依蔣志鑫的藝術(shù)經(jīng)歷，他是一位奇?zhèn)b。許多年里，他獨(dú)步天涯，千里單騎，從西部到北國(guó)，從黃河到昆侖，從戈壁到草原，以頑強(qiáng)的毅力去做一次次孤獨(dú)的行旅。

　　我以為，與古人那種主要以散淡悠游之心走向自然的方式不同，他更多是以一個(gè)現(xiàn)代人自我放逐的情懷和煉獄者般的意志投身自然，真正在大自然面前敞開胸襟，將自己肉身的生命融入大自然的博大軀體，從而獲得靈魂的洗禮，精神的升華，在與天地萬物吐納呼吸合一共振的過程中，達(dá)到了“通”與“化”的境界。

　　他的作品，不僅畫出了大自然奇麗壯美的景觀與物貌，而且畫出了大自然生生不息的元?dú)馀c魂魄，在空間的廣度之外，凝聚了時(shí)間的維度，一如穿越時(shí)空，來自天籟的性靈。

　　依蔣志鑫的藝術(shù)膽識(shí)，他是一位勇者。在中國(guó)畫壇還陷在古今之爭(zhēng)，中西之辯的文化迷惑之際，他以一種原生的靈悟和自覺的意識(shí)將陳規(guī)舊制甩在身后，義無返顧地超越現(xiàn)實(shí)，走向藝術(shù)形式探險(xiǎn)的極地，以充沛的逸興驅(qū)馭筆墨，任感覺在畫面上作逍遙之游。

　　他的作品在自由的揮灑之中所形成的線條儀態(tài)、墨象痕跡、黑白對(duì)比、疏密節(jié)奏，可謂鬼斧神工，變化萬千，又在整體上呈現(xiàn)出與當(dāng)下時(shí)代蓬勃?dú)庀髢?nèi)在契合的美學(xué)精神。在我看來，蔣志鑫的藝術(shù)已非山水畫可以框定，而是具有中國(guó)文化氣度和國(guó)際現(xiàn)代格式的當(dāng)代水墨藝術(shù)，把水墨這種中國(guó)藝術(shù)語言推向了新的高度。

范迪安

中國(guó)美術(shù)館館長(zhǎng)、中國(guó)美術(shù)家協(xié)會(huì)副主席

2013.11.05

Spirit from the Heaven——Jiang Zhixin

　　Jiang Zhixin is a legendary figure, speaking of his life as an artist. Over the years, he travelled alone, covered thousands of miles, from the west to the north, from the Yellow River to the Kunlun Mountains, from Gobi to prairie. A lone ranger, he trekked with tenacious perseverance one journey after another.

　　In my view, he differs from those ancestors, who stepped into the Nature, in a carefree and relaxed manner. He instead, devoted himself into the Nature, exposing completely his heart and soul, as if on a self-imposed exile, with the strong will of going purgatory. He embraced the almighty Nature with his humble self. In doing so, he has acquired the purification of his soul and uplift of his spirit. He has achieved the state of being "smooth" and "through"by synchronizing with every being between the earth and the heaven in his breaths.

　　His artwork not only portraits the magnificent landscapes and views, but also conveys limitless vitality and spirituality of the nature, which has combined both the depth of time and the breath of space, just like a spirit descending from the heaven, who has traveled beyond time and space.

　　Jiang Zhixin possesses a brave heart, speaking of his vision and adventurous spirit as an artist. At a time when the disputes still remain unsettled between going for the classic or the modern, between staying with the Chinese heritage or going after the Western call among Chinese artists, he has thrown behind all the stereotypes and set rules, transcended the boundaries imposed by all reality with innate sensitivity yet utmost consciousness, marching towards the yet to be explored domain of artistic manifestation. He indulged all his feelings in his artistic presentation, exploiting pen and ink with ample ease.

　　With such ease, Jiang painted in strokes and shapes, with traces of ink, by contrast of black and white, and with the rhythm of intensity against looseness. Jiang's artwork demonstrates uncanny workmanship in an ever-changing manner, while showing an aesthetic spirit in accord with the vigorous pulse of contemporary times. For me, his art has gone far beyond the realm of landscape painting. He has successfully escalated the artistic language of the Chinese water and ink painting to a new level by incorporating a modern contemporary element into this representation of Chinese culture.

FAN Di' an
Director of the National Art Museum of China
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Artists' Association
November 5, 2013