中国中央美术学院院长范迪安前言

　　油画是源自欧洲的艺术形式，从20世纪初通过前往欧洲学习的中国艺术家引入中国，在今天已经成为被普遍接受的艺术品种，也形成了多种风格和样式，是中国文化的重要载体。但是，中国油画家也越来越认识到，在油画的表达中要更多地发掘和传达中国文化的精神与观念，这是因为中国拥有连续不断的艺术传统，并且有着独特的绘画造型体系，由此，“意象油画”就成为许多中国油画家的共同追求。在某种程度上，“意象”的形式与西方艺术中的表现主义有相似之处，都追求艺术的自由挥洒与主观表达，而来自中国自身强大的"写意"传统更是其直接的支撑。中国艺术追求“天人合一”的境界，追求人与自然之间的和谐，追求表现艺术家自己的情感和个性，使得“意象油画”在本质上传达的是中国文化的特征。这个展览所邀请的八位艺术家是中国意象油画领域的重要代表，他们的作品面貌各异，但都表现了开敞的心灵世界和对自然生命的观照，在直觉性的艺术语言中显现出强劲的精神力量和如诗歌般抒情的美学品格，透溢出鲜明的东方文化精神。

　　在全球文化新的碰撞与交汇的进程中，不同国家的艺术既要反映共同的文化发展趋势，更需要在本土的文化传统中寻找创造的资源，只有全球与本土的交融，能够产生艺术的异彩，在这个意义上，这个规模有限的展览为瑞典的观众打开了一扇了解今日中国艺术的窗口，更有利于增进两国艺术朝向未来的交流。

　　范迪安

策展人

中国中央美术学院院长

　　Oil painting originated from Europe and was brought to China at the beginning of the 20th century by Chinese artists who went to Europe to study. Today it has become a popular art form with a variety of styles and formats—an important embodiment of Chinese culture. However, Chinese oil painters are increasingly aware of the critical importance of exploring and conveying Chinese cultural philosophy and viewpoint. This is because China has a continuous artistic tradition boasting a unique system of images and forms. Thus, “imagism oil painting” has become the shared pursuit of many Chinese oil painters. To some extent, the “imagism” here does share commonalities with expressionism of the western genre. It stresses free and unbridled subjective expression, underpinned by the compelling “imagism” tradition in China. Chinese fine arts seek “unity between heaven and man” and harmony between humans and nature. It embodies the artists’ emotions and individuality, and renders “imagism oil painting” a Chinese cultural trait in essence. This time, the eight leading oil painters will showcase a myriad of styles, revealing to us their spiritual world and their affection of life in nature. Their artistic intuition and language tell of powerful minds and poetic aesthetics. Their works are the epitome of oriental culture.

　　Cultures around the globe clash and converge. They must follow the common trend while discovering creative inspiration in tradition. Marriage of the global and the local gives birth to splendor. This time we open a window to contemporary Chinese fine arts. Through it, Swedish audience can join our bilateral exchanges oriented towards the future.

Fan Di’an

Curator

President of China Central Academy of Fine Arts