The year before last, when the editing work of the history book named Pinghe Christianity Gazetteer was about to be completed, Mr. Lu Yixin, an artist specializing in painting grapes, sent us his new work "Grapes of the World, the World of Grapes". It was published on the first page of the Pinghe Christianity Gazetteer.
As a native of Pinghe County, Fujian Province, Mr. Lu Yixin is a multi-talented painter, poet, and writer. His grape painting adopts a combination of Chinese and Western techniques, which results in a new ink painting method. At the same time, it initiates an aesthetic effect that is different from the traditional one but closer to that of the new era.
Lu said that in order to draw grapes well, he had read many books among which the Genesis in the Bible illustrated the most detailed legends about grapes. Grapes have existed for 60 million years in the world, with a history of more than 3,000 years in China. Therefore, it went without saying that grapes were wonderful. He attributed the grape spirit to the following three levels: First, grapes buried all bitterness in the ground, hanging all sweetness on the branches. This showed the importance of personal efforts, that is, no pain no gain. Second, an individual was like a single grape that was unremarkable, and only a large bunch of grapes could be eye-catching. This showed that each individual needed to be part of a group for its affection and warmth. Third, not flowers but fruits were what we should pursue. The times were impetuous that people needed flowers, applause, and spotlights for their value to be seen. However, 99.9% of grapes flowers were almost invisible in their growth, but they could bear fruits that benefited people.
On December 30, 2021, the international painting and short video theme exhibition, titled "See You in Beijing, Youth Winter Olympics" was held in the capital, Beijing. It was jointly sponsored by the Winter Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Press and Propaganda Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and the China International Cultural Communication Center. The painter Mr. Lu was invited to attend the theme exhibition with a number of grape paintings. Among them, the four iconic works of "Community with a Shared Future for Mankind", "Great China Bearing Fruits", "Red Clouds like Silk Fiber at Sunset", and "Abundant Fruits like Golden Waves" have attracted extensive attention, becoming a highlight of the exhibition.
Lu, as an artist representative, was interviewed onsite by several official mainstream media such as People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, and Hong Kong Satellite TV. Appearing on the CCTV news program that night, he shared the grape spirit.
- Translated by Shuya Wang
前年，《平和基督教志》编辑工作即将完成时，专门画葡萄的画家卢一心先生把《世界的葡萄 葡萄的世界》新作送给我们，在《平和基督教志》一书的起始页刊出。
卢一心先生是福建省平和县人，他是的集诗人、作家于一身的画家。他的葡萄绘画采用中西结合的技法，创造出一种新水墨画法，同时创造出一种有别于传统的，更接近于新时代的审美效果。
卢一心先生说，为了画好葡萄，他看过不少书，其中圣经的创世记中关于葡萄的传说最为详尽，葡萄在这世界上已有6000万年的历史，在中国也有3000多年的历史，葡萄之神奇由此可知。他把葡萄精神归结为以下三个层次：第一、葡萄把一切苦埋在地下，将所有甜挂上枝头。这说明个人努力的重要性，即没有付出一定得不到，付出才有回报。第二、个人如同单个葡萄，是不起眼的，一大串葡萄，才有人另眼相看，这说明每一个个体都需要集体的拥抱与温暖。第三、不图鲜花入凡眼，但求硕果满人间。时代是浮躁的，人需要鲜花、掌声、镁光灯来显示自己的价值，而葡萄在生长中99.9%都看不到葡萄花，却能够结出硕果硕果，给人们谋福利。
2021年12月30日，国家体育总局冬季运动管理中心、北京冬奥组委新闻宣传部、中国国际文化传播中心联合主办的“相约北京，青春冬奥”国际绘画与短视频主题展在京隆重开幕。画家卢一心先生应邀出席主题展，还携多幅葡萄画作参展，其中《人类命运共同体》《华夏结硕果》《丝霞万匹映天红》《硕果金涛》四幅代表作受到广泛关注，并成为此次主题展的一大亮点。
在现场，卢一心先生作为艺术家代表接受人民日报、新华社、中央电视台、香港卫视等多家主流媒体的采访，当晚的中央电视台新闻节目就出现了卢一心的镜头，他分享了葡萄精神。
世界的葡萄，葡萄的世界
The year before last, when the editing work of the history book named Pinghe Christianity Gazetteer was about to be completed, Mr. Lu Yixin, an artist specializing in painting grapes, sent us his new work "Grapes of the World, the World of Grapes". It was published on the first page of the Pinghe Christianity Gazetteer.
As a native of Pinghe County, Fujian Province, Mr. Lu Yixin is a multi-talented painter, poet, and writer. His grape painting adopts a combination of Chinese and Western techniques, which results in a new ink painting method. At the same time, it initiates an aesthetic effect that is different from the traditional one but closer to that of the new era.
Lu said that in order to draw grapes well, he had read many books among which the Genesis in the Bible illustrated the most detailed legends about grapes. Grapes have existed for 60 million years in the world, with a history of more than 3,000 years in China. Therefore, it went without saying that grapes were wonderful. He attributed the grape spirit to the following three levels: First, grapes buried all bitterness in the ground, hanging all sweetness on the branches. This showed the importance of personal efforts, that is, no pain no gain. Second, an individual was like a single grape that was unremarkable, and only a large bunch of grapes could be eye-catching. This showed that each individual needed to be part of a group for its affection and warmth. Third, not flowers but fruits were what we should pursue. The times were impetuous that people needed flowers, applause, and spotlights for their value to be seen. However, 99.9% of grapes flowers were almost invisible in their growth, but they could bear fruits that benefited people.
On December 30, 2021, the international painting and short video theme exhibition, titled "See You in Beijing, Youth Winter Olympics" was held in the capital, Beijing. It was jointly sponsored by the Winter Sports Management Center of the General Administration of Sport of China, the Press and Propaganda Department of the Beijing Winter Olympics Organizing Committee, and the China International Cultural Communication Center. The painter Mr. Lu was invited to attend the theme exhibition with a number of grape paintings. Among them, the four iconic works of "Community with a Shared Future for Mankind", "Great China Bearing Fruits", "Red Clouds like Silk Fiber at Sunset", and "Abundant Fruits like Golden Waves" have attracted extensive attention, becoming a highlight of the exhibition.
Lu, as an artist representative, was interviewed onsite by several official mainstream media such as People's Daily, Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, and Hong Kong Satellite TV. Appearing on the CCTV news program that night, he shared the grape spirit.
- Translated by Shuya Wang
Painting: Grapes of the World, the World of Grapes
