有人说唐星明先生是一个文化保守主义者,理由之一是其近百万字的关于民间文化、关于装饰和装饰艺术的论述总是和民间与文化息息相关,且论题切入的视角多源于传统。此外,他张扬着生命底色的绘画,不仅有民间年画、剪纸等民间艺术的影子,而且带有强烈的民族精神印记。笔者一点不否认这种认识,但并不认同这个结论。依笔者对先生的观察,其实,他更像是一个祭者:用文字祭奠生命,用绘画祭奠灵魂。审视先生的艺术思想和创作,有两个维度:一个是思想的维度,一个是绘画的维度,二者互为补充,共同组成一个完整的思想创作框架。先生和其他画家不同的一个显著特点即是, Some people say that Mr. Tang Xingming is a cultural conservative. One of the reasons for this is his nearly one million words about folk culture. The discourse on decoration and decorative arts is always related to folk culture and culture, and the topics of the topic are mostly originated from the tradition. In addition, he publicizes the painting of the background of life, not only the shadow of folk art such as the New Year pictures and paper-cutting, but also impresses with the strong national spirit. The author does not deny this understanding at all, but does not agree with this conclusion. In accordance with the author’s observation of Mr., in fact, he is more like a sacrifice: pay homage to life with words, pay homage to the soul with painting. There are two dimensions to examine Mr.’s artistic thought and creation: one is the dimension of thought and the other is the dimension of painting. The two complement each other to form a complete frame of thought creation. One of the salient features of the difference between Mr. and other painters is that,