To be honest, reading Guo Jiankang's portrait can be carved with some effort, and then you have to drink it slowly like drinking tea. First of all, it is necessary for the viewer to have a certain degree of appreciation; second, the portrait of Guo Jiankang itself has made great efforts to have these works on my desk today.
Guo Jiankang, I am very familiar with it. He has loved the art of seal engraving since he was young, and for decades he has been fascinated by the art of seal engraving. Due to the busy work during the day, he often got up at dawn and operated the knife hook lock; and he often "forgot to sleep late for a long night", and the cold and heat did not quit. Later, after being pointed out by a famous teacher, coupled with his own painstaking speculation, he absorbed the strengths of all the families, did not stick to Chen Yin, boldly broke through the shackles, and integrated the seal method, penmanship, momentum, and aesthetics, and gradually formed the unique charm of Guo Jiankang's portrait print.
Today, with more and more friends who ask for iron and stone, Guo Jiankang does not dare to slacken off and strives for excellence more and more. His prints were often carried by literati and inkers and placed on the desk. Although I am not talented, when I give humble works to others, I can't help but attach my style and elegance, and put a healthy portrait stone seal on my relatives. Seal rulers often deal with swords and stones, so they mostly use "iron" or "stone" as names, such as Wu Changshuo's "bitter iron", Qi Huang's "white stone", and although Guo Jiankang does not have the name of "iron" and "stone", I think, if he does not have the spirit of iron and the charm of stone, how can he achieve today's artistic level?!
To read the portrait of Guo Jiankang, you have to start with the selection of stones. Jade, agate, coral, crystal, sallow, qingtian, shoushan, ivory, boxwood, bamboo roots, green pine, grape stone... All kinds of textures, Guojiankang is hidden and applied. These stones, or condensed and moist, or crystal clear, make people pleasing to the eye after watching, and love it. Coupled with the exquisite seal buttons worn by the sealers, it will be even more dazzling.
The ancients said: "Poetry cannot be exhausted, overflowing into books, becoming paintings." "The portrait of Guo Jiankang is exactly the true interest and wonderful meaning that poetry and painting can convey people's overflowing feelings." Borrowing the seal to smooth the spirit, and reaching the intention with the image, I think it is the original intention of the health seal. Reading his seal, it can be said that there are different styles, or there is a gentle and elegant atmosphere, or there is a kind of noble and unworldly feeling, suddenly there is a soft and delicate beauty, and suddenly there is a solemn and majestic firmness, which always makes people feel a sense of pleasant beauty that is naturally interesting. Since ancient times. Pen, ink, paper, stone, and printing all have both practical and aesthetic functions, that is, the so-called "square is not exhausted, born with wonders" also. The delicate and elegant party seal can match the deep and distant feelings of the scribes. This, without hiding from the crowd, health has done it.
Gold and jade, stone stamps. Between the small square inches, it can accommodate the beautiful world, may the country jian Kanggan be a lifelong "Innu", creating one after another more unique style, distinctive personality, delicate and charming, simple and beautiful works, for the world of Chinese seal carving culture, and then add a bright color.
The above is a little experience of the old man as a reader who carefully read the printed works of Guo Jiankang.
April 23, 2022
Zhang Jiping, a senior media person, a famous scholar, a famous Jinan folklore expert, an old friend and big brother, is currently a special invited member of the Culture, Literature, History and Learning Committee of the Jinan Municipal CPPCC, and the executive vice president and secretary general of the Jinan Intangible Cultural Heritage Association.
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