Author: Liu Quanjun
With people, words and civilization, the long history of human civilization will flow endlessly. The invention of characters and the combination of "the use of books" and "the combination of books and nature" have promoted the progress of human society. The combination of calligraphy and seal cutting has experienced thousands of years of evolution and development. It has integrated thousands of years of weather into square inches and formed seal cutting with distinctive personality and aesthetic value.
Thousands of years of Chinese quintessence art has formed a consistent, thick and long tradition, which has become an inexhaustible source of learning. Traditional culture is an enduring river, and Mr. Zhou Chunming, a famous seal cutting artist, has also waded into it. He looked for dynamic image changes in Yin Ruins, twists and turns in seal cutting, grandeur in Han and India, atmosphere in hundred schools of thought of past dynasties, carefree life in Indian studies, aesthetic choices in artistic aesthetic diversification, and finally returned to his original source in adversity. For more than 20 years, his "dripping water wears away the stone" puts "nature" first, abides by the law, innovates, hones his skills, understands the pleasure of nature, and creatively makes seal cutting in form and meaning.
Mr. Zhou Chunming's seal cutting broke the stereotyped fonts and patterns, symbolized the creation of images, and contained feelings beyond thoughts. He combined the lines of calligraphy with the images of ink and wash, the application of images of ancient Chinese characters in China, the realistic techniques of Han art and the procedures of engraving. The meaning of words is integrated with the model, the font is matched with the content, the pictures and texts are illustrated, and the interesting natural rhythm makes people immerse themselves in the square inch and linger. The content of his seal cutting works is based on Shangluo local culture and gradually extends to national culture. "Charming Shangzhou" series of works, the humanities and history are concentrated in an inch square, with one mountain and one water, one scene and one thing, even yin and yang, showing the love and affection for hometown truly and naturally, without affectation. There are many forms to publicize the advantages of local cultural tourism resources, but it is Mr. Zhou Chunming's unique work to build a platform with seal cutting. Culture is the background, and skills are the bottom edge. The profound traditional culture "serves us" and casts its own style background, which is also a major feature of Mr. Zhou Chunming's seal cutting. Classics such as the Twenty-four Filial Piety History, the Thirty-six Plan and the Four Classical Novels are brought into the picture by any means, freely shaped, adaptable, creative and creative. Eulogize the prosperity of the motherland and appreciate the beautiful and harmonious new life, which is also the connotation expressed by seal cutting, such as Great Motherland, Descendants of Dragons, Home and Everything, Hand in Hand and other works are full of lyrical colors. Art has no end and no despair. Only by bravely climbing the peak can we appreciate the infinite scenery.