張維志 Weizhi Zhang

雅集 A Gathering - [news]

2010年4月30日應書法家謝琰先生邀請与雲城賢士們雅集于溫哥華映月軒餐廳，觀摩并切磋藝術。
A gathering of artists and writers organized by Mr. Yim Tse in Vancouver.

左起：張維志、頋小坤先生，李先生，謝琰先生
From left: Weizhi Zhang, Mr. S.Q. Ku, Mr. Li, Mr. Yim Tse

Exhibition at Art Beatus Gallery Vancouver - [exhibition]

2011年4月29日至6月24日，我的個人畫展在溫哥華”精藝軒“畫廊舉行。共十五幅油畫和水彩。

Solo exhibition Gates: Spirit of A City
Art Beatus Vancouver
April 29 - June 24, 2011
Opening Reception: April 29, 2011 3-6pm

http://www.artbeatus.com/abvan/Gates/Exhibit.html (English)

http://www.artbeatus.com/abvan/Gates/Evite_Chinese.html （中文）

女兒送給我的鮮花 Flowers from my daughter.

在溫哥華畫寫生 Vancouver, Canada

中山公園  Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

市中心  Downtown Vancouver

温哥华中山公元百川堂画展－－消失的北京四合院 - [exhibition]

2010年5月，由加拿大亚洲艺术协会主办的画展“消失的北京四合院－－张维志水彩画展” 在温哥华中山公园展出。我给观众做了一个讲座“垂危的文明遗产 －－北京四合院”。

Exhibition: The Vanishing Beijing Courtyards - Watercolor Paintings by Weizhi Zhang presented by Canadian Society for Asian Arts and Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada.
Location: Hall of One Hundred Rivers, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Vancouver, B.C. Canada. May 1-30, 2010 .
http://www.canadiansocietyforasianarts.org/

佛罗里达州的两个展览 －－ Two Exhibitions in Florida - [exhibition]

Chinese Treasure
2010年1.8 － 2.13. Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.A.
http://www.pensacolamuseumofart.org/

The China Experience
2008年9月－11月。Lighthouse Center for the Arts, Tequesta, Florida, U.S.A.
http://www.lighthousearts.org/

大连 · 写生 Trip to Dalian - [Drawing]

旅顺 街景 Lu Shun, Liaoning 2007


大连 青林路 Qing Lin Street, Dalian 2007



旅顺 车站 Train Station, Lu Shun, Liaoning 2007


大连 街景 Dalian, Liaoning 2007

http://blog.artron.net/indexold.php?65993/viewspace-131390

大连之行来匆匆，去匆匆，却对我这个较少旅行的人，浓缩了许多的感喟和情愫。中国之大都市，不胜枚举，但如大连旅顺这般在地理、历史、人文、政治、军事诸方面都极具独特性的城市实为罕见。我虽在20年前曾邂逅大连，但是时至今日，大连早已今非昔比，况且那时我对大连所知甚少。今次全赖李黎老师和杨总，我与薛老师才得以匆匆深入街巷市井，得见残留幸存的这些历史遗痕，见证了或许早已为当今世人漠视、厌弃，甚至意欲即刻扫荡尽净的这些历史的实体物证。

并非我们这些人是恋旧癖，事实是我们的教养和道德、责任告诉我们，历史对于现实具有无可争辩的价值意义！仅仅占有现实却弃绝历史，不仅极其庸俗和愚盲，而且必会迷失于未来！

在满眼充斥着恶俗和低劣物象的艺术沙漠，大连这些幸存或苟延着的异域异族构筑，唤醒了我们心中太多回忆和思索。也引发了我们对历史，对生命，对人生价值，对审美，对善恶，对和平友谊，对征战掠夺，对是非真理，对人类过往和未来的绵绵不断地思辩和浮想。。。。。。人类的成熟和世界秩序的合理，需要对历史和文化、政治和军事等等方面的长久、认真、深刻的体验、认知、求证、辨析、决断，经历血、火、冰、雷，灾变、跋涉、奔突、进击、博弈，方能趋近。不可想象，我们若果与历史决绝，如何能获得洞穿宇宙的无边视野！

我画大连，意欲在此。

新作 New Work - [Paintings]

百米北巷11号  No. 11 Bai Mi Bei Xiang Hutong

方砖厂67号  No. 67 Fang Zhuan Chang Hutong

写生 Painting - [Zhang Weizhi]

在京郊齋堂靈水村寫生 Ling Shui Village, Hebei Province

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對話歷史 —— 朱啟鈐故居寫生 A Conversation with the History -- Painting Mr. Zhu Qiqian's former Dwelling - [article]

北京東四八條111號 朱啟鈐故居  
Beijing Dong Si Ba Tiao No. 111, Former Dwelling of Zhu Qiqian


東四八條  朱啟鈐先生故居就掩藏在這個平凡的市井胡同裏面
Dong Si Ba Tiao Hutong   Mr. Zhu Qiqian's home is hidden behind it.

我和朱启钤先生的后代朱延琦先生的合影
Mr. Yanqi Zhu and Weizhi Zhang

2006年夏天，我和夫人帶美國佛羅裏達大學建築系師生參觀朱啟鈐先生故居。十分感谢朱延琦先生的接待！
In Summer 1996, I visited Mr. Zhu Qiqian's home again with the students from University of Florida's Architecture Department.


對話歷史 —— 朱啟鈐故居寫生 

   2005年10月的一天，我與好友備齊寫生的裝備來到東四八條，突然一處樸素的胡同風情畫映入眼簾：蹲坐洗衣的婦人、聊話家常的婆婆，周圍是盆盆罐罐裏爭相開放的草茉莉、紫羅蘭、死不了、蟹爪蓮·······便立即支起畫架在畫板上揮舞起來。鄰居們立即圍攏，熱心地評頭論足，人群中一位婦女熱心地介紹說，這裏是朱啟鈐故居！

   我忱於繪事，卻對人文地理外行，但“朱啟鈐先生”的大名是知道的—— 光緒舉人，晚清官員，在北洋政府、國民政府、人民政府均任要職，辦實業、做學問、搞古建築學、研究工藝美術皆成就斐然，功不可沒！

   但是眼前的景象卻無論如何與朱啟鈐先生的大名對應不起來？疑惑中這位婦女指點迷津：朱家的大門要右拐一步才是。 畫了半天才知這裏原來是 L 形的通道。循著所指前行往右——噢！一堂完好精美的雕花如意門天降一般映入眼簾！在當下“拆”字當先的浩劫中，竟然有如此奇跡般倖存的完好門樓—— 我的心一陣悸動！當年國務院總理周恩來兩度來此做客朱家。先生自購自建的趙堂子胡同3號故居捐獻上交，東四八條這裏女兒的住所才是先生在京的久居之地，直至1964年離世。

   流連輾轉於北京日日時時在消失的胡同之間，不期然竟與當年為北京改建作出歷史性貢獻的巨擘故宅相遇，是冥冥中的善緣麼？誰也說不清。我只知道這緣分超越了我的想像力： 在悸動中揮毫寫生這座意義非凡的精美如意門時，一位儒雅的先生為我們遞上礦泉水相贈，並熱情地邀請我們到院中做客。對習慣於寫生艱辛和屢遭置疑、不解目光的我們，這無疑是珍貴的古道熱腸！談話中，得知這位正是朱啟鈐先生的曾孫朱延琦先生。朱老師更熱心邀請我們“登堂入室”，進入當年朱家的客廳——只見廳堂正中懸掛著朱啟鈐先生巨幅西裝正照，凜凜大家風範，可想當年雄風！壁上家族前輩的舊照以及周總理到訪的照片記錄了這間保持著當年裝修陳設的廳堂裏，曾經一幕幕歷史的瞬間。 

   參觀過不少辟為歷史名人故居的陳列館，但是那過於做作的僵硬的佈置，讓我隱約感到某種拒斥。此刻，我和巨擘的血脈後輩並肩在曾經是叱咤歷史舞臺一角的朱家客廳，並肩在客廳裏至今融融不絕的生命氤氳之中，聽儒雅慈藹的朱老師娓娓講述那並非與當下無關的歷史篇章，我感到一種靈魂的撼動！

   我們的民族，我們的前人，我們的父兄，曾經怎樣的殫精竭慮？曾經怎樣的熱血沸騰？曾經怎樣的虔信篤行？而今，我們這些與他們血脈相通的新新後人，除了認同自我、務實求新，竭澤而漁，靈魂裏還剩得多少經天緯地，濟世澤蔭的風骨？ 

   如今，一座舉世獨一無二的歷史城市傑作北京，已被屍體解剖一般從我們民族的視野、從我們民族的心靈、從我們民族的文化、從我們民族的歷史，損毀殆盡！中國的有識之士，世界各國在內的有識之士都在驚悸、憂憤和無奈中頹然地為這罕見的文化殺戮默念挽歌。

    耳邊，似聽到人性之惡得意的觥籌交錯。 

          One day in October 2005, my friend and I carried our art supplies and came to Dong Si Ba Tiao Hutong. Our location scouting brought us a surprise when we found an intriguing hutong scene: women sitting by the road washing clothes, old ladies chatting with each other; blooming jasmine, violet, islets, and zygocactus. We set up the easels immediately and started to capture this hutong on our canvases. The neighbors noticed us and gathered around. A warmhearted woman pointed out to us that Zhu Qiqian used to live there. 

           I was indulging myself in painting, so I was not quite into the cultural geography, but Mr. Zhu Qiqian's name struck me. He was a winner of a national scholarship during the reign of Emperor Guang Xu. He served three governments as a high official. He also achieved excellence in entrepreneurship, scholarship, architecture, and art. 

      However, this common hutong scene could barely remind me of any of Mr. Zhu's prestige. The woman then explained to us that Mr. Zhu's dwelling was hidden around the corner. I realized that this is an "L" shape hutong. After I made a right turn, a magnificent and well preserved Ruyi Gate was revealed! My heart skipped a beat when I saw this miracle. How could this exquisite gate survive the prevailing demolition? Former Prime Minister Zhou Enlai visited this house twice. Mr. Zhu Qiqian donated his other dwelling to the city, which is located at No. 3 Zhao Tang Zi hutong. He spent most of his time in Beijing at this Dong Si Ba Tiao home until his passing in 1964. 

      Although spending so much time cruising in the vanishing hutongs, I never expected this encounter with a giant's house. Is it fate? No one knows, but I know it is beyond my imagination. When I was painting this magnificent Ruyi gate, a gentleman came up and brought us some water. He invited us into the courtyard, which was totally an unexpected warm welcome for me who is often questioned and rejected by onlookers. Through the conversation with this gentleman, I learned that he is Mr. Zhu Qiqian's great grandson Mr. Zhu Yanqi. Mr. Zhu led us to the main lobby of the house, where I saw Mr. Zhu Qiqian's awe-inspiring large portrait. The photographs on the wall captured the un-altered decoration of the house and documented the family's history, and Prime Minister Zhou Enlai's visit. 

     What I usually see at other historical houses and museums are rigid and standard displays. I felt a little bit of rejection by those bland displays. However at that moment when I was sitting with Mr. Zhu in his house, where historical events happened, I was deeply touched by the live atmosphere, Mr. Zhu's hospitality, and anecdotes.  

     Imagine the concerns, enthusiasm and beliefs of our nation, our ancestors, and our brothers. We, the new generation, besides satisfying ourselves, pursuing novelties, and exhausting natural resources, do we still have any conscience left for a rightful living? At the moment, the once best achievement of urban planning, Beijing, is being brutally destructed and eliminated from our nation's heart, culture, and history. The concerned people, both national and international, are looking at this tragedy shocked, angrily, and hopelessly.

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新作 New Work - [Paintings]