館藏編號:PT06902600

張性荃

尺寸:118×60 (畫心)

張性荃(1918-)，字野長，改名張鐸，號養石樓主，河南省信陽、羅山間李店萬家灣人，台灣水墨畫家。父親好骨董字畫，母親擅畫及刺繡，親族皆雅好文藝，自幼耳濡目染。遷居信陽，入開封藝術學校，受教於李劍晨、杜小甫、周中甫，兼習中西美術。保送上海美專，受汪聲遠、劉海粟指導，汪氏介紹拜師師公黃賓虹。中日戰起，隨軍抵武漢，入抗日大學。後輾轉遷徙，任禹縣師範學校教席、第二集團軍政治部上尉科員、戰地採訪員，於洛陽舉辦二次寫生畫展，編繪戰區畫報，任教省立洛陽中學、西安開設國畫講習班，並於寶雞、天水、武漢舉辦畫展。1947年經南京來台，在台北女師專教授素描、圖案、國畫、水彩，另轉省立復中、花蓮師專。除台灣各地外，另受邀赴港、日、美、新、馬、泰、中展出，出版《藝術新論》及畫冊多種。
張性荃為藝術通才，抗戰期間舉辦多次畫展，聲名漸起。來台後致力於創作及培育人才，凡國畫及寫生皆得心應手，造境雅致。擅長山水、花鳥、人物等主題。花鳥揮灑自如，有八大山人、海派遺韻；山水筆墨暢快淋漓，兼用渲染，有黃賓虹、劉海粟之風；設色淡雅，偶用青綠，自然無斧鑿痕。人生閱歷豐富，舉凡名山大川、海港山村、國外風景皆能入畫，構圖奇特，融合現代觀點及傳統意境，成功營造鮮明特色。(509字)

Chang Hsing-Chuan (1918-), courtesy name Yeh-chang, later changed his name to Chang To, and was also known by the pseudonym Master of Yangshih Tower. He was born in Wanjiawan, Lidian, between Xinyang and Luoshan in Henan Province, and was a Taiwanese ink painter. His father had a passion for antique calligraphy and paintings, while his mother excelled in painting and embroidery. Growing up in a family that appreciated literature and the arts, he was deeply influenced from an early age. After relocating to Xinyang, he entered the Kaifeng School of Art, where he studied under Li Chien-Chen, Tu Hsiao-Fu, and Chou Chung-Fu, gaining proficiency in both Chinese and Western art. He was later recommended for admission to the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, where he was mentored by Wang Sheng-Yuan and Liu Hai-Su. Through Wang’s introduction, he apprenticed under the renowned master Huang Pin-Hung. With the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, he joined the military in Wuhan and enrolled in the Anti-Japanese University. He later moved frequently due to the war, serving as a faculty member at Yu County Normal School, a lieutenant officer in the Political Department of the Second Army Group, and a war correspondent. During this time, he held two plein-air painting exhibitions in Loyang, compiled war-zone pictorials, and taught at Loyang Provincial High School. He also established a Chinese painting workshop in Xi’an and held exhibitions in Paochi, Tianshui, and Wuhan. In 1947, he moved to Taiwan via Nanking and taught sketching, design, Chinese painting, and watercolor at Taipei Women’s Normal College. He later transferred to Provincial Fuxing High School and Hualien Teachers College. In addition to exhibiting throughout Taiwan, he was also invited to showcase his work in Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and China. He published “New Theories on Art” and several painting collections.

Chang Hsing-Chuan was a versatile artist whose reputation grew through numerous exhibitions during the war. After moving to Taiwan, he devoted himself to both artistic creation and talent cultivation. His skill in Chinese painting and plein-air sketching was effortless and refined, characterized by elegant composition. He specialized in landscapes, flowers and birds, and figurative subjects. His flower-and-bird paintings exhibited fluid brushwork, echoing the styles of Bada Shanren and the Shanghai School. His landscapes were executed with bold and expressive brushstrokes, often incorporating shading techniques, reflecting the influences of Huang Pin-Hung and Liu Hai-Su. His color palette was delicate, occasionally employing blue-and-green techniques, achieving a natural effect free from artificiality. With a rich life experience, Chang skillfully captured majestic mountains and rivers, harbors and villages, and international scenery in his paintings. His compositions were unique, blending modern perspectives with traditional aesthetics, successfully creating a distinctive artistic style.

典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處