A generation of great calligraphers
Speaking of Ouyang Zhongshi, maybe we laymen who know little about calligraphy don't know its name, but those who have studied calligraphy and have a deep understanding of it are familiar with the name Ouyang Zhongshi.
In China Calligraphy Association, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi has the most proteges and old friends, and is even known as the founder of "Oumen". Like famous calligraphers and calligraphers, they are all personal disciples of Mr. Ouyang, and Mr. Tian is regarded as a master.
In addition, Mr Ouyang Zhongshi is also a professor at Capital Normal University. 1985 Established a junior college class for adults majoring in calligraphy and became the first calligraphy tutor in China. With the efforts of Mr Ouyang Zhongshi, a complete calligraphy education system will gradually take shape. Calligraphy, which was originally a personal hobby, has become a subject that can be studied professionally. It has also trained a large number of calligraphy professionals for China and promoted the development of China calligraphy and China culture.
While promoting the development of calligraphy education, Ouyang Zhongshi also wrote many books related to calligraphy education, such as China Calligraphy and Introduction to Calligraphy, which provided theoretical and empirical support for later calligraphy education.
In 2006, Mr Ouyang Zhongshi won the "Lanting Award for Calligraphy in China-Lifelong Achievement Award". He used to be honorary president of China Calligraphy Culture Research Institute of Capital Normal University, and now he is old, and he is also a consultant of China Calligraphy Association. Many scenic spots and institutions in China can see Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's inscription, from which we can see Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's great reputation and achievements in calligraphy.
Learn from famous teachers and be knowledgeable.
Mr. Ouyang Xiu's calligraphy is the greatest achievement, but in other fields, Mr. Ouyang Xiu also dabbles, and almost all of them learn from famous teachers. Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi is not only a famous calligrapher in China, but also a famous scholar and educator in China. He has written a lot.
Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy was enlightened by master Yanwu in his early years, and later studied under Mr. Wu Ruyu. Wu Ruyu is a famous master of Chinese studies, and he has made great achievements in calligraphy. Some people commented that her calligraphy was "the wind of Jin and Tang Dynasties, a contemporary giant". Mr. Ouyang also studied Peking Opera under Mr. Xi Xiaobo, who is known as "one of the four disciples".
Mr Ouyang Zhongshi graduated from Peking University in his early years, majoring in philosophy and the history of China's logic, and made some achievements. He is nominally a disciple of China logic master Jin and Peking University College of Literature Dean Feng Youlan.
In poetry, Mr Ouyang Zhongshi studied under China's poetry and prose, and then studied lyrics under Zhang Boju, the first collector and connoisseur of calligraphy and painting in China. As an adult, he also studied Chinese painting from Qi Baishi, a famous master of Chinese painting in China.
Not only in learning, but some people even say that when Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi was in college, sports was also his strong point, even reaching the standard of national second-class athletes. It can be seen that Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's knowledge field is extremely extensive and even omnipotent.
Under the influence of famous teachers, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi constantly enriched himself. He is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and only later generations can compare with him. However, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's favorite and greatest achievement is calligraphy, which is called the glory of calligraphy master by later Buddha, enough to cover up all other light.
It has a long reputation, but it is also widely discussed.
Ouyang Zhongshi's great achievements in calligraphy have made him famous for a long time. A word he wrote was even sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. However, in the field of calligraphy, there are still many people who are quite controversial about it. Some calligraphy colleagues even think that "Mr. Ouyang doesn't know calligraphy."
Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi has indeed made great achievements in the theory of calligraphy education, but his calligraphy works are really not worthy of the name in the eyes of many people. If you only look at Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy, it is really hard to be called a master of calligraphy.
Mr Ouyang Zhongshi likes Weibei and Tang steles very much, perhaps because the research field is too extensive. Although Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy is very personal, it is not as deep as his calligraphy teacher Wu Ruyu's, nor does it completely inherit the subtleties of the inscriptions he has learned. His brushwork is somewhat casual, revealing the mellow style in maturity.
Some people even ridiculed his calligraphy on the Internet as "ugly" and "Daoxiao Noodles style". It is precisely for this reason that many people think that Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy is not as boasted in rumors, and it can even be said that the name is greater than the reality.
In fact, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi has always maintained a very humble attitude towards his calligraphy works. Even in his later years, he said that his calligraphy was "unparalleled", which was a kind of modesty and self-mockery, because in his later years, Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi was almost blind in his right eye and could see nothing. Even China, the first calligraphy tutor, made great contributions to the development of calligraphy in China, and was called a calligrapher by the late Buddha. He never claimed to be a calligrapher, and repeatedly said "make a fool of yourself" when writing inscriptions.
Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's contribution in the field of education is indeed worthy of respect from future generations. Perhaps it is also because he founded the calligraphy major and promoted the perfection of the calligraphy education system. Many people think that Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy should also be the best in the world, which makes people impressed.
In fact, regardless of Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy level and whether he is qualified to be a doctoral tutor in calligraphy, his outstanding contribution to the development of calligraphy in China is indelible, and no one has stipulated that the calligraphy level must surpass that of the master in calligraphy education.
There are ten thousand Hamlets in the eyes of ten thousand people. Everyone's evaluation of Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi is subjective, but it depends on his understanding of his achievements and his views on Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy level. However, no matter how to evaluate Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi, it is not appropriate to hold his achievements too high or completely deny that his works are worthless. How to evaluate Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi's calligraphy, achievements and contributions may have the best answer as time goes by.