xú bēi hóng lín fēng mián liú hǎi sù

徐悲鸿、林风眠、刘海粟

Xu Beihong, Lin Fengmian, Liu Haisu

dì yī dài qín gōng jiǎn xué tuán chū qù de

第一代勤工俭学团出去的

The first-generation work-study group went out

zhè xiē rén dōu huí dào zhōng guó le

这些人都回到中国了

These people have returned to China

zhǐ yǒu yī gè rén méi yǒu huí qù

只有一个人没有回去

Only one person did not go back

jiù shì cháng yù

就是常玉

Sanyu

cháng yù wǒ fā jué nà shì wéi yī

常玉我发觉那是唯一

Sanyu, I find that is the only

jìn rù shì jiè yì shù cháo liú zhōng xīn de

进入世界艺术潮流中心的

Enter the world art trend center

zhōng guó dì yī dài yóu huà jiā xī huà jiā

（中国）第一代油画家、西画家

(China) The first generation of oil painters and western painters

nián cháng yù chū shēng yú sì chuān yī gè fù yù de jiā tíng

1901年，常玉出生于四川一个富裕的家庭

In 1901, Chang Yu was born in a wealthy family in Sichuan

tā nián fù fǎ

他1920年赴法

He went to France in 1920

fù èr dài de yōu wò jiā jìng

“富二代”的优渥家境

The wealthy family of the "rich second generation"

shǐ dé tā kě yǐ suí xīn suǒ yù gǎo yì shù

使得他可以随心所欲搞艺术

So that he can do art as he pleases

tā bù xiàng bié rén nà yàng qù zhèng guī měi shù xué yuàn jìn xiū

他不像别人那样，去正规美术学院进修

He is not like others, go to formal art academy for further studies

ér shì zài jù jí máng liú yì shù jiā de zì yóu huà shì

而是在聚集盲流艺术家的自由画室

But in the free studio where blind artists gather

kā fēi guǎn lǐ xiě shēng

咖啡馆里写生

Sketch in the cafe

tā qǔ guò yī gè fǎ guó guì zú de nǚ ér wèi qī

他娶过一个法国贵族的女儿为妻

He married the daughter of a French nobleman

hé jiǎ kē méi dì shì zhōng shēng zhì yǒu

和贾科梅蒂是终生挚友

And Giacometti are lifelong friends

zǎo qī tā xǐ huān luǒ nǚ tí cái

早期他喜欢裸女题材

In the early days, he liked nudes

tā xiàng xú zhì mó kuā yào

他向徐志摩夸耀

He boasted to Xu Zhimo

tā wū lǐ nà zhāng shā fā kàn shì pò bài

他屋里那张沙发看似破败

The sofa in his room looks dilapidated

qí shí shàng miàn zhì shǎo tǎng guò yī liǎng bǎi wèi měi nǚ

其实上面至少躺过一两百位美女

In fact, at least one or two hundred beautiful women have lain on it

xú zhì mó chēng tā huà de shì yǔ zhòu dà tuǐ

徐志摩称他画的是“宇宙大腿”

Xu Zhimo called his painting "cosmic thighs"

bù xìng de shì tā yōu yóu de rì zi bìng méi yǒu guò dé tài jiǔ

不幸的是，他优游的日子并没有过得太久

Unfortunately, his excellent travel days did not last too long

sān shí suì zuǒ yòu tā jiā dào zhōng luò

三十岁左右，他家道中落

Around thirty years old, his family is in decline

cǐ hòu sān shí duō nián

此后三十多年

Thirty years later

tā jī běn shàng yī zhí shēng huó zài kùn dùn zhī zhōng

他基本上一直生活在困顿之中

He has basically been living in trouble

wèi le móu shēng shén zhì qù zuò yóu qī gōng shuǐ ní gōng

为了谋生，甚至去做油漆工、水泥工

In order to earn a living, even painters and cement workers

zhèng shì zài zhè duàn shí jiān tā xíng chéng le chéng shú de yì shù fēng gé

正是在这段时间，他形成了成熟的艺术风格

It was during this time that he formed a mature artistic style

tā xìng gé jié ào bù xùn

他性格桀骜不驯

He has an unruly personality

gēn mǎi huà de rén yuē fǎ sān zhāng

跟买画的人约法三章

Three chapters about the contract with the buyer

dìng huà xiān fù qián huà de shí hòu bù yào kàn

订画先付钱，画的时候不要看

Pay for the painting first, don’t watch it while painting

huà wán ná zǒu bù xǔ tí yì jiàn

画完拿走，不许提意见

Take it away after painting, no comments are allowed

kě yǐ shuō tā wǎn qī de qióng kùn lǎo dào

可以说，他晚期的穷困潦倒

It can be said that he was poor in his late period

shì tā zì jǐ zhǔ dòng xuǎn zé de mìng yùn

是他自己主动选择的命运

Is his own destiny

jīn nián yuè tái běi gěng huà láng zuò le yī cì cháng yù huí gù zhǎn

今年3月，台北耿画廊做了一次常玉回顾展

In March this year, Geng Gallery in Taipei held a retrospective of San Yu

zhǔ tí shì cháng yù yǔ làng dàng zi měi xué

主题是“常玉与浪荡子美学”

The theme is "Sanyu and Langdangzi Aesthetics"

zhè shì qì jīn wèi zhǐ hán gài de lì shǐ shí qī zuì wán zhěng de yī cì cháng yù zuò pǐn zhǎn

这是迄今为止涵盖的历史时期最完整的一次常玉作品展

This is the most complete exhibition of Sanyu's works in the historical period covered so far

měi yī gè rén dōu xiǎng yào yī zhāng cháng yù

每一个人都想要一张常玉

Everyone wants a piece of Sanyu

tā yǒng yuǎn shì nà me shén mì yǒng yuǎn nà me bù róng yì kàn dào

他永远是那么神秘，永远那么不容易看到

He is always so mysterious and never easy to see

nián wǒ dì yī cì kàn dào cháng yù de zuò pǐn

1989年，我第一次看到常玉的作品

In 1989, I saw Sanyu’s work for the first time

dì yī cì gǎn dào bù zhī dào shì wèi shén me jiù shì xǐ huān

第一次感到不知道是为什么，就是喜欢

The first time I don’t know why, I just like it

wǒ kàn dào le huā

我看到了花

I see flowers

jiǎn dān de jié gòu jiù zài zhè píng zi lǐ

简单的结构就在这瓶子里

The simple structure is in this bottle

gǎn jué hǎo xiàng hái zài dòng

感觉好像还在动

Feels like it's still moving

zhè me yǒu shēng mìng lì hái zài zhǎng

这么有生命力还在长

So vitality is still growing

nà shí hòu wǒ jiù tiān a kě yǐ zhè yàng huà de ma

那时候我就，天啊，可以这样画的吗？

At that time I was, oh my god, can I paint like this?

zěn me kě yǐ zhè me hǎo kàn zhè me jiǎn dān

怎么可以这么好看，这么简单

How can it be so beautiful and simple

fěn sè shuāng luǒ tā zhǐ yǒu yī gè fěn sè ér yǐ

《粉色双裸》，它只有一个粉色而已

"Pink Double Nudes", it only has one pink

tā de rén tǐ tā de jiǎo zhǐ shì yòng guā chū lái de

它的人体、它的脚趾是用刮出来的

Its human body and its toes are scraped out

hái yǒu jīn shí de kè hén zài lǐ miàn

还有金石的刻痕在里面

There are also inscriptions of gold and stone in it

zhè me yǒu dàn xìng yǒu diāo sù gǎn

这么有弹性、有雕塑感

So flexible and sculptural

yīng gāi shuō shì shàng gè shì jì zuì huì huà yóu huà de rén

应该说是上个世纪最会画油画的人

It should be said that he is the person who paints most oil paintings in the last century

wǒ zài yán jiū de nà gè shí dài

我在研究的那个时代

The era I was studying

cháng yù gāng dào bā lí

常玉刚到巴黎

San Yugang arrives in Paris

xī fāng shì yòng tàn bǐ de

西方是用炭笔的

Charcoal is used in the West

tā zěn me kě yǐ yòng shū fǎ xìng qù huì huà

他怎么可以用书法性去绘画

How can he paint with calligraphy

huà rén tǐ tā nà gè xiàn tiáo wán quán shì shū fǎ de xiàn tiáo

画人体，他那个线条完全是书法的线条

Draw the human body, his lines are entirely calligraphic lines

wǒ huì jué dé tā shì yòng yóu huà yán liào

我会觉得他是用油画颜料

I would think he used oil paint

shū fǎ de xiàn fāng shì qù huà

书法的线、方式去画

Calligraphy line and way to draw

xī fāng rén shì bù kě néng yǒu zhè yàng de xiàn tiáo

西方人是不可能有这样的线条

It's impossible for Westerners to have such lines

zhǐ yǒu zhōng guó wén rén cái huì yǒu zhè zhǒng xiàn tiáo

只有中国文人，才会有这种线条

Only Chinese literati would have such lines

rén tǐ zhè me kuā zhāng miáo shù zhè me dà dǎn de qǔ jiǎo

人体这么夸张描述，这么大胆的取角

The human body is so exaggerated, and the angle is so bold

wǒ cóng bā lí huà pài lái kàn wǒ jué dé shì jué wú jǐn yǒu de

我从巴黎画派来看，我觉得是绝无仅有的

From the perspective of the Paris School, I think it is unique

cháng yù de mí rén

常玉的迷人

Sanyu's charming

wǒ xiǎng tā chù dòng le měi yī gè rén xīn lǐ de yī kuài yǐn yuē de nà zhǒng xiāng chóu

我想他触动了每一个人心里的一块隐约的那种乡愁

I think he touched the vague kind of homesickness in everyone's heart

yuè kàn yuè yǒu gǎn jué

越看，越有感觉

The more I look, the more I feel

xiàng nà gè xíng zǒu de nǚ rén

像那个《行走的女人》

Like that "Walking Woman"

nà gè gǎn jué jiù xiàng cháng yù cóng huà lǐ zǒu chū lái de gǎn jué

那个感觉就像常玉（从画里）走出来的感觉

That feels like the feeling of Sanyu walking out of the painting

nǐ kàn tā nǐ yǒng yuǎn jué dé tā zài zǒu xiàng nǐ

你看她，你永远觉得她在走向你

Look at her, you always think she is walking towards you

cháng yù de zuò pǐn tā yuè lái yuè fēn sàn le

常玉的作品，它越来越分散了

San Yu’s works, it is getting more and more scattered

yuè lái yuè nán zhǎo dào le

越来越难找到了

Getting harder and harder to find

zǐ luó lán kě yǐ shuō shì duō nián lái dōu méi yǒu jiàn guò tā le

《紫罗兰》可以说是20多年来都没有见过它了

"Violet" can be said to have not seen it in more than 20 years

nà zhāng fěn hóng shuāng luǒ cóng lái bù wài jiè de

那张《粉红双裸》，从来不外借的

That "Pink Double Nudes", never borrowed

tā men de dà lóu bàn gōng shì guà le nián

他们的大楼办公室挂了20年

Their office building has been hung up for 20 years

cóng lái méi yǒu dòng guò

从来没有动过

Never moved

wǒ gèng xī wàng zhòng xiàn jiù shì cháng yù de nà gè shí dài

我更希望重现就是常玉的那个时代

I hope to reproduce the era of Sanyu

huà zhè xiē rén tǐ de nà shí hòu tā de nà zhǒng zì yóu dù

画这些人体的，那时候他的那种自由度

Those who drew these human bodies, his degree of freedom back then

nà zhǒng làng zi měi xué de yī zhǒng jié hé

那种浪子美学的一种结合

A combination of prodigal aesthetics

cháng yù shì bèi hū lüè de

常玉是被忽略的

Sanyu is ignored

tā yīng gāi huí dào zhōng guó lái

他应该回到中国来

He should return to China

zhōng guó qí shí shì yǒu wěi dà de yì shù jiā de

中国其实是有伟大的艺术家的

China actually has great artists