There is a contemporary art work about grinding ink called "I grind ink, and ink grinds me."
This is a calligraphy seal by the painter Han Yu. He has loved literature and drama since childhood. I started creating comics in the early 1950s. At that time, he submitted articles to the provincial newspaper, submitted every day, and quit every day. This went on for several years, and even the art editors were afraid of submitting articles. When looking back on his growth process, he humorously wrote this couplet: "I am used to using bad paintings as good ones, and turning boos into praises."
The two characters "grind" have connotations. Profound and thought-provoking. Grinding ink, "flowers blooming with faint ink marks", grinding my own painting hand. His calligraphy and painting skills are mature and profound, and he has not only "honed" them into movies and dramas, but also "polished" them into calligraphy and essays. His books, paintings, and articles are interesting to laymen and unique to insiders because they are skillful and skillful.
He is very serious about his creation. Everyone in the circle knows that Mr. Han paints very little, and he never takes out the works that he is not satisfied with, but tears them up. His standard is not that he is incapable of creating, he is unwilling to repeat himself or copy himself.
His works are lighthearted, fun and pleasing to the eye, but it is said that his creative process was very painful. First, he is gearing up and eager to try, then he picks up the pen, tears the paper, sighs, and cannot get what he wants for a long time. Then, inspiration comes by chance and he grabs it immediately. Han Yu's "grinding" formula has given many lessons to life.