中国人物画在中国历代绘画中一直占据重要的主导地位,从唐代的吴道子、阎立本、张萱到五代的周文矩、顾闳中;从宋代的李公麟、李嵩、梁楷、张择端到元代的永乐宫壁画;从明代的陈老莲到清代的任伯年;以及现代的徐悲鸿、蒋兆和等人物国家层出不穷,标志着人物画在各个朝代的兴旺发达,这个现象一直延续到改革开放前后数年间。静观近十年来的中国画坛,一种现象不得不使人为之担忧:美术院校的教学展览、高级宾馆的装饰、画廊悬挂的画幅、美术类杂志及美术类报纸的版面,大部分被山水、花鸟画所占据,这种现象不仅仅折射出当前一些画家心理的焦灼、追求功利意识及对传统认识不足,也反映出现代的一些画家避重就轻的一种心态。就人物画而言,的确要比其他画种要来得“艰难”这里所指的艰难不仅仅表现为人物画难画,更主要的是指人物画在某些场合和交际过程中不如山水、花鸟画受欢迎。特别是在尚不发达的西部地区,这一点显得十分突出。经济落后,画家需要用作品换取金钱,而目前一般人喜爱的仍为山水、花鸟画。政体落后,人们办事送礼需要送画,文化观念低劣,人们需 Chinese portraits have always occupied an important dominance in ancient Chinese paintings. From Wu Daozi, Yan Liben and Zhang Xuan in the Tang Dynasty to Zhou Wen Mo and Gu Juzhong in the Five Dynasties, Li Gonglin, Li Song, Liang Kai and Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty Generation of the Yongle Palace murals; Chen Laolian from the Ming Dynasty to Ren Bian years of the Qing Dynasty; and modern Xu Beihong, Jiang Zhao and other national figures emerge in an endless stream, marking the figure painting in all dynasties prosperous, this phenomenon has been extended to before and after the reform and opening up A few years. Looking at the past ten years of Chinese painting and calligraphy, a phenomenon has forced people to worry about: art galleries, high-end hotel decoration, gallery hanging frames, art magazines and art newspaper layout, most of the landscape, This phenomenon not only reflects the current anxiety of some painters, pursues utilitarian awareness and lack of understanding of the tradition, but also reflects the attitude of some artists in the modern era who evaded the spirit of light. As far as portrait painting is concerned, it is indeed more difficult than other kinds of painting. “Difficulties” refers not only to the difficulty of painting portraits, but also to the fact that portraits are inferior to landscapes in some occasions and in communication , Flower and bird painting popular. This is especially true in the underdeveloped western regions. Economic backwardness, painters need to use works for money, but most people are still favorite landscapes, flowers and birds painting. Politics are backward, people need to send gifts to work, poor cultural concepts, people need