艺术家最可贵的品质就是能够敏锐地感知他所处的时代,并且在他的艺术中做出回应。在整个人类群体中,艺术家是对他的生存环境反应最为敏锐的族群。虽然艺术家作为个体的人,其反应是极其个人化的,但也唯其如此,它才构成一种真实而独特的表述。当我们面对赵文华近年的作品《城市影像》、《宽景》、《天桥》系列作品时,我们深感他对城市不无忧患的阐释是紧扣着时代变迁的大命题的。都市化进程无疑是今日中国最具特征的现象。中国历史上还没有任何一个时代的城市像现在这样无边际地扩张,无节制地漫延。从小县城到大都市无不如此,城市周边的村落一个个被吞噬、消 The most valuable quality of an artist is the ability to perceive the age in which he is sensitive and to respond in his art. Among the entire human group, the artist is the most responsive ethnic group to his living environment. Although artists, as individuals, are highly individualized in their reactions, they are the only way that they constitute a true and unique expression. When we face the series of works by Zhao Wenhua in recent years, such as “City Image”, “Wide Scenery” and “Flyover”, we feel that his interpretation of the city’s troubles is closely linked to the theme of the changing times. Urbanization is undoubtedly the most characteristic phenomenon in China today. In the history of China, no city of any era has expanded so illegally as it is now. From the small town to the metropolis are all so, the villages around the city were swallowed one by one, eliminate