Selected works of chinese calligraphy and painting masters: Mr. Shen Peng, Today's artists: Mr. Xu Li, Changming Art Workshop: Mr. Feng Yuan
Appreciation of the works of the famous calligrapher and painter Li Honghai
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The picture shows Mr. Li Honghai
In the near future, the selected columns of chinese calligraphy and painting masterpieces will be divided into upper and lower levels in the window of charity and public welfare, today's headlines, and Sohu to publish interviews with Mr. Li Honghai on calligraphy, please pay attention to it.
First, about the function of calligraphy
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Cai Chenggang:
The famous calligrapher Li Honghai, who studied under Mr. Qi Gong, has always focused on the innovative development of calligraphy since the 1970s. For more than 50 years, Through his dedicated research on the art of calligraphy, Li Honghai has constantly had his own perception and understanding, and has also constantly innovated and developed. As one of the traditional cultures of the Chinese nation for 5,000 years, calligraphy art, everyone is discussing how to inherit and innovate calligraphy, what aspects of the function of Chinese calligraphy are embodied in, and what should calligraphers study? What to write? I think mr. Li Honghai has his own ideas and insights through these years of research and practice. Recently, I walked into Li Honghai's studio with media friends such as Charity Window Network, China Artists Network, China Calligraphy and Painting Alliance, and selected works of Famous Chinese Calligraphers and Painters, and asked Mr. Li Honghai to talk about the function of Chinese calligraphy and how calligraphy is innovative.
Li Honghai:
Calligraphy is the national essence of China. Chinese culture has lasted for 5,000 years to the present, and the art of calligraphy, which carries Chinese culture, occupies an important position in the minds of Chinese people. However, with the development of modern science and technology, people's writing tools have gradually changed from brushes to current pens, ballpoint pens, computers and mobile phones, and calligraphy has become an art of appreciation.
Regarding the function of calligraphy, experts and scholars have long discussed it. The knowledge of Xiang Mu, a famous scholar of the Ming Dynasty, has a high status and authority in the field of calligraphy, he said: "Calligraphy is popular with heaven and earth, guarding our politics and religion, and safeguarding our politics and political power." "Why does calligraphy have such a high status? I think there are four main aspects.
First, the political function. There are fifty-six nationalities and dozens of languages in our country, and because of the unified Chinese characters and standard Chinese, there is a newspaper and a radio station in the national territory. Political and ideological unification of a country is the top priority, and it can be said that where there is Chinese, there are Chinese characters. To maintain political unity, unity in government decrees, and unity in ideology, calligraphy and Chinese characters are indispensable.
Second, the inheritance function. Ancient emperors issued orders and issued government decrees by relying on writing, that is, calligraphy. The Confucian classics are passed on by calligraphy, including after the introduction of Buddhism to China, and the vast majority of scriptures also rely on writing and calligraphy to carry forward the past and the future. At the same time, the poetry and song in the history of our country were written and preserved in the form of calligraphy before there was no printing. Also, the various inscriptions, Jian Mu, folk couplets, plaques, etc. that we see now, if there is no inheritance of calligraphy, what will Chinese culture look like? It's unimaginable. Since the invention of Writing in China, whether it is oracle bone or seal book, etc., it has continued until now, without breaking the file, which has China's five thousand years of history and cultural heritage, and there is only one family in the world, which plays a major role in the function of calligraphy.
Third, the educational function. The educational function of calligraphy is also obvious, such as "serving the people" written by Chairman Mao Zedong of Xinhuamen on Chang'an Avenue, where thousands of people pass by every day and know at a glance that it is the ruling concept of the Chinese Communist Party, which embodies the educational function of calligraphy. There are also some plaques and couplets on tourist attractions, including the loyalty and filial piety carved on the famous mountain, and the couplets posted on the doors of thousands of households, which not only reflect the art of calligraphy, but also have an educational function.
Fourth, appreciate the function. The development of calligraphy to the present, due to the dedicated creation of many artists in the past dynasties, the formation of five kinds of calligraphy, which is through the joint efforts of successive generations of calligraphers and painters, so that the art of calligraphy can be inherited and evolved with the development of social economy, from simple words to a calligraphy art that can be touched and appreciated. Sometimes, when we go to the Forbidden City and some tourist attractions, we see good calligraphy works, photograph them, savor and appreciate them carefully, not only to see the content, but also to appreciate the art of calligraphy to meet the aesthetic needs of the heart.
Mr. Shen Yinmo, a master of calligraphy in our country, said: "The people of the world recognize That Chinese calligraphy is the highest art, precisely because it can show amazing miracles, colorless and brilliant pictures, silent and musical harmony, which attracts people to appreciate and is pleasant." Mr. Zong Baihua, a master of aesthetics, commented on calligraphy: "Calligraphy has become the central art of expressing the spirit of each era. Mr. Jiang Yi, a famous Chinese-American scholar, once said: "Calligraphy is at the top of all kinds of arts, and if you do not appreciate the knowledge of calligraphy, it is impossible to truly understand Chinese aesthetics." "These people have given a high positioning and evaluation of Chinese calligraphy as an art within art. Therefore, President Xi Jinping proposed to promote China's traditional culture, including calligraphy, and advocated that calligraphy should enter the classroom. Recently, when President Xi Jinping inspected Yulin, Shaanxi Province, he specially went to the school to see the students' calligraphy class and communicate and write with the students. Now, calligraphy into the classroom has become an important task of the Ministry of Education, advocating to start with dolls. "Write Chinese characters well from an early age, and do a good job of Chinese" has become a loud slogan for learning calligraphy. Therefore, calligraphy has not only played an important role in history, but also played a greater role in the present and the future. China has developed so rapidly, the people are so united, the society is so stable, and it has always stood tall among the nations of the world, and calligraphy plays an irreplaceable role. Therefore, I believe that calligraphy has great achievements and a promising future, and will certainly play a huge role in promoting China's modernization.
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Moderator: Vice Chairman of the Calligraphy and Painting Professional Committee of the Chinese Socialist Literary and Art Society, Expert of the Zhongbo Zang (Beijing) Museum, Former Vice President of [Today Information News].
Li Honghai: Zi Yixin, Ark, Tianjin Wuqing people. He is currently the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Institute of the Military Museum of the Chinese Revolution, the fifth and sixth directors of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, the vice president of the Beijing Qigong Art Research Association, the vice president of the National Academy of Ethnic Painting, the honorary president of the Chinese Jade Culture Research Association, the president of the Chinese Jockey Club Horse Culture and Art Research Institute, and the librarian of the Beijing Literature and History Research Museum.
In the 1970s, he studied under Mr. Qi Gong and accumulated many years of learning and inheritance, forming a book style of inner and outer expansion, dense interrelation, beautiful bones and beautiful posture. Calligraphy and seal engraving works are widely circulated, and are collected by the General Office of the Central Committee, the General Office of the State Council, the General Office of the Central Military Commission, the Chinese Embassies and Consulates Abroad and other units, and are also given as gifts to international friends.
He has won the honorary titles of Outstanding People's Artist of Dedication and Love, Advanced Individual of Lei Feng in the Whole Army. Enjoy the special government allowance of the State Council.