新一代的藝術表達:對青春和音樂的激情
PAINTER Luo Dan's name is the Chinese transliteration of Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), the French sculptor famous for works such as "The Age of Bronze," "The Thinker" and "The Kiss."
畫家羅丹的名字是奧古斯特•羅丹(1840 - 1917) 的中文音譯，法國著名雕塑家，作品有《青銅時代》、《思想者》和《吻》。
His painter father, Luo Zhongli, an accomplished artist and president of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts, had high hopes for his son in the art world.
他的畫家父親羅中立，一位多才多藝的藝術家，四川美術學院院長，在藝術界對他的兒子寄予厚望。
"Frankly, my life has been quite smooth but that doesn't mean my path in art has been easy," says 32-year-old Luo, whose paintings are on exhibit at Sinan Mansions.
“坦率地說，我的生活一直很順利，但這並不意味着我的藝術之路一直很容易，” 32歲的羅丹說，他的畫在思南公館展出。
With his father also a famous artist, comparisons are inevitable, but Luo says they are unfair.
由於他的父親也是一個著名藝術家，比較是不可避免的，但羅丹說這是不公平的。
"I always face the same question, whether or not I feel the shadow of my father," he says. "No, I don't. We have different backgrounds. It would be meaningless to put us together."
“我總是要面對同樣的問題，我是否感覺到父親的陰影，”他說。“不，我沒有。我們有不同的背景。把我們放在一塊是毫無意義的。”
Luo Dan also plays the piano, violin and likes to sing.
羅丹也會彈鋼琴，拉小提琴，喜歡唱歌。
Music is a regular theme in his work, especially the rebelliousness of rock 'n' roll. His subjects sing and revel in music. From their facial expressions, viewers can almost feel their passion and hear the music that they hear.
音樂是他作品中的一個常規主題，尤其是叛逆的搖滾樂。他作品中人物歌唱並陶醉在音樂中。從他們的面部表情，觀衆可以感受到他們的熱情，聽到他們所聽到的音樂。
Luo is quick to say that his paintings do not have a social message.
羅丹很快就說他的畫沒有社會信息。
"I am not reflecting on history and society," he says. "I only care about the existing world, the lifestyles of my peers."
“我沒有反思歷史和社會，”他說。“我只關心現有的世界，我同代人的生活方式。”
His works have evolved toward themes of tradition colliding with modernity, wildness clashing with stillness.
他的作品從傳統與現代碰撞、野性與沉靜衝突的主題演變而來。
Born in Chongqing, Luo graduated from the Middle School attached to the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in 2000. He studied at Kunsthochschule Kassel in Germany. In 2004, he graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute and studied at the University of Wales Institute in Cardiff, the UK.
羅丹出生在重慶，2000年畢業於四川美術學院附屬中學。他在德國卡塞爾藝術學院學習。2004年，他畢業於四川美術學院油畫系，曾在英國威爾士大學卡地夫學院深造。
Asked whether his father gave him artistic advice over the years, Luo says, "I tried to hide my paintings from him since I felt a bit awkward. I want to retain the purity and distinctiveness of my own art."
問及這些年他的父親是否給予他藝術指導，羅丹說，“我試圖對他隱藏我的繪畫，因爲我感到有點尷尬。我想保留自己藝術的純潔和特殊之處。”
