She grew up at home, and her father is a middle school history teacher, who likes painting. As the saying goes, painting and calligraphy are of the same origin. In her spare time, she followed her father in writing and painting, gradually influenced by art, and gradually embarked on the road of art. When I was five or six years old, I followed my father to the streets and painted the frame he outlined with red paint. I thought it was fun at first, but I got hooked over time.
Maybe he got the "quiet" inheritance from his father. Zhang Xiu, who is less than ten years old, can sit and write all day without going out. "I write in winter, and my feet are warmed in the underground stove. I don't know that cotton shoes have burned a hole; In order to prevent mosquito bites in summer, put a plastic bag on your feet ... "
Since the age of 18, she has written inscriptions for the ancient buildings of Wudang Mountain, for the inscription of the mountain gate in qu yuan memorial hall in zigui county, Zigui County, Hubei Province, for the couplet of Qu Yuan, and for places of interest such as East Lake. 1989, Zhonghua Book Company published "Inscription of bells in the Tomb of Zeng Houyi", which was carefully recorded from the unearthed bells. His published works include more than 60 kinds of calligraphy textbooks and copybooks, such as "Writing", a national textbook for full-time primary schools with nine-year compulsory education. Zhang Xiu has been included in China Dictionary of Contemporary Painters and Calligraphers.
1980, Zhang Xiu was specially recruited into the Hubei Provincial Museum with a beautiful regular script, engaged in exhibition and calligraphy research. Therefore, I have the opportunity to talk with Mr. Chen Shangmin, a great calligrapher. "Mr. Chen is now 90 years old, but all the people in the country who write in small letters have never kept a low profile. As the saying goes, those who pursue the best get the best. It's really beneficial to watch teacher Chen write regular script. I am lucky that I didn't take a detour in learning calligraphy. "
Zhang Zhongxing, a scholar, happened to see Zhang Xiu's "A Good Family in Fine Print" and was overjoyed, so he asked people for words. In his Three Characters of Negative Loudness, he did not forget to express his feelings in his composition: not all the things worth cherishing in the past have passed away.
In modern society, for a woman who writes fine print with a brush, it is often easy to think of tradition, calmness and gentleness. However, in terms of work and art, Zhang Xiu is full of vitality and talent. During her work, she participated in some book editing work in museums and cultural relics bureaus many times. In the bookstore, we will also see Zhang Xiu's latest pen copybooks from time to time. Zhang Xiu took out a folder of artistic achievements. The reporter saw that she compiled more than 60 kinds of copybooks and monographs. She not only wrote posts, but also did some theoretical research. Calligraphy Newspaper and China Calligraphy published a series of papers on the status of Yang Shoujing's calligraphy.
In real life, Zhang Xiu is also lively and fashionable, and her body is always full of youthful vitality. In some public places in Wuhan, we can occasionally see Zhang Xiu. She often wears exquisite Chinese clothes and laughs with people around her. Although she reaches middle age, she is still elegant. I once had a reception with Zhang Xiu, and the guests and guests were all seated. However, she is not afraid to fill a glass of white wine. She drank a glass of wine, talking and laughing, and the freshness and vitality made people miss their youth.
In his spare time, Zhang Xiu's biggest hobby is traveling, and the most unforgettable one is that trip to Yunnan. /kloc-in the winter of 0/997, the Zhang Xiu family of three went to Kunming with the group. The huge climate contrast excited Zhang Xiu. She proposed not to go with the group and walked from Kunming to Shangri-La for half a month. Every time she goes to a scenic spot, she rides a bike to appreciate the local customs. Speaking of which, Zhang Xiu kept saying, "You young people got married and went on a trip. I suggest going to Yunnan and returning to Wuhan in winter. It's snowing, and I don't feel cold when I come back with short sleeves. The heat seems to be gone for a few days! "
Art needs such romance, and romance needs an environment to cultivate. Zhang Xiu's lover, Mr Zhang Jianwei, is a German professor in the university. He has the same interest in calligraphy and bean sprouts. His daughter Zhang Baimiao is a sophomore this year. She not only writes well, but also writes in small print. Zhang Baimiao made a card for her father's birthday. On the front is a three-dimensional paper-cut portrait of my father, which is exaggerated and vivid, but on the back is a neat and beautiful regular script suggestion and congratulations from my daughter.
Looking at these cards full of life and artistic interest, I seem to realize that Zhang Xiu's art is a kind of life, and the women in life are the most beautiful. Who doesn't want to be close to such a woman?