Anecdotes of life
Highly gifted and intelligent, he learned a lot from books at home when he was a child. After studying under the famous local Confucian scholar Li, he laid the foundation of Chinese studies, which was of great help to his later artistic creation.
/kloc-at the age of 0/9, Gao entered the imperial examination, went to Jinan to take the provincial examination the following year, and went to the province twice, which failed repeatedly.
Later, when he was forty-five years old, he was recommended by JIAOZHOU animal husbandry worker Huang Zhirui and was named Xiancheng by Shexian County, Anhui Province. In the factional struggle in officialdom, Gao was framed in prison and went through hardships. Although the unjust case was later clarified, it made him lose interest in his official career. Gao Zi Xiyuan,No. Nancun,No. Old Man,No. Stone Stubborn Old Man,No. Songnen Taoist,No. Abandoned Taoist, etc. He is very talented and can recite poems at an early age. Unfortunately, his career is not smooth. He was tried in Xiancheng at the age of 44. Although transferred, it is not outstanding. What is even more unexpected is that because he was a guest of Lu Jianzeng, the ambassador of Huaibei Salt Transportation, he was implicated in the downfall of Lu Jianzeng and lost a less bright future.
Frustrated, Gao settled in Yangzhou and began his painting career. Unexpectedly, just as he was concentrating on art, his right hand suddenly became paralyzed and he could no longer write and draw. He was caught off guard by the continuous blows. Imagine that he must be very upset and disappointed. Finally, he picked up the nanotube with his left hand, started again and explored again.
Although it is dominated by the same brain, the left hand is not as overbearing as the right hand. The written words are quite different from the imagination, and even have a rebellious trend. He may throw his pen on the box and stamp his feet with a sigh when he is extremely angry. He may find in a casual glance that this unruly brushwork is not only the natural interest and great interest that he has been striving for in the past. Usually, the right hand is too obedient and serious to show this effect. Now the left hand is born, revealing the clue of this expression of desire. This is really a blessing in misfortune, a good thing in bad things!
Inadvertently broke the understanding of enough, Gao is detached and excited. With his tenacious will, Ming Che's courage and left hand, he entered the golden age of creation under the control of the newly developed right brain.
Let's take a look at Shu's cursive script. From the fluent brushwork and natural momentum, it can be determined that it was written by his right hand before he got sick. It is full of charm from beginning to end, but it is not crazy or strange, so it can be said that it is not vertical. If Gao had not been ill, this work would have been a masterpiece, and his book style would not have changed qualitatively.
Just as Li Qingzhao, a poetess in Song Dynasty, divided Ci into early and late periods, Gao's calligraphy style also had a watershed. Li Qingzhao crossed the south as the dividing line; Gao completed this change with the transformation of his left and right hands. Let's take a look at his later cursive "Window Night, Blank Paper Account". It is also a cursive scroll, but the style has made a qualitative leap. Maybe Gao himself didn't dare to face up to this reality, so he added the word "left hand" when signing.
The randomness of the left-handed pen greatly enhanced the factory, probably because of disobedience. First of all, the change of pen weight is quite obvious, and several things stand out and stand out. Gao is not unable to control his own manpower, but deliberately uses his "liveliness" to turn disadvantages into advantages, strengthen promotion and produce unexpected changes. The prominence of these words has not broken the overall coordination. Because this kind of afterburner is skillfully brewed and arranged, just like several strong sounds in a piece of music, it is exciting and enjoyable, and it is really just right. In particular, the word "Wu" has achieved almost perfect consistency in content and form, just like the high Wu reef at low tide, which rushes into people's eyes and simply makes you avoid it.
Gao is not only a calligrapher, but also a famous painter and poet in the early Qing Dynasty. He once wrote such a poem:
Old wood is in the clouds, not the axe.
Laugh at Mount Tai and lean on Fu Liang.
This poem is a true portrayal of his inner world. This is his smile on life. He intentionally or unintentionally infiltrated, interacted and enhanced the influence of poetry, books and paintings. He is a hard-working man, associating with Zheng Xie and Jin Nong, and establishing himself in the prosperous Yangzhou. His popularity at that time was written in Maureen's Story, because too many people asked him for paintings. Someone turned to Zheng Xie for help. Zheng Xie wrote such a poem:
Book of Zuo Bishoumen (Jin Nong) in Xiyuan,
A friend at home asked Yu.
All the short notes and long notes are gone,
I have nothing to do.
The last sentence, the factory sentence, is probably Zheng Xie's parody, but it also shows the popularity of high-quality works, especially Left Arm. Perhaps inspired by Gao, he concentrated more energy on his book, making it smart and clumsy, showing a simple and innocent pen and ink with a bit of childlike interest, thus deepening and perfecting his own discussion of personality and entering his own palace. Practically speaking, Gao's right hand is not sick, so it is difficult for him to finish the jump. So he lost his right hand, but he got a sound and complete brain, which is beyond the reach of normal people. At the same time, we also sincerely admit that his "left hand" undoubtedly surpassed the book "right hand".
In this case, let's take a look at Gao's Zuoxing Letters, and this feeling may be more profound. First of all, letters are the best embodiment of calligrapher's style. He can be free and easy. He doesn't have to think about space. He has a long job and a short job without words. He has a purely natural mentality. Moreover, running script is the best choice in books, and regular script is slow and not suitable for books. Cursive writing is so fast that the writer can express his thoughts at any time and even play its role, but the reader can stare at the sun and scratch his head, because he can't distinguish a word, so he can't understand or misunderstand the meaning of the whole book. Therefore, it is undoubtedly reasonable for running script to be the preferred font for books. Because of this, Gao's running script and letters have a simple and natural style. No wonder some people say that in his letters, there is a ray of detachment, and Ran Ran went up.
These are two pieces in the whole book, written in a few words, but there are some gaps due to the format and content. It is the emergence of these gaps that add a smart spirit to books. Coupled with some fine print, it is ever-changing and full of vitality.
Two pieces of A Zhong's left-handed running script letters are also full of personality, some of which are not straight or vertical, and seem to be in an erratic state, but they are still consistent and unremitting. Between the lines, between the lines, supporting each other, there is a great potential for flying. No wonder his cursive script was "round and vigorous" in the painting and calligraphy circles of Qing Dynasty. Its potential has been fully reflected in the running script, let alone cursive script? The echo between stippling and painting, and the strewn at random between big and small characters are all remarkable, which makes people sigh.
Gao is quite talented, even in places where scholars gather, he is not buried. It is not easy for him to dare to innovate and not stick to the rules, and finally get his art recognized by the society. It is completely reasonable for him to become one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" by his own strength.
Gao is good at writing official script except cursive script. For official script, he has the same creative guiding ideology. His official script was from the Han Dynasty, and he also learned from his contemporary Zheng Zhi, but in contrast, he used the pen slowly. Brush strokes vary in thickness, and the front is hidden or exposed. The original balance is often broken by the extension of skimming, the sharp drawing and the transverse wave. His official script has the charm of the Han dynasty, full of new ideas and without affectation.
Gao, also known as "printing addiction" and "inkstone addiction", has a large collection of Yin Shi and inkstones. He likes carving inkstones very much, and his skills are quite skillful. He is also very distinctive in managing printing. It is said in "Biography of Continued Printing": "Studying the heart, sealing, and the whole method of Qin and Han Dynasties are simple." It has been engraved with seals such as "Ding Si Disabled", "Disabled Taoist" and "Left Arm". He did not shy away from his disability, but repeatedly printed Disabled People, which shows that he has the courage to face up to reality and is not afraid of difficulties. These seals were all processed after his right hand was disabled. Like his "Zuo Shu", he dared to use a knife, and all of them were won with gas, as if he had accidentally dropped it.
Gao is a painter, calligrapher, seal engraver and poet. His full talent is reflected in many aspects, which is really unique and outstanding for future generations. Today, we can still find interest in pen and ink in his various works, from which we can cultivate our sentiments, broaden our horizons and enjoy great artistic enjoyment again and again.
After becoming an official for the people, he lived in Yangzhou and boarded a Buddhist temple. At the age of 55, his right hand was disabled, and he wrote with his left hand dancing ink, and he named himself "Left Hand Sutra" and carved a stone seal "Disabled", which indicated that Ding had been disabled for many years and abandoned his right hand. In Yangzhou, he hit it off with a group of "Yangzhou Eight Eccentrics", who supported themselves and sold themselves for several years.
He returned to his hometown at the age of 59 and died eight years later.
Gao has made great achievements in many fields of literature and art. His calligraphy, painting, poetry, seal cutting and inkstone collection are all worth mentioning.
Gao's right-hand calligraphy is rigorous and fluent, and his left-hand calligraphy can be traced back to Wei and Jin Dynasties. He inherited the brushwork of Yuan and Ming Dynasties, which is full of charm and interest. He is known as a calligrapher who has been good at calligraphy with his left hand for hundreds of years in Ming and Qing Dynasties, and no one can match him. It was not easy to get a word at that time.
Gao's works are dominated by flowers and mountains and rivers. The heroic spirit of the Song people and the tranquility of the Yuan people are simultaneously revealed in his works, and his artistic attainments are superb. Gao's paintings are eclectic, so he is classified as "Eight Eccentrics in Yangzhou", and some of them list him as "Ten Philosophers in Painting".
Gao's poems became famous earlier and became famous in his youth. His poems were recognized by Wang Shizhen, a famous scholar, and were once accepted as private disciples by Yang Yu. High intelligence and quick thinking. At a banquet held by the Governor of Liangjiang, Gao wrote a poem entitled "Wild Goose", which contained many beautiful sentences, and all his friends paid tribute to him. His poems, books, paintings and seals are called the four musts. The high Tibetan inkstone is also affirmed by people. Gao's handed down works include Peony and Bamboo Stone Map, Nanfushan People's Poetry, Ink History and other books.
Gao's poems were carved on a black clay pot, and Bo Gu's pictures made of three-legged pottery attracted the attention of archaeologists in Shandong University. Later, people searched for the Sanlihe River in Jiaozhou according to the information provided in the picture, and finally unearthed an important ancient cultural site.
There is a statue of him in Qingdao Baihua Garden.