[Explanation] Liu Jianguo, 62, is a veritable "horse idiot" in the eyes of relatives and friends.
He is fond of painting and has created tens of thousands of galloping horses in the past seven years, of which nearly 10,000 can be painted in one year.
On October 11, the reporter came to Liu Jianguo's home in Changchun, Jilin, and saw that he had opened up a special studio to collect the horse drawings he created.
Liu Jianguo was self-taught painting, and his earliest works were mainly landscape paintings.
After a long time, he wanted to improve his painting skills and focused his attention on the horse.
I never thought that the horse's unrestrained and free form deeply attracted it, and it took 7 years to paint.
During this period, he researched horse-drawing skills and won the bronze medal in the horse-drawing competition to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Xu Beihong’s birth. He deserves the title of "Horse Chi".
[Concurrent] Liu Jianguo, a citizen of Changchun
My colleagues said that I was obsessed with painting horses, and I was obsessed for a day at home.
In fact, my energy was really exhausted.
It turned out that there was a stage where I couldn't bear painting the horse body.
I paint at night, I paint during the day, and I paint whenever I want, and I feel a little dizzy.
[Explanation] Liu Jianguo told reporters that unlike entry-level landscape painting, it is not easy to paint a horse.
In order to make his paintings realistic, he has made copies of the grasslands, horse farms and other places many times, dedicating to re-engraving them on paper.
[Concurrent] Liu Jianguo, a citizen of Changchun
You must have an understanding of the overall structure of the horse, and you must have a very detailed study.
In this way, what is the state of the horse's muscle structure when it changes? At this time, the horse feels kaleidoscopic.
[Explanation] Liu Jianguo said that the horse represents freedom and unrestrainedness, and embodies the spirit of "going forward courageously" and "walking without boundaries".
He believes that this is also one of the outstanding qualities of Chinese sons and daughters.
At present, Liu Jianguo has also released a video of horse painting on the network platform to start "cloud teaching" with netizens who share common interests.
Liu Jianguo hopes to spread the upward momentum of the horse's life in this way.
[Concurrent] Liu Jianguo, a citizen of Changchun
One thing about horses that touches me the most is that horses have a kind of upward energy, that kind of positive energy.
You draw a running horse, just like us people, we people are on our way of marching, or on our way of progress, we are also running like horses.
Reporter from Changchun Lu Shengnan
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]