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Tan Xingsan, male, born in July 1966, is a native of Nanning City, Guangxi, a senior teacher, an international art leader, a Chinese State Guest Artist, a Chinese National Rite Artist, a national senior calligrapher, a member of the China Hard Pen Calligraphy Association, a 2022 China Winter Olympics Art Ambassador, a National Rite Artist Image Ambassador, a People's Calligrapher and Painter, and an Outstanding Chinese Artist. The seal script work "Yin Wenzi • Avenue" was collected by the National Museum of China. He co-edited and published "Touching Chinese Folk Artists" with Fan Di'an of the Chinese Artists Association. Adhere to self-study and study calligraphy for more than 30 years, all five bodies are capable, with seal script, official script, chapter grass as a strength, chapter grass has passed the ninth level of the post, nine sections of the creation of the assessment. His calligraphy works have won the first prize of the 4th and 5th "Ode to Great Men • Chinese Dream" National Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Competition, the gold medal of the 6th and 7th "Yanhuang Cup" International Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting and Printing Art Competition, the first prize of the 2016-20 National Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Artists Creation Annual Conference Invitational Competition, the first prize of the 4th to 7th "Meet in Beijing" National Literary and Art Competition, the first prize of the 8th to 12th "Xizhi Cup" National Poetry, Calligraphy and Painters Invitational Competition, the first prize of the 3rd "Ode to Peace • Chinese Love" National Fine Arts and Calligraphy Invitational Exhibition, and the 9th "Good Motherland" Gold Medal of Chinese Literature and Art Competition, Gold Medal of 2018-20 "New Era" National Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting and Printing League, First Prize of 2018-20 Hanmo Fenghua "National Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition", First Prize of 2018-20 "Langya Cup" Contemporary Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Elite Competition, 2018-20 "Sihai Cup" Gold Medal of Calligraphy and Painting Invitational Competition of Poetry Federation at Home and Abroad, Excellence Award of the 3rd "Zhangcao Cup" National Calligraphy Competition in 2019, First Prize of 2019 "Mohai Chuxin" National Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting and Printing Competition, 2020, 4th and In 2021, he won the special gold medal of the 5th "China Cup" National Poetry, Calligraphy, Painting and Printing Art Exhibition, in 2020, he won the gold medal of the "Praise a Hundred Years of China - National Top Ten Calligraphy and Painting Works Network Selection" competition, and in 2020, he won the gold medal of the "Guodu Cup" National Fine Arts Calligraphy Invitational Exhibition. Included in the compilation of "Art Classics and Famous Artists" - 2021 China CCTV Boutique Desk Calendar. Included in the 2022 CCTV "Model of the Times, the Soul of the Craftsman of the Country - Danqing Ode to the Party's Grace and Welcome the 20th National Congress". Participated in the recording of CCTV's 2021 Chinese Artists Spring Festival Gala, and was awarded the honorary title of "2020 International Art Leader" by the Organizing Committee of the Chinese Artists Spring Festival Gala, the honorary title of "2021 National Art Model" by the Calligraphy and Painting Art Master Data Center, the "Chinese Dream • Art Pioneer" by the Meritorious Artist Judging Organizing Committee and the National Rite Artist Judging Organizing Committee, and the "Chinese Art Masters Studio" by the Confucius Art Museum in 2022. In 2022, he was awarded the honorary title of "People's Calligrapher and Painter" by the China National Association for the Promotion of Art, the China Artists Association, the Chinese Calligraphers Association and other official units, and was included in the compilation of the 2023 major art topic series publication project "General History of Chinese Art" by China Art Publishing House, and in 2023, he was awarded the honorary title of "Chinese Outstanding Artist" by the Meritorious Artists Network.
Write through the Zhengda atmosphere of calligraphy - Tan Xingsan's works appreciation
Calligraphy is very law-conscious, and it is not okay to scribble in one go, and it is not good to do whatever you want. There is a way to write authentic, but what cannot be written is the style of rivers and lakes. Throughout the contemporary calligraphy world, the phenomenon of abandonment abounds, so that it is difficult to see the positive atmosphere of calligraphy. Suddenly seeing the calligraphy works of the calligrapher Mr. Tan Xingsan, his eyes lit up, and his calligraphy was very positive! This is because his calligraphy has the kung fu of a deep master's inscription, and the pen is extremely exquisite in ancient methods. The inheritance of calligraphy culture inevitably requires a generous stroke like Mr. Tan Xingsan to make the most positive energy to promote!
From the point of view of calligraphy, Mr. Tan is a calligraphy all-rounder, who can afford to take everything and put it down, and has a lot of talent. The seal script can write the upright and rigorous Taishan stele, the official writing is very Han stele style, the regular script master Tang law, the grass can be written on the occasion of the sharp beard, write the dragon meandering Luan Feng wandering. Of course, in so many calligraphy shapes, his official calligraphy and cursive calligraphy are different, and can become the golden book brocade characters in the contemporary calligraphy world!
Let's focus on Mr. Tan's official book works. There are some biases that need to be corrected in the cultivation and creation of contemporary official scripts. As far as the practice is concerned, many calligraphers practice the official script, the selection of the stele is relatively narrow, and it is not yet possible to learn from the ten steles of the Han Li, let alone touch the official book of the silk book and the simple book. Because the method is not sufficient, the comprehensive ability of the creation of the official script is not strong, and the division and the tablet are written as one, and the appreciable width of the work is insufficient, and the thickness is also insufficient.
On the other hand, Mr. Tan's official calligraphy works, obviously have a wide range of outstanding monuments, with Cao Quan stele, Yiying stele, ritual stele, Shi Chen stele such elegant stele as the core law, write beautiful quality and abundance, a wave will be twisted and turned, a vertical often hidden front, left and right, silkworm head swallowtail, the writing of pen and ink has been strengthened, so its official book originates from the stele but the god is written, to avoid the phenomenon of writing the stele to be rigid and deceitful, the character and shape are both, and the appreciation is the best.
His official book not only has a pleasing appreciation, but also has a very good cultural decoration value. Engraved on the stele and standing in the scenic area, it can be photographed with the humanistic connotation of the scenic spot. This shows that his Lishu practice has produced the original cultural value of Han Li, which is similar to the three monuments of the Confucian Temple, which can narrate historical records and pass on the ancient and modern times.
Another problem with contemporary official writing is also the disadvantage of calligraphy creation, which is that the official writing is quite rough. In fact, the mainstream works of Lishu have avoided roughness from ancient times to the present. The rough texture of the rubbing version of the inscription is actually due to the phenomenon of wind and rain erosion, not the original official book. Therefore, in later generations, to cultivate the official book, it is necessary to have the consciousness and talent to look at the stele and be able to repair the stele, and give the rough part of the wind and rain erosion to the correction of wisdom, and then make the official book can be written thoroughly and exquisitely.
Obviously, Mr. Tan Xingsan is a virtuous person who can realize the original appearance of the monument with wisdom and wisdom, and he can restore the natural and rough quality of the inscription one by one when he is on the monument, and reproduce the original excellence of the Han Li! From this point of view, after these official calligraphy works of Mr. Tan are put into a book, it is a new official book that can go straight to the ancient style of Chinese rhyme. Writing the official book according to his official book works can reach the level of the true meaning of writing Han Li more accurately, faster and better. This is an important reason why his official calligraphy is influential in the calligraphy world and has appeal in the cultural world.
Of course, to further experience the literati quality of Mr. Tan's calligraphy, it is also necessary to take a closer look at his cursive works. His works of line grass, with the shape of the chapter grass as the main form, the writing is not exciting, elegant and beautiful, the calligraphy is the exquisite expression of line art. Holding a pen and writing a book, the heart and hand are smooth, and the wonder of nature is not possible. A little oblique, such as a praying mantis holding a branch, in danger, Ling Yuan is dangerous, he writes calligraphy with pen power, but also has a gesture, eight sides of the front, so handy!
His cursive calligraphy, like the image of all things, has another valuable quality that cannot be ignored: it has the original practical properties of calligraphy. Using such a line of grass or writing notices, or writing letters, or notes, to ensure that the text is clear and pleasing to the eye, can avoid the embarrassment that cursive is not in line with the gods and do not recognize it, and it is still the free and easy traditional literati calligraphy, which can be read and appreciated, and is suitable for affection. From this point of view, his calligraphy is the most cultural pattern carried by traditional calligraphy, and the existence of this pattern makes his calligraphy have a positive atmosphere. Anyone who spends a lot of money is in this style!
Famous calligraphy and painting critic Luo Cheng
October 27, 2020