人物簡介
藝術家何起寶何起寶插過隊，當過知青，推崇毛澤東、周恩來、馬克思等歷史偉人。後參加到油田工作。期間，白天積極投入到工作當中，晚上自學山石盆景製作、攝影和潛心研究佛教思想理論，人生經歷豐富而坎坷。在荒無人煙的山林大漠工作多年的特殊經歷，使得其性格也如大山一般，超絕而逸氣超拔。在確定自己的繪畫藝術之路後，經過自己的拼搏學習和努力，考入中央美術學院，受教於當時的“黃潤華、李行簡、胡勃”等老師。後又經過幾年努力，進一步提高了自己的繪畫水平，也看到了自己更多的不足，認識到想要在繪畫上有更深一層的突破，光靠自己單一的研究是不夠的，通過一番努力，有幸結識了中國山水畫名家 “陳克永”先生，並認其為師父。而陳克永先生為一代國畫大師白雪石的入室弟子，這樣看來，可以說何起寶也是白雪石大師的再傳弟子。白雪石先生曾為北京山水畫研究會的會長，曾多次為中南海繪製巨幅作品，何起寶繼承了白雪石先生對於大場面的把握能力，接其衣缽，開創了“大氣魄”，“大場面”，“大意境”的山水畫風格，從中也可一窺白雪石先生廣采博取北派，南派，運用傳統技法和現代章法創造出具有獨特風格的白派山水。而何起寶山水畫中那蒼莽大氣的畫風，勁健恣肆的筆墨運用、結構豐富細膩的畫風又可看出其親授老師陳克永的影響，而何起寶在兼收兩位恩師藝術之精髓的基礎上又以自己的天賦異稟與勤奮予作品以旋轉強烈的動勢、大膽不羈的色彩，筆到意達、筆筆直抒內心波瀾壯闊的奔放激情，寓作品以深遠的意境。在繼承傳統繪畫技法風格的深刻體會之上，逐漸認識和形成了自己的藝術觀念和筆墨技法，在幾十年的藝術創作上逐漸形成了“火”和傳統山水完美融合的創新風格，實現幾千年來傳統山水畫上的一個巨大突破與革新，也由此創立了獨一無二的“火墨畫”派系。
藝術風格
以“水”寫“火”
————中國畫“火”第一人
藝術家何起寶傳統中國畫歷史悠久，遠在2000多年前的戰國時期就出現了畫在絲織品上的繪畫——帛畫，而這也可以說是中國畫最早的起源。通常概念中，國畫多用水墨表現自然風物，風土人情，數千年來不外乎青綠山水、金碧山水、淺絳山水、沒骨山水等。而畫家何起寶卻以“水”畫火，以“墨”畫火，以自己的生命去畫火，以其一己之力開創了“火墨畫”，堪為中國畫“火”第一人，也是“火墨畫派”的創始人。
何起寶作品何起寶繼承了白雪石先生對於大場面的把握能力，接其衣缽，作品開創了“大氣魄”，“大場面”，“大意境”的山水畫風格。從中也可一窺白雪石先生廣采博取北派，南派，運用傳統技法和現代章法創造出具有獨特風格的白派山水。而何起寶先生山水畫中那蒼莽大氣的畫風，勁健恣肆的筆墨運用，結構豐富細膩的畫風又可看出其親授老師陳克永的影響，而何起寶在兼收兩位恩師藝術精髓的基礎上又以自己的天賦異稟與勤奮予作品以旋轉強烈的動勢、大膽不羈的色彩，筆到意達，筆筆直抒內心波瀾壯闊的奔放激情，寓作品以深遠意境。畫家在繼承傳統繪畫技法風格的深刻體會之上，逐漸認識和形成了自己的藝術觀念和筆墨技法，在自己幾十年的藝術創作上逐漸形成了“火”和傳統山水完美融合的創新風格，實現了幾千年來傳統山水畫上的一個巨大突破與革新，也由此創立了獨一無二的“火墨畫”派系。何起寶的作品借鑑自然物質之物來表現自己的思想觀念和內心世界。對佛法 有著精深研究的何起寶先生把表現萬物生命的和平、美好、希望的思想放在其藝術創作的首位。把強烈、積極向上、充滿激情的內心世界融入到自己的作品當中。而“火”的創新藝術作為先生的獨有風格，在何起寶繪畫生涯中占據了最為重要的位置。畫家通過自然載體，把內心世界的大美、激情通過那一團團熊熊燃燒的烈火以自己獨創的藝術形式在傳統中國山水畫中淋漓盡致的表現了出來。
何起寶作品欣賞如何把佛家積極、向上、美好的思想理念傳遞給觀眾始終是何起寶最大的願望。而“火”風格的創新題材與技法 便無形中成了何起寶表達佛家思想理念的重要載體。
何起寶不僅在中國畫千年發展史上做出了重大突破，更是在作品的境界上達到了前無古人的氣勢。無論是“山火魂”還是“萬家燈火”皆為大氣磅礴之鴻篇巨製。正如何起寶所言：“我的作品不僅僅需要體現技法，那未免流於膚淺，我認為更重要的是表達出我內心世界的思想。”
人物信仰
藝術家何起寶何起寶本人誠心修佛，致力於佛法的學習和探討，在佛家思想上有很深的理解和感悟。他認為佛教思想勸人向善，教人學好，主張和平，帶給人們更多積極的正能量，在這個浮躁的世界中更顯得深刻。所以如何把佛家積極、向上、美好的思想理念傳遞給大家就成了何起寶老師深藏的願望。而“火”風格的創新藝術便慢慢無形的成了何起寶表達佛家思想理念的重要載體。萬物都有紅火的希望，而何起寶把“火”的創新風格融入傳統山水，希望通過“火”本身的寓意把追求紅紅火火、蒸蒸日上、向上、希望、美好、激情、好運的思想想法傳遞給大家，也實現了何起寶傳播佛家積極、美好、向上的願望。何起寶：“作品需要體現技法，但更需要表達出內心世界的思想。” 何起寶“火”的創新風格在突破傳統山水風格之上又自然的把自我想要傳遞佛教思想的理念完美的加入其作品當中，達到了傳統山水融入創新風格和自然萬物體現內心思想的完美結合。
個人語錄
藝術家何起寶每個人來到這個世界上都有他自己的事要做，能夠成功的完成自己的任務不容易。有些人沒能完成任務，有些人很好的完成了任務，有些人超額完成了任務。
每個人的能力大小有所不同，好比是大小不一的容器。有的人能裝一杯水，有的人能裝一桶水，有的人能裝一缸水。超出自己能力範圍能夠繼續容納的。。。需要的是魄力。
做成一件事不容易，需要多些思維方式從各種角度全面去考慮。小到細節的處理，大到巨觀的掌舵。要學會張飛繡花，粗中有細、莽中有智。
社會中的能人很多。有些人嫉妒、有些人無視、有些人默默觀察和學習來提高自己。
每個人的性格、愛好和處理事情的方式、能力不同。分析自己、了解自己、把握自己，根據自己的各種能力去制定合適、適合的目標才是正確的。問問自己的心，和自己的心商量好。
智慧和想法是解決問題的根本。少些憂慮，多些思考。
做事的過程是升華自我能力和體現自我能力的過程。很多人在更困難的處境下還能做成事，說明他們的智慧、耐力、信念、魄力都很強。
事業的成功是第二位，看準了方向敢於去做、努力去做的心是第一位。做事的過程同樣也體現了自身的能力和價值。
小事和大事都是事情，只要不犯法，只要自己覺得有意義，就可以去做。有沒有意義去做是做事的根本。
藝術需要勇於創新，創新的藝術也會遭受部分人的質疑。你的心覺得它是創新的藝術嗎？如果是，就勇敢去堅持。至少有一個人在默默、永遠的支持你。
藝術不光是藝術，藝術需要更多的體現內心想要表達的想法。空洞的藝術不是真正的藝術。創作出一件成功的作品是讓人開心的事情，但如何把它創作好的過程是痛苦的。藝術帶給人們的是身心愉悅，留給自己的是大腦疲憊。
畫到一半的不成功的作品我一般不會選擇直接撕掉，因為這些不成功的作品也是我的孩子。我會把他們繼續養大，繼續創作完。他們只屬於我一個人。我會觀察他們的缺點和不足，吸取教訓。中國山水畫的用筆也很關鍵。用筆的感覺和力度可以體現畫家的內心狀態和技法能力。好的用筆能夠收放自如。
社會需要突破、創新。沒有突破、創新就沒有發展。新興的事物總有它的缺點，但我們的視角是要看到它對社會的促進作用，而不光是缺點。
何起寶的作品借鑑自然物質之物來表現自己的思想觀念和內心世界。對佛法有著精深研究的他把表現萬物生命的和平、美好、希望的思想放在其藝術創作的首位。把強烈、積極向上、充滿激情的內心世界融入到自己的作品當中。而“火”的創新藝術作為他的獨有風格，在何起寶的繪畫生涯中占據了最為重要的位置。畫家通過自然載體，把內心世界的大美、激情通過那一團團熊熊燃燒的烈火以自己獨創的藝術形式在傳統的中國山水畫中淋漓盡致的表現了出來。
人物履歷
75年3月至77年12月下鄉。
77年12月至81年在華北油田工作和學習。
81年至86年大慶油田工作和學習。
86年至91年華北油田工作和學習。
91年至93年新疆吐哈油田工作和學習。
94年考入中央美術學院。
99年至2000年在新疆焉稽油田工作和學習。
2000年至2001年在華北油田工作和學習。
2009年拜師中國著名山水畫名家"陳克永"先生，並在其“中國山水畫研究院”工作和學習。
英文翻譯
To paint flames with water
———The founder of flame painting
Jun Liu
Chinese painting has a long history. Painting on silks in the Warring States period, named Bo Hua in Chinese, is possibly the origin of the Chinese painting. Generally, traditional Chinese painting is characterized by green and blue landscape, shallow purple landscape and non-sketch lines landscape. In the long-term development, natural scenery and local conditions and customs have been following above characteristics. However，He Qibao’s painting works show us the fire’s characteristics，shape, quality and momentum. He has been painting the image of flame and has devoted himself to it. As the founder of the Flame Painting School，Mr. He makes a breakthrough in Chinese painting history.
He Qibao was born in the city of Sanhe, Hebei. Since his birth in 1958, he suffered a lot. Once he was sent to live and work in a production team as an intellectual. His special experience in the mountains, forests and deserts, made his bold and unconstrained character. He learned many years from famous painter Chen Keyong, Bai Xueshi's disciple. That is to say, He Qibao is the indirect-disciple of Bai Xueshi, who was the chairman of Beijing Landscape Painting Research Association. Bai Xueshi painted many times for Zhongnanhai. He Qibao has inherited Bai Xueshi’ability of controlling big spectacle and has created the landscape style of great spectacle, great artistic conception and great boldness of vision, where we can see the Bai School’s landscape unique painting style by traditional techniques and modern tricks, absorbing painting elements of South of China School and North of China School. He Qibao’s painting styles, indistinctly broad vision, powerfully unrestrained color and diversely delicate techniques, are influenced by the painting style of his teacher Chen Keyong. Moreover, with standing on the shoulders of his two mentors and depending on his own gift and hard work, every line of his paintings, strongly gyrating, unstrained color and delicate techniques, manifests his intense emotion and the deep artistic conception. He has formed his own artistic concept based on the traditional painting techniques and styles. He has created his unique painting works, image of flames, originating from his decade’s art making. He has made a revolution in Chinese landscape painting.
Mr. He expresses his thought and emotion by what natural things show in his works. Mr. He deeply studies Buddha dharma and he puts the thoughts of peace, kindness and hope in the first place of artistic creation. He has made intense passion and positive attitude into his painting works. As a unique style, the flames painting works play an important role in He Qibao’s painting career. Through the unique painting of naturally raging flames, he fully expresses the Broad Beauty in his heart, and his unique artistic creation also stands out in traditional Chinese landscape painting.
Mr. He’s best wish is to present the peace, positive attitude and beauty of Buddha dharma in his painting works. As a new medium, image of fire has perfectly expressed the Buddha dharma under Mr. He’s painting techniques.
He Qibao not only makes a breakthrough in painting images but also attains high artistic conception. I luckily saw his two great works, Soul of Mountain Flames and Myriad Lights manifesting his boldness and grandness. Standing before these great works, I was shocked. As Mr. He says, “Mind and thought underlying painting works are the most important things, while techniques of painting works is superficial.” Mr. He’s flames painting based on traditional landscape painting fully contains Buddha dharma what he wants to expresses. It is a perfect combination of traditional painting characteristics, innovative styles and his own thought and emotion.
When we see Mr. He’s painting works, we can shockingly feel that the fire flames up to our face, which shows great scenery. Mr. He boldly gets rid of traditional painting techniques and trivial matters and creates elegant artistic conception, the sky and the earth in one. His great painting works on the understanding of Buddha dharma and life represent his special experience. The artistic conception is unique. His painting style and aesthetics are different from others. The flame painting is the development of traditional wash painting and it also can be thought as a revolution. In Mr. He’s painting works, the contradiction and harmony between water and fire are completely manifested. Mr. He has developed the traditional Chinese painting. His emotion contains the rational conflict and he will pursue freedom and liberty in his painting career.
Personal profile
1975.3-1977.12 working in rural areas
1977.12-1981 working and studying in Huabei Oilfield
1981-1986 working and studying in Daqing Oilfield
1986-1991 working and studying in Huabei Oilfield
1991-1993 working and studying in Tuha Oilfield, Xinjiang
1994 entering into Central Academy of Fine Arts to study
1999-2000 working and studying in Yanji Oilfield, Xinjiang
2000-2001 working and studying in Huabei Oilfield
2009 learning from Chen Keyong, Chinese famous painter of landscape and studying in Research Institute of Chinese landscape Painting
藝術家何起寶