引言谈起“主题性”创作和情节性绘画,头几年,有一阵子讨论得十分热烈。说是争鸣也好,说是自我反省也好,似乎对“主题性”创作带来之危害性,都有一个共同的感觉:即深受其害,进而也就深恶痛绝。近几年来,对于这方面的讨论似乎平息了一些,但并不等于弄清了这个问题。因而直到现在也不乏听到这样那样的议论:“搞主题性创作出力不讨好。既不易展览,又不易出版,何苦呢?”“主题性创作没有什么生命力,不如搞些永恒 INTRODUCTION Talking about ”thematic“ creation and plot painting, there was a very warm discussion for the first few years. To say that they are contending or saying self-examination is that they seem to have a common feeling about the dangers brought about by the ”theme“ creation: that is to say, they are harmed and then abhorred. In recent years, the discussion in this area seems to have subsided, but it does not mean that this issue has been clarified. So until now, there is no lack of such arguments: ”It is not easy to engage in thematic creation, it is not easy to exhibit, but also not easy to publish, why bother?“ ”Thematic creation has no vitality, it is better to engage in eternity