在摄影和图像制作技术高度发达的今天,画什么和怎么画成为画家们面临的严峻问题。写实绘画在摄影的进逼下走向抽象、写意、超现实;进而越出绘画的边界,走向装置、行为、影像;或者沦为摄影的附庸,走向图像的抄写。随着技术的不断进步,从前那些为画家所守望的独门绝技,完全变成了公开的秘密。我几乎想象不出,还有什么东西非得由画家来画不可!既然如此,画什么就变得不那么重要了。那么,这是否意味着怎么画就变得更加重要了呢?是否意味着画家要从对题材的开掘转向对语言的发明?事实上,跟技术的巨大进步相比,绘画技巧和语言的 Today, when photography and image-making technologies are highly developed, what to paint and how to paint them becomes a serious problem for painters. Realistic painting moves towards abstract, freehand and surreal under the pressure of photography; then it goes beyond the boundary of painting to the installation, behavior and imagery; or becomes the vassal of photography and transcribes the image. As the technology continues to evolve, the unique skills that have been held by the painters in the past have all along turned into overt secrets. I almost can not imagine what else has to be drawn by the painter! That being the case, drawing something becomes less important. So does this mean that painting becomes even more important? Does it mean that painters shift from digging through themes to invention of language? In fact, compared with the tremendous advances in technology, painting techniques and language