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Klimt's paintings unlock the door to creativity
By Wang Wei'er and Pan Zheng |
December 25, 2012, Tuesday
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ZHANG Peihua planned his trip to Europe without any particular purpose in mind. He said he would visit Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and follow his heart and paint with feeling.
He did some preparation before he set off. He got his oil pastels and sketch books to capture the scenery of Eastern Europe. He loves to travel and express his mood in his art rather than just passing by and looking around.
Zhang's journey started in Budapest, capital of Hungary.
It was actually a starting point with a little sadness, since Budapest is well known not only for being "The Pearl of the Danube," but also as the setting for the movie "Gloomy Sunday" which tells the story of a romantic love triangle with tragic consequences.
But it came as a surprise when Zhang found little to inspire him on his first couple of days in the city.
But that inspiration finally arrived when Zhang saw the masterpieces of Gustav Klimt, the famous Austrian painter who was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.
Klimt's painting style in his early years combined the traditions of the Britain's Pre-Raphaelites and French Impressionism.
After he established the Wiener Sezession (Vienna Secession) in 1897, he used peacock feathers, clamshell, and gold and silver foil together with snail shell of the natural colors and patterns to create a kind of inlaid painting, which brought his work to a perfect combination of art and craft.
Zhang felt that there was someone smiling at him behind those paintings of Klimt. This was the origin of his inspiration.
In the following days, Zhang devoted himself to creating sketches with colorful scenes and rich content using his oil pastels.
People often forget what they have seen on their travels because they have seen too much, and only broken pieces of memories remain in the heart.
But Zhang would never forget, and he recorded his memories with his Impressionist colors.
Almost all the sketches of Zhang's trip are about small towns. Behind those magnificent colors, there is a peaceful and silent world he thinks and relaxes.
No matter where he travels or stops, Impressionism is always by his side, enlightening his life.
He did some preparation before he set off. He got his oil pastels and sketch books to capture the scenery of Eastern Europe. He loves to travel and express his mood in his art rather than just passing by and looking around.
Zhang's journey started in Budapest, capital of Hungary.
It was actually a starting point with a little sadness, since Budapest is well known not only for being "The Pearl of the Danube," but also as the setting for the movie "Gloomy Sunday" which tells the story of a romantic love triangle with tragic consequences.
But it came as a surprise when Zhang found little to inspire him on his first couple of days in the city.
But that inspiration finally arrived when Zhang saw the masterpieces of Gustav Klimt, the famous Austrian painter who was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement.
Klimt's painting style in his early years combined the traditions of the Britain's Pre-Raphaelites and French Impressionism.
After he established the Wiener Sezession (Vienna Secession) in 1897, he used peacock feathers, clamshell, and gold and silver foil together with snail shell of the natural colors and patterns to create a kind of inlaid painting, which brought his work to a perfect combination of art and craft.
Zhang felt that there was someone smiling at him behind those paintings of Klimt. This was the origin of his inspiration.
In the following days, Zhang devoted himself to creating sketches with colorful scenes and rich content using his oil pastels.
People often forget what they have seen on their travels because they have seen too much, and only broken pieces of memories remain in the heart.
But Zhang would never forget, and he recorded his memories with his Impressionist colors.
Almost all the sketches of Zhang's trip are about small towns. Behind those magnificent colors, there is a peaceful and silent world he thinks and relaxes.
No matter where he travels or stops, Impressionism is always by his side, enlightening his life.
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