When I was a child, Picasso had a great talent for painting, but he often didn't understand the question "how much is two plus one?" To this end, he became the object of ridicule by his classmates. They like to run to Picasso's desk and tease him: "Picasso, what is two plus one?" Then, they laughed at Picasso's stupidity. Even teachers think that children are mentally retarded and can't be taught at all. Teachers often vividly describe Picasso's "dementia" symptoms in front of Picasso's parents, and neighbors no longer marvel at his painting talent, but privately say, "Look at that fool, what's the use of drawing only a few paintings." At that time, almost everyone thought: Picasso was an idiot.
In the face of gossip and ridicule, Picasso's father has always believed that although his son can't read, he is extremely talented in painting. Picasso's father has a real understanding and appreciation of children. He said to his son, "Just because you don't know arithmetic doesn't mean you are useless. You are still a genius in painting. " Little Picasso looked at his father's determined face and found some confidence. Sure enough, Picasso always seems to draw brilliant pictures effortlessly, and gradually forgets his "incompetence" in his homework.
With the support of his father, Picasso immersed himself in the imaginary world every day. Although his lessons were not good, he found happiness in the world of painting and became a generation of painting masters.
2. The story of Qi Baishi's study of art.
Qi Baishi is a modern painter and seal engraver in China. But he used to be a woodcutter and only studied painting and seal cutting in his spare time. At the age of 27, his life took a major turning point.
1889 One day during the Spring Festival, the painter gave Qi Baishi a painting topic and asked him to draw a cross. After the work, Hu Qinyuan was very surprised and accepted Qi Baishi as a disciple. He taught Qi Baishi to read Tang poetry and Song poetry, and guided him to read novels. Qi Baishi cherishes this opportunity very much and often studies late into the night.
After several months of hard study, Qi Baishi recited 300 Tang poems, studied many ancient Wen Tao and browsed many classic works. His poems are also very unique, with the charm of Tang style and Song bone.
Hu Qinyuan began to teach Qi Baishi from the basic skills of "conception" and "using a pen", and also lent him his ancient and modern famous paintings. Qi Baishi opened his eyes wide. He pondered the works of "Eight Mountain Man", and he was impressed by the wonderful brushwork. He learned from hundreds of schools of thought and his painting skills advanced by leaps and bounds. In less than a year, he mastered the basic painting methods and skills of mountains, water, people, things and flowers and birds.
Under the teacher's demonstration, he practiced calligraphy and seal cutting hard. In just a few years, Qi Baishi has made amazing progress in painting, seal cutting, poetry, calligraphy and mounting, and has become a world-famous painter and calligrapher.
3. Xu Beihong's inspirational paintings.
One day, an international student said rudely to Xu Beihong, "xu teacher, I know that Dayang values you very much, but don't think that you can become a painter by entering Dayang's door." You China people can't become talents even if you go to heaven for further study! "
Xu Beihong was angered, but he knew that people's ignorance and prejudice could not be changed by argument, and he had to use facts to get to know the real China people again.
Since then, Xu Beihong has worked harder. He is like a tireless horse, running day and night, courageously.
The foreign student was shocked to see Xu Beihong's works. He found Xu Beihong and bowed and said, "I admit that China people are very talented. It seems that I made a mistake. In Chinese, it is' I don't know Taishan'. "
4. Qu Qiubai's wit.
In the early 1920s, Zheng Zhenduo got married in Shanghai, and the bride was Gao Junzhen, the daughter of Gao, a veteran of the Commercial Press. The wedding adopted the most fashionable "civilized wedding" ceremony at that time.
According to etiquette, both parents of the married person must affix their personal seals on the marriage certificate to show their loyalty. The day before the wedding, Zheng Zhenduo remembered that her mother had not printed the letter, so she wrote to Qu Qiubai to handle it for a rainy day. On the same day, I received a reply from Qu Qiubai, but there was no stationery, only a piece of "Autumn White Seal Engraving", which read: "Lithography is two yuan per word, and you can get it once a week. Time-limited dispatch, double embellishment. The side section is almost two yuan, not counting words. Tooth seal, crystal seal and bronze seal are discussed separately. " When Zheng Zhenduo saw it, he thought it was an excuse that Qu Qiubai was too busy to carve, so he made others worry.
The next morning, when the wedding was about to begin, someone sent a red wedding gift package, which read: "Mr. Jindo and Ms. Junzhen got married and gave 50 yuan as a gift. Qu Qiubai. " There is no cash or gift certificate in the wedding bag, only a tripartite Shi Tian seal. One party is Mrs. Zheng's; The rest are the bride and groom. Mrs. Zheng's single chapter is slightly larger, the bride and groom are combined into a pair, and the word "Changle" is engraved on the side to congratulate the newcomer Changle Yongkang and grow old together. Zheng Zhenduo and Gao Junzhen, both from Changle County, Fujian Province, meant a pun.
The three chapters are exquisite and elegant, and the master understands the truth of the book "fifty yuan a gift" after enjoying the play. The original three chapters are engraved with the word 12, and the embellishment should be 24 yuan; Double dispatch is 48 yuan; Border currency 2 yuan, hence the name "50 yuan as a gift". Qu Qiubai's unexpected joy added a special festive atmosphere to Gao Zheng's wedding, which became a much-told story for a while.
5. Stephen Chow is not afraid of shame.
After graduating from RTHK Artist Training Class, Stephen Chow was not immediately given the opportunity to perform his favorite program. Instead, he was arranged to replace his good friend Tony Leung Chiu Wai as the host of the children's entertainment program "Bus 430", which started at 4: 30 pm. Stephen Chow stayed here for six years. This is undoubtedly painful for a young man who is determined to become a great actor.
During this period, Stephen Chow watched Tony Leung Chiu Wai take over TV series and movies, and soon became popular. However, he is the host of a children's program that he doesn't like. No one applauded him, but he had to endure the indifference and discrimination of others. A big brother in the film industry said that he "lives like a dog" in public, a big sister in the entertainment circle said that he "will never be popular" and a good friend said that he "daydreamed all day and fantasized about becoming a big star". What is even more embarrassing is that some newspapers commented that Stephen Chow is only suitable for being a children's program host, not an actor.
In the face of all kinds of humiliation, Stephen Chow did not give up. Instead, he carefully cut out the newspaper reports and posted them on the wall beside his bed, encouraging himself and vowing to start a great career. Later, as we all know, Stephen Chow became a comedy master with countless fans with his "nonsense" performance.