Just like the man we are going to talk about today, he used to be a very good literary writer. After writing some famous literary works, I suddenly seldom created them in recent years, and turned to calligraphy, and my works were fired to sky-high prices. Is this really appropriate? He is the great writer Mr. Jia Pingwa.
Let me talk about Jia Pingwa's calligraphy first. His handwriting is really bad. If it is a hobby, it is still well written. From the perspective of calligraphy alone, there is no trace of his calligraphy, so the words he wrote can't be called calligraphy, just pure calligraphy.
Jia Pingwa himself said that he entered the calligraphy world only for money. He used to be a writer. When a writer writes a book for too long, but calligraphy is different, painting for a while makes money faster. Indeed, now he is thriving in calligraphy, earning a lot of money with his popularity and satisfying his desire to make quick money.
In fact, it is well understood that Jia Pingwa entered the calligraphy world. Now the painting and calligraphy world is really a red sea, and a few words can sell for a sky-high price. Just like a few strokes written by Ma Yun, it was auctioned for more than 4 million. Does Ma Yun really have a solid foundation in calligraphy?
Actually, not necessarily. The reason why people are willing to pay for his calligraphy is nothing more than paying attention to his fame. The same is true of Jia Pingwa. As a famous writer, he can certainly make better use of his fame to gain more benefits for himself. Since you can make money by writing a few words casually, why not do so? After all, no one will have a problem with money.
Many calligraphers are very dissatisfied with Jia Pingwa's practice and feel that he is challenging the bottom line of the calligraphy circle and is greatly criticized. In fact, artists should write their own calligraphy first. What does it matter to you how others sell it? You can't say sour grapes if you can't eat them.
If everyone can be as famous as Jia Pingwa, everyone will be happy to do so. If you can't compare with him in fame, try to improve your calligraphy!
In fact, strictly speaking, Jia Pingwa did nothing wrong. One is willing to do the same thing, mark the price in his own words and wait for others to buy it. Someone is willing to pay, and he is willing to sell it to others. This is what you want. You didn't steal, rob or cheat.
However, what makes people feel uncomfortable is that the person who buys calligraphy is not because he loves calligraphy, but because he is famous. They bought the word Jia Pingwa instead of calligraphy. If only calligraphy is concerned, Jia Pingwa's handwriting is worthless, and many people who write a little better can write it, but if everyone just wants to buy fame, it is not impossible. After all, it is a personal wish.
But in the end, Mr. Jia took the wrong road and didn't continue to dig deep. It's really a pity. After all, he was once a lively candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature Prize.