Recently, beginners often tell me that there are too many famous painters and calligraphers in Panjiayuan and Liulichang, but obviously many of them are fake, and counterfeiting is rampant enough. Calligraphy and painting have been faked since ancient times, but it was copied on a large scale only in modern times, and now it is rampant. It not only forged Gu Shuhua, but also focused on modern calligraphy and painting with good market, which made many Tibetans pay a lot of tuition fees.
Recently, there have been several appraisal disputes in the calligraphy and painting collection circle. The main object of appraisal and collection is modern calligraphy and painting works, which once questioned the authority of appraisal experts. At present, the focus of forging calligraphy and painting works has shifted from Gu Shuhua to modern times, especially to modern and contemporary famous painters. It should be said that it is difficult to identify modern calligraphy and painting, which can be summarized as five points.
Crux 1: There are many schools and works handed down from generation to generation. In modern times, including contemporary times, there are not a few people who can be called famous painters and painters. These people are no longer just concentrated in such a relatively small area as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but distributed all over the country, and many of them belong to very good "local food stamps". The bigger the number, the more calligraphy and painting works. Therefore, it is difficult for appraisers to accurately know every so-called famous painter and his works, and it is even more difficult to identify a large number of works without circulation and order.
Crux 2: There are too many ordinary products, and our own people make fakes. In modern times, many painters and calligraphers were forced to socialize and created many original works with low standards; Some painters and calligraphers, driven by interests, blindly shoddy after becoming famous, and are easily exploited by counterfeiters. In addition, many relatives and disciples of painters and painters also participate in counterfeiting for economic benefits. Fake images are realistic, and printed matter is as confusing as the real one.
Crux 3: the development of counterfeiting technology. Modern counterfeiting technology is progressing very fast, almost with each passing day. Whenever an appraiser identifies a forgery technology, a new technology will appear immediately. The fake hand makes full use of scientific and technological means, and has mastered a lot of information about painters and calligraphy works, and even there are many original works around to watch and write, so the fake made is very close to the original.
Crux 4: lack of identification basis. This foundation is divided into two parts. First of all, from the perspective of materials, pen and ink, paper, inkstone and binding style, there is no difference between true and false, which can not provide any help for identification, and this is an important reference for identifying Gu Shuhua; Secondly, in theoretical research, some modern painters, especially contemporary painters, have not yet reached a conclusion about their artistic achievements, and their research is not deep enough (because they are too famous to go deep into them one by one), which often leads to the lack of final artistic standards when appraising their works.
Give an example to illustrate the problem. As far as contemporary calligraphy and painting are concerned, Mr. Qi Gong's calligraphy works are copied and imitated the most. Mr. Qi Gong is the last famous master of calligraphy. His calligraphy is very dignified and beautiful. Therefore, since the liberalization of the art market, fake calligraphy has appeared almost everywhere.
A colleague of mine once complained that there are too many fakes of Mr. Qi Gong in the calligraphy and painting collection market, and because the forgers have been copying and learning for a long time, they used to be only similar. Now the strokes are very fine and accurate, and the charm is a little close. If you are not careful, you will be mistaken, and sometimes you will even be careful. After reading it for a long time, he summed up a rule of Qigong calligraphy, that is, before Qigong is 80 years old, especially when he is in his 60 s, he is in the prime of life and has strong wrist strength. Few people can imitate his calligraphy. Later, with the growth of age, his arm strength and wrist strength were not as good as before, and his mental state was different. Therefore, his calligraphy is not handled in place and his strength is very weak. Even an imitator who has a certain gap with him can be similar. This has brought a lot of trouble to collectors and appraisers. Of course, as long as you have some research on Mr. Qi Gong's calligraphy, it is easy to see through those low-level fakes, such as the calligraphy works of Qi Gong that Panjiayuan can buy for 30 yuan. However, the identification of high imitation is very difficult, especially the imitation in declining years, which brings difficulties to collection and identification.
Crux 5: the appraiser lacks the alternation of old and new. Many old gentlemen, such as Mr. Xu Bangda and others, study and appraise ancient calligraphy and painting. These works are relatively traditional, with a relatively regular creative style and a relatively small number handed down from generation to generation. Most of them are hidden in public and private museums, making it easier to study them comprehensively. Modern painting and calligraphy are complicated, which is neither the object of their study nor the content they care about, so they are unable to do so in this appraisal. However, most of the new appraisers are not solid enough and lack professional ability. The appraiser of our generation is the student generation in xu teacher. In the current appraisal of calligraphy and painting, we should stir up the girders, do what our ancestors could not do, and help the younger generation to come up at the same time. The difficulty is arduous, and there are still solutions to the problem.