Guo Moruo on Calligraphy

Guo Moruo is undoubtedly a great scholar in China's book industry in the past century. He has a broad culture and rich knowledge. Guo Moruo occupies an important position in the history of modern calligraphy. Guo Moruo regards "turning back to the front and reversing to the flat" as the key to writing eight-character books. His calligraphy style not only attaches importance to learning from others, but also dares to innovate, showing bold creative spirit and distinctive characteristics of the times, and is praised as "Guo style" by the world. Guo Moruo is good at cursive writing, with refreshing and free brushwork, flexible operation and endless charm; Although his regular script works are not well preserved, they are particularly skillful and fluent, with both form and spirit. Guo Moruo's exploration and practice in calligraphy art lasted for more than 70 years. Young Guo Moruo's calligraphy has been recognized by the society since 19 1 1 year.

Culture is interlinked, and calligraphy art is also interdependent with people's spiritual world. From ancient times to the present, all calligraphers handed down in history must be full of cultural literacy. Great calligraphers of all ages were great writers and scholars. Like a famous calligrapher in ancient times, Guo Moruo never studied calligraphy as an independent art form. His writing and academic career went hand in hand with pen, paper and ink. After the founding of New China, Guo Moruo engaged in more abundant calligraphy creation after heavy state affairs. He was generous and well-informed, leaving countless inscriptions on Mo Bao for places of interest, industrial and mining schools and friends from all walks of life at home and abroad. His calligraphy works are so numerous and influential that few people can compare with others. The huge calligraphy works created to commemorate the 0/5th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC) is one of Guo Moruo's masterpieces.

In his calligraphy works, there is a kind of "literary" breath everywhere, which is treasured in his chest, conjuring up thousands of thoughts, trickling out from his pen, generating a realm that is integrated with his poems, literature and history, and showing it to readers in the form of calligraphy externalization.