有人說，藝術是我們認識世界的一扇大門。今天推薦的便是打開大門的一串鑰匙：繪畫。藝術就不能不那麼艱深難懂嗎？下面的幾幅作品，也許能改變我們對繪畫藝術的印象。
1. 西班牙印象派畫家索羅拉
Sorolla was a Spanish painter. Sorolla excelled in the painting of portraits, landscapes, and monumental works of social and historical themes. His most typical works are characterized by a dexterous representation of the people and landscape under the sunlight of his native land. (Source: Wikipedia)
西班牙畫家華金·索羅拉以肖像、風景以及歷史與社會題材繪畫見長，其筆下沐浴著西班牙陽光的風景與人物的靈動描繪構成了他鮮明獨特的個人風格。
The Skipping Rope（1907）
Painted in summer 1907 during his stay in La Granja de San Ildefonso, Spanish painter Sorolla painted Elena, his younger daughter, seen here in the foreground playing with other girls with a skipping rope near one of the fountains in the gardens of the Royal Palace near Segovia. The whole work is marked by the search to capture the instant impression, brought to life by the movement of all the figures momentarily frozen, as in a photographic snapshot.
西班牙畫家索羅拉1907年在聖伊爾德豐索宮逗留期間創作了這幅作品，畫中的地點是塞哥維亞附近皇家宮殿的花園，畫前方可以看到他的小女兒正和其他女孩在噴泉附近玩跳繩。畫家捕捉了一霎那的印象，如同攝影一般將人物凝結在瞬息之間，整幅作品生機盎然。
2. 同樣具有處理光影和層次天賦的柯羅耶
Summer Evening on Skagen's South Beach（1893）
This is one of Krøyer's most cherished images. From the early 90s Krøyer started mostly depicted the moods of romantic anecdotes, occasionally coloured with a soft and romantic, melancholic touch of bleakness. The mood of several of Krøyer's blue paintings reflects the so-called twilight hour, the “blue hour”, when the sky and the sea appear to merge in a range of blue tones and create the mood of so-called ‘nocturne’. Krøyer got the idea for the painting from seeing the views of the backs of Anna and Marie engaged in intimate conversation after a dinner party in June 1892 at the family's home in Skagen.
這是柯羅耶本人最為珍視的作品之一。柯羅耶從19世紀90年代初開始大量嘗試進行愛情軼事的氛圍描繪，不時使用柔和且浪漫的色調，夾雜蒼涼憂鬱的筆觸。他的一些藍色系的繪畫反映了所謂“黃昏時分”，也即“憂鬱時分”，彼時天空與大海的藍色相互交融，營造出一種“夜曲”的意境。1892年6月，柯羅耶的妻子瑪麗安在他們斯卡恩的家中與安娜晚宴後親密交談著，柯羅耶從這兩人的背影中獲得了靈感並創作了這幅作品。
3. 愛畫天光水色的莫奈
另一位印象主義畫家莫奈則聲名更甚，很多人記住他是因為大名鼎鼎的《日出·印象》(Impression, Sunrise)。該作品的重要性毋庸多言，甚至成為印象畫派“印象”一詞的由來。事實上，《日出·印象》是莫奈利用海水反射來表達色彩的典型作品，但絕對不是唯一精彩的一幅。通過反覆描繪同一處的海景來捕捉變化的光線，試圖重現季節的流逝，這樣的反覆揣摩讓莫奈在畫作光影和色彩上的處理爐火純青。
Shadows on the Sea. The Cliffs at Pourville（1882）
This view is from west of Pourville and includes part of the village, the cliffs between it and nearby Dieppe, and the headlands stretching beyond the harbor there to the northeast. In his treatment of the sea surface, Monet's Impressionist technique can be seen fully developed. Shadows, reflections and movements are depicted in a series of short, curved brush strokes in pure, unmixed pigments.
這是從布維爾村莊西邊看上去的景象，包含村莊的一部分，以及位於布維爾和附近迪耶普之間的懸崖，還有延伸到東北海灣的岬角。從對海平面的處理上可以看出，莫奈的印象派技巧得以全面施展。一系列短促彎曲的筆觸，純淨、未經調配的顏料，組成了這幅充滿陰影、反射兼具動態的作品。
莫奈也將這些運用在海景畫上的技巧遷移到了其他的靜物畫上，下面這幅作品就體現了其色彩運用異乎常人的細膩與實驗性。
Peony Garden（1887）
Claude Monet once said: “I must have flowers, always, and always.” The artist lived for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926, in his house in Giverny. With a passion for gardening as well as for colours, he conceived both his flower garden and water garden as true works of art. Walking through his house and gardens, visitors can still feel the atmosphere which reigned at the home of the Master of Impressionism and marvel at the floral compositions and water lillies, his greatest sources of inspiration. Some of Monet's favorite flowers, seen at Giverny are Japanese anemones, asters, nasturtiums, delphiniums, mullein, lupins and peonies. Monet was passionate about mixing different types of plants, from the simplest wildflower to the most rare variety, as long as he achieved the effect he wanted.
莫奈曾說過：“我一定要有鮮花，永遠永遠都要有。” 這位藝術家從1883年至1926年在他吉維尼的房子居住了43年。懷著對園藝以及對色彩的熱愛，他把花圃和水園都視作真正的藝術品。遊客走過他的房子和花園，仍可以感受到主導印象派大師之家的氣氛，仍會對花的作品和水中合花感到驚歎，這些是他最大的靈感來源。莫奈有些最喜愛的花在吉維尼可以看到，比如日本海葵、紫苑、旱金蓮、飛燕草、毛蕊花、羽扇豆和牡丹。他喜歡把不同品種的植物混合養植，不拘是最簡樸的野花還是最稀有的品種，只要能達到他想要的效果就好。
4. 被我們穿在T恤上的安迪·沃霍爾
19世紀後，印象畫派每況愈下後，最為大眾所熟知的應該是當代藝術中的一朵奇葩——波普藝術（pop art），安迪·沃霍爾作為其開創者及代表人物，留下了大量被後世不斷複製且商業化的藝術作品。
Quadrant Mickey Mouse（1981）
After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became famous worldwide for his work as a painter, avant-garde filmmaker, record producer, author, and member of highly diverse social circles that included bohemian street people, distinguished intellectuals, Hollywood celebrities and wealthy patrons. Warhol has been the subject of numerous retrospective exhibitions, books, and feature and documentary films. He coined the widely used expression “15 minutes of fame.”
繼在商業插畫上取得成功後，沃霍爾成為了舉世聞名的畫家、先鋒電影製片人、唱片製作人、作家以及囊括波西米亞街頭藝術死忠粉、傑出知識分子、好萊塢紅人以及富有資助者在內的高度多元化社會群體中的成員。至今，沃霍爾可謂是無數回顧性展覽、書籍與紀錄片中的寵兒。正是他創造了廣為人知的“15分鐘名氣”這種說法（“15 minutes of fame”指轉瞬即逝的名氣）。
Andy Warhol once stated, “I am a deeply superficial person”, and this is a great paradox to approach his work: rooted in pop culture, his pieces speak to the modern appeals of contemporary society—the urge for consumption; the taste for standardised and vibrant visuals used to advertise those products; the eagerness for entertainment and distractions…
安迪·沃霍爾曾經說過，“我是一個非常膚淺的人”，但這句話就是悖論，因為他的作品根植於流行文化，訴說了當代社會的現代訴求 ——衝動消費，宣傳產品時偏好採用標準化、活力四射的視覺效果，渴望娛樂和消遣……
Who wouldn't recognise Mickey Mouse? Friendly childhood reminiscences smile towards this fluorescent painting. In enthusiasm we welcome this frenetic repetition, sparing concerns just for the thrill of it.
誰會不認識米老鼠呢？熒光塗料上微笑的米老鼠是我們童年美好的回憶，我們欣然接受這種作品對童年的狂熱重現，不遺餘力地關注，只為它帶給我們的激動和狂喜。
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