On the afternoon of May 2, Jinan Art Museum (Jinan Painting Academy) successfully held an immersive experience activity of "Sothing brush and ink, sound and painting healing together" - Li Kuchan's freehand Chinese painting × music healing. This event relies on the "Haoduanxin Painting, Sketches Commemorating the 125th Anniversary of Li Kuchan's Birth" exhibited by Jinan Art Museum (Jinan Painting Academy), combined with Mr. Li Kuchan's freehand classic works, and combined with experts in the field of music therapy, to create an artistic healing journey that is immersed in the soul for more than 20 participants in the innovative form of "visual appreciation + music guidance + improvisation".

Danqing Qijing: Perceive Eastern Aesthetics in the tension of pen and ink

At the beginning of the event, Feng Tong of the Ministry of Public Education of Jinan Art Museum (Jinan Painting Academy) led participants into the exhibition hall of the boutique sketches for commemorating the 125th anniversary of Li Kuchan's birth, and deeply interpreted the art and personal charm of Li Kuchan's freehand flower and bird paintings. "The concise lines outline the vigorousness of the loose dry, splashing ink to render the mist of the lotus leaves, the eagle and the lotus pond in Mr. Mr.'s writings, "washing the eternal feathers and the sky", "the interest of heaven is full of interest", "live and fragrant" is not only a presentation of natural objects, but also a portrayal of the spiritual realm of "forget things and myself" and a symbol of personality and integrity. The speaker combines the brush and ink techniques of "using calligraphy into painting" in the work and the philosophical connotation of "harmony of man and nature" to guide everyone to feel the life tension contained in the painting and the inner voice of Master Li Kuchan by observing the rapid and slightest color of the ink. Participants sometimes stop and stare, and sometimes communicate softly, feeling the healing power of Master Li Kuchan after suffering and still follows the true national spirit of art.

Music music therapy: using melody to sound the outlet of emotions

Chen Junyi, a national second-level psychological counselor and associate professor of music therapy at the Modern Music School of Shandong Academy of Arts, and Zhu Chenglin, the grandson of Zhu Ziyi, the inheritor of Zhuchengpai guqin, graduate student of national music at Shandong Academy of Arts, and Ma Yuxin, a music education major, took "music healing" as a medium to lead participants from visual appreciation to physical and mental experience. As a disciple of Professor Zhang Hongyi, the founder of Chinese music therapy major, Teacher Chen and his student team have provided 7,000+ hours of professional services to Jinan citizens, and are good at awakening internal motivation through various music experiences and interactions. The first thing to do is to recite the "Chinese Aesthetic Education Spirit" with the piano music, presenting the aesthetic education and healing ideas in traditional culture to the participants on the scene. Afterwards, the speaker discussed the topics related to artistic creation and healing with the participants on the "falling rain", "crow", "pine", "eagle", and "lood" in Mr. Li Kuchan's paintings, as well as his works and creative experience. During the discussion, everyone further strengthened the connection between art and soul. The participants also read a book together to further gain cognitive nourishment for the soul. Finally, with all the visual and cognitive gains, everyone listened to the "Three Plum Blossoms" played on the live, and entered the introspective meditation under the guidance of the teacher.

Improvisation: awaken oneself in cross-border expression

In the creation process of "Synonyms of Sound and Painting", participants used Li Kuchan's paintings as inspiration, combined with the musical emotions experienced on the spot, and used ink and other media to create freely. Some used thick ink and heavy colors to describe the moment of raindrops, some used light colors to smudge the tranquility of the mountains and forests, and some also transformed the melody into the flow of lines - the painting is no longer a pile of skills, but an exterior of inner feelings. The speaker commented from the perspective of artistic healing and artistic appreciation, affirming the uniqueness of each work: "The core of artistic healing is not to create a perfect work, but to establish a connection with the self through the process of "heart-hand correspondence". ”

Let art become a "spiritual vitamin"

"In a fast-paced life, we need such a 'slow experience' - let the eyes see the temperature of the pen and ink, and let the ears hear the voice in the heart. After the event, participants said that through cross-media artistic healing, they not only re-understand the spiritual connotation of freehand painting, but also gained "spiritual charging" in the release of pressure and awakening of creativity. In the future, Jinan Art Museum (Jinan Painting Academy) will continue to rely on the collection resources to launch more cross-border activities of "art + healing" and "tradition + contemporary", making the art museum a "spiritual habitat" for the public. The successful holding of this event marks a new step in the field of "art healing". When thousands of years of ink and painting meet modern music therapy, when classic collections are transformed into healing carriers, the contemporary value of traditional culture is being integrated into life in a warmer way, promoting the transformation of art museums from "collection display space" to "cultural experience space".