[Explanation] In Changsha, Hunan, a Sunflower Art Museum built by private collectors has become a popular place for students to study in the summer. The masterpieces of Qi Baishi, Fu Baoshi, Xu Beihong, and Huang Binhong, as well as dozens of letter manuscripts and dozens of letters and manuscripts, on display in the public exhibition attracted many students and calligraphy and painting lovers of all ages to come and observe. Learn.
A few days ago, the reporter visited this art gallery admiringly and saw that in the exhibition hall of hundreds of square meters, there were 44 representative works of four artists from different periods on display, including Xu Beihong's "Limatu", Fu Baoshi's "Bag Stone" landscape paintings, etc. . Liu Xingyue, the founder of the art museum, told reporters that these works were collected by him from 1995 to present, traveled to many countries and regions, and collected at a high price.
[Concurrent] Liu Xingyue, founder of Sunflower Art Museum
My main business is real estate, and I have been doing it for 28 years. In the past 28 years, I have basically used the money earned by the industry. It is basically used to collect things. I have spent more than 300 million (yuan) in cash over the years. .
[Explanation] Talking about why "all wealth" is used to collect these masters' paintings, Liu Xingyue said that this is inseparable from his experience of learning calligraphy since childhood, and he has always been fascinated by the works of art masters. Later, due to work reasons, he often went to Japan, Taiwan and other countries and regions, and found that many local people had collected works and letter manuscripts by Chinese art masters such as Qi Baishi and Xu Beihong, but unfortunately they were all left in the box for a long time. Every day".
Liu Xingyue believes that these artistic treasures of the Chinese nation should play a role in the appreciation and learning of future generations. At the same time, as a Chinese, he has the ability and responsibility to collect these folk art works left in various places, so that he can have a better research and display platform. For this reason, for 25 years, he has travelled in various ways to collect authentic works of art masters.
Liu Xingyue said that when collecting these paintings, if you are not careful, you may buy back fakes at high prices, but there are often unexpected gains. Once he went to Taiwan to buy Tianhuangshi and found a box of Qi Baishi's letter manuscripts in the seller's home. He asked the other party if they could sell it, and the other party said it could. After that, Liu Xingyue negotiated the price with the other party, then packed the whole box and bought it back.
[Concurrent] Liu Xingyue, founder of Sunflower Art Museum
At that time, I thought that this box was all letter manuscripts, I just "shot" it, just how much the whole box of letter manuscripts cost. After I finally bought it, I found Qi Baishi's paintings inside, and they were all his drawings, one by one, 20 in a stack, there are 60 in 3 stacks, and a long scroll. At that time, I felt as if I had picked up a sky leak, and I was very excited. I didn't sleep well for three consecutive nights.
[Explanation] In November 2019, Liu Xingyue prepared for the opening of the Sunflower Art Museum for 3 years. The paintings he continued to collect from everyone finally had a platform for public display. In order to realize the appreciation of elegance and common sense, and let more people have the opportunity to see the artistic charm of everyone's paintings, he set the tickets very low, only 30 yuan for adults and 15 yuan for children, and at the same time provide convenience for welcoming students to come and carry out study tours.
[Concurrent] Liu Xingyue, founder of Sunflower Art Museum
We now have dozens of children every week, all of whom are studying calligraphy and painting or fine arts, come here to study, I think this is very meaningful. We will even say to take a Qi Baishi's painting and copy the original work to the children. Then in the process of copying, the teacher will explain how Qi Baishi painted this painting. You can explain it according to the original work, kids They are particularly interested, and parents are also particularly satisfied.
Reporter Xu Zhixiong reports from Changsha
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]