Artist profile:
Li Xingwu, male, born in 1952, was born in Jiyuan City, Henan Province, and now lives in Zhengzhou City. He worked on the Sino-Indian border line in Ali, Tibet for six years. After changing jobs, he served as the Propaganda Department of Zhengzhou Municipal Committee, the editor-in-chief of Zhengzhou Municipal Committee's organ newspaper, the director of the policy research office of Zhengzhou Municipal Committee, and the Zhengzhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and retired at the level. He used to be the fourth and fifth director of Henan Book Association, the second executive vice chairman of Zhengzhou Book Association and the third chief honorary chairman.
I have studied calligraphy since I was a child and have been in the pool for more than 60 years. I mainly wrote cursive posts by "Two Kings", Su Shi and Dong Qichang. After years of hard study and creation, the artistic style of calligraphy has gradually formed, which is elegant, free and easy, beautiful and handsome, elegant and smooth, just like a long-sleeved dance.
1980 Up to now, nearly 100 calligraphy works have been collected by museums, art galleries, art galleries and memorial halls in many provinces and cities in Li Xingwu. More than a dozen works were carved on stone tablets. Former South Korean President Jin Yongsan, former Secretary of the Military Discipline Inspection Commission, former Party Secretary of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, former director of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress Yang Xizong, commander of Xinjiang Military Region Zhu Jinlin, commander of Hainan Military Region Li Bixing and leaders of several provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions also have collections.
1983 participated in the reception of 60 contemporary top calligraphers (Sha Menghai, Guan Shanyue, Wu Zhongqi, etc.) by Zhengzhou Municipal Committee. ) led by Shu Tong, Chairman of China Calligraphy Association, came to Zhengzhou for calligraphy teaching and innovation activities. He also worked with Yang Xizong, director of Sichuan Provincial People's Congress, Guo Yuxiang, former deputy political commissar, and Zhu Jinlin, commander of Xinjiang Military Region. Received by Peng Peiyun, Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress, and took a group photo in the Great Hall of the People.
He has participated in many national, provincial and municipal calligraphy exhibitions and won awards, which has been well received by experts and scholars in the industry. Authoritative media such as People's Daily, National Publishing Asia Forum, Phoenix News, Baidu, Tencent, and many newspapers and TV stations in Henan Province made special reports on his artistic achievements. His works are widely collected by many professional institutions and calligraphy lovers at home and abroad, and are recognized as calligraphy artists with collection value by the industry.
Li Xingwu has also participated in charitable donations, charity sales, charity auctions and other public welfare activities organized by authoritative charities for many times, and was awarded the honorary titles of "Charity Ambassador" and "Artist with Virtue and Art" by charitable organizations.
Introduction to the work:
Title: Du Xunhe's poem Komatsu.
Content of the work: I grew up in the grass, and now I gradually feel wormwood. Those trees that don't recognize that they can soar into the sky, until it enters the sky, people say it is tall.
Specification: 77cmX48cm
Works about: Growing up in deep grass, no one paid attention to it, but with the passage of time, it gradually emerged from the grass and stood tall and straight, but who realized that it was Lingyun's material at that time? It was not until it was outstanding that people praised it as a pillar. Not a person? So don't underestimate this unknown young man around you. Maybe he is the "Lingyun" tree. Young people should not care too much about other people's opinions, go their own way, don't fall into the ambition of success, work hard actively, and naturally I will be useful.
Title: Reading Random Thoughts by Zhu Shi in Southern Song Dynasty
Content of the work: As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened, the sky clouds drift. Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.
Specification: 34cmX34cm
Description: Half an acre of "square pond" is as clear as a mirror, and "sky and clouds" are clearly reflected by it. Why is "Tang Fang" so clear? Because "Tang Fang" is not passive water, but has a "source" to continuously deliver "living water" to it, so it is clear but not turbid. If people want to keep a clear head and not lag behind the development of society, they must keep learning, nourish themselves with new knowledge and supplement themselves. This is the ideological significance of this poem.
Title: Qin Shi (Su Shi)
Content of the work: If there is piano sound on the voice piano, why not ring it in the box? If the sound is on your fingers, why not listen with your fingers?
Specification: four feet in one
Description: The piano itself cannot produce sound, nor can it produce sound between fingers. Only by combining the two can it play wonderful music. Things in the world do not exist in isolation. There must be a reason for the appearance of a thing, and there must be a reason for the success of a thing. At the same time, it also illustrates a truth: no matter how clever your hands are, it is difficult to sing without them. Good cooperation can win.
Title of the work: Dedicated to the old man Lin Dong (Su Shi)
Content of the work: the sound of the stream is full of long tongues, and the mountains are nothing more than clean bodies. When the night comes to 84 thousand, how can I mention myself like a person tomorrow?
Specification: 77cmX48cm
The work tells: Where is the Buddha and where is Zen? Buddha turns everything into nature, Zen melts the sound of everything, and those who are destined are at ease in their hearts. Listening to the murmur of the stream, you can also realize Zen, view the mountain scenery and feel the Buddha's light shining. People who have no chance, even if they twist beads to chant Buddhist scripture, are helpless. Even if you take 84 thousand, you can't say that you have achieved positive results The key is how to turn Buddhism into good deeds, as we say now, and how to put it into action.
Li Xingwu's cursive works are stippling, with deep laurel, round and pure lines, warm but not soft, and full of strength. The pen is quick and powerful, the strokes are crisp, and the lines are extremely elastic, which reflects the strength of calligraphy without losing the sense of being old and spicy. The composition is simple, sometimes compact, without any kitsch, and the lines of pen and ink are flexible, full of spirituality and tension. What kind of face calligraphy shows people is usually the embodiment of one's inner thoughts. Looking at Li Xingwu's calligraphy works, we feel his great realm and broad mind!
(Editor: Qu Liang)