Laixi is an ancient and young city in the land of Qilu. It is located on the Jiaodong Peninsula, which can be traced back to the Laiyi ancient land of the Xia and Shang dynasties, and has a long cultural history. Xu Yongsheng was born in this land of deep culture and warm and openness. The so-called one side of the water and soil to feed the other side of the people. Xu Yongsheng, who looks elegant and handsome, also has a deep and open and adventurous spirit engraved in his bones, which is an extremely valuable character trait for an artist.
Born in 1959, Xu Yongsheng has a wealth of experience, he worked as a young intellectual, worked in a bank, joined the army, and then entered an administrative leadership position through the opportunity of professional painting. However, this direction of life development stems from his firm pursuit of painting dreams. Art comes from life and is higher than life, and the artist's life experience and emotional experience provide multi-level value penetration for the creation of works. Moreover, every turning point and change in life will also achieve mutual achievements in the perception and growth of his artistic creation. Therefore, the intrinsic character presented by Xu Yongsheng's artwork is not only reflected in the accumulation of the technical level, but also the essence of the integration of art and life from his own experience.
Xu Yongsheng is a very well-rounded painter. He is diligent in sketching, good at thinking, and courageous in exploration. Although he is a figure painter, he is involved in a wide range of aspects, which provides a high level of "supporting role" service for the character themes he creates. Xu Yongsheng's artistic qualities, whether it is from vertical Eastern and Western painting techniques, aesthetic speculation or horizontal object depiction and language refinement, he has a profound understanding of pen and ink and a unique way of expression. The most valuable thing is that Xu Yongsheng embodies the spirit of exploration that dares to break through and innovate in the theme expression of his works.
Looking at the inscriptions in Xu Yongsheng's works, we first see that the font he chose is mainly a relatively square xingkai calligraphy, which draws on the simple image of Han and Wei in style, with smooth writing, emphasis on horizontal style, slow and astringent flying, and the state of taking a wide and broad posture, which embodies a kind of safe, elegant, square, and quiet calligraphy imagery, which not only sways the high ancient wind of Wei and Jin in the vertical and horizontal waving, but also establishes the Zhongzheng Fa of the Tang Dynasty. Xu Yongsheng's calligraphy not only expresses the author's restrained and calm heart, but also follows the unhurried and unhurried brushstrokes to lay the peaceful and clear atmosphere revealed by the whole work, making it blend with the appearance and connotation of the painting. This seemingly simple and calm writing atmosphere also reflects the artist's diligent practice and deep reading of traditional Chinese culture from the side.
Xu Yongsheng
Born in 1959, a native of Laixi City, Shandong Province. Vice Chairman of Shandong Artists Association, Deputy Director of Shandong Figure Painting Art Committee, Vice President of Shandong Calligraphy and Painting Society, Vice President of Shandong Chinese Painting Society, Member of China Artists Association, External Graduate Tutor of Shandong Normal University Academy of Fine Arts, Former Deputy Director of Shandong Provincial Cultural Center.