Zhang Xu's cursive writing skills are very profound. His bold brushwork and generous temperament made him a unique model of cursive art style. Among Zhang Xu's copybooks, the most famous one is Four Ancient Poems, and his calligraphy works are still collected and preserved.
The whole stroke is full, without delicate and slippery strokes. The handwriting is ups and downs, moving and static, full of paper like a cloud, which is really the peak of cursive writing. Professor Peking University and pioneer Li Zhimin commented: "There is no dispute, no rejection, no response, and it is natural."
Modern Guo Zixu said: "Four ancient poems can be said to be the crystallization of Zhang Xu's life, a model of genius beauty and natural beauty, the essence of national art and a symbol of eternal beauty."
Zhang Xu's Personal Life:
Zhang Xu (685? -759? ), the word Gao Bo, the word Ji Ming, was born in Wuxian, Suzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu), a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Good at cursive writing, like drinking. He is called "Zhang Dian" by the world, "drunk" with Huai Su, "Four Gentlemen of Wuzhong" with He, Zhang and Bao Rong, and "Eight Immortals of Drinking" with whom. His cursive script, Li Bai's poems and songs, and Pei Min's sword dance are also called "three wonders".
Zhang Xu was born in a family with a high family background. He studied calligraphy under his cousin Lu Yanyuan, and was highly praised by Wu Daozi and Yan Zhenqing after his success. When he was old, he was promoted or recommended, recruited talents, entered the official position, and was released as a captain of Changshu County. He has served as the left governor and the governor, so he is called "Zhang Changshi" by the world; He died in the second year of Gan Yuan (759) at the age of 75.
In calligraphy, Zhang is good at observing objective things and combining objective natural images with personal subjective feelings. He not only inherits tradition, but also dares to innovate. By inheriting and innovating the calligraphy achievements of predecessors, his own weed art reached a peak in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Xu