在中国历史上,大凡一个伟大的艺术家,大抵都要遵循于事物的共性中求个性,于规律中求自由,以前人创造之理法来表达自己的性情。一个成熟的艺术家必须在继承前人成就的基础上,勇于创新,找到自己独有的艺术语言和风格。而要做到这些,又要求艺术家们必须具备深厚的文化底蕴,舍此其作品必然低俗和浅薄。我所认识的军旅书画家谭晓明正是在遵循这一法则,顽强而执着的走着自己的路。1965年谭晓明出生在风景秀丽,气候宜人 In Chinese history, a great artist should probably follow the commonness of things, seek individuality, seek freedom in the law, and express his own temperament based on the methods created by the past. A mature artist must, on the basis of inheriting the achievements of his predecessors, be creative and find his own unique artistic language and style. And to do this, but also requires that artists must have a profound cultural heritage, this works must be vulgar and shallow. I know military painter Tan Xiaoming is just follow this rule, tenacious and persistent walk their own way. 1965 Tan Xiaoming was born in a beautiful scenery, the climate is pleasant