Chinese legendary painter! After death, a painting sold for 100 million, but no one cared about it during his lifetime
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xú bēi hóng lín fēng mián liú hǎi sù
徐悲鸿、林风眠、刘海粟
Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, Liu Haisu
dì yī dài qín gōng jiǎn xué tuán chū qù de
第一代勤工俭学团出去的
The first-generation work-study group went out
zhè xiē rén dōu huí dào zhōng guó le
这些人都回到中国了
These people have returned to China
zhǐ yǒu yī gè rén méi yǒu huí qù
只有一个人没有回去
Only one person did not go back
jiù shì cháng yù
就是常玉
Sanyu
cháng yù wǒ fā jué nà shì wéi yī
常玉我发觉那是唯一
Sanyu, I find that is the only
jìn rù shì jiè yì shù cháo liú zhōng xīn de
进入世界艺术潮流中心的
Enter the world art trend center
zhōng guó dì yī dài yóu huà jiā xī huà jiā
(中国)第一代油画家、西画家
(China) The first generation of oil painters and western painters
nián cháng yù chū shēng yú sì chuān yī gè fù yù de jiā tíng
1901年,常玉出生于四川一个富裕的家庭
In 1901, Chang Yu was born in a wealthy family in Sichuan
tā nián fù fǎ
他1920年赴法
He went to France in 1920
fù èr dài de yōu wò jiā jìng
“富二代”的优渥家境
The wealthy family of the "rich second generation"
shǐ dé tā kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù gǎo yì shù
使得他可以随心所欲搞艺术
So that he can do art as he pleases
tā bù xiàng bié rén nà yàng qù zhèng guī měi shù xué yuàn jìn xiū
他不像别人那样,去正规美术学院进修
He is not like others, go to formal art academy for further studies
ér shì zài jù jí máng liú yì shù jiā de zì yóu huà shì
而是在聚集盲流艺术家的自由画室
But in the free studio where blind artists gather
kā fēi guǎn lǐ xiě shēng
咖啡馆里写生
Sketch in the cafe
tā qǔ guò yī gè fǎ guó guì zú de nǚ ér wèi qī
他娶过一个法国贵族的女儿为妻
He married the daughter of a French nobleman
hé jiǎ kē méi dì shì zhōng shēng zhì yǒu
和贾科梅蒂是终生挚友
And Giacometti are lifelong friends
zǎo qī tā xǐ huān luǒ nǚ tí cái
早期他喜欢裸女题材
In the early days, he liked nudes
tā xiàng xú zhì mó kuā yào
他向徐志摩夸耀
He boasted to Xu Zhimo
tā wū lǐ nà zhāng shā fā kàn shì pò bài
他屋里那张沙发看似破败
The sofa in his room looks dilapidated
qí shí shàng miàn zhì shǎo tǎng guò yī liǎng bǎi wèi měi nǚ
其实上面至少躺过一两百位美女
In fact, at least one or two hundred beautiful women have lain on it
xú zhì mó chēng tā huà de shì yǔ zhòu dà tuǐ
徐志摩称他画的是“宇宙大腿”
Xu Zhimo called his painting "cosmic thighs"
bù xìng de shì tā yōu yóu de rì zi bìng méi yǒu guò dé tài jiǔ
不幸的是,他优游的日子并没有过得太久
Unfortunately, his excellent travel days did not last too long
sān shí suì zuǒ yòu tā jiā dào zhōng luò
三十岁左右,他家道中落
Around thirty years old, his family is in decline
cǐ hòu sān shí duō nián
此后三十多年
Thirty years later
tā jī běn shàng yī zhí shēng huó zài kùn dùn zhī zhōng
他基本上一直生活在困顿之中
He has basically been living in trouble
wèi le móu shēng shén zhì qù zuò yóu qī gōng shuǐ ní gōng
为了谋生,甚至去做油漆工、水泥工
In order to earn a living, even painters and cement workers
zhèng shì zài zhè duàn shí jiān tā xíng chéng le chéng shú de yì shù fēng gé
正是在这段时间,他形成了成熟的艺术风格
It was during this time that he formed a mature artistic style
tā xìng gé jié ào bù xùn
他性格桀骜不驯
He has an unruly personality
gēn mǎi huà de rén yuē fǎ sān zhāng
跟买画的人约法三章
Three chapters about the contract with the buyer
dìng huà xiān fù qián huà de shí hòu bù yào kàn
订画先付钱,画的时候不要看
Pay for the painting first, don’t watch it while painting
huà wán ná zǒu bù xǔ tí yì jiàn
画完拿走,不许提意见
Take it away after painting, no comments are allowed
kě yǐ shuō tā wǎn qī de qióng kùn lǎo dào
可以说,他晚期的穷困潦倒
It can be said that he was poor in his late period
shì tā zì jǐ zhǔ dòng xuǎn zé de mìng yùn
是他自己主动选择的命运
Is his own destiny
jīn nián yuè tái běi gěng huà láng zuò le yī cì cháng yù huí gù zhǎn
今年3月,台北耿画廊做了一次常玉回顾展
In March this year, Geng Gallery in Taipei held a retrospective of San Yu
zhǔ tí shì cháng yù yǔ làng dàng zi měi xué
主题是“常玉与浪荡子美学”
The theme is "Sanyu and Langdangzi Aesthetics"
zhè shì qì jīn wèi zhǐ hán gài de lì shǐ shí qī zuì wán zhěng de yī cì cháng yù zuò pǐn zhǎn
这是迄今为止涵盖的历史时期最完整的一次常玉作品展
This is the most complete exhibition of Sanyu's works in the historical period covered so far
měi yī gè rén dōu xiǎng yào yī zhāng cháng yù
每一个人都想要一张常玉
Everyone wants a piece of Sanyu
tā yǒng yuǎn shì nà me shén mì yǒng yuǎn nà me bù róng yì kàn dào
他永远是那么神秘,永远那么不容易看到
He is always so mysterious and never easy to see
nián wǒ dì yī cì kàn dào cháng yù de zuò pǐn
1989年,我第一次看到常玉的作品
In 1989, I saw Sanyu’s work for the first time
dì yī cì gǎn dào bù zhī dào shì wèi shén me jiù shì xǐ huān
第一次感到不知道是为什么,就是喜欢
The first time I don’t know why, I just like it
wǒ kàn dào le huā
我看到了花
I see flowers
jiǎn dān de jié gòu jiù zài zhè píng zi lǐ
简单的结构就在这瓶子里
The simple structure is in this bottle
gǎn jué hǎo xiàng hái zài dòng
感觉好像还在动
Feels like it's still moving
zhè me yǒu shēng mìng lì hái zài zhǎng
这么有生命力还在长
So vitality is still growing
nà shí hòu wǒ jiù tiān a kě yǐ zhè yàng huà de ma
那时候我就,天啊,可以这样画的吗?
At that time I was, oh my god, can I paint like this?
zěn me kě yǐ zhè me hǎo kàn zhè me jiǎn dān
怎么可以这么好看,这么简单
How can it be so beautiful and simple
fěn sè shuāng luǒ tā zhǐ yǒu yī gè fěn sè ér yǐ
《粉色双裸》,它只有一个粉色而已
"Pink Double Nudes", it only has one pink
tā de rén tǐ tā de jiǎo zhǐ shì yòng guā chū lái de
它的人体、它的脚趾是用刮出来的
Its human body and its toes are scraped out
hái yǒu jīn shí de kè hén zài lǐ miàn
还有金石的刻痕在里面
There are also inscriptions of gold and stone in it
zhè me yǒu dàn xìng yǒu diāo sù gǎn
这么有弹性、有雕塑感
So flexible and sculptural
yīng gāi shuō shì shàng gè shì jì zuì huì huà yóu huà de rén
应该说是上个世纪最会画油画的人
It should be said that he is the person who paints most oil paintings in the last century
wǒ zài yán jiū de nà gè shí dài
我在研究的那个时代
The era I was studying
cháng yù gāng dào bā lí
常玉刚到巴黎
San Yugang arrives in Paris
xī fāng shì yòng tàn bǐ de
西方是用炭笔的
Charcoal is used in the West
tā zěn me kě yǐ yòng shū fǎ xìng qù huì huà
他怎么可以用书法性去绘画
How can he paint with calligraphy
huà rén tǐ tā nà gè xiàn tiáo wán quán shì shū fǎ de xiàn tiáo
画人体,他那个线条完全是书法的线条
Draw the human body, his lines are entirely calligraphic lines
wǒ huì jué dé tā shì yòng yóu huà yán liào
我会觉得他是用油画颜料
I would think he used oil paint
shū fǎ de xiàn fāng shì qù huà
书法的线、方式去画
Calligraphy line and way to draw
xī fāng rén shì bù kě néng yǒu zhè yàng de xiàn tiáo
西方人是不可能有这样的线条
It's impossible for Westerners to have such lines
zhǐ yǒu zhōng guó wén rén cái huì yǒu zhè zhǒng xiàn tiáo
只有中国文人,才会有这种线条
Only Chinese literati would have such lines
rén tǐ zhè me kuā zhāng miáo shù zhè me dà dǎn de qǔ jiǎo
人体这么夸张描述,这么大胆的取角
The human body is so exaggerated, and the angle is so bold
wǒ cóng bā lí huà pài lái kàn wǒ jué dé shì jué wú jǐn yǒu de
我从巴黎画派来看,我觉得是绝无仅有的
From the perspective of the Paris School, I think it is unique
cháng yù de mí rén
常玉的迷人
Sanyu's charming
wǒ xiǎng tā chù dòng le měi yī gè rén xīn lǐ de yī kuài yǐn yuē de nà zhǒng xiāng chóu
我想他触动了每一个人心里的一块隐约的那种乡愁
I think he touched the vague kind of homesickness in everyone's heart
yuè kàn yuè yǒu gǎn jué
越看,越有感觉
The more I look, the more I feel
xiàng nà gè xíng zǒu de nǚ rén
像那个《行走的女人》
Like that "Walking Woman"
nà gè gǎn jué jiù xiàng cháng yù cóng huà lǐ zǒu chū lái de gǎn jué
那个感觉就像常玉(从画里)走出来的感觉
That feels like the feeling of Sanyu walking out of the painting
nǐ kàn tā nǐ yǒng yuǎn jué dé tā zài zǒu xiàng nǐ
你看她,你永远觉得她在走向你
Look at her, you always think she is walking towards you
cháng yù de zuò pǐn tā yuè lái yuè fēn sàn le
常玉的作品,它越来越分散了
San Yu’s works, it is getting more and more scattered
yuè lái yuè nán zhǎo dào le
越来越难找到了
Getting harder and harder to find
zǐ luó lán kě yǐ shuō shì duō nián lái dōu méi yǒu jiàn guò tā le
《紫罗兰》可以说是20多年来都没有见过它了
"Violet" can be said to have not seen it in more than 20 years
nà zhāng fěn hóng shuāng luǒ cóng lái bù wài jiè de
那张《粉红双裸》,从来不外借的
That "Pink Double Nudes", never borrowed
tā men de dà lóu bàn gōng shì guà le nián
他们的大楼办公室挂了20年
Their office building has been hung up for 20 years
cóng lái méi yǒu dòng guò
从来没有动过
Never moved
wǒ gèng xī wàng zhòng xiàn jiù shì cháng yù de nà gè shí dài
我更希望重现就是常玉的那个时代
I hope to reproduce the era of Sanyu
huà zhè xiē rén tǐ de nà shí hòu tā de nà zhǒng zì yóu dù
画这些人体的,那时候他的那种自由度
Those who drew these human bodies, his degree of freedom back then
nà zhǒng làng zi měi xué de yī zhǒng jié hé
那种浪子美学的一种结合
A combination of prodigal aesthetics
cháng yù shì bèi hū lüè de
常玉是被忽略的
Sanyu is ignored
tā yīng gāi huí dào zhōng guó lái
他应该回到中国来
He should return to China
zhōng guó qí shí shì yǒu wěi dà de yì shù jiā de
中国其实是有伟大的艺术家的
China actually has great artists