"Dear on the west abstruse, I forward destination goes, I think that place is very close, but very distant perhaps " .
This is Buddhist writes a little brother high to carry a sentence in abstruse letter.
Although Buddhist is acted according to high to be impressionistic Great Master now, the picture makes invaluable. But everybody knows, he passes badly before one's death, sell only all one's life had given a picture. Never also be approbated by coetaneous person, be in finally out at the elbows and crackbrained in commit suicide and go.
When writing down this letter, how won't Buddhist also think of high probably:
After more than 100 years, be in distant China, in a southern little village.
Have a person, because of his picture, fed one everybody person, also the destiny because of him, n wailful, weep.
Want the story of this individual that says for you today, come from newsreel " Chinese Buddhist is tall " .
This sleeps in the man below Buddhist tall self-portrait, call Zhao Xiaoyong, a farmer that works to Shenzhen from Hunan is versed in.
Be versed in with average farmer not quite same, his job is a picture. Not be to be achieved formerly nevertheless, however copy.
Because copy crosses nearly 100 thousand pieces of pictures with fast Buddhist, he is called " Chinese Buddhist is tall " .
The place that he works, be area of Shenzhen dragon hillock is big fragrance village, one is covered an area of only the little village of 0.4 square kilometer, however because be characteristic in order to export oil painting, be called " Chinese canvas the first village " .
1989, one calls Huang Jiang's Hong Kong the businessman, taking ten pictures work, came big fragrance village, opened the first studio, copy Buddhist the work of the painter such as tall, Mo Nai, exit arrives global.
After wherefrom, big the atelier of fragrance village opens more more, the canvas of exit is increasing also, period of at the height of power and splendour, the number that draw labour reachs 3000 people, add back up to draw the labour, practitioner that draws business inside, be close to on 10 thousand people.
Most when, market of whole world canvas the canvas of 70% , the picture of You Dafen village is versed in people " production " .
Yes, production.
They are not created, it is copy, duplicate only, like automation line " production " the name draws duplicate.
When order is much, an atelier, can divide give 34 automation line, every line draws labour 78 times, everybody is in charge of local, you draw an eye, I draw a hair, he draws ear, go all out rise, synthesize a work.
But Zhao Xiaoyong is not quite same, he is single person makes a picture all the time.
He need not see a picture, in 9 hours, give the Gao Fang with a tall Buddhist to draw with respect to the picture, look and original work, distinction of it doesn't matter.
Drew more than 20 years, the work with 100 thousand expensive Buddhist, zhao Xiaoyong feels, oneself picture has been close to Buddhist very much tall.
One day in the evening, he made a dream, the Buddhist in the dream asks him high: The work that you draw me now how?
Zhao Xiaoyong says: I had entered your state now.
He extends handle, the dream woke, zhao Xiaoyong also was not asleep again that night, have one's mind stuffed with is Buddhist tall.
Zhao Xiaoyong's atelier, have 3 formal picture industry, his wife, little brother and wife's younger brother.
They make the environment of the picture, perhaps compare centenary the many Buddhist before is tall, good not how many. Have a meal, sleep, picture, it is in an atelier.
Summer, apprentice people go up in atelier floor, pillow is worn the picture siesta with tall Buddhist.
Zhao Xiaoyong's life originally very simple, ground of day after day repeats the master with those a few tall Buddhist, he spent such time more than 20 years.
Picture picture is right for him, it is one kind supports oneself nevertheless means, buddhist relying on a picture is tall, he fed a home, still taking kin to take off deficient together.
As to artistic pursuit, ever had appeared in his brain far from.
But quiet life, by the fellow-townsman with a tall Buddhist, holand drew business to break.
He is client of Zhao Xiaoyong, cooperated ten years, right all the time Zhao Xiaoyong's work is very satisfactory.
He invites Zhao Xiaoyong to go Amsterdam, saw with one's own eyes arrives Buddhist tall art gallery, see the work with expensive Buddhist, whats need not after going, are in charge of, eat and drink to go, arrange by him completely, zhao Xiaoyong should give airline ticket money to go only.
This Dutch, the delitescent in igniting Zhao Xiaoyong heart dreams, drew more than 20 years of Buddhist tall, he wants to see authentic work all the time, see Buddhist draw those setting in high, experience the mood when Buddhist makes a picture high.
Holand draws the invitation of business, make Zhao Xiaoyong enchanted. But the wife hates to part with roundtrip airline ticket money however, this goes the charge of bout, raise the home quite a few months.
But Zhao Xiaoyong feels however, always have some of thing, more important than making money.
In Zhao Xiaoyong's heart, have a regret all the time actually.
When answering native place to visit a grandma, he once confide crosses aspirations:
"One grade does not have my junior high school read, junior high school did not graduate. My uncle scolds my mom all the time, why to let dot read, mom says to do not have money. Mom says to do not have money..
To camera lens, zhao Xiaoyong weeps bitterly, to him, do not have an opportunity to accept more education, study culture, it is him all one's life regretful.
Also because such, go this Holand sees the authentic work with expensive Buddhist, more the opportunity that makes him do not wish to miss.
He advises in earnest, persuade a wife hard, "I won't disappoint your expectation, regular meeting acquires something, I am drawn impossibly euqally with him, but can acquire a few things inside at least. This is very important really to me. Saw these, be drawn weller, have opportunity earn more later. Have opportunity earn more later..
Hard bubble of use soft tactics, the wife agreed eventually.
Go before Holand, the picture is versed in people it is together in atelier, look with measuring projector about the movies with high Buddhist.
Go actually Holand, it is Zhao Xiaoyong not merely one the individual's dream, for the peasant worker worker that painted oil painting of ten years of Europe to these, go to Europe, open horizon, the likelihood is the wish of everybody.
In dim lamplight, everybody in the eye, as if to sending light.
Look at the same time, return somebody to be in at the same time " unscramble " , publish a result.
"This is to behave the mood in his heart: I got disease, I painted these pictures, everybody is not agreed with. Everybody is not agreed with..
"His picture, just fulfil his own wish, this is his great place. This is his great place..
Movie is last, land of Buddhist tall solitude is gone.
Everybody was immersed in silent, zhao Xiaoyong is low first, the tear of erasure canthus.
Obtain visa eventually, went abroad.
The Zhao Xiaoyong that goes abroad for the first time, what to see fresh, it is excitement is mixed completely in the eye look forward to.
But saw the Holand that invites him to come draws business, he however conceal does not live the lose in the heart.
He thinks all the time oneself picture, be put in European gallery to sell.
But arrived Holand just knows, original, it is souvenir be regardinged as nevertheless, put in sale of travel tourist attraction.
Entered Buddhist tall art gallery eventually, stand before the authentic work with expensive Buddhist, ground of Zhao Xiaoyong for a long time is stared, do not say to give a word to come, also do not wish to leave.
Very long, speak eventually: "Color is different " .
Gave art gallery, zhao Xiaoyong crouchs on the ground, was immersed in contemplative:
He says: "Drew the work with expensive Buddhist 20 years, a work in museum of be not a patch on. A work in museum of be not a patch on..
Zhao Xiaoyong thinks he is drawn He Fan is high all the time very resembled, but the station arrives before authentic work that momently, he realizes suddenly, the gap with oneself and high Buddhist, it is how tremendous.
"Did not sleep night, I am thinking all the time, after answering China, how should be I drawn? How should be I drawn??
A word of art gallery staff member, also made Zhao Xiaoyong complete be immersed in confused.
Know Zhao Xiaoyong was drawn more than 20 years after Buddhist is tall, the staff member praises him, but ask him when them, when the work that has oneself, zhao Xiaoyong however shake lived, be rendered speechless.
He was frightened jump, realize suddenly:
Oneself drew so much year, it is the work in copy others all the time nevertheless just.
He ever never broke away from original work, had painted oneself picture.
He and Buddhist are apart from high, just do not draw so that resemble the question with unlike, it is an artist more, with the huge gap between a painting project of a meeting copy.
"Want to draw labour to become an artist from, too difficult really. Too difficult really..
"Can I become an artist after all? What thing do I have to deserve people appreciation after all? What thing do I have to deserve people appreciation after all??
These do not have the issue that has considered before this more than 20 years, because of time of brigade of Holand, let Zhao Xiaoyong suddenly be immersed in deep ego to suspect:
Drew more than 20 years, do oneself calculate a painter after all?
Hear the experience that Zhao Xiaoyong shares, one calls the apprentice of small fish, also spoke oneself bewilderment.
She does not think is only all the time the work of copy others, want to learn realism, draw oneself original creative work to taste, but she also fears, oneself are achieved formerly, is true meeting somebody admired?
"I do not envisage Buddhist tall miserable in that way final result... " saying, she does not stretch tight inner mood, cried.
How does Buddhist also want high to be less than probably before one's death, after more than 100 years, in the village of a canvas of distant Chinese Shenzhen, have a flock of youths that paint a picture, because of his experience, and sad weep, also have the distress that is not admired with him.
"Draw labour and painter, it is a concept only just, important is, how do you locate oneself. How do you locate oneself..
The friend's word, reminded Zhao Xiaoyong, he begins to take paintbrush eventually, paint oneself picture.
The first, it is the atelier that he worked more than 20 years, there are he and wife to be in together in the picture picture.
Draw oneself atelier, zhao Xiaoyong returned time of old home again, for oneself most respected and beloved grandma makes a picture.
For the hamlet that he grows Zhuang Hua resembles.
Although still cannot break away from the impact with high Buddhist, but his picture, the thought in beginning to convey him heart and experience.
Although do not know oneself work can get how many person is admired, but the journey that Zhao Xiaoyong starts formerly to this, very sturdy.
"Even if draw one year only, want to put my mind into this deputy department work only, went. Went..
He still encourages a few person of the same trades, begin to paint the picture that achieves formerly together.
"Perhaps now, people says ' the picture that these people paint is no good ' , but 50 years, centenary hind later, perhaps that generation person, can enjoy our picture. Can enjoy our picture..
With Zhao Xiaoyong of a transition, still have those who be immersed in order to reduce difficult position suddenly is big fragrance village.
More and more pictures are versed in, begin to draw oneself original creative work to taste, also have increasing painter, swarm into big fragrance village.
Nowadays, zhao Xiaoyong has been in Zhejiang Ning Bo opened his gallery, a picture can sell on 10 thousand yuan price.
Although sell best, return the Gao Fang that is him to draw, but the original creative work that he still holds to to draw his is tasted.
Perhaps say like him in that way, a few, after hundreds of years, meeting somebody admires him.
"My life is my art. "My life is my art..
When film finally, when Zhao Xiaoyong speaks the logion of this Du Shang, believe he is painting project after all to oneself, still be a painter this problem, had done not have doubt.
Artistic, not be the patent of a certain group, also be on bad terms ordinary life is repellent.
More than 100 years ago, the Buddhist that struggles in poverty and anguish is tall, won't expect arrives, the meeting after he is dead has so much person to enjoy his picture.
After more than 100 years, everybody does not know, this group big the painters of fragrance village, whether can draw the work of Jing colourful world.
Perhaps, not be the painter that everybody has an opportunity to become leave a good name forever, but when an Everyman, begin to look up when looking up at sky, he has surpassed the limit of oneself life, realize higher life value.
Buddhist is tall, can have only really.
But every person that goes pursueing a dream, be worth to be respected.
