First, different categories have their own advantages. In China, hard-pen calligraphy can be roughly divided into the following categories: regular script, running script, cursive script, seal script, official script and so on. These aspects have formed a mainstream trend in our country, which is loved and studied by many people. In my opinion, I think the peak of regular script is Liu Huipu, who wrote the style and characteristics of Wei and Jin Dynasties. Xie has personal extreme characteristics, and he integrates his own characteristics into calligraphy. At the same time, I think Wu Yusheng in the running script has strong personal ability and profound brushwork. I think he is the enemy in the running script. I think the first person in cursive script is Ma Ming, and the first person in official script is even Cui Xuelu who is good at writing official script. The above is my personal opinion. Everyone's eyes are different, and there will be different results.
Second, many people's works we know are not the best. In fact, for calligraphy masters, many of us are deeply impressed by Pang Zhonghua and Tian Yingzhang. After all, we have learned more from their works. Most of the copybooks are from Pang Zhonghua, while Ou Kai is from Tian Yingzhang. Their works have influenced generations of young people as well as Si Mayan. Almost every student knows them and has studied them. But their calligraphy is only the content copybook that is most suitable for students to write, but their calligraphy is not necessarily the first person in contemporary hard pen. Although they are the most famous, and they are mainly loved by teachers and parents, their calligraphy level may not be as good as those mentioned above. They have also achieved the ultimate in their own fields, which can be regarded as the first calligrapher in their own fields.
These questions are actually very worthless and meaningless. Everyone has different understandings and opinions. There are ten thousand Hamlets in the hearts of ten thousand people. As long as the calligraphy is suitable, what you think is the best and what you like is the best. Don't care about the comparison and ranking of others, it is in your heart. If you think he is really worth it, then he is the first person in calligraphy. I also hope that there will be less atmosphere in society, so that people who really like calligraphy can concentrate on writing and creating, and don't be bothered by these false names. This is what we should do, respect everyone who writes calligraphy, and their hard pen will show us the best side.