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鬱金香靜物 Nature morte aux tulipes 簽名左上：Bernard Buffet 78 Signed upper left Bernard Buffet and dated 1978 法國戰後具象藝術的代表大師貝爾納．畢費支撐起藝術史的重要版圖，在亞洲享有極知名高度與全球性的藏家擴及度，使其公認為殿堂級藝術家。年輕時才華洋溢的畢費，1955年僅27歲即被當時法國《藝術鑑賞雜誌》選為「戰後十大最傑出藝術家」之首，1974年年僅46歲的畢費，更入選為最年輕的法蘭西學院美術學院院士，一生創作了超過八千幅的作品，他驚人的創作力留下了一系列經典之作。畢費一生致力於繪畫創作，時間長達50餘年，其中主題則以馬戲團小丑、鬥牛士、肖像、風景、花卉、靜物為多。從1940年代崛起於藝壇之後，1950年代，畢費專注繪畫，畫面多以憂鬱寡歡的肖像來表達法國人在戰後 的不安心境。到了1960年代，畢費筆下的人與物在尖銳粗曠的線條下更顯高亢激昂。 《鬱金香靜物》藝術家以粗獷有力的黑色線條勾勒藤籃。藤籃與黃色鬱金香均衡擺放在畫面的左右，新穎的構圖將觀者的視覺焦點由畫中央牽引至後方的景緻，畫面的平衡感得到延展，熾熱的力量彷彿要從重心處擴散至四面八方。而個性十足的簽名與書寫年代方式，無疑是畢費特有的標籤，不是隱身於畫面的一隅，而是主體一旁作為畫面平衡構圖的要角。畢費以物喻情的藝術本 質更是暗合東方人內斂含蓄的修身性格，其筆下尖銳簡練的線條和獨特的空間處理，與日本傳統版畫有著某種異曲同工之妙《鬱金香靜物》呈現了藝術家於20世紀 80年代的迷人風格，獨樹一幟，實是一幅精彩之作。 Bernard Buffet, the representing post-war figurative art master in France, who foothold the important territory in art history, enjoying a very high reputation in Asia and cherish among global collectors, making him considered as the artist in the Hall of Fame. His talent was demonstrated while he was young, in 1955 when Buffet was only 27 years old, he was already named as the best out of the top ten post war artists by “Connaissance des Arts”. In 1974, when he was only 46 years old, he was selected as a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts. He has created more than 8,000 works in his life, his amazing creativity has left a series of classic works. Buffet devoted his life to painting for more than 50 years, his themes were mostly circus clown, toreador, portrait, landscape, flower and still life. After rising up in the art world in the 1940s, in the 1950s, Buffet focused on painting, mostly using melancholy portraits to express the disturbed state of mind among French people after the war. While in the 1960s, the people and objects in his paintings became more high pitched and indignant through his sharp and rough lines. In "Still Life with Tulips" Buffet outlines the rattan basket with bold and powerful black lines. Rattan basket and yellow tulips are placed harmoniously on the left and right handed sides of the picture. The novel composition draws the viewer's visual focus from the center of the painting to the scenery behind. The proportionate of the picture is extended, the fiery power seems to spread from the center of emphasis to all directions. His full of personality signature and the way he writes the dates are undoubtedly his unique style. They are not hidden in the corner of the picture, but are placed next to the subject as an important part in balancing the composition of the picture. Buffet's artistic essence of using objects as metaphors for feelings is more in line with the introverted and reserved personality of the oriental people. His sharp and concise lines and distinctive treatment in space display a certain similarity with traditional Japanese woodblock prints. "Still Life with Tulips" presents the artist's charming style in the 1980s, which is truly a wonderful and extraordinary painting.
