大朴含真——王来文谈曾锦德
Genuine Expression, Touching the Soul — Wang Laiwen on Zeng Jinde
文 / 王来文（福建省文联主席）
By Wang Laiwen (Chairman, Fujian Federation of Literary and Art Circles)
时间：2015年3月26日 ·福建省画院.曾锦德画展学术研讨会
Date: March 26, 2015 · Academic Symposium, Zeng Jinde Exhibition
摘要
曾锦德先生的艺术创作曾长期鲜为人知。先生的作品展现出艺术家的真性情与纯粹创作态度，其作品中流露的审美气息与情感张力能够触动观者心灵，这在当下的创作环境中尤为难得。
通过此次展览，我们不仅梳理和反思福建美术资源，更深刻体会到真正艺术创作的价值与力量。曾锦德先生的艺术实践及其作品的精神内涵，为当代艺术创作提供了重要借鉴。
关键词：曾锦德；福建美术；艺术家真性情；
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对曾锦德先生原先是陌生的，我在美协工作那么多年，在泉州去过那么多次，福建那么熟，但确实是过去没有听说。就是上一次《记得住乡愁》画展，就在现场，范老师回来，交代我做这个事。交给我画册，把曾先生儿子曾路介绍认识。我们后来深入去了解，去策划这件事的时候，才深深的感受到曾锦德先生作为艺术家的艺术魅力。当时在探讨的时候我就想到一个事，一个大的评论家、史论家，他除了自己理论的权威，他应该有更高一层的境界，就是发现、挖掘潜藏在、沉默在土地里头的金子，我觉得范老师在这一点我这么多年来一直敬佩的。他的人格、组织能力，我觉得这么多年来，别的我不知道，单纯我们福建省的，我们知道有多少，不仅北京、福建的当下的艺术家，都得到他这方面的提携。这一次通过整理曾锦德的展览，我深深的有直接的这种感触。因为有范老师的特别交代，我把这个事情移交到省文联党组，也给宣传部报告，也专门与画院沟通了几次，跟曾路先生也沟通了好几回。然后按范老师所交代的，与曾路家属取得比较好的很良性的互动、沟通，我们力争把这个展览做好。
这个展览虽然是美术界不熟悉的一位非常优秀画家的展览，但是经过前期的范老师的推荐以及我们做前期的推介，从美术界、文联、宣传部，都是非常重视，确实也感受到福建猛然间出来位这么优秀的画家，是值得福建艺术界借鉴和梳理的。从这里头探讨和思考福建资源、历史脉络的梳理，再来思考我们当下的美术创作，从整体也好从个人也好，我相信都是有帮助的。作为我个人来讲，我对曾锦德的画确实是很佩服的，我也是有相当的精力在画水墨，我对他的创作是深有体会，特别昨天我读了好几遍范老师写的前言，范老师讲了三点，我觉得是非常透彻，非常到位。我觉的一个艺术家，他区别于其他行业，区别于能成为非常出色的纯粹艺术家，范老师讲的里头，我感受到一点就是真性情，他为艺的态度，他作品的流露这种审美感觉和气息，我们能深深的感受到他作为纯粹的艺术家，真性情的流露。我觉得体会这一点，对我们当下创作社会氛围里头，非常难得，在我们社会创作的风气还是偏急了一点。但是象他这样很纯粹沉浸在自己的空间里头，这种真性情的艺术家，画面里头流露的真性情的审美，我觉得非常难得。看他的作品，会有心灵上的触动，这是非常可贵的。
福建猛然间出来位这么优秀的画家，是值得福建艺术界借鉴和梳理的。我们能深深的感受到他作为纯粹的艺术家，真性情的流露。看他的作品，会有心灵上的触动，这是非常可贵的。
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正文（English）
I was initially unfamiliar with Mr. Zeng Jinde. Despite working at the Artists Association for many years and having visited Quanzhou numerous times, and being quite familiar with Fujian, I had never heard of him before. It was at the previous exhibition “Remembering the Hometown” that Professor Fan returned and entrusted me with this task, giving me the exhibition catalogue and introducing me to Mr. Zeng’s son, Zeng Lu. It was only when we delved deeper into the research and planning for this exhibition that we truly felt the artistic charm of Zeng Jinde as an artist. During our discussions, I realized that a major critic or art historian, beyond his theoretical authority, should have a higher realm: the ability to discover and unearth hidden treasures silently lying in the land. This is a quality of Professor Fan that I have long admired. His character and organizational abilities are remarkable. Over the years, many contemporary artists, both in Beijing and Fujian, have benefited from his guidance.
Through organizing Zeng Jinde’s exhibition, I personally experienced this profoundly. Following Professor Fan’s special instructions, I reported the matter to the Fujian Federation of Literary and Art Circles’ Party Committee, communicated several times with the Propaganda Department and the Fujian Academy of Painting, and interacted positively with Zeng Lu’s family. We strove to ensure the exhibition’s success.
Although the exhibition presented a highly talented artist unfamiliar to much of the art world, thanks to Professor Fan’s prior recommendation and our preliminary promotion, it received considerable attention from the art community, the Federation, and the Propaganda Department. We realized that the sudden emergence of such an outstanding painter in Fujian is something the local art world can learn from and reflect upon. Examining Fujian’s artistic resources and historical context can also help inform contemporary art creation, both collectively and individually.
Personally, I have great admiration for Zeng Jinde’s paintings. As someone who also devotes significant energy to ink painting, I deeply understand his creative process. Yesterday, I read Professor Fan’s preface multiple times; he highlighted three key points, all extremely insightful and precise. I feel that what distinguishes a true artist from other fields, and allows them to become an exceptional pure artist, is sincerity. The attitude toward art, and the aesthetic expression and aura in their works, let us deeply sense Zeng Jinde’s genuine, unadulterated expression as a pure artist. Experiencing this in today’s fast-paced creative atmosphere is rare. Immersed so purely in his own space, Zeng Jinde’s authentic artistic expression elicits a profound emotional response from the viewer, which is extremely precious.
The sudden emergence of such an outstanding painter in Fujian is worthy of reflection and study by the local art community. We can deeply sense his genuine expression as a pure artist. Viewing his works touches the soul, which is immensely valuable.
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