Chapter 19: Form and God
Song and Ming Dynasty calligraphy, because the Tang Dynasty is too brilliant, so has been shrouded in the two kings, Yan Liu's system, the Qing Dynasty is still prosperous, but Jin Nong and other calligraphy everyone, open up the tablet, inherit the style of the Han and Wei dynasties, and tend to unify the calligraphy pattern into a hundred flowers blooming situation.
Modern calligraphy, the style of stele is still the same, but in the past few decades, calligraphy has not been taken seriously, so that the inheritance is somewhat broken, and in the aesthetic concept of modern people, Yan Liu such a font is more in line with the aesthetic concept of modern people, so works such as Dong Qichang, Zhao Mengfu, Huang Tingjian and others have repeatedly hit new highs in auction prices.
However, the charm of calligraphy lies in the cultural heritage it can contain, such as the lacquer book written by Zhong Yue, which can find the legacy from the official script of the Han Dynasty and the Wei monument of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
When Wu Zhonghe heard this excited voice, his heart immediately cooled, is this really the case?
Zhong Yue clipped the label to the felt paper and walked out of the hall under the stunned gaze of everyone.
"Zhong Yue, why are you so stupid, this four treasures of the study room is equivalent to a sword in the hands of a swordsman, you listened to me earlier, go buy a good set, where will you cause so much trouble?"
Looking at Gu Qin's worried expression, Zhong Yue put his schoolbag on his shoulder, "Have you seen Mr. Jin Yong's "Dragon Babu"?"
"I like Qiao Feng. ”
Zhong Yue was speechless, "The sweeping monk can beat Qiao Feng's father with a broom, which means that the kung fu is powerful to a certain level, and any weapon is the same." ”
"You just want to say you're amazing? Why are you so shameless? ”
"Haha. ”
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Calligraphy works have been collected one after another, many of them look like the work of a famous artist at first glance, the famous chapter, the idle chapter, like a dog skin plaster in general, pressed to the east and the west, if the work itself has a high artistic component, it is natural to be understandable, but the work is not enough, these fancy things are more disgusting.
It's like a book handed down by Erwang and Yan Liu, even if there are scribbles and alterations in them, they can be sold for sky-high prices, but modern works, scribbles? I'm sorry, the auction can't go up.
"Mr. Liu, look at this, this is the work of Yang Zhiqing, a graduate student of our Academy of Fine Arts, is it very potential?"
"This place, this place, and this place, are all sick pens, and it's clear that the details aren't handled properly enough. Indeed, on-site calligraphy and painting are different from other types of copying, which can be practiced dozens or even hundreds of times, and pay more attention to personal mood and play, so it is more able to see the level of level.
"What about this one? This is the ...... of our Academy of Fine Arts."
"Director Wu, today's competition is indeed jointly organized by the Municipal Calligraphy Association and your school, but dare to ask Director Wu, can we let us, the old men and old ladies who are useless, take a look for ourselves, if you are not satisfied with the selected works, then change it. ”
Wu Zhonghe's face froze, "Don't dare, don't dare." You are all famous calligraphers in the city, how dare Zhonghe get an axe, since you are invited to come and judge, you are naturally trustworthy. ”
Zhang Shaolin, Huang Mingchuan and Cai Weiyong, the old backbones of the book association, picked and picked among a bunch of works, sometimes asked Liu Shao'e what he meant, picked out some works that he thought were acceptable, and put them aside, among them, he picked out the felt paper that made Wu Zhonghe fried.
Standing out from the crowd is certainly conspicuous, but the chickens standing up to the flock are also clearly visible, this tattered felt paper is too conspicuous, so conspicuous that Wu Zhonghe can't wait to tear it to shreds immediately.
"These nine works are the preliminarily selected masterpieces, so that we have a total of eleven people here, which one we think is good, we will vote for which one, the one with the highest vote is the gold award, and the second one is the silver award, how about it?"
A middle-aged calligrapher from the calligraphy association said with a smile: "Why is Mr. Liu so modest, you just have an idea." ”
"I'm afraid that this is unfair, and some people are uncomfortable, so it's better for everyone to vote together. ”
Zhang Shaolin, who is the director of the cultural center, smiled, glanced at Wu Zhonghe, and shook his head, "Mr. Liu's fame, in today's calligraphy, Chinese culture or music, is all first-class in China, can this little competition be the master?"
"Let's vote. ”
Han Qiping was also polite, "Then I think this lacquer book is better." ”
"I think this one is pretty good, too. ”
"I think this Orchid Pavilion preface is a good imitation. ”
“……”
More than a dozen people expressed their opinions, and in the end, Zhong Yue's lacquer book work actually won the support of three votes, and it was a tie with the elegant and handsome Lan Tingxu imitation.
Zhang Shaolin smiled: "It seems that this duel is on these two works." Mr. Liu, it's up to you to vote for this precious one, I think you are also optimistic about these two paintings, right?" If Liu Shao'e votes for other works, then this idea can be taken by him, the curator.
Wu Zhonghe's face on the side was already ugly, because these two works were not from the Academy of Fine Arts. One is naturally the most disapproved work of Zhong Yue's lacquer calligraphy, and the other is a closed disciple of a deceased calligrapher in the city, who came to participate in the competition because he was still young. And the students of the Academy of Fine Arts came the most, but in the end they were wiped out, which made his face as the head of the calligraphy department dull.
"Then let me evaluate these two works first, and see if what I say is reasonable and fair. First of all, this imitation of the orchid pavilion preface, whether from the perspective of quality or fluency, it is better than this inconspicuous Jinnong lacquer book, and this idle chapter is also pleasing to the eye. ”
Several calligraphers in the city nodded one after another, indeed, this imitation of the orchid pavilion preface is already a standout among the works of young calligraphers.
However, the reason why the number of votes is not less than half is that you should also understand that imitation should also pay attention to verve, this work is too deliberate to pursue the similarity of the strokes, and ignores some of the coherence of the brushwork, and some details are dull. ”
Han Qiping nodded and responded: "In Mr. Liu's evaluation, it is true that this Wang Lang's work has half the skill of his teacher Qi Gong back then, but in terms of charm, it is still a little worse. ”
The reason why a good calligraphy work can be passed down for thousands of years and is still obsessed by the world is not because its paper and ink are expensive, but precisely because of its own charm and artistic value, and the added value it brings. There is no god, it has no form, like a corpse that has been drained of its soul, even if it is imitated, it is lifeless after all.
"Let's take a look at this lacquer book, although the paper is rough and the ink is not elegant, it still won three votes, which shows that a lot of work has been put into the penmanship and charm.
In the past few decades, because we were busy with production and development, we ignored these quintessential arts that should have been promoted and inherited, but now everyone's living standards have improved, and the pursuit of spirituality has also improved.
Middle-aged and young calligraphers, there are too few and too few who can carry the tripod, this work, I don't say how good it is, at least, it is the only one I have seen in my life, and I can write Jinnong lacquer so charmingly. ”
Wu Zhonghe frowned and pointed to the nasty felt paper, "Mr. Liu, calligraphy pays attention to penmanship and calligraphy, as well as ink method, gestures and other essentials. ”
"Director Wu is right, but I still decided to vote for Zhong Yue. ”
Liu Shao'e stood up.
"The lacquer book ink method is to use a special 'five hundred catties of oil', with such inferior anti-ancient chemical ink and felt paper with good water absorption, it is already more difficult to show the lacquer book to such a point, but the lack of charm in this orchid pavilion order, I think, it will take ten years. ”
Ten years, that's the gap!