1943年生，1964年毕业于南京师范大学美术系。历任中国美协、书协理事，全国大展评委，两届全国党代表，省文联常务副书记、副主席顾问，江苏省文化厅副厅长、巡视员，省政协常委、文教委副主任，省友协、省国际文化交流中心、省少儿基金会副会长，江苏省国画院、研院院长、名誉院长，享受国务院特贴专家。创办“江苏省美术节”、“傅抱石奖·南京国际水墨三年展”、“林散之奖·南京国际书法三年展”、“南京国际都市水墨画展”等艺术工程。其作品，人物、飞天、都市、书法，以激情、实在、趣味、豪迈的风度名世。

赵绪成作品

 1943年1月生于江苏沛县微山湖畔； 1964年毕业于南京师范大学美术系；

1975年至1977年，三次入选中国大型美展，并为北京、天津、江苏美术馆收藏，各出版社发表；

1981年，《东渡图》赴日本展受广泛好评，并为各古屋博物馆藏；

1983年，在南京博物院举行首次个人展，被《江苏画刊》迎春花画刊和中央电视台专题介绍；

1984年，《小巷，您早》入选全国六界美展，获江苏省人物画创作一等奖；

1986年，出版《赵绪成画集》等专集多部；

1987年，率团赴日本举办江苏省国画院展览；

1988年，由中国文化部派赴尼泊尔举办三名家联展；

1989年率团赴加拿大艺术访问考察；

1991年，获江苏省书法、美术各三等奖，优秀奖；

1992年，书法作品入选中日书法联展；

1993年，任中国美术家代表团副团长出访韩国，并举办展览。任七、八、九、十界中国美展评委，获中国八、九、十届美展优秀作品奖。有大量作品在国内外展出、发表、收藏。

赵绪成作品

 提到画家赵绪成，人们马上就会想到“飞天”，因为从20世纪70年代末开始，“飞天”一直是他画得最多的题材。2008年3月25日，绪成笔墨艺术家园将在夫子庙状元楼开张，首批展出的是赵绪成近几年创作的40多幅“飞天”。欣赏这些作品，行家们发现，赵绪成的“飞天”变了，变得线条粗犷，浓墨重彩，与他早年的淡雅“飞天”相比，风格迥异。 说起新“飞天”，就绕不开这样一个话题，即赵绪成近年来在中国画创作上的新探索。“我参加过很多次全国美展，后来又当上了全国美展评委。然而在90年代第九届全国美展上，我们发现很多人画出来的东西死气沉沉，大同小异？有人甚至气馁地认为，中国画已走入了穷途末路。我不相信，但中国画到底往何处去呢？”

就在赵绪成苦思冥想的时候，一个偶然的机会让赵绪成看到了中国画的新出路。“那是2001年，南京市建委一位领导找到我说，这几年南京变化这么大，你们为什么不画画新南京呢？我当时不知轻重，就一口应承了。于是，我带着国画院的画家们，在南京转了好几天，看了不少南京的新建筑。画家们各自选定了题目，有的画太阳宫，有的画市民广场。但当时南京最为骄傲的新庄立交桥，却没人”认领“。说实话，一般性建筑，过去的画家都画过，有可供参考的东西。但立交桥是现代交通的代表，过去从未入过中国画，确实有一定难度。然而，我是院长不能挑三拣四，只好硬着头皮揽了这个题材。”

从静谧的小桥流水、名山大川，突然转到四通八达、纵横交错的现代立交桥，这不仅给赵绪成出了一道难题，也给中国画出了一道难题。下笔时，赵绪成发现仅靠传统的勾春点染等技法根本不够用。于是他调用了自己所有的艺术手段，先在一张小纸试画，发现效果还不错，再改用一张大纸。这幅取名为“流光溢彩”的立交桥，飞速流动的线条加上看似亮光效果的金色，墨色交融，将立交桥那种光怪陆离、快捷互通的现代感都表现出来了。这幅画展出后，很多同行都竖起了大拇指。

此后，赵绪成又创作了表现南京夜景的《玫瑰夜》、表现国展中心气势的《现代交响》等城市水墨。这些与现实生活同步的作品让圈内外人士耳目一新，评论家更认为这是了不起的突破。

至此，赵绪成似乎豁然开朗：中国画要变，在坚持原有精神内核的基础上，要用开放的心态去吸收其它艺术营养。不仅题材变，艺术语言也要变。“我画飞天几十年了，为什么一定要守住一种颜色呢？时代是如此地丰富多彩。”然而，对一个成熟画家而言，此时变法是冒着很大风险的。“决不能因为经济利益而停止艺术探求的脚步”。2003年以后，赵绪成的飞天开始变了，他将鲜艳的色彩带进来，畅快淋漓地抒写自己心目中的飞天。画面上，“飞天”不再是单纯的墨色或淡彩，而是大胆地用上了红、黄、绿等跳眼的颜色，变得色彩斑斓，仿佛把观者带入五光十色的另外一个空间。赵绪成的新“飞天”亮相各大展览，外界反应不一，有人说好，但也有人说丢掉了不少传统。

赵绪成不为所动，坚持自己的艺术探索。“30年前，我所以喜欢上飞天，就是因为飞天代表了一种自由。艺术创作只有达到自由状态，才能产生好作品。古代的李白、苏东坡是这样，今天的艺术创作也不例外。”如今，赵绪成推掉了很多社会事务，全身心画画，有时喝点小酒，他的思绪常与笔下的飞天一起自由翱翔在艺术殿堂。他最新刻的一方印，名叫“大春”，正是他目前创作状态的真实写照。

 2008年11月21日—2008年11月22日，中国美术家协会中国画艺术委员会在厦门召开第三届成立会议。中国文联副主席、中国美协常务副主席、分党组书记刘大为代表中国美协出席会议讲话，并向第三届艺委会33名委员们颁发了聘书。赵绪聘为中国美协第三届中国画艺委会委员，本届艺委会还将还将设立荣誉委员制，刘大为强调，这是经中国美协党委研究并报上级批准的，是与中国文联设立中国文联荣誉委员的精神一致的，是一个正式的称号，也是终身的荣誉。

 历任江苏省国画院院长、江苏省文联副主席、江苏省文化厅副厅长。中国美协理事。享受政府特殊津贴。现任中国书法家协会理事，中国美术家协会理事，中国画研究院院委，江苏省人民政府文艺最高奖评委，江苏省文联副主席，江苏省国画院长，国家一级美术师，江苏大学教授，江苏省政府文教委副主任，享受国务院特殊津贴。

作品 《巧裁缝》、《胜利属于人民》、《浅谈纸 老虎》入选1975年、1976年、1977年全国美展，并被中国美术馆等收藏。《小巷你早》入选 第六届全国美展；《无题》获第八届全国美展优秀奖；《大唐音韵图》获九届全国美展优秀 奖。出版有《赵绪成画集》、《赵绪成书法卷》、《江苏省国画院画集》等。

 《赵绪成书法卷》面世“《赵绪成书法卷》面世·淡如水雅集”书法展今日起将在江苏省国画院四明山庄举行。

《赵绪成书法卷》一经出版，立即受到书画界的热烈关注。2008年3月9日和27日，在宁知名书画家宋玉麟、周京新、马士达、章炳文、胡宁娜等两次举行座谈会，对赵绪成的书法艺术进行了深入研讨，对“书法卷”出版的意义给予了高度评价。

赵绪成水墨艺术家园开放

“绪成水墨艺术家园”暨“赵绪成飞天水墨画展”2008年6月25日在南京状元楼开幕，此次展出了赵绪成近年来创作的40余幅飞天图。省领导李佩佑、张艳、张桃林、李全林、任彦申、陆军等出席。赵绪成是著名书画家，历任省国画院院长、省书法研究院院长等职。在他40多年的艺术生涯中，作品20多次入选全国性美展，出版书画集8本，在20多个国家举办过展览。新开张的绪成水墨艺术家园，将是赵绪成展示新作、与同行和观众交流的地方。

赵绪成水墨艺术展开幕

2008年10月11日上午，赵绪成水墨艺术展在市文联开幕，市领导鲍寿柏、汪永年、盛厚林、王月明、陈苏汉、陈大娜、余永怡出席开幕式，并观看了艺术展。

赵绪成是江苏省国画院院长，曾任江苏省文联副主席、省文化厅副厅长，享受国务院特殊津贴专家。他在海内外举办过十余次个人画展，数次参加海内外联展并获奖。其书法擅行草，国画擅人物，以画飞天名世，此次他带来了近30幅飞天系列画作、20多幅书法作品，极具“多元个性、现代先进、民族优秀、正大精品”四大气象内涵。艺术展吸引了我市书画学者及众多爱好者前去观看。

 赵绪成的画把原有的中国传统的优雅线条，变为极富张力、粗犷炫目的重彩笔墨;将传统国画多有雷同，变为充满活力、激情溢满画面的神奇构图;将国画审美取向不重采光、崇尚水墨的传统，以缕缕强光，变为笔笔艳彩，创造出跨越东西的时代杰作。这就是都市水墨。

“因为创新太难了，如果没有一种敢于冒险的精神，艺术就很难有所发展。”赵绪成曾多次实地临摹敦煌飞天，对唐代奔放、大气的绘画风格颇为推崇。“唐代以前的中国画讲‘浓墨重彩’，画不仅有水墨，也有色彩。然而从宋元以来，中国画的水墨特色逐渐被推向了极致，这一方面对中国画作出了巨大的贡献，但同时也存在不足，色彩被排斥到了极其次要的地位。自然界的美是无限的，不仅仅是单单用水墨表达色彩就行了。我们的文化要振兴，首先就要解放思想，心态要开放。

 Zhao Xucheng, painter, was born in January 1943 at Weishan Lake in Peixian County, Jiangsu Province. He graduated from the Department of Fine Arts of Nanjing Normal University in 1964. He served as the director of the Chinese Calligrapher Association, the director of the Chinese Artists Association, the Committee of the Academy of Chinese Painting Research, the judges of the highest prize for literature and art of the Jiangsu Provincial People's Government, the vice-director of the Jiangsu Cultural Department, the vice-chairman of the Jiangsu Provincial Literature Federation, the president of the Jiangsu Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting, the first-class artist, the professor of Suzhou University, the Standing Committee of the Jiangsu Political Director.

Born in 1943, graduated from the Department of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University in 1964. He has successively served as the director of the Chinese Association of Fine Arts and Calligraphy, the jury of the National Exhibition, two representatives of the National Party, the executive Vice-Secretary and vice-chairman of the Provincial Cultural Federation, the vice-director and inspector of Jiangsu Cultural Department, the Standing Committee of the Provincial Political Consultative Conference, the vice-director of the Committee of Culture and Education, the provincial Friends Association, the provincial international cultural exchange center, the vice-president of the Provincial Children's Foundation, and the Jiangsu Ac The president and honorary president of the research institute shall enjoy the special posting of experts by the State Council. Establishment of "Jiangsu Art Festival", "Fu Baoshi Award, Nanjing International Ink and Wash Triennial", "Lin Sanzhi Award, Nanjing International Calligraphy Triennial", "Nanjing International Urban Ink and Wash Painting Exhibition" and other art projects. His works, such as characters, flying sky, city and calligraphy, are famous for their passion, reality, interest and heroism.

Referring to Zhao Xucheng, the painter, people will immediately think of "flying sky", because since the late 1970s, "flying sky" has been the theme he painted most. On March 25, 2008, Xucheng Brush and Ink Art Park will be opened in the top building of the Confucius Temple. The first exhibition will be more than 40 pieces of "flying sky" created by Zhao Xucheng in recent years. Appreciation of these works, experts found that Zhao Xucheng's "flying sky" has changed, become rough lines, heavy ink color, compared with his early elegant "flying sky", style is very different. Speaking of the new "flying sky", we can not avoid the topic of Zhao Xucheng's new exploration in Chinese painting creation in recent years. "I participated in many national art exhibitions, and later became a judge of the national art exhibition. However, at the 9th National Art Exhibition in the 1990s, we found that many people painted things that were dead and similar. Some people even feel discouraged that Chinese painting has come to an end. I don't believe it, but where on earth is Chinese painting going?

Just when Zhao Xucheng was thinking hard, an occasional opportunity made Zhao Xucheng see a new way out of Chinese painting. "That was 2001. A leader of the Nanjing Construction Committee came to me and said,"Nanjing has changed so much in recent years. Why don't you draw a new Nanjing?" I didn't know how important it was, so I accepted it. So I took the painters from the Chinese Painting Academy to Nanjing for several days and saw many new buildings in Nanjing. The painters chose their own topics, some painted the Sun Palace and some painted the Citizen's Square. But at that time, the most proud Xinzhuang overpass in Nanjing was not claimed. To tell you the truth, general architecture, painters in the past have painted, there is something to refer to. But the overpass is the representative of modern transportation. It has never been in Chinese painting before. It is really difficult. However, I am the Dean can not pick and choose, so I have to take the subject hard."

From tranquil small bridges to flowing rivers and famous mountains and rivers, it suddenly turned to modern overpasses, which were all-rounded and crisscrossed. This not only posed a difficult problem to Zhao Xucheng, but also to Chinese painting. When writing, Zhao Xucheng found that traditional techniques such as Gouchun point dyeing were not enough. So he invoked all his artistic means, first in a small piece of paper to try out, found that the effect is good, and then to use a large piece of paper. This flyover named "Brilliant Bridge", with its fast flowing lines and golden and black color, shows the modern sense of the bizarre and fast interchange of the flyover. After the painting was exhibited, many colleagues raised their thumbs.

Since then, Zhao Xucheng has created urban ink and wash works such as "Rose Night" which shows the night scenery of Nanjing and "Modern Symphony" which shows the momentum of the National Exhibition Center. These works synchronized with real life make people inside and outside the circle refreshing, and critics even think that this is a great breakthrough.

At this point, Zhao Xucheng seems to be enlightened: Chinese painting to change, in adherence to the original spiritual core on the basis of an open mind to absorb other artistic nutrition. Not only the subject matter, but also the artistic language. "I've been painting the sky for decades. Why do I have to keep one color? The times are so rich and colorful." However, for a mature painter, it is risky to change the method at this time. "Never stop artistic exploration because of economic interests". After 2003, Zhao Xucheng's flying sky began to change. He brought in bright colors to express his flying sky vividly and vividly. On the screen, "Flying Sky" is no longer a simple black or light color, but boldly uses red, yellow, green and other eye-catching colors, becoming colorful, as if to bring the viewer into another colorful space. Zhao Xucheng's new "Flying Sky" appeared in various exhibitions. There were different reactions from the outside world. Some people said it was good, but others said that many traditions had been lost.

Zhao Xucheng remained unchanged and insisted on his own artistic exploration. "Thirty years ago, I liked flying because flying represented a kind of freedom. Only when artistic creation reaches a state of freedom can a good work be produced. This is true of Li Bai and Su Dongpo in ancient times, and today's artistic creation is no exception." Nowadays, Zhao Xucheng has pushed aside a lot of social affairs, devoted himself to painting, and sometimes drank a little wine. His thoughts often come with the flying sky in his writing.