雷子人是清华大学美术学院博士后，著书立说，评论写起来又感性又老道。他的画也很有意思，像他的评论一样，温温润润、不急不躁，细细品来却生机勃勃、诗意无穷。有人说，雷子人的画是文人画，这点我不敢苟同，所谓文人画，它们不大讲究画中的艺术技巧，只在画外看文人的感想，表现文人的趣味。雷子人虽是文人，但他的工写技术娴熟，举手投足都颇有大家风范，这与他长年在学院的浸润有关。
我没见过雷子人，可早早就看过他的画，他的画册是我喜爱的几本画册之一，暇时总翻，每次看都能看出新意，每次的体会也不尽相同。雷子人是位诗人，很会用意境表达他的感悟，古意盎然的画里流淌着浓郁的现代气息，现实中男女的情怨哀愁，缱绻缠绵都在纸墨上栩栩如生，人世的风情就这样在自然的吐纳里，在月白风清的凉廊里一点点显现。晨昏不觉，光影悠悠。
我喜欢雷子人创作的《暖丫》系列作品，一只木盆微微地冒着热气，中药的味道在空气中轻轻弥漫，一条横搭的毛巾放在床边，像一只伸出去的手，捂住一个就要说出的秘密，一个女人坐在对面，坐在生命的伤口处，细细的腰，细细地支撑着天和地，男女间没有对话，只有一种流逝，两颗微暗的心，空气中一个精美的漩涡在行走，被风卷起的窗帘，像花瞬间开放，就像春天里的另一种冰凉的开放，一种彻骨的冷，每个人的骨头都带着一丝倦意。很多长眠不死的爱情，转身却沉默不语，不再注视不再提及，所有的伤痛，所有的清水，都可以在时间的流动中变成虚无，雷子人像是看透世道的哲人，用他淡淡的墨、纤纤的笔，描绘着那一幅幅千回百转的世态图画……
把一只蝴蝶交给花是甜蜜的，浓烈的花香会使它眩晕，它就向另一朵花飞去；把一个人交给另一个人是危险的，爱情像火焰熊熊燃烧，并在长久的厌倦中变成灰烬。把一张白纸交给水墨，它会给我们什么样的感受呢？每位画家都在朝思暮想，都在苦苦摸索，雷子人也不例外，他对水墨语言有着良好的悟性。他的画中潜伏着文人的才情、灵动、随意和对生命的敬畏，有评论家说，雷子人的画里有水的情怀，氤氲滋润的水墨很清很醇很深，我在一遍一遍看画的过程里逐渐体会到了，他的画穿越在古今之间，但他对时空的把握却很弱，他笔下的人、事都模糊纠缠惫懒，像被水泡着，慢慢舒展又慢慢腐烂。我不知道雷子人有怎样的人生体验，但我能清楚地从他的画里看到对世事无常的无可奈何，对情来情往的无从把握，对现实喧嚣的茫然惊愕。明天有张千回百转的脸，雷子人在时间的轮回里，不断地体会着水墨交融带来的惊喜和伤悲。
Tomorrow Has A Changing Face
Huang Fei
Lei Ziren, a postdoctoral of Academyof Arts & Design Tsinghua University,wrote books and set up theories withvery emotional but sophistic comments.His paintings are also interesting like hiscomments, gentle and mild, full of vigourand rich in poetry. Some people said Mr.Lei's paintings are scholar painting, but Ibeg to disagree with them. The so-calledscholar paintings stress less article skillsbut only demonstrate scholars' emotionsand reveal their taste. A scholar thoughhe is, Lei Ziren is skillful in painting andfull of integrity of scholarship, which hassomething to do with his long years ofstudies in the Academy.I haven't met with Lei Ziren; however,I saw his paintings earlier. His album isamong those I loved most and I like toappreciate it in my spare time. Every timeI have different feelings and got somenew ideas from it. The poet Lei Ziren isvery good at expressing his impressionand comprehension through imagination.Mondern tincture is f lowing in quaintpaintings. The real joy and sorrow of thereal men and women and their love storiesare all reflected in these paintings.I like the Nuan Ya series created by LeiZiren. With a wooden tub steaming, thetaste of traditional Chinese medicine filledthe air. A towel is lying on the bedside, justlike a hand reaching out to seal a secret. Aslim woman sits opposite, just like seatedon the wound of life, whose thin waist issustaining the sky. No dialogue betweenthe woman and the man, only time elapsedbetween the two dull hearts… Many longlastlove left silence behind, with no peoplenoticed or mentioned. All sorrow and cleanwater would turn into nothing within thepassage of time. Using his delicate brush,Lei Ziren drew many wordly paintings,like a sophisticate philosopher.It is sweet for a butterfly to find a flower,but the strong f lavor will make it f lytowards another flower; to love a personis dangous, for the flame of love will turninto ashes after long-last boredom. What kind of feeling will a blank paper give usafter it is painted with liquid ink? Everypainter has been thinking day and nightand taking pains to find a better way ofdrawing a liquid-ink painting, Lei Ziren isno exception. He has good comprehensionof the language of liquid ink. A scholar'stalent, brightness, free will and respecttowa rds life a re all capt u red i n h ispaintings. Some critic said Lei's paintingsembody feelings of water… The nurturingliquid ink is clean but profound, which Ifelt after watching his paintings one afteranother. His paintings passed throughancient and modern times. However, hismastery of time and space is weak, andthe people or things drew by his brushesare blurring, tangled and lazy, seeminglybeing soaked by water. I don't know whatkind of life Lei Ziren experienced, clearily,I can see helplessness about the changinglife, unable-ness of love and confusion,amazement of buzzing reality. Tomorrowhas a cha ngi ng face, a nd Lei Zi rencontinues to feel the blended surprise andsorrow brought by liquid ink.