)家黃永玉在《沿著塞納河到翡冷翠》一書(shū)中如是說(shuō)。

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1925年，徐志摩寫(xiě)了一首詩(shī)，名為《翡冷翠的一夜》，將意大利城市佛羅倫薩命名為翡冷翠。就在這首詩(shī)問(wèn)世的前一年，黃永玉在湘西出生了，這個(gè)土家族的孩子在近一個(gè)世紀(jì)的風(fēng)云變幻中始終保持著孩童的好奇，用雙腳丈量世界，一路從湘西走到了歐洲，從塞納河走到了翡冷翠，并寫(xiě)下了散文集《沿著塞納河到翡冷翠》。不久前，這本書(shū)新版發(fā)行。

圖：畫(huà)家黃永玉

說(shuō)起父親當(dāng)時(shí)在歐洲游歷寫(xiě)生的經(jīng)歷，黃永玉的兒子黃黑蠻回憶道：“（他）每到一個(gè)地方就是沒(méi)有想到玩，都帶著紙、帶著筆，然后馬上就畫(huà)一幅畫(huà)。比如說(shuō)，他去德國(guó)旅行的時(shí)候，他就從山下開(kāi)始，第一步上山就畫(huà)一幅畫(huà)，然后一步一步半山腰也畫(huà)，看到泉水了，看見(jiàn)什么鳥(niǎo)了，看見(jiàn)什么樹(shù)了，就畫(huà)了幾十張?！?/p>

圖：黃永玉作品《佛羅倫薩全景》（局部）

黃永玉十多歲的時(shí)候離開(kāi)湘西老家，去到福建的集美中學(xué)讀初中?？墒钦n堂知識(shí)并不能滿足他對(duì)知識(shí)的渴求，真正吸引他的是學(xué)校圖書(shū)館的藏書(shū)。書(shū)籍和外面的世界，比課堂更讓他著迷。

說(shuō)起外面的世界，就不得不提起黃永玉小時(shí)候的一段傳奇故事。有一次黃永玉爬到開(kāi)元寺的玉蘭樹(shù)上摘花，被寺里的弘一法師撞見(jiàn)。后來(lái)倆人就聊天，慢慢熟悉彼此。弘一法師在去世前還留了一幅字給黃永玉，寫(xiě)的是“不為自己求安樂(lè)，但愿眾生得離苦”。盡管對(duì)于弘一法師留給他的話，年輕的黃永玉還一知半解，不過(guò)他此后卻踐行著法師的教誨，始終樂(lè)于以自己所長(zhǎng)服務(wù)大眾。

圖：黃永玉作品《圣三一橋即景》（局部）

黃永玉一生揮毫潑墨、刻木鑄銅，創(chuàng)作了大量藝術(shù)作品。能夠同時(shí)做這么多的事，他說(shuō)自己是“很誠(chéng)懇地出盡了力氣”。“要開(kāi)心地干活，要有分量地，要認(rèn)真地，不是馬虎應(yīng)付別人地干?！闭驹诎贇q人生邊上，黃永玉用“一個(gè)小兵丁”來(lái)形容自己，“活一天就做一天事。我每天都做事情，不做事情就想，眼前還爭(zhēng)取時(shí)間做些事情?！?/p>

圖：黃永玉作品《翡冷翠老橋》（局部）

如果把黃永玉的人生比喻成一本書(shū)，那一定是一本充滿奇異圖畫(huà)的繪本，主題是一個(gè)天不怕地不怕的野孩子在時(shí)空隧道里的世紀(jì)大冒險(xiǎn)。旅途中有兵荒馬亂，顛沛流離，也有陌生人的噓寒問(wèn)暖和智者的善意點(diǎn)化。

圖：黃永玉作品《今夜》（局部）

山河風(fēng)云，映入他的眼眸，草木走獸，在他筆下?lián)u曳生姿。野孩子在冒險(xiǎn)中成長(zhǎng)為英雄，他過(guò)關(guān)斬將的三個(gè)法寶是：盡最大可能做自己；不遺余力地愛(ài)這個(gè)世界；在最黯淡的日子也對(duì)未來(lái)懷有希望。

Huang Yongyu is a celebrated artist known for the primitive beauty of his wood prints and ink paintings. Over the course of his artistic life, which spans over half a century, he also wrote many autobiographical novels and essays. As the latest edition of his book "Along the River Seine to Florence" is released, the master shared some reflections on his artistic journey and the stories behind the creation of his book with China Media Group.

Living in a suburban village in Beijing now, the veteran artist keeps the habit of drawing, even at the age of 99. He views himself as an ordinary "soldier" who has nothing special.

"As long as I"m alive, I want to do something. I always think about what I can do to make each day count," he said.

Huang"s friends and family members are preparing a centennial exhibition on his works. When asked about the exhibition, Huang stressed that he will try to impress people by offering some new works.

Born in 1924 in Fenghuang County in central China"s Hunan Province, Huang Yongyu left his hometown in his teens. He went to study at Jimei Middle School in Fujian province in southern China. However, the subjects taught in class didn"t interest him much, and he found himself drawn to the books in the school library and the world outside.

In his twenties, Huang became fascinated by woodcutting and as a self-taught artist, he created a series of extraordinary woodcut prints. Later, he became a member of the China Woodcut Association and a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Huang also wrote many autobiographical novels and essays.

"Along the River Seine to Florence" is a book created by Huang about his travel experiences to Europe in the 1990s. It was first published in 2006 and has since been translated into Italian. For many years, the book remained a best-seller in China.

Asked why he could manage to balance and excel in all of these areas such as painting, woodcutting, writing, and sculpting at the same time, Huang said he always tried his best and avoided being careless about his work.

"I always strive to give my best effort in my thinking and painting. I believe that as ordinary people, we should always strive to do our best in our work, even if the results may not always be perfect. The most important thing is that we put in our best effort," said Huang.

He added that in addition to being serious about one"s work, people should be happy while working. He used to say that everyone lives a normal life and people should be happy and less sad.

The painting "Tonight" was created in 2022, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Huang said that he wanted to give his best wishes to the world.

"I hope that everyone in the world can experience a night like this, with sweetness and peace. My wish is for people to enjoy good nights like this day by day, month by month, year by year, decade by decade, and even century by century," he added.

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