郑板桥was a famous chinese painter in the Qing dynasty.His painting of bamboo and orchard . when looking at his painting, Many people have come to appreciate its human value apart from its artistic value.Through郑板桥s works people get to know the social situation in that era. Through his works people get to taste the life of the common people. Then what was the personality of郑板桥?Let's learn more about him the master painter.
郑板桥,born Zheng Xie. whose courtesyt name was 克柔， and alias Banqiao, was a famous painter in the 清 Dynasty and representative of the “Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou”.His thoughts are notable.His articles are uncommon.His calligraphy and paintings are extraordinary.郑板桥many focused on bamboo,Orchard and rocks in his painting.Among these subjects,郑板桥s bamboo is most popular among later generations.
Bamboo is a simple of a nobleman. So literary giants of successive dynasties, Such as文同,苏轼 favored bamboo in their paintings. But the bamboo 郑板桥’s painting is nothing like the bamboos in other literatis’ paintings. What distinguishes 郑板桥’s bamboo so highly praised？Let's enjoy some of his paintings. This is “Bamboo and Rock.”We see in it a Rock on one side，And a few bamboo trees in the middle. The bamboo in front is painted with dark ink，And the bamboo at the back with light ink.
What impresses me most is the poem in the painting. It reads“咬定青山不放松，立根原在乱崖中”。I adhere to the great mountains， with my route deep in the broken rocks. I remain strong despite heavy afflictions，caring not from which direction the wind blows.”It's the spirit of perseverance.
