Gu Youzihan "takes not being greedy as a treasure", Gongyi Xiu "politely refuses to give fish", Liu Pet "does not say a penny lightly", Hai Rui's "uprightness", the high style and bright festival of the ancient literati are really admirable.
It's just that the demeanor of ancient literati seems to be rarely reflected in our modern literati.
In the circle of modern literati, there are many real masters with real talents and learning, but there are also many people who are famous and famous.
In recent years, the Chinese Calligraphers Association is such a "mixed truth, more fiction and less reality" organization, there are many people in the organization who fish in troubled waters, and the true level is unknown, such a Chinese Calligraphers Association is somewhat disappointing.
Calligraphy is an artistic culture that represents the profound cultural heritage of our country, different calligraphy works represent different meanings, and different calligraphy fonts represent the different history and culture of our country. The historical changes of our country for thousands of years have also been reflected in our calligraphy culture step by step, and every calligraphy font and calligraphy work represents every indelible period of our history.
Seal, subordinate, Kai, line, grass, behind each word has its own cultural imprint. Only we Chinese can understand the language of our own country, and only we Chinese can understand the meaning behind these square words.
And Mr. Li Yiye is such a master, who is quite accomplished in the art of calligraphy.
He possessed a literati style that was comparable to that of ancient ink writers. His indifference to fame and fortune and his contempt for the mundane soul all tell us that he yearns for freedom.
Serious injuries in the field turned into "battlefields"
In 1951, as a vigorous young man, Mr. Li Yiye, as a war correspondent of Xinhua News Agency, went to fight in Korea with the Chinese People's Volunteers. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured in an interview and had to leave the battlefield that contained his youth.
In 1954, Mr. Li Yiye recovered from injury and joined the work of Kaifeng Daily. At the same time, he also fell in love with calligraphy, an aura art that encompasses thousands of years of culture. Since then, he has regarded the world of calligraphy as his new battlefield and started his new journey.
In order to practice calligraphy well, he joined the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and when he first joined, in order to make his calligraphy better, he often exchanged ideas with others and received a lot of advice, which benefited him a lot at that time.
However, with the passage of time, more and more people have entered the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and Mr. Li Yiye feels more and more that the gap between the thoughts of the people in the association and his own ideas is getting bigger and bigger, and he believes that calligraphy should focus on the basics and understand the tradition, and those who write calligraphy need to have their own ideas and cannot be swayed by others. He believes that calligraphy is worth every calligrapher to dive into, and the study of calligraphy is the respect for calligraphy.
However, others did not think the same way as him, they began to pursue fame and fortune, began to create their own calligraphy, and every day they wrote some "ugly books" that others could not understand.
In the 90s, the Chinese Calligraphers Association began to change its certificates, and the association sent a letter to Mr. Li Yiye, saying that if the membership fee was not paid on time, it would be treated as an automatic withdrawal from the association.
Mr. Li Yiye was very disappointed, and he believed that the current Chinese Calligraphers Association was no longer the original Chinese Calligraphers Association that gave people simple happiness and benefited immensely.
So Mr. Li Yiye replied behind the letter: "Please deal with it according to the regulations." ”
In his later years, he became cursive
After quitting the association, Mr. Li Yiye said that he did not want to be in the company of those who sold his fame, so he devoted himself to research at home, and quietly studied calligraphy and literature.
20 years have passed, Mr. Li Yiye has returned to our field of vision, he is known as the "hermit in the art world", in these 20 years, Mr. Li Yiye's calligraphy charm has not only not faded with time, but has become more and more mature. Especially in Mr. Li Yiye's cursive writing, the immature aura of the early years not only did not disappear, but slowly exuded his own temperament with the precipitation of time.
As the so-called words are like their people, the old gentleman is so indifferent to fame and fortune, yearns for freedom, loves literature and calligraphy, and his works also lack a "red dust" atmosphere, but reveals a faint elegant temperament, which reflects the temperament of Mr. Li Yiye.
The oolong incident is suspicious
Since Mr. Li Yiye gradually returned to our field of vision, something suddenly came out: some people were surprised to find that Mr. Li Yiye was also a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, which attracted everyone's attention.
However, the 88-year-old gentleman did not compromise at all, and replied forcefully: "I learned to write roughly, and I never wanted to be a calligrapher." I quit the association 20 years ago, and I am no longer a member of your association. He also said that this was a mistake and that he must be removed from the Chinese Calligraphers Association.
And said: "I only want to be clean when I live, and clean after I die, and that's it." I also wish the land of China to cultivate a new calligraphy "Gao Feng" as soon as possible.
As soon as this withdrawal statement came out, people talked about it.
Controversy has led to controversy
After talking about Mr. Li Yiye's perfect resume, we can't ignore Mr. Li Yiye's various shortcomings.
Mr. Li Yiye's uprightness, disdain and disdain for those who cheat, are not at home, and sell their reputation is indeed admirable.
It's just that Mr. Li Yiye's conceit made him controversial.
Mr. Li Yiye is very comfortable with his cursive handwriting. He once said that he thought that his cursive level was very high, and he could surpass the famous calligrapher Huang Tingjian of the Northern Song Dynasty and Zhu Zhishan, one of the four great talents of Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty, and even felt that his cursive writing could be comparable to that of Huaisu, the "grass saint".
Everyone thinks that Mr. Li Yiye is too conceited, and his evaluation is mixed. Maybe the old gentleman's personality is a little too conceited, but the flaws are not hidden. Mr. Li Yiye's disdain for "ugly books" and his spirit of pursuing the peak of art cannot be ignored.
In this way, Mr. Li Yiye is closer to our lives, as if this calligraphy master seems to be somewhat similar to the stubborn old man in our family.
For us, the "Member Oolong" incident is just a farce, but for Mr. Li Yiye, it is a proof and support for his understanding of calligraphy.
I also have my own opinion on this matter, I think that for calligraphy, innovation is important, but all innovation must be based on your basic skills. If the foundation is not laid, how to talk about high-rise buildings, even if they are built, they are only "gold and jade outside, and ruined inside". This shows the importance of the foundation.
Innovation is the prerequisite for our progress, only follow the changes of the times, what we have learned, all can be passed on for a long time, but the premise of innovation is inheritance, you do not pass on the culture, only leave an empty shell of innovation, then calligraphy is still the real calligraphy? without the unique charm of calligraphy itself, then, calligraphy is not just an empty shell?
Brief summary:
Therefore, before we do anything and learn any skills, we must lay a good foundation and practice the basic skills, only in this way can you do things well and master the skills completely.
We can also learn a lot from Mr. Li Yiye, whether it is Mr. Li Yiye's spirit of insisting on self and concentrating on research, or he is too conceited, so we can know a lot in the controversial incidents.
The spirit of Mr. Li Yiye is worth learning from, but his conceited character is also something we should take warning.
No matter what we do, we must guard against arrogance and rashness, maintain a normal heart, always keep a clear mind, correctly understand ourselves, find our true positioning, try our best to "not be happy with things, not sad with ourselves", always introspect, find our own mistakes, spur ourselves to go further, and make ourselves a better self.
May each of us find our own path, find the right path like Mr. Li Yiye, and stick to our true selves.