"Knife calligraphy" is a special calligraphy art that uses a knife as a pen to write Chinese characters on paper. It is a local folk calligraphy art category founded by Mr. Li Maocai of jiaozhou city in 1950s. It is a unique hard-pen calligraphy, which comes down in one continuous line with brush calligraphy. His works are vigorous, flexible, soft and delicate, with rich lines and unique charm.
The founder of "Knife Book" loved calligraphy since childhood, and successively copied the inscriptions of famous artists such as Europe, Yan, Liu and Zhao.
Learn from others, especially grass. When he was young, he was engaged in education. He saw the carving technology of the knife on the brush shaft by chance and was inspired. Since "the power of a knife leaves a mark when it is cut", then "wiping the blade with ink and leaving a mark" will definitely work. Furthermore, the knife and Chinese characters have long been predestined friends, and Oracle Bone Inscriptions is an example of writing Chinese characters with a knife as a pen. So, I boldly used a knife instead of a pen to study and practice on paper, and finally everything paid off. Many problems, such as how to write a pen, how to carry a pen and how to store water, have been solved in countless failures and summaries. Teacher Li's knife method not only inherits and develops the essence of brush calligraphy art, but also creates the unique writing methods of "knife method"-low slope writing and upright writing; In terms of pen transport, besides pressing, frustration, speed and vice versa, the method of "rotating pen transport" is also original; On the issue of water storage, the alternate water storage method of "storing ink" and "removing ink" is explored; In the flexible use of strength, there are "eighteen methods of finger force and wrist force"
Mr. Li's "Knife Calligraphy" works are not only vigorous and tenacious as steel wire, but also soft and elegant as colored silk dancing, which is worthy of being a wonderful flower in the hard pen calligraphy garden.
Ren Jingbao: An ordinary kitchen knife turned into a magic pen, and a pair of skillful hands wrote unique skills.
"An ordinary rice paper and a kitchen knife commonly used in the kitchen immediately turned decay into magic in the hands of calligrapher Ren Jingbao. I saw him throwing a knife and splashing ink on rice paper, or spinning or stopping, or using the back of a knife or using a blade. In just a few minutes, the word' bamboo' jumped from the paper like a dragon and phoenix. The whole work showed the essence of China's calligraphy, but it was more imposing. " This is a wonderful scene when the reporter witnessed the creation of Ren Jingbao, the founder of China's "Knife Book" in Shenyang, Henan Province on the morning of 20th.
Ren Jingbao, born in Xuzhen, Puyang County in 1950,/kloc-0. He has been practicing calligraphy for thirty-five years. After more than ten years' painstaking research, he has created the unique skill of knife and calligraphy, which has been praised as China's unique skill by experts in the industry.
It is understood that Ren Jingbao's original "knife calligraphy" technique is a form of calligraphy created by making full use of the fluency of knives, which combines traditional calligraphy with modern technical methods. The technique of his works is unique, the brushwork is as strong as a knife and axe, the font structure is rigorous, the frame work is exquisite, elegant and free and easy.
Speaking of the creation of Knife Book, Ren Jingbao said that one morning in 1990, Ren Jingbao received a phone call at home. He didn't have a pen at hand at the moment when he wrote down the phone number of the other party. In desperation, he dipped a fruit knife in tea and wrote a few numbers on the table. It doesn't matter what it says. Ren Jingbao was suddenly inspired. He thought, since the fruit knife can write numbers with water, can it write Chinese characters with ink? It's really good to give it a try. The style of the words written is very different from that of pen-and-ink painting.
Later, he bought 120 knives of all kinds, including fruit knives, kitchen knives, bayonets, long knives, wide knives and narrow knives. I didn't know what kind of paper was suitable when I first started practicing, so I had to grope for it step by step. The first step is to use rice paper first, no; I used ordinary white paper and various promotional papers, and finally chose coated paper. In order to practice the skill of "knife and pencil", he used tens of thousands of pieces of white paper and hundreds of bottles of ink, and used up most of his savings, and the cocoons on his hands were ground out layer by layer. Plum blossom fragrance comes from bitter cold. After several years of exploration, its "knife calligraphy" skill has finally achieved great success.
According to reports, at present, Ren Jingbao's "Knife Book" has been widely recognized by the art world and aroused widespread concern from all walks of life. Mr. Li Jianguo, a famous calligrapher in China, once wrote an inscription for Ren Jingbao, "There are strange people in China, and the knife and pen are vivid". Mr. Shi, a famous calligrapher who was awarded the title of "World Chinese Artist" by the Ministry of Culture and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, wrote the inscription "A Genius in Beijing, Beautiful Painting and Calligraphy". His works have spread to the United States, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan Province Province, Hong Kong and other countries and regions, and his "knife book" works, Yellow River, Yunshan, Great Wall and Graceful and graceful, have also won gold medals in international competitions for many times.
He wants to make art different.
Art categories can be similar, but they also have their own techniques and skills. The painters sweated profusely and studied and created day and night, and Wang Pufang watched and conducted at the last minute. However, either the paper is scratched by a sharp knife, or the surface of the knife is smooth and ink cannot be transported, and the size and shape of the knife, the strength and angle of wrist writing will affect the expressive force of calligraphy and painting. Only by finding the crux can we prescribe the right medicine. Wang Pufang traveled all over the shops in Puyang, bought dozens of knives of different sizes and widths, such as kitchen knives and fruit knives, and brought sandpaper from home. First, he cut off the edge of the knife, and then sanded the smooth surface. Then, he and several painters made repeated modulation experiments on the millet consistency of ink. A few months later, when the painters presented their calligraphy and painting works with knife method to Wang Pu, wang pu's eyes lit up. Every word and painting was full of power, with distinct shapes and muddy atmosphere. Isn't this the knife painting and calligraphy he dreamed of? Having worked in a TV station, he immediately thought of the publicity effect of the media. He decided to plan a special large-scale activity to make knife painting and calligraphy shine in Longcheng.
August 5th, 2004, coincides with the birthday of Deng Xiaoping100th anniversary. Wang Pufang, who has many large-scale event planning experiences, held a large-scale knife painting and calligraphy exhibition in front of Puyang County's comprehensive building. As soon as the artist's work appeared, it attracted people's attention. In particular, the "lobster map" has amazed many people. The lobster map consists of 36 lobsters and 9 species of aquatic plants. Lobsters have different shapes and are lifelike, and the group looks like a dragon, holding its head high, which means that Puyang is the Dragon Town of China, and it is also like a "few", symbolizing our mother river-the Yellow River. The overall layout is ingenious and the knife method is superb, which highlights the essence of knife method painting and calligraphy. The municipal media came, and so did the provincial news media. The report of Hunan Satellite TV Evening News on Puyang Knife Painting and Calligraphy and the related reprints of major websites made Puyang Knife Painting and Calligraphy famous.
Wang Pu wants more people to know and learn knife calligraphy and painting. In the following time, he continued to study and create knife painting and calligraphy with painters, and at the same time, he continued to participate in various art exchanges and painting and calligraphy exhibitions, and established the Oriental Knife Painting and Calligraphy Institute. Since 2004, Wang Pufang has brought his painters to dozens of cities in China, such as Hongkong, Macau, Shenzhen and Peking. Wherever we go, knife painting and calligraphy will become hot spots with its unique tools and calligraphy painting art, and also become hot news of CCTV and major news media. Wang Pufang was praised as the "king of swords and pens" in China by major news media and foreign friends. His calligraphy works such as Bamboo, Goodness and Lobster Map have won gold medals in various exhibitions for many times. Knife calligraphy and painting have also become cultural gifts and tourist souvenirs for cooperation and exchange in Puyang and other places. In 2004, during the celebration of the first anniversary of Macao's return to China, the knife painting "Shrimp Map" was presented as a gift to He Houhua, Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region. In 2005, knife calligraphy and painting was presented as a gift to the World Zhang Family Congress by Puyang Municipal People's Government. Wang Pufang's knife painting and calligraphy "Hao" was collected by the Organizing Committee of "Olympic Tour" at the "Olympic Tour China Impression National Art Exhibition". Wang Pufang said that in order to promote knife painting and calligraphy, he often participates in various activities and gives paintings for free, which will inevitably lead to losses. However, as a new art category, knife painting and calligraphy has become a cultural brand in Puyang, and its value cannot be measured by money. So, he will go on. ...
Legendary Life of Knife Book —— An Interview with Jin Youliang, a Knife Book Wonder in Wulin
As we all know, broadsword is a weapon of China Wushu. In ancient times, it was used to kill the enemy bravely, but now it is used to keep fit. Now some people regard it as a "pen" for practicing calligraphy. He is Jin Youliang, a strange man in our city and the founder of China Wulin Knife Book. Jin Youliang thinks that Zhang Fei carved official script on the drunken stone wall in history, and Yue Fei angrily wrote an inscription with a golden gun. He integrated traditional Taiji, Wudang and Shaolin Kung Fu into the art of calligraphy and painting, and wrote books with the back, tip and blade of a broadsword, practicing for three or nine days in winter and three days in summer. After five years of hard work, he finally created a unique skill, and created a variety of martial arts swordsmanship books, such as Shaolin swordsmanship books and Taiji swordsmanship books.
June 5438+October 20081October participated in the first fantasy art reality show "You are the Most Talented" of Henan TV City Channel, and won the grand prize among more than 2,000 contestants, and was awarded the title of "broadsword calligraphy travels all over the world". In April 2009, CCTV Sports Channel invited him to participate in the "Wulin Conference" to perform martial arts sword books, which won full applause. At the end of June this year, his saber calligraphy works also won the gold medal in the youth group of the "China Talent Award Fourth National Calligraphy and Painting Competition".
On June 15, the author came to his residence in Xun County and visited the Wulin Wonder Man.
Pay equal attention to martial arts and calligraphy.
A humble room of less than 30 square meters is where he and his family live. As soon as I entered the room, the four characters "Heaven rewards diligence" first came into view. Apart from several beds and two tables, the most striking things in the room are knives and books hanging on the wall and various weapons such as swords hanging in the corner. Jin Youliang, born in 1974, is from Huapitun Village, Juqiao Town, qibin district. At the age of 7, he practiced martial arts and became a master. He joined the army when he grew up. After retirement, he worked in a factory with a monthly salary less than that of 300 yuan. The difficulty of life makes him particularly diligent and studious. He later studied the art of sword calligraphy and created China martial arts sword calligraphy.
Jin Youliang not only loved martial arts since childhood, but also loved calligraphy. Besides martial arts, he spent most of his remaining time studying various copybooks and practicing calligraphy. All the old newspapers at home have become his exercise books. A week later, used old newspapers were piled under the table.
The old newspapers and calendars at home are almost used, so he looks for the old calendars of his friends and neighbors. Later, he simply set up a stall in front of the door. When someone gave them old days, he wrote them a knife book. Later, many people offered to give them old calendars.
In the process of practicing knife calligraphy, Jin Youliang constantly felt that his knowledge was limited. Practicing knife calligraphy not only prompted him to further practice martial arts, but also prompted him to constantly learn cultural knowledge and calligraphy art. He gradually found that pushing the luck of Tai Chi Kung Fu to the blade and the tip of the knife could control the ink from flowing. Through practice and practice, he gradually summed up a set of martial arts skills of "sinking the abdomen, pushing the elbow with the shoulder, pushing the hand with the elbow, and then transporting it to the tip of the knife". Later, he was able to use it freely, from the spring and autumn broadsword to "Xiao Li flying the knife".
Jin Youliang said that a big knife that can write a knife book on paper is very particular about its size and thickness. At first, when he had no money, he practiced sword on paper, which he designed and forged himself. Although not very beautiful, he finally got the first suitable "pen" to practice knives on paper. He used this knife until he went to Henan TV Station to participate in "You are the most talented", and now it is still hanging on the wall for collection.
There is another anecdote about this broadsword. When the competition "You are the most talented" was about to enter the final, the director said to him, "Your handwriting is good, but this broadsword is not very elegant." At that time, Jin Youliang was running out of money to buy ink. It was his mother who took out 30 yuan from her pension and let others hit a stainless steel broadsword. He took this heavy stainless steel broadsword to the final and finally won the grand prize.
Be humbly taught by the wall.
Because of his obsession with calligraphy, Jin Youliang sometimes dances with a broadsword, so he uses this to draw a few strokes on the ground. Every morning, he does morning exercises on Dalai Mountain. One day it happened to rain, and in the low-lying rocks, the rain merged into puddles, such as pools of ink, which made him feel the urge to write. So he took the opportunity to dip his martial arts broadsword into the mud in the puddle and write on the rock, which attracted people's onlookers. Cheers came from time to time from the crowd, which made his enthusiasm for writing with a broadsword high.
Later, Jin Youliang found that the best way to practice knife writing is to use cement juice, which is not only economical, but also convenient to use. From then on, he took a bus back to Xun county from his hometown Juqiao, and never forgot to bring a sack of soil. After returning home, he broke the mud and mixed it with water like ink. From then on, you can often see him practicing martial arts, waving a broadsword and practicing calligraphy while dipping in mud. This practice lasted for three years.
When Jin Youliang first practiced broadsword, many people thought he was an eccentric: people couldn't write well with a brush, but he used broadsword. Is this ok? Others advised him that you are young, but you are not doing your job properly. You might as well go back to business. On another occasion, when someone saw him writing with a broadsword, he went straight up to him and said, "Go back and write with a brush, and you can still sell it. What can you do here with a big knife? " Hearing this, he just smiled and made no excuses.
Jin Youliang said that most of the inspiration in his calligraphy came from the people, and came from the inspiration and guidance of some "folk calligraphers" who lived by the Weihe River when he practiced knife skills by the city wall. He can achieve such achievements today, thanks to the time on the edge of the city wall.
He said that several old folk calligraphers in Xunxian North Street helped him a lot. Liu Yongchun, a carpenter who loves calligraphy, once instructed him to use Tai Chi in calligraphy, so that the written words can be round and natural. The other is Liu Yongguang, an old man from North Street. Liu Yongguang said, your handwriting can't be too similar, too similar will be too vulgar; Too unlike that is called cheating, and the difference between like and unlike is called art.
He said there was another Mr. Ma with glasses in North Street. Although he can't write Chinese calligraphy, there is a sentence that makes him feel enlightened. One day, he practiced martial arts fencing by the Weihe River. Mr. Ma stood behind him and watched for half an hour until the sun went down. When packing up and going home, Mr. Ma said, "You should keep the knife book close to history." The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart. After he went back, he rummaged through the books at home, and sure enough, he found relevant legends: in history, after Zhang He was defeated, Zhang Fei used Zhang Ba snake spear to carve official script on Bameng Mountain in Quxian County, Sichuan Province; Yue Fei also wrote an inscription with a golden gun.
This can't help but make him shine at the moment and strengthen his determination to practice sword writing-to reproduce history in modern times and turn legends into reality!
In the process of learning the sword book, Jin Youliang deeply felt that to inherit and carry forward China Wushu, without culture, it would be greatly restricted, so he made up his mind to be a man with both civil and military skills.
When performing outside, Jin Youliang is often called a "God Man", but many people ignore the efforts behind him. He said that he is not a "god man", but he is more persistent than others.
After the interview, Jin Youliang also performed a knife book performance for us. Accompanied by classical music, he integrated martial arts and Tai Chi into calligraphy. A pair of calligraphy works with knife method jumped from the paper, showing the essence of martial arts and calligraphy art, which is amazing.
Two weeks ago, he declared his original China martial arts knife book to Guinness World Records. At the end of June this year, his knife calligraphy won the gold medal in the youth group in the "China Talent Award Fourth National Calligraphy and Painting Competition". Today, his martial arts sword books have spread to the United States, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan Province, Hong Kong and Macao and other countries and regions, and have been collected by CCTV, Shaolin Temple and many art galleries (institutes).
Broadsword calligraphy spread all over the world-hard training in the snow
Since then, Jin Youliang has worked harder. He began to practice knife and pencil in newspapers and old calendars, trying to use ink instead of mud.
Writing a knife on paper is no better than writing it on the ground and slate. Taking a 40-50 cm long broadsword as a pen to write on paper requires profound skill and exquisite skill. If the force is deep, it will cut the paper; If the force is too shallow, it will not work. Even the thickness of the paper, the size of the broadsword, the thickness of the blade and the inclination when writing directly affect the effect of the knife book. The longer and heavier the knife, the harder it is to write. Too much ink will flow; If you dip less ink, writing will not be smooth. A few times he even wanted to give up, but when he thought of the determination he had made, he insisted on it again and again.
On summer nights, he writes in the bedroom on the top floor. He practiced for a long time, only accompanied by the next fan. When it snows in winter, in order to save pen, ink and paper, he writes on the snow in the yard with a big knife. When a thin layer of snow falls, write with a big knife and then wipe it off, then drop another layer, then write, then wipe it off, and so on. A few hours passed, and a thick layer of snow fell on the ground next to him, while he was still writing a book with a knife. In winter, his face was sweaty and his hair was soaked. As soon as the cold wind blows, his hair becomes an "ice stick" and an "iceman" in the snow.