尺寸：94cmx50cm
款识：时空大弟子，照心明印
扇面：《比翼双飞》与《莲池之乐》 为 J and C 大婚而作， 乙巳陈照心明于纽约草堂New York TAHI
Two Silk-Mounted Fan Paintings by Chen Zhaoxinming
Dimensions: 94 × 50 cm
Inscription: Disciple of Time and Space — Seal of Zhaoxinming
Fan Titles: Flying Wing to Wing; Joy in the Lotus Pond
Created for the wedding of J and C, by Chen Zhaoxinming, Year of Yisi, at Caotang TAHI, New York
意蕴：一年前，心明与子玄从遥远的南太平洋，来到美国纽约那充满神秘而冷傲的城市，令我们最欢喜的除了荣升姥姥级别，更有趣的是雪中漫步时偶遇那北美红雀喜洋洋落在雪松上，顿感古代中国思想美学大宗师庄子（前369-前286）所提出“义明而物亲”的画面从脑海里倾入我的玉笔。就这样好几个月的研究这些物种的理、情、性。无数次的构图、执笔，好几十张的草稿的重试最后被艺术总监子玄一锤定音。《比翼双飞》与《连池之乐》寄托作者对自然界不同物种之间神奇交欢之道的礼赞，謍喻人世间不同宗亲的情义结合，智慧与恬愉相交相养，无论世界有多变幻莫测，生命的生生不息、绵绵若存的永恒自然之道，如蓝色维多利亚冠鸽子的忠诚，如赫赫 君子威仪的北美红雀，这不凡的结合。作者巧妙地以中国水墨写意笔法 写出西方令人神往的双鸟，并悄悄降落在幸福的枝头。一蓝色的冠鸽紧紧注视，浑身上下象触电似的。祝愿新人比翼双飞！百年好合！
Artist’s Notes:
A year ago, Xinming and Zixuan traveled from the distant South Pacific to New York, an enigmatic and aloof metropolis shimmering with dream and frost. Our greatest joy, apart from being newly crowned grandparents, was a quiet walk through falling snow and the sudden appearance of a northern cardinal, its scarlet wings glowing against the white cedar.
In that fleeting moment, Zhuangzi’s vision (369-286 BCE) arose unbidden in my heart with his teaching that “when the light of righteousness shines, all beings draw near.” That harmony between spirit and nature seeped like ink into my thoughts, and flowed, unrestrained, from the tip of my jade brush. Hence, I studied these creatures for months, their temperament, affection, and inner rhythm. Countless times I worked and reworked, sketch after sketch, brushstroke after brushstroke until, at last, under the keen and resolute eye of Art Director Zixuan, the two works Flying Wing to Wing and Joy in the Lotus Pond took their final form.
These paintings express the artist’s reverence for the wondrous harmony and resonance between different species in nature, an allegory for the bonds of kinship and love among humankind, where wisdom and serenity nurture each other. No matter how unpredictable the world may be, the eternal rhythm of life, ever flowing, ever renewing, endures. Just as the blue Victoria crowned pigeon symbolizes steadfast devotion, and the noble northern cardinal embodies grace and dignity, so too does this rare union celebrate the beauty of fidelity.
With delicate strokes of traditional Chinese ink and wash, the artist renders these Western birds with spirit and tenderness, gently alighting them upon a branch of happiness. May the newlyweds soar together like two birds in perfect flight, and may their hearts be joined in a hundred years of blissful harmony.
