Mr. Bing Jian told me that he was going to publish a special collection of his calligraphy works. I was a little apprehensive in ecstasy.
The publication of a calligraphy collection should generally be an affirmation or summary of a calligrapher's achievements in calligraphy. Is Bing Jian a calligrapher? When he put the sample of the album in front of me, I couldn't help but feel a sense of admiration and shock.
There are more than 100 works in a dashing manner, including true, line, grass, subordinate, and seal, with different styles. I think that compared with some of today's well-known calligraphers, the level of bingjian's book art is completely comparable, and there are some points beyond it.
Chinese calligraphy is a very unique "wonderful skill" (Wang Xi's language). It is said to be wonderful because it can best express the humanistic qualities, aesthetic tastes and thoughts and feelings of the writer. That is, "words are like their people".
The ancients said, "Calligraphy and character are in the table" (Zheng Banqiao). Liang Qichao also pointed out that since ancient times, most people with noble personalities like to write. This links calligraphy to human character.
Appreciating the calligraphy of the sword, I was thinking, and his calligraphy was just like his person. He immersed himself in this way, in fact, more to express his personal philosophy of life and to express his interests and sentiments. At the same time, he is also using the brush in his hand to pour out his obsessive pursuit of traditional Chinese culture and our magical "Chinese characters".
I know that after BingJian retired, he concentrated on doing two things. One is to be immersed in the market economy, to work hard, to create good economic and social benefits; the other is to immerse yourself in calligraphy, learn calligraphy in the pond, and operate the art of calligraphy and painting with great popularity.
In my heart, bing sword is also as famous as its person, doing things perfectly, and is an extraordinary person. The sword is also like its person, and the five fonts are involved in it, diving back and forth, and can do everything brilliantly.
Gradually, in my heart, I deepened the imprint of the "sword phenomenon". In a sense, Bing Jian is not a bookworm in the absolute sense. His main experience is "soldier" and "policeman", and dancing with guns and sticks is his strong point. He is also a serving cadre, who follows the rules and has both political integrity and ability. At the same time, he is also an excellent social activist, with a wide range of threats and a variety of hobbies, allowing him to navigate the stage of Greater Beijing and create his own wonderful life.
He was not a pure scholar, but he was polite and personable. Surrounded by groups of celebrities and scholars, all of whom are his mentors and friends. He is also a "gentleman", detached from the world, forgetting both things and myself, willing to take care of friends and friends, and gaining countless confidants and close friends.
Admittedly, he was a true bookworm again. This is what many people call the "sword phenomenon". As his name indicates, he has the might of a "soldier" and the elegance of a scribe; he has a "sword guts" and a heart. He created and wrote about a peculiar "phenomenon" of life. This is a "phenomenon" in which a person's virtue, conscience, feelings, and potential are brought to the extreme. This is a "phenomenon" caused by our special era, his rich experience in politics, self, police and enterprises, and his social interactions. At the same time, it is a unique scenery that is the fusion of his elegant pursuit of people, his spirit of studiousness, and so on.
Calligraphy is a pleasant and lyrical personal act, which can express the most familiar object of "Chinese characters" as strange and novel, and turn it into a real work of art, but it is difficult to achieve. But he did.
His writing is clean and handsome, dignified and beautiful; his calligraphy is moist and beautiful, elegant and beautiful; his cursive is warm and vigorous, strong and bold. Personality determines destiny, and character determines the path. Bing Jian liked calligraphy since childhood, and the familiarity of the inscription did not need to be mentioned. However, the real meaning of entering the book world and studying it is after the flower armor. It is very rare that he can find a "pure land" in the midst of complicated things and calm down and immerse himself in exploration.
He spent quite a long time entering the University of the Elderly of Beijing Normal University, studying calligraphy and listening to literature courses. This is accompanied by paper and ink. Immersed in it wholeheartedly, he slept and forgot to eat, diligently pursued, and created a gorgeous scene of his calligraphy pursuit. In addition to his profound exploration and practice in the use of pens and knots, his calligraphy works also pay great attention to the composition and application of chapters.
This may be the characteristic of his dealings with people, and the reflection permeates his writings. The works he writes, no matter what kind of book style, are indulgent and bold in the peaceful and simple strokes, and strive to be lively and novel in form.
He likes delicate but not sweet, beautiful but not feminine, secluded and not ambiguous, gorgeous and without powder. I would like to mention in particular that in daily life, many things are difficult for ordinary people to do, but he is easy to pick up flowers and shine everywhere.
He has his own side of the world, and finally "sharpens a sword in ten years". Flowers bloom inside and outside the walls. He has a circle of friends, many of whom are famous in the world of painting and calligraphy. He set up a calligraphy and painting research institute and held lectures in the book world; he organized exhibitions of calligraphy and painting to spread Chinese culture; he led the written masters out of the study hall and let calligraphy and painting enter the homes of ordinary people: He pushed some old people who had been working hard for many years to the market, and brought a group of young calligraphers and painters from other provinces and cities to Beijing into the ranks of famous artists.
Bing Jian is a person who is willing to pay hard work and has the courage to explore. In order to write a good word and write a good work, he would take out hundreds of pieces of rice paper to practice and ponder repeatedly. He often picked up the lamp, forgot to eat and sleep, and stayed up all night. He is also a person who is good at thinking, in order to write a good work, he will dive into it for a long time, look for the traces of the ancients, see the works of the new people, think repeatedly, and open up new paths.
He linked writing and doing things together, firmly believing that "science is not dangerous, hard work can pass" For ten years, he has always climbed with a youthful state of mind without a peak, never tired and full of passion, and always with the heart of the world.
Over the years, materialism and fame and fortune have become popular in society, but he has always been in a sober state. He does not sell fame and reputation, does not compare, and travels the sea of books in a quiet and bland state of mind. He said that "words are written, let the pen speak" is the best compliment.
Bing Jian is a person who loves life. He regards writing as the music of life, and his leisure time is sprinkled with poetry and ink, and his spirit is soaring. Invite friends to make tea tastings, push cups of warm ears, and laugh about life.
He said: "People who like calligraphy and painting have a broad ideological realm" He is not willing to be lonely, likes to toss, every year for himself to face a new icon, and every year can toss out a new good big special valuable thing.
This year marks the seventieth anniversary of the Republic, and the sword is the same age as the Republic. To this end, he spent half a year to toss out a 300,000-word autobiographical "Sword Line" and a "Collection of Bing Sword Calligraphy Works", which is also a heavy gift he dedicated to the seventieth anniversary of New China, a magnificent song Bing Jian said that he liked Su Dongpo's "old man talks about juvenile madness" That word, like a variety of meaningful tosses.
I bless him to toss and turn on the book like an old boy. I wish him a wonderful life and an evergreen book! Writing this, I thought that Bing Jian's writing room was located in the Taoyuan community where he lived, which had a large pond and a very elegant environment. Suddenly, a few rhymes appeared: the clear water of Taoyuan reflected the sky, and the elegant room Gao Peng passed on the ink fragrance. The art road is in the chest, and the old man talks about juvenile madness.
I am a fellow soldier, we have been in a relationship for many years, and I admire his behavior and pursuit of calligraphy. He instructed me to preface his collection of calligraphy. Wrote some of the above words, I don't know if it should be?
(Foreword by Guo Zhenyou, Deputy Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China and Director of the Calligraphy Education Committee of the China Education Association)
