Sha Menghai is a contemporary calligraphy giant in China and one of the pioneers of modern higher calligraphy education. The History of Contemporary Calligraphy in China published by Beijing Cultural Relics Publishing House contains the most authoritative, representative, distinctive and powerful calligraphers in China, including Sha Menghai, Zhao Puchu, Quan Xijun, Ouyang,,,,, Zhang Rongqing, Zhang Biao, Wang Yong, Yan Gongda and Lin. It can be said that the book is elegant for thousands of years.
Mr. Sha Menghai's outstanding achievements in calligraphy art creation are different from those of other masters. The similarities are: paying attention to knowledge and cultivation, paying attention to traditional statutes, making friends with teachers and seeking professional advice. Teacher Wang's kindergarten teacher training, teenagers' success and transfer to multiple teachers are not available to some peers or predecessors. Mr. Sha's life experience of nearly a hundred years; The changes of the times, the joys and sorrows of the world and so on. They all left a deep imprint on Mr. Wang's heart. Mr. Sha's life-long calligraphy creation practice contains numerous fission of mind and remolding of ideas. Therefore, it is necessary for us to further understand and evaluate Mr. Sha's position in contemporary book circles and his great contribution to China book circles through the division and grasp of his different explorations and efforts, trends and characteristics in various stages of calligraphy creation practice.
Before the age of 30, Mr. Sha Menghai wrote inscriptions for Preface to the King of Jishengjiao, Zheng Wengong Monument and Zhang Menglong. This stage can be called the stage of seeking justice. Looking at Mr. Sha's calligraphy works in this period, among the few works, regular script, as the main style of Mr. Sha's calligraphy, occupies the primary position. And a lot of fine fine print. This may be related to Mr. Wang's social and cultural environment at that time. After entering middle age, with the enrichment of academic qualifications and the gradual expansion of experience insurance. Mr Sha Menghai attaches great importance to the "posture" of Chinese characters and the "posture" of composition. Of course, the original intensive regular script has not been completely abandoned, and occasionally it is extremely beautiful. For example, the 48-year-old Xiu Neng Library and the 50-year-old Ye Jun Epitaph are both masterpieces of middle-aged regular script, and also Mr. Sha's masterpiece. The change from regular script-based creation to cursive script is the beginning of the change of Mr. Sha Menghai's artistic view of "knowing righteousness and seeking danger". From the previous pursuit of "Shang Yun" to the pursuit of "respecting the stone" of Beibei Party, Mr. Sha has integrated his artistic ideas into the melting pot of Tiexue and Beibei School, burning, melting and reviving personalized art. Mr. Sha also knows that Tiexue and stele are two different styles of calligraphy art. Although they are closely related to each other and have inextricably linked artistic internal laws, after all, they all advocate phonology and lead each other. It is not easy to melt yourself into the post-school and the peace school and walk out of a road of art of your own. However, we can learn from arrogant post-school and strong and simple tablet schools. Those ancient calligraphy artists who worshipped the monument and stuck to their posts all realized the infinite mystery of art from here, and their artistic personality was completely vented. During this period, Mr. Sha's works can be described as a period of "knowing righteousness and chasing danger", spanning nearly forty years. It can be divided into two stages.
After 1980s, with the renaissance of literature and art in the "new period", Mr. Sha Menghai ushered in the spring of vigorous development of calligraphy. Mr. Sha is full of energy and devoted himself to the artistic creation of calligraphy with passion. Mr. Chang Shuo said: "Although I am 80 years old, I am still not strong enough. I just want to continue to make progress with middle-aged people. Mr. Chang Shuo said,' I can't ask for anything. I still want it after 80 years.' "During this period, Mr. Sha's creation entered its heyday:" It can be saved and rehabilitated. Mr. Chen Zhenlian analyzed the characteristics of Mr. Sha's calligraphy style in 1980s in On Sha Menghai's Calligraphy Seal Cutting, and thought: "The emphasis technique of deliberately emphasizing momentum and pursuing perfection has been gradually replaced by perfection. All the hesitation, hesitation and occasional joy are overwhelmed by a more atmospheric way. " During this period, Mr. Wang's works, cursive script and broken characters occupied the dominant position in its heyday. It is also the cursive script and broken characters that make people see the prospect of contemporary book circles. The works of this period, Mr. Wang went through hardships, twists and turns, puzzling. Mr. Wang's calligraphy style changes from beautiful and elegant to rich and elegant, and finally belongs to simple and elegant, just as the vegetation changes from gorgeous in spring to brilliant in summer, and people are bold and profound in late autumn, and finally belongs to boundless in winter. Mr. Wang's tight diagonal painting is not the main reason; Use the side of the pen, fast and sharp, sharp front edge; The lines are simple and simple, and let them be natural between vertical and horizontal, which makes people admire and sigh. Dong Qichang said, "The older you get, the more mature you become, the more distant you get, and the closer you get to plain and natural, but flashy and clean. Pose, adults show each other. " This language can be a portrayal of Mr. Sha Menghai's unique calligraphy style.