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在近期的新作中，不但加入了宋明时期文人赏瓶，文房器物，而画作中灵动的花鸟与胖猫咪，对应着行者的淡然与写意。作品《观画图》中，中国文化中的儒释道三教合一的精神被描绘于画面中，代表儒释道三位智者专注的神情，一同品鑑手上的一幅画《携琴》。而摆满书桌及画案的文房赏玩，及一旁习笔作画的小书生，则完整体现南宋重要明代宫廷画风格作品《博古图》中，文人士子一同观画的场景。

In his recent works, he not only introduced literati vessels and scholar’s objects from the Song and Ming dynasties but also added dynamic elements such as flowers, birds, and cats, resonating with the carefree and expressive essence of his style. In Guo’s painting titled Viewing Paintings, he skillfully captures the essence of the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism in Chinese culture. The artwork depicts the concentrated expressions of the three sages as they admire a painting featuring a figure holding a qin. The scene is enriched with a cluttered desk adorned with literary items and a young scholar earnestly studying painting. This composition vividly embodies one classic Ming-Dynasty-court-painting-styled work Admiring Antiques from the Southern Song Dynasty, where scholars are collectively portrayed appreciating paintings.

雨過天青

绢本设色 立轴 | 128*91 cm | 2022

观画图 

绢本设色 立轴 | 168*115 cm | 2023

(左) 博古图  (右) 细部

绢本设色 立轴 | 141.1*100.3 cm | 南宋 佚名 | 台北故宫藏

《四不猿》这件作品的灵感来自于宫崎英高的游戏《只狼》中的一幕—在英文版中，称为「屏风猴」(folding screen monkeys)，在日文版中，则为「观猿、闻猿和言猿」。

According to Guo himself, the inspiration for the work Four Wise Monkeys comes from a scene in Hidetaka Miyazaki’s game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice—referred to as “Folding Screen Monkeys” in the English version and as “Observing Monkey, Listening Monkey, and Speaking Monkey” in the Japanese version.

这是一个经典的典故，即「三不猿」或「三不猴」，三隻猿用手捂住眼睛、耳朵、嘴巴，最常见的解释是它代表着「不见、不闻、不言」的谨言慎行，不入世的孤高智慧，佛教和印度教皆有类似的训诫，这种教导广泛存在于亚洲各地区的文化之中。而在西方世界中，它也经常出现，通常被称作「来自东方的古训」。值得一提的是《论语卷六 颜渊第十二》中的训诫：「非礼勿视，非礼勿听，非礼勿言，非礼勿动。」即不合乎礼法的事情，不看、不听、不说，更不会去做。这是孔子的礼法和社会秩序观念的一种表达。

This is also a classic allegory known as the “Three Wise Monkeys”. The three monkeys covering their eyes, ears, and mouth with their hands, are commonly interpreted to represent the principle of “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil”, which emphasizes a cautious and virtuous way of living, and further embodies a secluded and wise mindset. Similar principles can be found in Buddhism and Hinduism, and this instructional theme is widespread in various cultures across Asia. In the Western world, it is often referred to as the ancient teaching from the East. One chapter from The Analects of Confucious admonishes, “do not look, listen, speak and act upon impropriety”, an expression of Confucius’ views on etiquette and social order.

四猿之言猴 

绢本设色 | 125*73 cm | 2022

四猿之闻猴

绢本设色 | 124*64 cm | 2022

四猿之观猴

绢本设色 | 125*73 cm | 2022

也有人认为日本的三猿受这一说法的影响，因为这一形象有时也以「四猿」的形象出现，多出来的一隻猴子经常就表示「不做」的训诫，就如同据说四天王有五个人一样，三猿有四隻似乎也在情理之中。在游戏《只狼》的「屏风猴」 这一 boss 战中，四面屏风上除了三隻经典的「观猿、闻猿和言猿」之外，还有一面屏风以留白的方式呈现。而游戏战斗中，除了「见、闻、言」三隻猴子外，还有一隻隐去身形一隻跟着玩家的猴子，这只不可见，听不清也发不出声音的猴子确实是在传达一种做与不做，为和不为的微妙道理。

It is also believed that the concept of the “Three Wise Monkeys” in Japan is influenced by the concept, as the image is sometimes presented as four monkeys, with the additional monkey often representing the aspect of “not doing”. In the game Sekiro, during the significant battle known as “Folding Screen Monkeys”, there are four folding screens. Besides the classic “see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” monkeys, one screen is left blank. During the fight, in addition to the three monkeys representing “seeing, hearing and speaking”, there is an invisible monkey that follows the player. This unseen, unheard, and silent monkey thus indeed conveys a subtle lesson about action and inaction.

四猿之无为

绢本设色 | 126*64 cm | 2022

1986 出生于四川

2011 毕业于中央美术学院中国画 学士学位

2015 获中央美术学院硕士学位

现居住和创作于北京