Driven by the spirit of the Wild Grass Pen
——Remember the famous calligrapher Wang Naidong
As Liu Xizai, a qing dynasty sage, said in his book "Outline of Art", it is said: "The nature of pen and ink should be based on the love of people!" "And the most amazing style of writing in the art of Hanmo, the biggest feature of cursive writing culture is that this kind of real sentiment of pen and ink is sprinkled, which is to do it without formality, not to mud and rigidity, tossing and turning, and going with the heart!" However, in the current book world, although there are many people who are called cursive masters, most of them are just vulgar pens that only have appearances and no rhymes, and what is more, there is no taboo in cursive writing, and there is no sense of discipline to speak of, and the only thing seen in the work is exaggeration and deformation, which is really embarrassing to the essence of cursive! If the writer wants to truly achieve the realm of cursive writing, in addition to having a rich lyrical education, he also needs to have the ability to thoroughly understand the traditional context! Only in this way can we present our cursive achievements in a strange way!
Craftsmanship is a common style of writing in the current book world, and as a truly accomplished calligrapher, his books must not appear this craftsman's atmosphere! You know, calligraphers in the real sense have the high quality of writing in the Tao, and the so-called bookmakers are mostly rigid copying, and the books they write are only heavier than foreign workers and have no intention of creating momentum! Today's appreciation of Mr. Wang Naidong's calligraphy is sincerely felt that his books are all in line with the pattern of everyone, especially the cursive works created by Mr. Wang, which are completely full of form and god, wonderful! The grass meaning in his work is both a literati style and a transcendent image, and the place where the brushwork is done is expressed by the source of the heart, the teacher of ancient rhyme, and the strengths of the various families can be seen! Epilepsy can be melted into the middle, and the Huangting Wang Duo is also suitable, and this grass method is really one of the few people who can reach it!
And judging from the cursive writing made by ordinary people, although most people have a strong momentum in the work, the details of the pen and ink are still mostly noisy and chaotic! The reason for this situation is nothing more than two points, one is because the writer's work is too dazed to convey the spirit, and the other is because the writer's pen and ink skills are not deep, and the details of the work are naturally subtle! And Mr. Wang Naidong's grass is obviously the opposite, whether in the overall view, or in the micro-inspection, his books are particularly attractive and smooth, the time of the wide view is can be tasted in the momentum, vertical and horizontal, as if galloping, the close view can be viewed in view of the setbacks and depression, iron strokes silver hooks, reflection of the fun!
Wild grass pen, driven by spirit. The Fa is forged in ancient times, and the merit is established by refinement, and the creative height presented by Mr. Wang Naidong in his Hanmo attainments today also fully reflects his self-reliant academic attitude from the side! And since Mr. Li has studied books so far, his works have already reached an aesthetic change from quality to rhyme, which is to say that it is immersed in the literati atmosphere, and the style of the book scroll is also passed on! The Fa is high and profound, the sincerity is sincere, the work of clarity of the heart, and the value is unlimited!
Famous calligraphy and painting art critic Chi Wen March 21, 2022
Wang Naidong
Born in Shanghai in 1946, he graduated from Xinjiang University with a major in archaeology. He is a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, a second-class artist, and an independent calligraphy and painting appraiser. He has been employed as a visiting researcher of the Institute of Calligraphy art of Peking University, a visiting professor of Shanghai Vocational College of Arts and Crafts, the School of Art and Design of the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, and the School of Art and Design of Shenzhen University, and an academic consultant of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce of the Art Industry.
His calligraphy works are collected by the National Art Museum of China and the Central Archives.