笔墨绘暮年，诗心照桑榆 —— 陈持平教授书画作品赏析

白乐天与刘梦得，千年前以诗酬答，一问一和，写下关于老去的千古对谈。白居易《咏老赠梦得》娓娓道来衰老日常：眼倦早眠、懒于梳发，闭门闲居，少读细字，唯有故人相逢，闲谈兴致不减。刘禹锡则以豁达回应，纵身形渐衰，阅尽世事，一句 “莫道桑榆晚，为霞尚满天”，道尽暮年从容，成为跨越岁月的生命告白。陈持平教授以这一组唐诗为内核，铺展书画系列作品，将两位先贤的暮年哲思落于笔墨色彩之间。

两幅狂草书法，正是这两首酬和诗的纸上回响。笔势纵横奔放，线条跌宕流转，墨色浓枯变化，如心声奔涌。书写白居易诗的长卷，字态松弛舒缓，带着闲淡自守的安然，贴合诗中闭门闲居、闲谈叙旧的心境；刘禹锡诗篇的草书，笔墨雄健开阔，飞扬的笔意里藏着桑榆向晚、霞光满天的昂扬，把诗句里通透旷达的力量尽数释放。草书不拘法度，随心挥洒，不刻意雕琢，恰如两位诗人直面衰老，不回避、不悲戚的本真心态。

配套丙烯画作，则用视觉画面，具象化诗中的生命意境。 《观秋桥》里，白发长者拄杖伫立，凝望画中红枫古桥，秋叶漫染，一窗盛景，对应诗中 “有时扶杖出”，是老者独自静观世间风物的恬淡。《仰望星河》，老人背身而立，手杖轻倚，面对浩瀚旋转的星海，个体渺小，天地无垠，恰似阅尽人世之后，与宇宙默然相对。秋日公园长椅上并肩而坐的两人，层林尽染，红黄秋叶铺满天际，复刻故人相逢、闲话平生的温情，对应 “唯是闲谈兴，相逢尚有余”。

另有几幅作品，延展这份生命思索。独坐书斋的老者，题字 “弱水三千，我只取一瓢饮”，是阅世之后取舍由心的清醒；“随遇而安，随缘生活，随心自在，随喜而作” 的画作，蓝底星云，笔墨简淡，书写随遇自适的人生态度。还有乡土牧歌图景，牧童戴笠，骑牛吹笛，落日熔金，烟火悠然；面具与蝴蝶共生，古拙人面之上彩蝶翩跹，隐喻生命枯荣流转；夸张古朴的神像造像，笔墨雄浑，叩问生命本源。

陈持平教授的创作，书法承文人诗脉，绘画融中西意趣。以丙烯为媒介，线条质朴大胆，色彩浓烈真挚，不追求精致描摹，重在抒怀表意。白、刘二公的唱和，写衰老，却不沉湎悲愁。白居易诉说老去的疲惫，守住故人情谊；刘禹锡看透岁月损耗，依旧相信晚霞璀璨。陈持平教授借书画续上这场跨越千年的对话，把衰老从感伤的叙事里解放出来。

老去，是身体的自然变迁，亦是精神沉淀的旅程。身有倦怠，眼有昏花，可心中的兴致、故人的温情、对世界的感知不曾熄灭。就像画中老者，或漫步秋林，或仰望星河；就像诗中所言，桑榆虽晚，霞光犹存。笔墨与色彩之间，是陈持平教授对生命的体察：岁月流逝，不必叹惋，安然自处，心有霞光，便是最好的光景。

与君俱老也，自问老何如？

眼涩夜先卧，头慵朝未梳。

有时扶杖出，尽日闭门居。

懒照新磨镜，休看小字书。

情于故人重，迹共少年疏。

唯是闲谈兴，相逢尚有余。

(唐．白居易）（咏老赠梦得）

You and I are old now, and I ask myself how I feel about being old .

My eyes are dry and sore,therefore I go to bed early, and my head is too lousy to be combed.

Sometimes I go out with a cane, but I prefer to stay at home by closing the door all day.

I get tired of looking at the newly polished mirror, and I don’t read books of small characters.

I have more compassion for the old friends but have little patience for the acquaintance since youth.

Only the leisurely chatting can make me happy,especially when I meet my old friends and I feel that the time is never enough .

(Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty)（A poem of Narrating the Oldness for Liu Yuxi)

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人谁不顾老，老去有谁怜?

身瘦带频减，发稀帽自偏。

废书缘惜眼，多灸为随年。

经事还谙事，阅人如阅川。

细思皆幸矣，下此便翛然。

莫道桑榆晚，为霞尚满天。

(唐．刘禹锡）(酬乐天咏老见示）

Whoever does not worry about being old and whoever

takes pity on the old?

My body is so thin that the belt gradually becomes loose, and my hair volume is so little that the hat looks crooked.

I stop reading to protect my eyes ,and I receive many acupunctures to extend my life.

I have experienced many things,therefore I know the tricks ,and I have gotten along with many people,therefore I have the wisdom as crossing many rivers .

I feel blessed following deep thoughts, and I feel comfortable following letting go.

Please don’t say that the sun is falling down to the points of evening.Just take a look that the sky is still filled with beautiful sunshine.(Liu Yuxi of Tang Dynasty)（A reply to Bai Juyi's poem of Narrating the Oldness and please advise)

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