| Yang Zhiguang is one of the most representative ink and wash character painters since the founding of New China.His artistic creations reflect the style and features of the entire era,and he is unique with his strong sense of innovation and ink and wash characteristics.In his early years,through his talent and diligence,he laid a solid and profound foundation in painting.From the beginning of his learning,he was influenced by Gao Jianfu’s continuous attention to reality and people’s livelihood,and reflected the changing social reality with his keen perspective.From the exploration of realistic characters in the 1950 s and 1960 s to the study of the boneless female body in his later years,each of his artistic innovations was inseparable from his profound understanding of Western painting and the inheritance and development of traditional Chinese brush and ink,and also enabled him to skillfully find a combination point in the trend of integration of Chinese and Western art.The main content of this article is to discuss Yang Zhiguang’s ink painting style and its impact on the author’s creation,which is divided into four parts.The first part aims to describe the inheritance and transformation of traditional figure painting,introducing the development of Chinese figure painting after the founding of New China as the background,revealing the era characteristics of Yang Zhiguang’s life,and laying the groundwork for the following description of Yang Zhiguang’s figure painting art.The second part is a description of the formation of the artistic style of Yang Zhiguang’s ink and wash figure painting.This part is mainly based on the analysis of Yang Zhiguang’s artistic experience and ideological connotation.During his youth,he was deeply influenced by the two masters,Gao Jianfu and Xu Beihong,who laid a solid foundation,faced life,and integrated Chinese and Western artistic ideas.After graduating from Central America,he began to go deep into life and create images for the times.His artistic creation reflected an era.In his later years,he continued to actively explore portraits,boneless female bodies,and dance characters,resulting in more or less changes in his creative style.The third part discusses the artistic language of Yang Zhiguang’s ink and wash figure painting,deeply exploring the era theme,realistic modeling,and light and color expression of his figure painting works,from the screen to the idea,firmly grasping its artistic connotation.The fourth part focuses on the impact of the style of Yang Zhiguang’s ink and wash figure painting on the author’s creative practice,with specific topics of the era,pen and ink modeling,and creative emotions as sub arguments.Yang Zhiguang’s ink and wash figure painting adheres to traditional painting while facing life,follows the times,integrates and innovates with Western painting,and has made outstanding contributions to Chinese ink and wash figure painting.His diligent thinking,bold exploration,and continuous enterprising spirit also have a great impact on the author’s future artistic exploration. |