"Tribute to the New Era" Micro-exhibition of famous artists' works - Hou Jianhe, a famous contemporary calligrapher

Learn the charm of the ancients, collect the aura of the landscape and express the feelings in the chest

Hou Jianhe, male, pen name Shanren, born in June 1952, a native of Guannan, Jiangsu Province, graduated from Chinese major, and now lives in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. He is also an advisor to the China Rural Art Association, a member of the Art Committee of the China International Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a life academician of the Royal French Academy of Painting, a contracted artist of the CCTV Calligraphy and Painting Channel, and an academic director and invited artist of the National Digital Television Channel in the Collection.

Calligraphy inherits the style of the Erwang calligraphy, advocates nature, is good at kai, xing, grass and li, and believes that the study of books should learn the charm of the ancients, collect the aura of the landscape, and express the feelings in the chest to achieve the unity of the shape and charm; the responsibility of the artist lies in the creation and expression of beauty. His works have been exhibited at home and abroad for many times, winning awards and being collected. In 1998, he was invited to participate in the "Korea 98 World Art Exhibition", and his works were collected by the Korean Monument Garden. In 1999, his works were selected for the "National Folk Arts and Crafts Calligraphy Exhibition" and won the "Innovation Award", and the China Federation of Literature and Literature awarded the title of "Cross-Strait Artist of Virtue and Art". In 2001, the Art Steering Committee of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles awarded the title of "Famous Artists of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting (Contemporary Masters)". In 2008, his works were selected for the "Southern Xinjiang Cup" to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and won the "Special Prize" for the nomination exhibition of famous Chinese calligraphers and painters. In 2009, his poetry won the "Hundred Flowers Award of Chinese Popular Literature". In 2014, the China Children's Culture and Art Foundation awarded him the title of "Charity And Caring Figure". In 2015, the Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China awarded the title of "Chinese Contemporary Calligraphy and Painting Artist", and awarded the certificate of "Chinese Art Master", and in 2015, the American Philatelic Group awarded the certificate of "Outstanding Chinese Artists in China and the United States". In 2018, the "Chinese Art Everyone's Image Exhibition" project in New York's Times Square, in 2019, his works were selected for the "Louvre Art Exhibition in Paris" to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France, and he was hired as an academician of the Royal Academy of Painting of France and won the Royal Medal of Honor. In 2019, he was publicized and reported on the Internet by the People's Daily "National Key Recommended Artists"; in 2020, with the consent of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Dahongpao Edition of "Hou Jianhe Volume of Famous Calligraphers and Painters of Chinese Traditional Culture" was published with the approval of the China International Literary and Art Association. In 2020 and 2021, it was included in the compilation of large-scale documents such as "Yearbook of Chinese Art Models" and "Cultural Communication Messengers of the Era Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" led by CCTV and other departments to participate in the editing and publication. In 2020, he won the first prize and was awarded "People's Artist" in the "Yang Mainland Soul Bless My China" organized by the People's Daily and the Art Exhibition Competition dedicated to the 71st Birthday of the Motherland, and was awarded the "People's Artist" by the State Council in 2020. In 2021, the Central Media Alliance awarded the title of "National Top Ten Outstanding Meritorious Artists";

He was selected to participate in the people's daily network "Art Inheritance Centennial Chinese Art Representative Figures" 12 language global news reporting activities; CCTV Huaxia Voice "People's Artist" Literary and Art China Annual Honorary Figures Exhibition. He participated in the Activities of Singapore Lianhe Zaobao, European Arts Association, Time Magazine and other activities to use art to tell Chinese stories to the world, won the special prize in the calligraphy group of the "Chinese Roots - Dialogue and Exchange of Famous Artists on Both Sides of the Strait", and was awarded the title of "Messenger of Cross-Strait Peace and Exchange" by the All-China Federation of Taiwan Compatriots. In 2022, he was selected by CCTV to recommend the new era art leaders network publicity activities; in 2022, the Organizing Committee of the China-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism awarded the title of "China-Italy Friendship and Cultural Exchange Ambassador"; In 2022, he was included in the "Guide to International Trade in Chinese Art" and won the title of "National Key Recommendation - National Art Giant Who Entered the World Art Stage".

Ouyang Zhongshi

In the history of China's civilization for thousands of years, calligraphy has occupied an irreplaceable and important position. It is culture, it is art, it is a national treasure that cannot be discarded.

With the development of Science and Technology in China, more and more written information is transmitted by tools, many people can only talk and can not write, coupled with the neglect of Chinese writing by Modern Chinese Teaching Methods, I feel the crisis of Chinese calligraphy art. Where Chinese calligraphy goes, we, the old calligraphers, cannot but worry about the inheritance and development of calligraphy art. In some collections of calligraphy and painting works, I have seen Hou Jianhe's calligraphy works many times.

In front of his works, I always look at him a few times, and I get some comfort and emotion after admiring them. Hou Jianhe not only loves calligraphy, but also indulges in the sea of Qintao ink and cannot extricate himself. Because he has good writing quality and extra-literal skills, the art compensates each other, borrows from each other, and promotes each other. The so-called calligraphy is the law and law of writing, and the ancient "Four-Body Calligraphy", "Eight Absolutes", "Thirty-Six Laws", "Six-Body Calligraphy", etc. are all laws, which is the understanding and experience summary of the ancients on calligraphy. Only by having both law and charm can the works be perfected day by day.

Dharma refers to the brushwork, orthography, chapters and ink. Brushwork refers to the speed, strength and morphological changes of the pen; orthography refers to the characteristics and laws of various font strokes; ink method is the change of dry, wet, thick, light, moist and other inks of the work; chapter method refers to the overall layout of the work, which can also be said to be the arrangement of the main text, the falling paragraph and the seal, the echo between words and words, the line and the line expression give people an intuitive feeling. Hou Jianhe is a representative figure who follows the laws and laws of calligraphy.

Hou Jianhe's calligraphy is innovative, unique, flexible, and powerful, which left a deep impression on me. This is the work of the book, and the future life is terrible. His works fully reflect the quality of the beauty of chinese characters themselves, in line with the requirements of the principles of fairness, symmetry, flying, sexual spirit, etc., his works have momentum, qi, rhyme, agility and rhythmic changes, pen and ink are bold, elegant and elegant.

His calligraphy works are good at layout, changeable and flexible, dense and elegant, and they are full of life and posture, free and smooth. In the writing, different linear patterns alternately change and develop, which enhances the fun and artistic appeal of the work. The calligraphy works are soft and rigid, and the show is strange. It can be said that the pen is refreshing and has divine help, giving the reader a strong artistic appeal, which has achieved the effect of elegant and popular appreciation, showing his own moral cultivation and artistic accomplishment.

The first thing that the art of calligraphy must have is appreciation and readability beyond the text itself. In layman's terms, it is to be able to see, look good, and not see enough, to bring people spiritual artistic enjoyment, which is the charm of calligraphy art. Before his death, Mr. Qi Gong once commented on his works: "The next stroke is a thousand equal forces, and the ink is like a god." "Although it is an encouragement, it is not excessive.

Calligraphy is difficult to inherit, innovation is even more difficult, and it is even more difficult to form one's own personality and style in innovation. Calligraphy can only develop through innovation, and only innovation is the purpose of calligraphy development. Hou Jianhe's calligraphy works borrow the foundation of the ancients, and have their own personality pursuits, learning from the ancients without mud, he is a rare artistic talent. He has participated in various calligraphy exhibitions at home and abroad for many times, which have caused great repercussions, so that his works have more appreciators.

Everything is benevolent, the wise see the wise, the appreciation of art should have standards, but also can not force absolute unity, engraving consistency, benevolent people can not be blamed for unwise, wise people should not be responsible for unkind, this is the way of a gentleman. The new talents of calligraphy art are the precious wealth of the mainland to inherit and develop the cause of calligraphy, and as an old man in calligraphy work, I have the responsibility to support these people, encourage these people, help these people, and protect these people. Hou Jianhe's recent "Celebrity Volume of Chinese Traditional Culture Masters' Canon of Calligraphy and Painting" published by Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House is very impressive. This is the artistic crystallization of his many years of study, which is worth learning and referenced by calligraphy workers and calligraphy enthusiasts. For his calligraphy, I just have something to gain, an exclusive word, in order to seek the teachings of the Fang family.