Zhang Zhiquan, pen name: Zhiquan, also known as Liangyi Zhai, practiced martial arts during his teenage years. He studied under two famous martial arts masters, He Guang, a fourth generation Bagua Zhang master from Louzizhuang Village in Beijing, and Mr. Zhang Ziheng, a third generation Bagua Zhang master from Shenzhou, Hebei (a closed door disciple of Master Cheng Dianhua). A few years later, he studied calligraphy under the guidance of Professor Lv Yunfeng from Beijing Institute of Technology and Mr. Xu Lincun, a librarian at the Cultural and Historical Museum, to learn running script, clerical script, and Wei steles, with a particular emphasis on Wei steles
Long, deeply favored by teachers.
Vice President of Ink Painting Academy
Member of the Farmers Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Association in Chaoyang District, Beijing
Member of China National Classic Painting and Calligraphy Academy
Member of China Huaxia Wanli Calligraphy and Painting Association
Specially hired artist from Qufu Hongru Calligraphy and Painting Academy
Member of China Academy of Painting and Calligraphy
Director of Chaoyang District Calligraphy and Painting Association in Beijing
Examination and assessment of calligraphers in three national ministries and commissions
The signed artist works of the programs "Ink Painting" and "Famous Lectures" on China Education Television were auctioned off for 46000 yuan on a four foot paper (eight square foot) in Hanhai.
The three foot paper piece (five square foot) in Poly Building was auctioned off for 32000 yuan.
The four foot paper (eight square foot) artwork was auctioned off for 138000 yuan at the National Library.
All of the above are recorded and published in newspapers.
In 2019, participated in the "Splashing Chinese Emotions" Calligraphy and Painting Gala of CETV China Education Television and won the 40th anniversary of reform and opening up
Excellent work award. China Education Television's "Ink Splashing China Sentiment Organizing Committee" won the second prize in the 70th anniversary work selection competition of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China National Calligraphy and Painting Grand Prix won the calligraphy gold award, and was invited by the Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Artists Magazine as a special consultant for the work to be included in the 60th Anniversary Jiazi Ceremony.
In June 2021, participated in the Splash Ink Chinese Sentiment Sailing New Journey Activity and won an award for on-site calligraphy creation. The work has been exhibited in multiple provinces and cities in China, winning various awards, frequently appearing in newspapers, and frequently participating in national exhibitions of outstanding art masters held by the National Academy of Painting. For example, exhibitions such as the National Library and the Century Altar have also been presented multiple times to senior leaders, generals, friends from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, and professors from the Royal Academy of Painting in Russia. They have been collected by some celebrities and entrepreneurs. I am willing to contribute my humble efforts to the Chinese national treasure of calligraphy, and I am willing to make friends with all my hobbies and peers to encourage them together.
Comments from the Expert Jury of the Guangming Daily Art Organizing Committee:
Zhang Zhiquan, a giant of contemporary Chinese art
The secret to ancient Chinese calligraphy was the technique of brushwork. The intricacies of brushwork were either obtained by encountering famous masters and passing on the teachings of the Heart Technique, or by being gifted with the ability to read inscriptions and understand them in secret. Zhang Zhiquan's calligraphy strokes are wonderful, with countless changes, corresponding to heaviness and ease, with coarse and fine attention, interweaving and blending, with a mix of illness and astringency. Through the perfect coordination of the center and side forwards, flipping and hinge rotation, one can complete the stroke with one breath, and can also suddenly accumulate momentum. If one is sick, they will be sick, and if needed, they will be slow. Through the mutual promotion and rotation of smoothness and astringency, the calligraphy lines are fully formed in a natural and diverse form, guiding them like a spring, stopping them like a mountain, hanging needles hanging in the air, and thunder rushing towards the stone! The beauty of calligraphy objects described in the book manual is fully presented in his brushwork, and he can be said to be a close friend of Sun Guoting's brush and ink for thousands of years.This indicates that Mr. Zhang Zhiquan's calligraphy is a cultivation achievement that fully embodies the essence of his brushwork. The success of his brushwork is due to his diligent pursuit of ancient calligraphy. Regular script, with its beautiful appearance, willow tendons and bones, also embodies the soft and elegant style of Zhao's body. Moving forward, he builds his own calligraphy philosophy system that combines luck and virtuality in his strokes, based on the stroke technique of the two kings' calligraphy, which involves turning the oar and hitting the water in the middle row. This allows calligraphy to be shaped in a vigorous and vigorous manner, The blending of elegance and elegance in books is not only something we can talk about casually, but also a balance of strength and softness that we may not necessarily achieve. His calligraphy is full of strength, but it does not lose the texture of silk. It is precisely because of the delicate and flowing reflection of the ribbon and the penetrating power of the iron cone drawing sand on the back of the paper that it is perfectly shaped. This is the ultimate expression of the true essence of brushwork!
The first impression of Zhang Zhiquan's calligraphy on the Wei stele is the original quality of the stele, with powerful and sharp strokes, resulting in a texture similar to that of an old stele. This is why the Wei stele takes its shape. Looking again, his calligraphy further contrasts with the original monument, and there are many new images worth aesthetic contemplation. The inscription on the monument, although majestic, is inevitably stagnant. Zhang Zhiquan wrote the Wei stele and respectfully honored its shape, butThe method of meticulousness often undergoes changes, and the brushwork is based on square and rounded strokes, with rounded strokes as the underlying meaning. Therefore, the writing quality of Wei steles has been greatly enhanced, and the brushwork meaning of calligraphy is more distinct and vivid. This is the spirit born from writing, rather than the hardness of depicting steles based on them.
His calligraphy has been extensively studied, and his achievements are outstanding on the Wei stele. The Wei stele is an important link in the process of the transformation of clerical script into regular script, and its position in the history of calligraphy is quite important. Therefore, those who can achieve great success in calligraphy must carefully polish and deeply cultivate the Wei stele. It is precisely based on this understanding that the trend of stele study emerged in the Qing Dynasty as a path for cultivating calligraphy alongside calligraphy calligraphy. However, in the contemporary literary world, Wei steles are difficult to cultivate due to their intricate brushwork. It is difficult for anyone to have the talent and determination of Zhang Zhiquan's senior to deeply study and cultivate Wei steles with a strong and upright atmosphere.