Liu Haisu, a master of art, is famous for his paintings, but only for his paintings. Many people don't know that his calligraphy attainments are profound and have long been praised by experts. From Mr. Zhou Yingnan, a Singaporean writer, we saw the master writing on leather paper or rice paper with a brush, and sent him 39 long letters of about 60,000 words, which made us have a relatively complete understanding of the master's cursive calligraphy. These letters from the masters were written in the late period of the Cultural Revolution, when they could not be painted in public. Due to abundant time, personal letters to old friends are written casually, naturally, smoothly and sincerely. It can be said that it is the truest and freest pen and ink in the master's calligraphy, which is more unrestrained than the general popular works. Reading these letters can fully appreciate the author's real skill and artistic accomplishment; At the same time, from the contents of the letter, we can understand the author's thoughts, feelings, figure paintings, opinions and deep feelings for the art of the motherland. Zhou Yingnan has preserved this collection of calligraphy art treasures for the motherland. He is really a caring person and has contributed a lot.
After reading these letters carefully, we can appreciate the emotional changes of the master when writing.
Some are "crazy", scrawled and straightforward; Some write easily, neatly, delicately and calmly; Some letters are true and formal; More is to write casually, in one go. Generally speaking, the master's cursive script is vigorous and wild, but it does not lose its strict laws and norms, and has the charm and momentum of Zhong Ding, stone tablets and calligraphy posts.