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Songzhuang, a holy place of calligraphy and painting, has hundreds of thousands of calligraphers and painters in the past for decades. They all came with the dream of pursuing art. Some come to learn, some come to feel the artistic atmosphere here, some come to pan for gold, and some come for the sake of fame and profit. The painters who come to Songzhuang all have a commonality, that is, they come with high morale and passion. Before 2014, they really lived up to their passions and dreams of pursuing art. Because the calligraphy and painting market in that period was hot, they all had a lot of income and a high creative passion. It is also time and money to learn and sketch around. However, after 2015, the calligraphy and painting market began to gradually decline, and the price of calligraphy and painting works also plummeted, which reduced the income of calligraphers and painters. Without the blessing of money, calligraphers and painters began to create for speed and not quality. The calligraphers and painters of Songzhuang also began to evacuate on a large scale, turning the once fiery Songzhuang into a deserted area.
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The rise of short videos and live streaming has made the calligraphy and painting market shine a ray of sunshine, but the price has become lower and lower. In this era of hot markets and low prices, the creation of calligraphy and painting opened a period of "no art". It can be said that the artistic attainments of most painters in this period were not preserved, and even degraded. Although the live broadcast of calligraphy and painting has sought a way for the calligraphers and painters who stayed in Songzhuang to survive, their artistic dreams have been shattered. It also caused the calligraphers and painters to become thoughtless walking dead.
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Where there is decadence, there is revitalization, the root of life, wildfires are inexhaustible. The calligraphers and painters who have not been assimilated by the market and who have been insisting on pursuing their artistic dreams have finally ignited the fire through hard work and have successively awakened some calligraphers and painters with relatively strong willpower. They have once again ignited the flame of pursuing artistic dreams. However, because of the lack of artistry for a long time, the paintings they painted no longer have the artistic point of view they once had, and the pictures did not have their own style. Therefore, although these calligraphers and painters have woken up, how to paint has become an obstacle that they cannot jump over. In view of this phenomenon of Song Zhuang, there are also calligraphy and painting views and style positioning assistants who solve this problem.
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