Ink edge, painting steady, Luan Feng and Ming
--Walk into the studio of calligrapher Ma Su
One
In Dazhao Jiujiu Street, Hohhot City, it is a place with the charm of the Buddha's wind, which has long been integrated into the vast Chinese culture.
In the antiques market, a large number of powerful collectors and merchants gather here. There is a place called "Jinbao Zhai", which is the studio of calligrapher Ma Su.
I climbed the ladder, the winding path leads to the secluded, and I went up to the second floor, and on the veranda are a few original elm chairs, which have seen the world through wind and rain.
There is a door number with the word "Mu Xin" next to the door, not that the Taiwanese writer Mr. Mu Xin, the original intention is Mu Qiang's generous and single-minded attitude, which is unique.
On the lintel is Ma Su's own inscription "Jifu". There is a great ambition to achieve great things.
Entering the studio, above the door is the calligrapher and painter Mr. Ma Jiwu inscribed "Painting Wen", because Ma Su's lover is called He Wen, is to paint landscapes and flowers and birds, but also an old calligrapher's good wishes, there is a big character "Mo Yuan" next to the door, symbolizing Ma Su husband and wife because of Han Mo marriage. It's the same fate as the calligraphers and painters I come into contact with every day.
Walk into the studio, it is a treasure trove, there are ancient and modern treasures, pottery pots, porcelain, jade pendant miscellaneous pieces, strange stones, woodcarvings, calligraphy and painting, treasures, classical furniture, etc., He Wen said, the treasure of Zhenzhai is the clay pot of the Han Dynasty, so that the people present are all amazed, shocked, Jinbao Zhai is comparable to a museum, dazzling, do not pay attention to which treasure will be stepped on.
Two
Ma Su is not tall, wears a pair of glasses, and looks serious like his name, and when I talk about it, I feel that his integrity, wisdom, indifference and simplicity are his nature. Just like the book he put on the table called "Calligraphy has a Law", he adheres to the Taoist nature of calligraphy, and takes Wen Tianxiang's "Song of Righteousness" that he likes and writes as a motto, black and white, as if an undercurrent spreads, and sometimes there is a storm coming, which is a storm of pen walking dragons and snakes.
Ma Su's original name was Ma Fuping, the word Le'an, the name Zonggu Zen people, and the self-signed hall number Crazy Bixuan. Born in 1979. His father was a temple painter, influenced by his father, and studied books since he was a child, first in Yan, Liu, Ou, and Zhao, and then chased the "two kings" and then specialized in the Beibei and contemporary calligraphers Kang Zhuang Kaifa. With the guidance of Ouyang Zhongshi, Yang Luan, Liu Zhaowei and other famous experts, he benefited a lot. In recent years, he has been very interested in Tang Zhangxu, Huaisu and Song Zhaojie's calligraphy, and he can't put it down. In 2017, I was fortunate to know the calligraphy master Ma Jiwu, and he taught and taught calligraphy. It made great progress in calligraphy, changed the style of calligraphy, strong and heroic, as if unpretentious, and created the kind of "crazy weed" or "crazy pen book" that is "chaotic but not chaotic, uniform but not even" and changeable but can be found. His representative works include the regular script "Preface to the Pavilion of King Teng", which was exhibited in Beijing, won the Golden Cup Award and was selected into the "2000 Years of Chinese Artists' Long Scroll".
The cursive work "Wangyue" participated in the spring Sino-Vietnamese calligraphy and painting exchange exhibition and was collected by the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. The regular script work "Song of Long Hatred" was exhibited in Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei and other places in the first cross-strait calligraphy and painting exhibition, and was a complete success. He was appointed as a first-class calligrapher and painter and academician by Beijing Oriental Shenzhou Painting and Calligraphy Institute. He is currently the executive director of the Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Masters Association. "The heart turns with all the realms, and the turn is really quiet. Recognize sex with the flow, no joy and no worries", truly entered the colorful kingdom of freedom of calligraphy, which is the demeanor of the spirit to be purified and born, and retains calm and purity in the impetuous art world.
Three
Ma Su's wife, He Wen, from the banks of the Ergun River, graduated from college and stayed in Hohhot, is a bold, enthusiastic, optimistic, open-minded person, that generous voice, as if forming a powerful aura, words like the Ergun River is flowing, the wall is hung with her painting of the Ergun River, is her nostalgia.
She loves nature, "After the new rain in the empty mountains, the weather is late in autumn." The bright moon shines among the pines, and the clear spring stone is upstream" is her favorite realm. In her eyes, it is so lovely, tough, simple, natural, and beautiful. She is good at painting landscapes, flowers and birds, advocating truthfulness, and pursuing a simple and natural painting style, which is why she is still "painting steadily" in her heart. Not only does she love to paint, but she is also proficient in the art of cultural relics appreciation and calligraphy and painting mounting, and she runs three shops. There are two sons, the eldest son goes to primary school here, and the younger son is in Shaolin Temple, which shows that He Wen is a person who can afford to let go.
There is a collection of paintings on the shelf, it is two rabbits, "Jade Rabbit Chengxiang", she is the angel of this family, she is working hard inside and outside the house, the stall is so big, it is really not easy.
He Wen's personality is as rich as his works, with an inner beauty, advocating culture, not carving, and bursting with elegance in boldness.
Next to He Wen's "secluded and peaceful" painting is Ma Jiwu's word "Jianghu Fan Lichuan, Tiandizhuang Zhou Ma", which is high and rhyme, the unity of heaven and man, and there are words in the painting, which has its own infinite charm and unique fun, which is evocative.
Four
The kindness of Ma Su and He Wen's husband and wife and their enthusiasm for traditional culture infected the calligraphers and painters present, who envied and admired them, and wanted to write and paint for this family with their hearts, so they spontaneously carried out a pen meeting.
The scene of the event was full of affection, and the calligraphers and painters were full of interest, which also gave the calligraphers and painters present an opportunity to communicate, write and paint for the Masu family on the spot, and sincerely bless this happy family.
Chairman Mi Baolin's "Feng Zhu Longxiang", "Virtue and Kindness and Harmony"...
Duan Yongsheng's "Haoran Righteousness"...
Teacher Liu Peicheng's "Thinking of the Wind and Cloud"...
Teacher Zhang Lixia's "Outstanding, Extraordinary", "Luanfeng and Ming" and "Family and Everything"...
Teacher Jiang Lianxiang painted "Guilin Landscape" on the spot,
To see the landscape of Guilin, you should also see Jiujiu Street, and come to Jinbao Zhai, which is also a friendly feedback to the Masu family.
From Mr. Duan Yongsheng's bright "sword" to Mr. Zhang Lixia's collection of "blessings", all of them made the Ma Su couple who "took the moon in nine days" excited.
He Wen said, "The artists wrote and painted for us, and sent us good wishes, and there was always a warmth in our hearts. At the same time, we have strengthened our confidence in inheriting the excellent traditional Chinese culture. ”
He Wen also gave us calligraphers and painters a "blind box", which is the Yabai, which is a species of the same era as the dinosaurs. It is the "antique" of the plant.
At the event site, the calligrapher and painter also gave words to Hu Shaohua, the Inner Mongolia agent of Li Du Liquor who rushed to hear the news.
An afternoon passed, and we became good friends with Ma Su and He Wen, and we repeatedly painted and painted. Painting a journey to Guilin landscape, writing a piece of words, changing into a beautiful language, filled with our eyebrows, so brilliant, for everyone present is also pleasing to the eye, sincere treatment, so that the heart is quiet, open-minded, this is the spiritual nourishment that art brings to people.
In Zhai, I have a friend, Mr. Mo Sheng's words, "Thousands of purples and thousands of reds are always spring", which has far-reaching implications. "Xinglai waved a hundred papers, and the horses stepped on Kyushu." It is also free and easy, Ma Su is like bearing the wind, and the calm He is like the clear Ergun River with little sand.
(Author's file: Sun Shuheng, pen name Hengxin Yongzai, a native of Naiman Banner, Inner Mongolia.) Member of China Financial Writers Association, Member of China Essayists Association, Member of Inner Mongolia Writers Association, Member of Inner Mongolia Poetry Society, Member of Western Essayists Association, Deputy Secretary-General of Inner Mongolia Popular Literature and Art Research Association, Senior Researcher and Deputy Secretary-General of Inner Mongolia Poetry, Calligraphy and Painting Research Association)