大约是二○○三年,我去西安开会时到陈国勇家看画,首先就被他居室的古香古色所感染。当时我就想, 他把自己设定在这样一个传统氛围浓郁的空间之中,仅仅只是表明他作为一个中国画家对传统艺术的兴趣呢, 抑或是显示作为一个收藏家的身份? About 2003, when I went to Xi’an to attend Chen Guoyong’s home to draw pictures, I was first infected with the ancient colors of his living room. At that time, I wanted to think that he set himself up in a space full of traditional atmosphere just to show his interest in traditional arts as a Chinese artist or to show his identity as a collector.