卢浮宫肖像印展彰显中国文化精粹

蔡树农

由中国肖像印研究会创作的“法国历史文化名人金石印像”日前在法国巴黎精彩亮相，该会为法国卢浮宫“镇馆三宝”维纳斯、蒙娜丽莎和自由女神创作的肖像印成为大型中展览最大亮点。

展览引发海内外知名媒体广泛关注，在当地华侨中引起空前反响。浪漫巴黎掀起一股纸墨芳香的“中国风”。

肖像印成为中法交流“世界语”

肖像印以其形象性的表达，让人一目了然，不管什么民族，何种文化背景，对肖像印的解读都简易而明确，肖像印和音乐一样，是无国界的世界语言。同时，它又是中国的文化精粹，具有极强的民族性。

查理大帝 张耕源 刻制 Charlemagne

为纪念中法建交50周年，此次“法国历史文化名人金石印像”50方印主名单由法国历史专家选出，其中包括中国人熟悉的拿破仑、戴高乐、贞德等法国名人，由张耕源、叶青峰、陈睿韬、徐足敏、华奎、艺如乐图、侯勇、王涛、李祖戏、顾琴、赵冬友、姜荣华、华汀、蒋曼萝、杨松等10余位篆刻家精心创作。

“法国历史文化名人金石印像”开展后引起许多法国观众的喜爱与好评。不少法国人对惟妙惟肖的肖像印赞不绝口，纷纷询问是如何创作的，并对中国艺术家巧夺天工的技艺非常佩服，现场分发的相关材料在开幕式当天就被一抢而空。

许多外国艺术家和游客、观者为中国金石篆刻艺术叫绝。许多人在展厅凝

奥诺雷·德·巴尔扎克 杨松 刻制

Honoré de Balzac

神观摹，久久不肯离去。一位法国观众站在戴高乐的肖像印前告诉笔者，此次创作的50位名人都是法国家喻户晓的名流，而戴高乐将军恰好是他最敬佩的伟……他对中国肖像印研究会以特有的篆刻艺术创作法国伟人形象表示感谢。

中国肖像印大步走向世界

中国肖像印研究会会长张耕源表示，法国是西方文化艺术重镇，此次展览既体现了两国人民的传统友谊和悠久的文化交流历史，也是肖像印发展历程中的“里程碑”。

卢浮宫有3件镇馆之宝，即维纳斯、蒙娜丽莎和自由女神。中国肖像印研究会接到法方的邀请后，专门召开了专题创

戴高乐 艺如乐图 刻制

Charles de Gaulle

卢梭 赵冬友 刻制 仲马 华汀 刻制 Dumas 弗朗索瓦一世 华奎 刻制

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Francis I of France

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FRIENDSHIP友好往来

作会议，其中就提出把卢浮宫3件镇馆之宝刻成肖像印。青田县政府积极参与并提供印石。中国肖像印研究会会长张耕源、副会长叶青峰及陈睿韬亲自为“镇馆三宝”创作了肖像印。

叶青峰说，此次为法国的伟人创作肖像印，让他能深入了解法国历史，希望自己的作品能刻出对世界文化名人的崇敬，与法国人民共享。

这次卢浮宫“镇馆三宝”肖像印创作及外展盛举是中国肖像印研究会继2010年创作上海世博会参展国（地区）政要肖像印、2011年创作辛亥革命百年百杰及2012年中国历届奥运冠军肖像印后的第四次大规模创作。肖像印是中国印学文化的重要组成部分，此次中国肖像印有幸展于世界艺术殿堂之巅 —卢浮宫，将极大提升其艺术价值，让世界认识中国印学文化，推动中国肖像印走向世界。顺利完成，这三方印将由主办方分别赠画大家曾宓、吴山明、陈振濂和马锋辉

展览期间，法国总统奥朗德、法国戴送给本人。的大作，及龙泉青瓷、青田石雕、朱炳仁高乐基金会主席雅克 ·戈德弗兰和法国与“法国历史文化名人金石印像”铜雕精品，还有吴立民、章子峰创作的永著名女演员朱丽叶 ·比诺什的肖像印也同时亮相的浙江文化方阵中还有著名书嘉山水诗意图。□

Seal-cutting Portraits Bring China Style into Louvre

By Cai Shunong

Crafted by the Hangzhou-based China Portrait Seal Research Institute， three seal-

cut replications of the “three royal treasures of the Louvre” turned out to be the biggest

highlight of the French Cultural and Histori-cal Notables Seal-cutting Portraits Exhibition that has just made its debut in Paris. The ex-hibition drew the attention from the worlds top-ranking media and was well-received in the Chinese community and among the local cultural buffs in France， triggering a sweep-ing ‘China style in the cultural and art heart-land of Europe.

Representing the cream of the Chinese culture， portrait seal-cutting is justifiably a Chinese national pride and serves as an effective communication carrier for its tangibility and readability. The charm of this traditional Chinese art language stems

largely from its figurativeness， just like the

borderless appeal of music that is reachable by all cultures and nationalities.

The seal-cutting portraits exhibition held in Paris was part of a series of activities de-signed for the 50th anniversary of the estab-lishment of Sino-French diplomatic relations. The 50 dignitaries from the splendid history of France selected by French historians for the making of seal portraits for the exhibition include Napoleon， Charles de Gaulle and Joan of Arc. The 50 art pieces were carved by the ingenious hands of a dozen famous Chinese seal engraving masters.

The exhibition won enormous critical acclaim from the French locals， who were awed by the wonderful artistry demon-strated by these artifacts. Many visitors just could not take their eyes off the exhibits， carried away by the intriguing cultural im-plications presented in such a traditional Chinese way.

Zhang Gengyuan， chairman of the China Portrait Seal Research Institute， expressed his excitement about the success of such a friendship-promoting cultural dialogue be-tween China and France， the heartland of the culture， history and art of Europe.

“法国历史文化名人金石印像”展吸引大批法国观众前来观赏。

The seal images exhibition in Paris attracts quite a few French people.

“The exhibition is compelling evidence of the long-standing and far-reaching friendship and cultural and historical com-munication between the two countries. The exhibition also marks a new milestone in the history of the Chinese art of seal engrav-ing has been achieved，” commented Zhang Gengyuan.

Louvre is world-famous for its ‘top three royal treasures -- the ancient Greek marble sculpture “Venus de Milo”， Mona Lisa - or ‘Portrait of Lisa Gherardini - by Leonardo Da Vinci， and Liberty Leading the People， the painting that inspired Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty in New York City in the US.

A focus meeting was organized by the China Portrait Seal Research Institute espe-cially for mapping out a plan for the invita-tion extended by Paris， leading to a proposal agreed upon by all participants to feature the ‘top three must-see works of art at the Louvre. Zhang Gengyuan， working together with Ye Qingfeng and Chen Ruitao， both deputy chairmen of the institute， was des-ignated to make the three feature art works. The Qingtian county government， represent-ing the countrys most famous place for the production of special stones for the mak-ing of seals， contributed high

quality stone materials to the

project.

“I was lucky to be offered

a chance to get involved in such a meaningful assignment and I feel proud to be able to share my art works as well as my respect for the greatest people in the history of man-kind with the French people. I also learned a lot about the history of the European coun-

try in the process”， said Ye

Qingfeng.

The Paris exhibition is not the first time Chinas seal engraving grandmasters dem-onstrated the Chinese national treasure in such an impressive scale. Artists representing the institute have contributed art

works to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo， the Centennial of the Revolution of 1911 held in 2011， and the 2012 Olympic Champions of China Exhibition.

Portrait seal-engraving constitutes an im-portant part of the seal-engraving culture of China. The Paris debut of this year brought the glistening pearl in the Chinese culture into the worlds most prestigious museum for people from all over the world to under-stand and enjoy the measureless fascination of the Chinese seal-cutting tradition.

The portrait seals of the French president Francois Hollande， chairman of Charles De Gaulle Trust and the award-winning French actress Juliette Binoche were made during the exhibition by the artists from the institute participating in the event， and were pre-sented to the three celebrities at the opening ceremony.

Displayed together with the seal-cutting works are a collection of traditional Chinese landscape paintings and sculptures contrib-uted by such big names as Zeng Mi， Wu Shanming， Chen Zhenlian， Wu Liming and Zhang Zifeng.