◇ |文本刊记者 | 图

在刘昌文画室，一幅皑皑白雪覆盖吊脚楼的作品被精心装裱，挂在进门处。

这幅名为《山城雪花飘》的油画，是刘昌文上个世纪90年代的作品。

“1991年底，重庆下大雪。从没见过渝中区下那么一场大雪，雪刚停，我就背上 120海鸥照相机，满大街拍照寻找创作素材。”刘昌文在朝天门、解放碑、临江门一带，拍了无数张照片。最后的成果之一，就是这幅《山城雪花飘》——积雪覆盖下的临江门一带，一坡坡的梯坎以及房屋层层叠叠、错落有致，画面安静、沉稳。

事实上，只要空闲，刘昌文就会背着相机走街串巷采风，以城市为背景的作品也贯穿了刘昌文的整个创作，“我就是用手中的画笔记录重庆这座城市的时光。”

A painting of a stilted building covered by pure-white snow is mounted and hung at the door of Liu's studio.

It is an oil painting called Snow Flies in the Mountain City, which was drawn by Liu in the 1990s.

"There was a heavy snow in Chongqing in the end of 1991. I have never seen a snow that heavy in Yuzhong District in my life. Once the snow stopped, I immediately took my 120 Seagull Camera to take photos for my creation as many as possible." Liu has taken numerous photos in areas around Chaotianmen, Jiefangbei, and Linjiangmen. One of his achievements is this Snow Flies in the Mountain City. Stairs and houses that are wellproportioned in Linjiangmen area covered with snow form a picture of tranquility.

In fact, Liu, once has free time, would bring his camera to take photos across the streets and alleys. Therefore, works in the background of city are very common among Liu's entire creation. "I just use my brush to record the time in Chongqing."

最爱临江门吊脚楼 Loves the Stilted Building in Linjiangmen Most

在外人眼里，《山城雪花飘》这样的作品，无疑是刘昌文的冷门之作，因为他为外界熟知的，更多是如《红流》《夜行列车》《豆角熟了》等这一类作品。

但实际上，刘昌文一直把自己当作城市记忆的记录者，自1977年四川美院毕业到东方红电影院（即后来的国泰电影院）当美工开始，他就习惯背着画箱、揣着速写本，有时脖子上还挂个120相机，在重庆的大街小巷、车站码头、田野江边，画了许多色彩写生和速写，如今，它们成了珍贵的记录。

“我从小长在解放碑，我还有无数以重庆为题材的作品，比如这幅《山城雪花飘》。这里是我生长的地方，除了这里，你再也找不到这样错落有致、层层叠叠、变幻莫测的城市景观。”

这些作品中，出现最多的，是临江门、一号桥一带的吊脚楼，错落有致、鳞次栉比，“上世纪七八十年代的临江门，与现在迥异，非常有特色。……