故乡的含义绝不是地理位置上的能指,更是意识的源头,心灵上的源头。做人最初原始而混沌的体验,却会变成一生精神上执着的守望。对于艺术家更加如此。所以,当有人奇怪说沈周一生的游历并不广泛,南到杭州,西到镇江等地,平时也就是西山、虎丘等地的转悠,如何能开创一派吴门画派人文山水画?这就不得不提及到沈周的家乡——相城区的阳澄湖镇风土人情的滋养。在这次如此真切的站在沈周的画作之前,我不止一次地去过沈周的故乡。最近一次去阳澄湖镇应该是这个初冬的某一天下午,天气不很冷。进入老街之前,先闻见老磨房里湘城麻饼的香味,看见了大青菜、水芹菜、小鱼,还有弹棉花的铺子,感 The meaning of hometown is by no means the signifier of the geographical location, but also the source of consciousness and the source of the soul. The original primitive and chaotic experience of a man, but it will become a life-long dedication of the watch. This is even more true for artists. Therefore, when some people wonder that Shen Zhou’s life is not widely traveled, south to Hangzhou, west to Zhenjiang and other places, usually is the West Hill, Tiger Hill and other wandering around, how can we create a school to send Wu Man painting human landscape painting? Not referring to Shen Zhou’s hometown - Yangcheng Lake, Xiangcheng District, local customs nourishment. Before this real painting standing on Shen Zhou, I went to Shen Zhou’s hometown more than once. Yangcheng Lake last town should be the beginning of the day some afternoon, the weather is not very cold. Before entering the streets, the smell of the old mill in Xiangxiang City, the smell of hemp, saw the big greens, water celery, fish, cotton balls shop, flu