明代冯梦龙《古今笑谈》里有则趣料,叫《人抱瓮》。原文是这样的:“羊璓冬月酿,常令人抱瓮,须臾易人,酒速成而味好。”意思是,羊璓这个人,冬天酿酒,总是喊人轮流抱着酒瓮,用体温发酵,酒不但速成,而且味好。意为要反复琢磨和体味才能达到天人合一。对艺术而言,是要对艺术有不断的追求和领悟才能渐至佳境。鉴于止水,《庄子》一德充符“人莫鉴于流水,而鉴于止水。”意为只有静止的水才能反映一切事物的形象、本质、特征。对绘画而言,要以史为鉴,在历史的长河中梳理和发现美的存在定位与发展脉络。 Feng Menglong Ming Dynasty “ancient and modern jokes,” there are interesting materials, called “people hold urn.” The original is like this: “Sheep winter stuffed, often people hold urn, easy to drink, wine is fast and taste good.” “The meaning is that this person, winter wine, always shouting people take turns holding wine Urn, with body temperature fermentation, wine is not only fast, but taste good. Meaning to be pondering over and understanding in order to achieve harmony between man and nature. For art, it is necessary to continue the pursuit of art and understanding can come to nirvana. In view of the stop of water, ”Zhuangzi“ is a symbol of ”water“, given the fact that water stops. ”It means only the still water can reflect the image, essence and characteristics of everything. As far as painting is concerned, we should draw lessons from history, comb and discover the existence and development of the beauty in the long history of our history.