赵志田作品

 赵志田是国家一级美术师，并是新华书画院、神州书画院特聘画家。1993年赴美国旧金山两次举办画展，得到很高的评价，1994年1月赴中国台北市参加“海峡两岸名画家联展”，1996年、2001年两次赴新加坡举办画展，2007年在北京美术馆举办“深情·时代———赵志田国画作品展”。赵志田的作品曾多次获奖，1996年被收入《中国现代美术全集》，2000年入选“百年中国画大展”，亦被中南海、天安门、中国美术馆、故宫博物院、中国人民革命军事博物馆等单位收藏。

　　赵志田积极参加对外文化交流，1989年9月，作为北京市作家艺术家代表团团员访问德国，2002年随人民日报社神州画院访问俄罗斯进行学术交流，2003年以艺术顾问身份访问日本，参加庆祝中日建交30周年“中日友好书画交流展”。1999年获联合国教科文组织颁发的“世界和平奖”。

  中国美术家协会分党组书记、美协常务副主席兼秘书长刘大为在评论赵志田时说：他是“我们国家当代非常有影响的一位人物画家”。美术评论家冬炎称赞道：“以反映重大历史题材和重要历史人物而著称的画家赵志田正是这样一位受到百姓赞誉的人民艺术家。”

   沦为亡国奴的他亲历了日军大扫荡，一幅幅触目惊心的场面烙刻在他的记忆里，刺痛着他的心，以致在他成为一名画家后，幼年的这种强烈感受并没有因时间的流逝而淡忘，相反地却成为了他艺术创作的一股强劲的原始动力，这是他的一种“文化的自觉”。

  在纪念抗日战争爆发70周年之际，以“时代·深情”为题的赵志田艺术展将于7月7日至13日在中国美术馆隆重举办。遴选展出的国画精品除抗战题材外，还有在中国近现代历史中起着重要作用的人物及事件，如毛泽东、周恩来、宋庆龄、邓小平、齐白石、王进喜等，画家用画笔为时代的主旋乐章奏出了高亢的音符。

赵志田国画《竹林七贤图》

 生活感受是艺术创作的动力

1962年，尚在美院学习的赵志田来到当年129师驻地的河北涉县深入生活。他与老百姓促膝交谈，追忆往事，推碾子、收庄稼、睡大炕、吃糠菜，点点滴滴的生活感受拉近了他与老百姓的距离，浓厚的乡土乡情激发起他的创作热情，由此他更为深切地意识到作为一名画家所应肩负起的责任感和使命感。之后他又多次来到太行山抗战故地，寻访故人，了解故事，积攒了大量的翔实资料，为以后创作系列历史性题材的作品铺垫了夯实的基础。创作于2005年的史诗性国画长卷《烽火太行》即是他深入生活的例证。作品以叙事的结构描绘出抗战期间太行山民众在中国共产党的领导下团结抗战取得伟大胜利的历史进程，主题鲜明，画面恢弘，情节、细节皆有据可考，这得益于画家对历史的深度发掘；入画的人物多达160位，个性生动，刻画细微，同样得益于画家对生活的观察与思考。《烽火太行》是赵志田里程碑式力作，也是他艺术成就的一个标志。

著名画家纪清远说:“这幅画第一感觉是非技术的高超，而是传递一种感情。把自己对人民的感情、对日本帝国主义的痛恨淋漓尽致地表现出来了，这幅作品无技术的炫耀而是感情的流露，给人深刻的印象。现代人对历史的体味缺乏，在人物画特别在历史题材表现上是弱项，赵志田主题性创作的坚持难能可贵，他弘扬了民族传统，包括革命传统文化。”

北京画院院长王明明认为赵志田的创作态度与目标对画家是个启示，“志田几十年如一日，就是从生活中来，有感而发，去画自己心里想画的画。一个画家认定了自己的目标并坚定地走下去，就一定能成功。这种精神是我们目前创作特别值得学习的。”

把主题性创作视为艺术主线

历史画创作对于民族文化的弘扬非常重要，历史画发展的程度也标志着国家和民族发展的程度。因此，作为人物画家对艺术创作的取向和定位则显得至关重要。赵志田把重大历史题材的创作视为己任，他选择了重大历史题材来反映时代，而这类题材往往是大场面、大制作，自然也是大难度。中国画《巨龙飞腾——庆祝孙中山当选大总统》、《巍巍太行》(邓小平)、《和平使者》(宋庆龄)、《和平颂》(梅兰芳、齐白石、老

舍)等作品所描绘的是人们熟知的特定人物，其由表及里的气质与特征能否为大众认可，这个难度绝非花鸟、山水画所能比。

美术评论家夏硕琦称赵志田是“历史画创作中的坚定的画家”，他说，志田一直以主题性创作作为自己的方向，目标很明确，有一股执著的倔劲。主题性的创作随着时代的前进也留下了很深的印象。主题性创作非常辛苦，需要搜集素材，历史精神的提炼、构图，反复地推敲。他的这种执著的精神值得学习。

将现实主义艺术道路走到底社会在前进的过程中，发生了什么，哪些是值得记录和歌颂的，需要画家有敏锐的洞察力，摸准时代的脉搏跳动。赵志田的师长蒋兆和是人物画高手，其反映日本侵华战争中中国百姓流离失所的纪实性人物长卷《流民图》给了他深刻启示，画卷不仅展示出了那段悲愤历史，入画的每一个人物都有原型可找，真实可信，从而给观者以感染，唤起共鸣。赵志田将艺术创作与国家、民族的命运、人民大众的生活紧密联系在一起，确立了将现实主义的艺术道路走到底的决心，同时也就坚定了艺术为人民服务、为社会服务的方向与信念。

赵志田在创作中以历史唯物的精神，以尊重历史的严谨态度，采用写实手法，在绘画语言的运用上如他的为人一样平实、朴素，无哗众取宠之意，无玩弄笔墨之嫌。在四十余年的艺术实践中创作出了一批富有时代气息的主旋律作品，如持续反映中国工人阶级自力更生、奋发图强的系列作品《石油工人一声吼地球也要抖三抖》(王进喜)、《大庆工人无冬天》(王进喜与钻井工人)、《曙光》等；2003年全国人民奋力抗击非典的《众志成城》、歌颂军民鱼水情深的《三个老八路》、《太行情》、《老房东》等；寄托乡土情的《家乡春消息》、《秋声》、《百听不厌是乡音》等……这些与人们生活丝丝相扣的作品，极富艺术感染力，给人以真、善、美的享受。

面对艺术的多元化，社会经济的冲击以及功利的诱惑，赵志田表示意志无可撼动，他仍将一如既往地朝着自己所选择的终极目标走下去。

赵志田

 Zhao Zhitian is a native of Pengtou Village in Mayu Town, Jinzhou City, Hebei Province. In 1957, he was admitted to the attached middle school of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. After graduation in 1960, he was admitted to the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. From Mr. Ye Shaoyu, Mr. Jiang Zhaohe, Mr. Li Kuchan and Mr. Liu Lingcang, he was absorbed as a professional painter by the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts after graduation in 1965. Now he is a member of China Artists Association, a part-time professor of Beijing Institute of Education, a special painter of Xinhua Academy of Calligraphy and Painting and Shenzhou Academy of Calligraphy and Painting, and a first-class national artist.

Famous painter, who joined the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1960, studied from Mr. Jiang Zhaohe, Ye Shaoyu, Li Kuchan and Liu Lingcang. After graduation in 1965, he became a professional painter of Beijing Academy of Painting. He is now the director of the Creation Room of Beijing Academy of Painting and a national first-class artist. His Chinese paintings such as "Daqing Workers Without Winter", "Taixing" and "Banghuo Taihang" are well-known both inside and outside the painting world and have won many awards. In 1999, UNESCO awarded it the World Peace Prize.

Life Feeling is the Motive Force of Art Creation

In 1962, Zhao Zhitian, who was still studying at the Academy of Fine Arts, came to Shexian County, Hebei Province, where the 29th Division was stationed. He talked with the common people on his knees, recalled the past, pushed the mill, harvested the crops, slept in the big kang, ate bran vegetables. The drip-drip feeling of life shortened the distance between him and the common people, and the strong local conditions stimulated his enthusiasm for creation. From this, he realized more deeply the sense of responsibility and mission that he should shoulder as a painter. 。 Later, he came to the Anti-Japanese War homeland of Taihang Mountains many times, visited his ancestors, learned stories, and accumulated a large number of detailed information, which laid a solid foundation for future works on a series of historical themes. The long volume of epic Chinese painting "Taihang of Beaming Fire" created in 2005 is an example of his deep life. The work depicts the historical process of the great victory of the Taihang Mountains during the Anti-Japanese War under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. The theme is distinct, the picture is broad, the plot and details are well-documented, which is due to the deep excavation of history by the painters. As many as 160 characters are portrayed with vivid personality and vivid description. The subtlety also benefits from the painter's observation and Reflection on life. "Beaming Fire Taihang" is Zhao Zhitian's landmark masterpiece, but also a symbol of his artistic achievements.

Ji Qingyuan, a famous painter, said, "The first feeling of this painting is that it is not superb in technology, but that it conveys an emotion. His feelings towards the people and his hatred for Japanese imperialism are vividly expressed. This work is not a technical show, but an emotional expression, which gives people a deep impression. Modern people lack a sense of history and are weak in figure painting, especially in the performance of historical themes. Zhao Zhitian's insistence on thematic creation is invaluable. He carries forward national traditions, including revolutionary traditional culture.

Wang Mingming, president of Beijing Academy of Painting, believes that Zhao Zhitian's creative attitude and goal is a revelation to the painter. "Zhitian has been drawing pictures in his mind for decades like a day, just from his life and feeling." A painter who has identified his own goal and steadfastly pursues it will surely succeed. This spirit is particularly worth learning in our current creation.

Regarding Thematic Creation as the Main Line of Art

The creation of historical paintings is very important for the promotion of national culture, and the degree of development of historical paintings also marks the degree of national and national development. Therefore, as a figure painter, the orientation and orientation of artistic creation is very important. Zhao Zhitian regards the creation of major historical themes as his duty. He chooses major historical themes to reflect the times. Such themes are often large-scale scenes and large-scale production, which are naturally difficult. Chinese paintings "Dragon Flying - Celebrating Sun Yat-sen's Election as President", "Towering Taihang" (Deng Xiaoping), "Messenger of Peace" (Song Qingling), "Ode to Peace" (Mei Lanfang, Qi Baishi, Lao Lao)

She) and other works depict well-known specific characters. Whether the temperament and characteristics of the exterior and interior can be recognized by the public is by no means comparable to those of flowers, birds and landscapes.

Xia Shuoqi, an art critic, called Zhao Zhitian a "firm painter in the creation of historical paintings." He said that Zhitian has always taken thematic creation as his direction, with a clear goal and a persistent stubbornness. Thematic creation has also left a deep impression with the progress of the times. Thematic creation is very hard. It needs to collect materials, refine the spirit of history, compose pictures, and deliberate repeatedly. His persistence is worth learning.

What happened and what is worth recording and eulogizing in the process of advancing the realistic art road to the end of the society requires the painter to have a keen insight and to feel the pulse of the times. Zhao Zhitian's teacher, Jiang Zhaohe, is a master of figure painting. His long volume of documentary figures reflecting the displacement of Chinese people during the Japanese invasion of China, The Picture of Refugees, gives him profound inspiration. The picture not only shows the sad and indignant history, but also shows that every character in the picture has a prototype that can be found, which is authentic and credible, so as to infect the viewers. To evoke resonance. Zhao Zhitian closely linked artistic creation with the fate of the country, the nation and the life of the people. He established his determination to bring the realist artistic road to an end. At the same time, he also firmly established the direction and belief of art serving the people and the society.

In his creation, Zhao Zhitian, in the spirit of historical materialism, with a rigorous attitude of respecting history and using realistic techniques, is as plain and simple as he is in the use of painting language. He has no intention of sensationalizing and flattering, and no suspicion of playing with brush and ink. In the artistic practice of more than 40 years, a number of thematic works with epochal flavor have been created, such as a series of works that continuously reflect the self-reliance and striving of the Chinese working class, "Oil workers should shake three times when they roar the earth" (Wang Jinxi), "Daqing workers without winter" (Wang Jinxi and drilling workers), "Dawn" and so on. In 2003, the people of the whole country struggled against SARS, such as "All aspirations make a city", "Three Old Eighth Routes", "Taixing" and "Old Landlord", "Spring News of Home Town", "Autumn Sound" and "Hundred Hearings Are Local Sounds"... These works, which are closely related to people's lives, are highly artistic and give people the enjoyment of truth, goodness and beauty.

Faced with the diversification of art, the impact of social economy and the temptation of utilitarianism, Zhao Zhitian said that his will can not be shaken, and he will continue to move towards the ultimate goal of his choice.