Honest calligraphy artists' best works are before they become famous, and it is difficult to have time and energy to finish their works seriously after they become famous. For calligraphy, a word is the embodiment of a person's essence, qi and spirit. There are not many people who are tireless and willing to devote themselves to art.
"I also get through it. How many times I cried with pain, and my hands were swollen. Sometimes I am fascinated by writing, and I don't know if I have drunk ink. " Xu Zijiu introduced "The Legal Man" and wrote that even the ink can't be tasted, which shows how strong the willpower is.
Since 1987 published the first copybook, Xu Zijiu has published 73 copybooks. Judging from the calligrapher's age, Xu Zijiu is now middle-aged, and the present time is the most essential time, which will be the peak of creation, with the largest amount of works and the highest accuracy.
The difference between Xu Zijiu and ordinary people is also reflected in his large-scale calligraphy. Nowadays, few calligraphers write large-scale calligraphy. At his best, he wrote four Diamond Sutras with a total length of more than 7,000 words.
In addition, he is also good at writing lists, which are commonly known as big characters. In ancient times, they were mostly used in topic lists, hence the name. In the art of calligraphy, the bigger the word, the more difficult it is to write, and the list book is also the most difficult to deal with. Often a word is more than one foot and two, and it should be written evenly and forcefully.
"As the saying goes,' I don't know what it's like without entering the door'. This is the art of calligraphy. The more I learn, the more I feel that I lack too much, and the more I feel that this art is profound and profound. " Xu Zijiu was deeply touched. "Because what is calligraphy? Simply put, calligraphy is a picture in the heart. The feelings in our hearts change every day. I have feelings in the morning, at night, sometimes sad, sometimes happy. These emotions are expressed through lines and formal calligraphy. "
The reason why calligraphy art has a strong appeal is that calligraphers often tell everyone their inner feelings. For the appreciator, seeing good calligraphy will naturally produce an emotional sound. You don't need to explain anything, and you don't need to emphasize anything. The audience will know what you are thinking. This is the art of calligraphy.
For those who practice calligraphy, it is a kind of physical and mental cultivation. Without forty or fifty years of hard work, the artistic foundation will not reach a certain height. Moreover, some people can succeed in this accumulation, and some people may not succeed even if they pay, but they will not get this understanding after decades.
On June 25th, 2006, a108m-long full-volume work of Diamond Sutra by contemporary calligrapher Xu Zijiu was auctioned with a hammer at a high price of 3 million yuan, setting the highest price of contemporary calligraphy works in China.
"Long calligraphy is the most difficult to write, such as a big work. If there is a typo in the writing process, the whole article is invalid. " Xu Xiaoling, director of Xu Zijiu Art Museum, told The Legal Person.
For example, Japanese calligraphy, as we know it, originated in China, not Japan. Japanese culture absorbed part of the contents of calligraphy from China culture and formed the art form of Japanese calligraphy. Because of their poor basic skills, they simplify and abstract Chinese characters and are good at writing one or two words. Almost none of them cross each other like our Tang, Shu and Song dynasties. Therefore, Japanese calligraphy has formed a unique school-"the school of young children".
Xu Zijiu was invited to attend a calligraphy art appreciation meeting held in a famous tourist resort. At the meeting, they visited the art museum. It is said that the market value of the collection in this museum is as high as 3.7 billion yuan, and one of the corridors is full of paintings and calligraphy bought from all over the world. He glanced at it and found that at least one third of it was fake.
"According to the requirements of the combination of calligraphy art and technology, first of all, you can't fake it. Secondly, no matter how many words you write, no matter which font you write, the requirements are the same." Xu Zijiu hates the honesty and attitude of calligraphy. There are many common artistic problems in China. Calligraphers used to call themselves the king of running script and the king of regular script. It took thousands of years of history in ancient China to produce so many recognized calligraphers. Wang Xizhi was called a book saint and Zhang Zhi was called a grass saint. They are all well written, and one or two of them are sharp, so they are called kings and saints. But most contemporary people can only write one font, can't write anything else, and just want to take shortcuts.
There are so many artists in China, and some of them sincerely hope that their art will be known. Others like to cut corners and collect money. In front of Beijing, there are tens of thousands of painters and calligraphers from all over the world. A good year can earn hundreds of millions, but even food and clothing is a problem. Selling one's own works for tens of dollars or even a few dollars is actually lowering the artistic taste, and some even imitate famous artists and make fakes. Everyone is trying to improve their social status, but they are not willing to work hard on calligraphy, which may lead to our China calligraphy art becoming more and more backward.