看徐东林的画好像在看一段历史,既是中国现代艺术的历史,也是他自身心灵的历史。徐东林的画离不开乡土,但是在他画画的每一个阶段,乡土都有着不同的意义。中国的很多艺术家都是从现实主义起步,徐东林也不例外,他的早期作品就具有乡土现实主义的风格。乡土可以是题材,也可以是经验。说是题 To see Xu Donglin’s paintings is like looking at a period of history is not only the history of Chinese modern art but also his own spiritual history. Xu Donglin’s paintings are inseparable from the native land, but in each stage of his painting, the local people have different meanings. Many Chinese artists started from realism. Xu Donglin is no exception. His early works have the style of local realism. Homeland can be a theme, it can be experience. That is the question