Coincidentally, the apprentice became everyone.
Wang Fangze 1975 was born in a small village in Hunan, but he longed for the sky beyond the mountains and the world in books.
In that difficult period, there were many children in a family. Because the family could not afford it, Wang Fangze had no choice but to drop out of school.
So, a child of 19 years old set foot on the road to the mountain alone, but what can he do?
In the end, he chose to be an apprentice in a calligraphy and painting decoration shop, but this made him embark on the road of writing. With the permission of owner Xie Boss, Wang Fangze began to practice calligraphy in his spare time. Long-term practice has made rapid progress in his calligraphy.
Fortunately, it is reserved for those who are prepared. Wang Fangze has the same pride as a young man. He framed his own words and put them in a conspicuous position in the store. In fact, they were taken by customers. This made Boss Xie discover new business opportunities and decided to let Wang Fangze just write. Since then, Wang Fangze has officially become a full-time calligrapher.
Spend a lot of money on "packaging" and make a name for yourself.
The fame of this mounting shop soon spread, and it also attracted another noble person of Wang Fangze-Boss Zhang. The boss Zhang repeatedly offered to help Wang Fangze, persuaded him to leave the mounting shop, and said that he could hold exhibitions and produce works for him. Wang Fangze was moved, and finally chose to leave the shop and accept the financial support from Boss Zhang.
After that, Wang Fangze began to participate extensively in the national calligraphy competition and won many awards. At the same time, he also made friends with calligraphers such as Ouyang Zhongshi and Li Duo, gradually integrated into the calligraphy circle, and obtained the first suite in his life.
As boss Zhang expected, Wang Fangze is really a piece of rough jade, and he also bloomed his own brilliance. With the increasing popularity of Wang Fangze, his calligraphy works are extremely popular in the market and have great market potential. Under the temptation of huge interests, the struggle between boss Zhang and boss Xie also began.
Everyone wants Wang Fangze to buy Wang Fangze's calligraphy works for his own use. Therefore, the price of Wang Fangze's works is getting higher every day. In a short time, his calligraphy works have risen to thousands of yuan. At the age of 27, Wang Fangze earned seven suites by calligraphy. Such deeds once became people's talk.
It's hard for flowers to bloom for a hundred days.
In the fierce hype, although Wang Fangze gained a lot, he also let more people know and appreciate his works. People also have a more rational understanding of his works. Indeed, Wang Fangze's own cultural accomplishment is not high, and the cultural value contained in his works is also very lacking.
His calligraphy works and identity make people shine, but it is difficult to hide his fatal weakness. For a series of reasons, in 2005, Wang Fangze was banned by major media, and since then his career has fallen into a "cold winter".
Flowers are not red for a hundred days, but people are not good for a thousand days. There is nothing wrong with making a living by calligraphy, but forgetting the initial intention of being a calligrapher will eventually lead to the end of the road.
Wang Fangze's growth path is very lucky, but such wealth also makes him lost in money. Under the hype of Zhang and Xie, his works gained fame and fortune. He lost popularity, and his works are no longer favored by collectors. His growth path also encountered setbacks for the first time.
Where should Wang Fangze go in the dead of winter?
Rebirth, start from scratch
Please believe that there is no winter that can't be passed, and there is no spring that can't come. As long as there is still a chance, please don't give up easily and don't be afraid of failure. You have failed once, so what are you afraid of?
Unfortunate depends on adversity, failure is also an excellent teacher, and failure also makes people progress. After deep reflection, Wang Fangze decided to continue his studies. He signed up for the first calligraphy workshop and studied calligraphy and life knowledge with Li Duo.
His cultural accomplishment is indeed much worse than that of other calligraphers, and there is also a big gap between his works and other famous calligraphers in terms of conception and innovation. Now I know where I am, and I still have a chance. Now that you have a clear goal, move towards it, no matter whether there is wind or rain on the road.
He studied everywhere, and has been to China Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University Academy of Fine Arts, China Academy of Fine Arts, and Central Academia Sinica. After more than ten years of hard study, his works are also very different from before. We can also find his thoughts and experience his success in his works.
His teacher Li Duo once commented on him: "As far as his works are concerned, his poems are ingenious, fresh and refined; His paintings are consistent with poems, lofty and broad-minded, and his writing is full of popularity; His calligraphy adopts the method of Wei and Jin dynasties, and also refers to Qin and Han dynasties. The inscriptions are interlinked and elegant. I hope to persevere and make persistent efforts! "
Yes, from an apprentice who just entered the door to a calligraphy scholar now, Wang Fangze experienced success to failure, and his unremitting persistence made him a real calligrapher.
Return to simplicity and show charm.
After years of study, Wang Fangze has grown from a teenager who pursues survival to a painter who writes about life. His glory and fall have finally become history.
Although Wang Fangze was not as dazzling as at that time, pearls were still pearls. He paid the price for his young self, and now he has blazed a new trail for himself.
Once upon a time, I wanted to go to the city very much, but I couldn't forget the countryside in the end. After years of baptism, today's Wang Fangze's calligraphy has its own characteristics-truth. Most of his works show his life, but there are also many rural scenery, such as Spring Festival Evening, Ode to Farmers and Nostalgia. His works finally have his mark and show his initial heart.
Sometimes failure can teach people to grow more than success, and it can help people find themselves in the glory of success. Who says failure is not an opportunity? Now Mr. Wang Fangze is writing with simplicity, writing with his heart and showing his charm. At the same time, he also warns all dreamers with his own personal experience-don't forget his initial heart because he has gone too far.
Money is indispensable, but money is not the ultimate goal. Once you lose your original intention and get lost in fame and fortune, even if the surface is bright, all the prosperity will eventually be shattered in an instant, and your works will become useless waste paper.
I am glad that Mr. Wang Fangze can stand up again after the failure, be reborn from nirvana and create his own style. I also hope that a struggler like Mr. Wang Fangze can go further and further on the road ahead, find his own way and move forward tomorrow.