为迎接清华大学111周年校庆而特别举办的“红烛颂：闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展”开幕式，于4月22日在清华大学艺术博物馆举行。清华大学艺术博物馆常务副馆长杜鹏飞，清华大学人文学院院长刘石，展览策展人徐虹，中国美术家协会主席范迪安（中央美术学院党委副书记王晓琳代读），中央美术学院教授闻立鹏先后致辞。中国民主同盟中央委员会副主席、清华大学副校长王光谦致辞并宣布展览开幕。清华大学师生、校友、社会观众、媒体记者等100余人参加了开幕仪式。开幕式由清华大学副校长彭刚主持。开幕式上，杜鹏飞为闻立鹏颁发捐赠证书。
在111年的办学历程中，清华人以实际行动塑造了两个传统：优良的文化传统和光荣的革命传统。闻一多先生正是这两个传统最杰出的代表人物之一。清华大学艺术博物馆在校庆之际，以“红烛颂”为题举办闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展，共展出闻一多先生的速写水彩、装帧设计、书法篆刻、照片信札，以及闻立鹏先生的绘画作品共计260余组件。本展旨在向世人展现闻一多、闻立鹏父子二人的艺术才华，同时也希望观众在欣赏他们艺术作品的同时，思考他们的美学价值，感悟他们的精神魅力，从一个新的视角，了解和铭记以闻一多先生为代表的一代学人，为推动中国社会进步，重塑中华民族高尚精神价值，所做出的不懈努力。
“红烛颂：闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展”展览现场
清华大学艺术博物馆常务副馆长杜鹏飞致辞说：“深入挖掘梳理清华人的精神遗产和物质遗存，通过珍贵的艺术作品、文献和实物档案，阐释和传播清华精神，践行‘以美为媒，向美而行’的大美育观，这是清华艺博责无旁贷的使命与担当。开馆6年来，我们已成功举办一系列以弘扬清华精神为主旨的精彩展览，成为本馆的一个特色展览板块。本次展览将闻一多、闻立鹏父子二人的艺术作品并置展出，观众在领略二位艺术家作品的艺术魅力的同时，更可以感受他们父子二人薪火相传的精神魅力，了解并铭记他们为推动中国社会进步，为重塑中华民族崇高精神所做出的不懈努力和重要贡献。”
“红烛颂：闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展”展览现场
参展艺术家闻立鹏致辞说：“今天，在清华大学艺术博物馆举办‘红烛颂：闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展’，我心情非常激动。我自己从小就生活在清华园，到昆明以后，我们兄妹五人也都在联大附中、附小学习。父亲的美术生涯起始于清华，他为1922年《清华年刊》所作的插画，已经显示出很高的绘画水平，整整一百年后的今天，我们又在清华园里这座新建的艺术博物馆中目睹这些作品，具有特别的意义。父亲的精神一直深深地影响着我，我也一直试图用画笔表达这种精神。”
中国民主同盟中央委员会副主席、清华大学副校长王光谦致辞说：“闻一多先生是我国着名诗人、学者、民主斗士。闻一多对中国民主同盟的认可、接受、奉献过程，既是他个人的奋斗历程，也反映了爱国知识分子为实现中国现代化而作出的政治选择与归宿。本次展览为我们呈现了闻一多鲜为人知的艺术家身份以及作为清华人的他，在艺术造诣与崇高人格上的完美统一。”
“红烛颂：闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展”展览现场
作为诗人、学者和民主斗士的闻一多先生，是广为人知的，但闻一多的艺术才能，却少有人知。闻一多虽然最终以诗人、学者和近代民族解放与民主运动的献身者而为世人所铭记，但是他的一生也留下了大量的艺术作品，一直游走于文学与美术之间，并将二者紧密地联系在一起。1912年，13岁的闻一多考入清华学校（清华大学前身），随即在图画课中表现出特殊的艺术天分。1919年9月，在美籍美术教师司达尔女士的影响下，他与杨廷宝、方来等人共同发起清华美术社，组织绘画练习，探讨艺术理论。次年12月，他又与浦薛凤、梁思成等人发起成立研究文学、音乐及各种艺术形式的社团“美司斯”（社名取自缪思女神Muses的音译）。1921年11月，他与梁实秋、顾毓琇等人成立清华文学社，开展新文学创作与评论。梁实秋称：“一多作诗的时候拼命作诗，治学的时候拼命治学……全神贯注在艺术里，把人生也当作艺术去处理。”1922年7月16日，闻一多从上海乘船前往美国，进入芝加哥美术学院学习美术。他在美国留学时期，对故土的思念之情从未消歇：“我想的是中国的山川，中国的草木，中国的鸟兽，中国的屋宇——中国的人。”这种情绪在他的诗集《红烛》里有集中的体现，由此奠定了闻一多在中国新诗历史上的地位。他同时代的文化人谈起当时文人，都认为“由学西洋文学而转入中国文学，一多是当时的唯一的成功者”。实际上，闻一多也是由西洋美术转入中国美术的成功者。统揽造型艺术和诗歌文学的疆域，贯通东方与西方文化的追求，由艺术形式之美跃入灵魂内涵之美。这成为闻一多独树一帜的生命灵韵。
“红烛颂：闻一多、闻立鹏艺术作品展”展览现场
艺术不仅滋养塑造了闻一多先生伟大的精神品格，而且潜移默化地渗透到他对子女的教育中。儿女不仅品格高尚，学有所成，并且多才多艺。特别是三子闻立鹏，受父亲影响，从事油画创作和艺术理论研究，是闻一多先生艺术主张和人格力量的直接继承者，也是新中国培养的第一代油画家的优秀代表。童年经历对他的性格、气质都有深刻的影响，他的幼年是在动荡不定的环境中度过的。20世纪70年代后期，中国人民获得精神解放之后，画家被长期压抑的激情得到抒发的机会，他画出了《大地的女儿》《红烛颂》《疾风》等作品。从这些作品可以看出闻立鹏继承了父辈对崇高、对英雄主义的追求，这种追求因特殊的历史遭遇而增加了深沉凝重的感情色彩。在东寻西找、上下求索中，他越来越领悟到，东方与西方、古代与现代、理性与感性之诸多对立的因素，创造崇高、壮美的意境，显然是理想的艺术境界。
本次展览将于2022年4月2日至7月3日在清华大学艺术博物馆三层展厅展出。
Special & ldquo; held to celebrate the 111th anniversary of Tsinghua University; Ode to red candle: Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng Art Exhibition & rdquo; The opening ceremony was held at the Art Museum of Tsinghua University on April 22. Du Pengfei, executive deputy curator of the Art Museum of Tsinghua University, Liu Shi, Dean of the school of Humanities of Tsinghua University, Xu Hong, exhibition curator, fan Dean, chairman of the China Artists Association (Wang Xiaolin, deputy secretary of the Party committee of the Central Academy of Fine Arts), and Wen Lipeng, Professor of the Central Academy of fine arts, delivered speeches successively. Wang Guangqian, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League and vice president of Tsinghua University, delivered a speech and announced the opening of the exhibition. More than 100 people including teachers, students, alumni, social audience and media reporters of Tsinghua University attended the opening ceremony. The opening ceremony was presided over by Peng Gang, vice president of Tsinghua University. At the opening ceremony, Du Pengfei presented Wen Lipeng with a donation certificate. In the 111 years of school running, Tsinghua people have shaped two traditions with practical actions: excellent cultural tradition and glorious revolutionary tradition. Mr. Wen Yiduo is one of the most outstanding representatives of these two traditions. On the occasion of the celebration of Tsinghua University, the Art Museum of Tsinghua University; Ode to red candle & rdquo; An exhibition of Wen Yiduo's and Wen Lipeng's works of art was held under the title. A total of more than 260 components of Mr. Wen Yiduo's sketch watercolor, binding design, calligraphy and seal cutting, photo letters and Mr. Wen Lipeng's paintings were displayed. This exhibition aims to show the artistic talents of Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng and his son to the world. At the same time, it also hopes that while appreciating their works of art, the audience will think about their aesthetic value, feel their spiritual charm, understand and remember the unremitting efforts made by the generation represented by Mr. Wen Yiduo from a new perspective to promote China's social progress and reshape the noble spiritual value of the Chinese nation& ldquo; Ode to red candle: Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng Art Exhibition & rdquo; Du Pengfei, executive deputy curator of the Art Museum of Tsinghua University, delivered a speech at the exhibition site, saying: & ldquo; Deeply excavate and sort out the spiritual heritage and material relics of Tsinghua people, interpret and disseminate the spirit of Tsinghua through precious art works, documents and physical archives, and Practice & lsquo; Take beauty as the medium and walk towards beauty & rsquo; This is the unshirkable mission and responsibility of Tsinghua Art Expo. In the six years since its opening, we have successfully held a series of wonderful exhibitions with the theme of carrying forward the spirit of Tsinghua University, which has become a characteristic exhibition plate of the museum. In this exhibition, the works of Wen Yiduo and Wen Lipeng's father and son will be displayed side by side. While appreciating the artistic charm of the two artists' works, the audience can feel the spiritual charm handed down by their father and son, and understand and remember their unremitting efforts and important contributions to promoting China's social progress and reshaping the noble spirit of the Chinese nation& rdquo; & ldquo; Ode to red candle: Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng Art Exhibition & rdquo; Wen Lipeng, the artist participating in the exhibition, said in a speech: & ldquo; Today, it is held in the Art Museum of Tsinghua University; Ode to red candle: Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng Art Exhibition & rsquo;, I'm very excited. I have lived in Tsinghua garden since I was a child. After I came to Kunming, my brother and sister also studied in the middle school and primary school attached to the United Nations General Assembly. My father's art career began in Tsinghua. His illustrations for Tsinghua annual in 1922 have shown a high level of painting. Today, a full hundred years later, we see these works in the new art museum in Tsinghua garden, which has special significance. The spirit of my father has been deeply affecting me, and I have been trying to express this spirit with a brush& rdquo; Wang Guangqian, vice chairman of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League and vice president of Tsinghua University, said in his speech: & ldquo; Mr. Wen Yiduo is a famous poet, scholar and democracy fighter in China. Wen Yiduo's recognition, acceptance and dedication to the China Democratic Alliance is not only his personal struggle, but also reflects the political choice and destination made by patriotic intellectuals to realize China's modernization. This exhibition presents Wen Yiduo's little-known identity as an artist and the perfect unity of his artistic attainments and noble personality as a Tsinghua native& rdquo; & ldquo; Ode to red candle: Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng Art Exhibition & rdquo; Mr. Wen Yiduo, a poet, scholar and democracy fighter at the exhibition site, is well-known, but few people know his artistic talent. Although Wen Yiduo was finally remembered by the world as a poet, scholar and devotee of the modern national liberation and democratic movement, he also left a large number of works of art in his life. He has been wandering between literature and art, and closely linked them. In 1912, Wen Yiduo, 13, was admitted to Tsinghua University (the predecessor of Tsinghua University), and then showed his special artistic talent in the picture class. In September 1919, under the influence of American art teacher Ms. Starr, he, Yang Tingbao, Fang Lai and others jointly launched Tsinghua art society to organize painting practice and explore art theory. In December of the following year, he and Pu Xuefeng, Liang Sicheng and others initiated the establishment of a society to study literature, music and various art forms & ldquo; Messrs & rdquo; (the social name is taken from the transliteration of Muses, the goddess of Muse). In November 1921, he established Tsinghua literature society with Liang Shiqiu, Gu Yuxiu and others to carry out new literature creation and criticism. Liang Shiqiu said: & ldquo; When I write poetry, I try my best to write poetry, and when I study, I try my best to study & hellip& hellip; Concentrate on art and treat life as art& rdquo; On July 16, 1922, Wen Yiduo sailed from Shanghai to the United States and entered the Chicago Academy of fine arts to study fine arts. When he studied in the United States, his longing for his hometown never subsided: & ldquo; I think of China's mountains and rivers, China's vegetation, China's birds and animals, China's houses & mdash& mdash; Chinese people& rdquo; This emotion is embodied in his poetry anthology "red candle", which establishes Wen Yiduo's position in the history of Chinese new poetry. When talking about the literati at that time, his contemporaries believed that & ldquo; Many of them were the only winners at that time when they transferred from studying western literature to Chinese literature;. In fact, Wen Yiduo is also a success in transferring from western art to Chinese art. It dominates the territory of plastic arts and poetry literature, connects the pursuit of Oriental and Western culture, and jumps from the beauty of art form to the beauty of soul connotation. This has become Wen Yiduo's unique life charm& ldquo; Ode to red candle: Wen Yiduo, Wen Lipeng Art Exhibition & rdquo; The on-site art of the exhibition not only nourished and shaped Mr. Wen Yiduo's great spiritual character, but also imperceptibly penetrated into his education of his children. Children are not only noble in character, successful in learning, but also versatile. In particular, the third son Wen Lipeng, influenced by his father, engaged in oil painting creation and art theory research. He is the direct successor of Mr. Wen Yiduo's artistic proposition and personality strength, and also an excellent representative of the first generation of oil painters trained in New China. His childhood experience had a profound impact on his temperament. In the late 1970s, after the spiritual liberation of the Chinese people, the painter had the opportunity to express his long repressed passion. He painted works such as daughter of the earth, ode to red candle, wind and so on. It can be seen from these works that Wen Lipeng inherited his parents' pursuit of sublimity and heroism, which added deep and dignified emotional color due to special historical experience. In the process of seeking from east to west and from top to bottom, he realized more and more that the creation of lofty and magnificent artistic conception by many opposing factors between the East and the west, ancient and modern, rationality and sensibility is obviously an ideal artistic realm. The exhibition will be exhibited in the third floor exhibition hall of the Art Museum of Tsinghua University from April 2 to July 3, 2022.