我認為一幅畫中要富含節奏感──無論下筆線條的輕重緩急，墨塊色層的大小呼應，甚至是空白位置的擺置──我認為這些就是畫中應該認真去追求的東西。

基本上，我認為繪畫和音樂是相通的，說一個畫畫的人五音不全，在我看來簡直是不可思議的。音樂裡的音階不就是繪畫裡的色階嗎？音樂裡的節拍不就是繪畫裡的律動嗎？音樂裡的長短休止不更是畫裡的大小留空嗎？甚或是一首曲子要有一個歌名，和一幅畫要訂一個題稱，這又有什麼區別呢？

平時興來我偶爾也唱唱歌，欣賞古典音樂。聽朋友唱歌時，我馬上可以聽音記譜，然後對照他們買來的樂譜，幾乎可以說沒有差異，除非他們唱錯了。

總之，我認為音感和美感是一致的，相通的。

I believe that a painting should be rich in rhythm. Whether the painted lines are heavy or light, or fast or slow, or whether the patches or layers of color coordinated, or even how the blank areas are arranged—I feel that these are all things that deserve serious attention when painting.

I believe that painting and music are basically interlinked. From my point of view, a painter who is unable to carry a tune is simply incredible. Aren't the musical scales exactly like the color shades of painting? Isn’t the beat of music the same as the rhythmic patterns of painting? And aren't the pauses of music like the areas left blank in painting? Every piece of music has a name, while every painting must have a title—aren't these also the same?

I occasionally sing, and I like to listen to classical music. When I hear friends singing, I can immediately write down the notes; when I compare what I've written with the score they had purchased, there's usually no difference—unless they sang it wrong.

In summary, I believe that there's no difference between people's musical sense and aesthetic sense—they are connected and one and the same. ＠

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