Characteristics of Xiao Peihua's calligraphy

As a revolutionary party member, he had great admiration and affection for Mao Zedong, and put the commemoration of this leader into action. On the basis of ancient calligraphy, he devoted himself to the study of Mao-style calligraphy and had unique views on Mao-style calligraphy. By learning from famous calligraphers in modern times, I have accumulated a profound foundation of pen and ink, and gradually formed a chic and elegant calligraphy style. Ouyang Zhongshi, a famous contemporary calligrapher, commented that his calligraphy was "intuitive, vigorous, smooth, fresh and elegant"; Mrs. Beihong and Mr. Liao inscribed "Pen and ink flow, floating in the air"; Mr. Liu Yi, consultant of China Book Association, wrote a poem to congratulate him: "I am extraordinary in spirit and can walk freely. The book has become majestic, similar to the appearance of ancient sages. "

Since 1980, the calligraphy circle has broken the common problem of stylization by choosing ugliness instead of flattery, but now it is popular in the calligraphy circle to judge ugliness and distort the original intention, which leads to the boring connotation of calligraphy; However, Xiao Peihua's calligraphy is based on the Jin and Tang Dynasties and pays attention to tradition. His calligraphy is unrestrained, neither kitsch nor ugly. His regular script is dignified and beautiful, his cursive script is free and easy to open and close, and his charm is vivid. His brush strokes focus on learning his spirit, so he has both form and spirit, which can be seen from his book Serving the People. At the same time, he took the strengths of many families and melted them into one furnace. For example, Mao Zedong's poem "Children Determined to Serve the Country" is well organized and has the merit of learning from others.