Calligraphy, although the turnips and greens have their own love, it is not easy to objectively select the advantages and disadvantages, and it is necessary to comprehensively consider the performance of techniques, cultural accomplishment, calligraphy contributions and influence in later generations. Therefore, in 1999, the magazine "Chinese Calligraphy" under the China Book Association organized experts and the masses to use secret ballot to select the "Top Ten Outstanding Calligraphers of the Twentieth Century".
In the end, the voting result made the people talk about it, many people said that it was a farce, entertainment, more emotional, many people held a resistance attitude, one of the reasons is that Mr. Qi Gong lost the election. Let's take a look at the list:
Although there were obstacles to the selection, the China Book Association still firmly announced the results of the expert group's selection in August 2000. The list is listed in order of the number of votes: Wu Changshuo (35 votes), Lin Sanzhi (35 votes), Kang Youwei (35 votes), Yu Youren (35 votes), Mao Zedong (26 votes), Shen Yinmo (26 votes), Sha Menghai (25 votes), Xie Wuliang (22 votes), Qi Baishi (19 votes), Li Shutong (15 votes).
There are also many professionals who say that it is normal for Mr. Qi Gong to fail, although his calligraphy can be described as "elegant and popular", but in the performance of Qi Gong techniques, meteorology, etc., experts do not pay. Let's compare the signatures of the 10 outstanding calligraphers above, each with its own advantages, if Mr. Qi Gong's signature is included, there may indeed be a disadvantage of "weak qi". After all, these 10 are all masters, and they are not vegetarians.
Judging from the final results, the ten selected calligraphers are still representative to a certain extent, after all, they are officially organized by the China Book Association, and they are still convincing.
Among these ten people, Wu Changshuo is known as the "Four Absolutes" of poetry, calligraphy and painting, and is known as the first calligrapher in modern times, and no one is unconvinced by comparing it to the first.
Lin Sanzhi, as a proud disciple of Huang Binhong, the grandmaster of the Chinese Painting Generation, and his name is even more widely spread overseas, recognized by the world art circle, and there is no problem in including it; Shen Yinmo was once a professor at Peking University and one of the pioneers of the "May Fourth" new cultural movement (I am extremely fond of Shen Lao's calligraphy and have benefited a lot), in short, Shen Lao can appear in this list, and it is estimated that no one is unconvinced.
Sha Menghai was the president of Xiling Printing Society, the president of Xiling Calligraphy and Painting Institute, the honorary curator of Zhejiang Provincial Museum, and the vice chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, whose list of books is almost invincible in modern times, and calligraphy theory has also had a huge impact on future generations, and there are many fans, so it is natural to list it among the top ten outstanding calligraphers of the twentieth century.
Qi Baishi said to himself: "My poem is the first, the print is the second, the word is the third, and the painting is the fourth" Can the self-thinking third be more than the first that others think they are? Ordinary accomplished people are so arrogant. Besides, we all know that Shiraishi is well drawn, so who buys his words?
Master Hongyi, whose original name was Li Shutong, was a famous musician, art educator, calligrapher, theater activist, and one of the pioneers of Chinese drama. No matter how controversial it is, Master Koichi's characters are independent, and his personal style is very obvious.
Kang Youwei, Yu Youren, Mao Zedong, and Xie Wuliang were all political figures and equally versatile, but could they be included in the list of the "Top Ten Outstanding Calligraphers of the Twentieth Century"?
The opinions of netizens are not very consistent, some people believe that Chairman Mao deserves it, Yu Youren is also worthy of his name, although Kang Youwei has been devalued by many people as an "ugly book", but it is still a representative of the calligraphy of an era, and its influence is huge. Xie Wuliang's popularity in the folk is relatively low, but his calligraphy level is also quite high, and Xie Wuliang's words are written for people with high vision. Ordinary people, just make a scene or scold a few words.
Some netizens think that the words of the above politicians and calligraphers are very good and have personalities, but can they squeeze out qi gong? Many netizens expressed doubts. Do you think this ranking is objective?