Xiao Hong -The Series

　　1989年夏天还在内蒙师大就读油画专业的肖红去了敦煌，20多天的观摩之后，佛教或者说敦煌的独特审美在肖红的记忆中留下了难以消磨的印记。尝试了构成、描述、样式和符号的多重创作手段，经历了从单纯改造敦煌图像到镜像历史社会现实，肖红在油画语言的民族性和衔接当下社会的之间付诸诉求。如今把生活和工作主要放在呼和浩特的肖红似乎有些超离，低产创作的他在寻求描绘终极理想的方式——如何图绘西方极乐世界的景象。

　　In the summer of 1989, Xiao Hong, who was still studying in Inner Mongolia Normal University, went to Dunhuang. The more than 20 days’ inspection and study left with him a strong impression of the special esthetics of Buddhism or Dunhuang, which he found difficult to forget. By trying numerous methods including constructivism, narrative, pattern and symbolism and experiencing a process from purely reforming Dunhuang Images to mirroring social realities, Xiao Hong has been pursuing a language of oil painting in terms of its national characteristics and connection to current society. Now Xiao Hong, who is living and working mainly in Huhhot, seems to be a little unconventional; he is currently in a low yielding period and searching for a way to paint his ultimate ideal—the scenery of Western Paradise.

　　超离的终极 - 赵力对话肖红

　　对话者：肖红，赵力

　　时间：2010年3月18日 地点：林大画廊(北京)

　　The Ultimate of Unconventionality - Conversation between Zhao Li & Xiao Hong

　　Conversation by Xiao Hong & Zhao Li

　　Time: Mar. 18th, 2010

　　Location: Linda Gallery (Beijing)

　　1 西行敦煌 Go West to Dunhuang

　　赵力：你之前的作品线索还是比较清晰的，主要有四个阶段：“再造供养人”，94年到99年;“大路朝天”，99年到01年;然后是“艳阳天”，01年到03年;另外“知识青年”，从03年延续到现在。倒叙地说(?前面和后面都不是倒叙，逻辑不对吧?)，你今后的方向是什么?

　　Zhao Li: The clue to the themes in your former works is clear in the four phases: “to Rebuild Providers” is from 1994 to 1999; “A Broad Road toward Sky” is from 1999 to 2001; “A Bright Sunny Sky” is from 2001 to 2003; and “Intellectual Youth” is from 2003 till now. So what’s your next direction?