The continuation of tradition and the extension of modernity - the pen and ink life of calligrapher and painter Guan Shan (Guan Jun)
I heard that Brother Guan Shan has recently planned an album as a collection of outstanding works. I am very happy. Happy. We both belong to Mr. Li Dunfu and have been friends for many years. I remember that at the beginning of my career, the first "Guan Jun's Seal" in my life was carved by Brother Guan. I still treasure that seal with its handsome, straight and smooth lines, because it has witnessed our decades of friendship.
My brother is good at painting, calligraphy, and seal cutting. He has taken deep roots under the nutritious tree of Chinese tradition. His works give people a sense of ancient charm and meaningful meaning; he has a particularly deep foundation in the Qin and Han Dynasties in seal script and official script, picking up Yiyi schools, while running script has a more Jin-style and Ming style, and his self-image is gradually revealed; his paintings take the continuation of tradition and modern expansion as aesthetics Orientation, learning from the past but not following the past, stylizing and stylizing the shapes and colors of ancient and modern times, expanding a fresh realm of flowers and birds; with beautiful and sparse expression techniques, elegant and popular pen and ink language, showing free and easy Free artistic style. The fruits, vegetables, flowers and birds he paints are full of vitality and spirituality. Birds that fly, sing, sleep, and eat are not easy to draw, but he was able to capture vivid and vivid moments with different shapes in his brushstrokes, which shows his profound skill.
Nature, life, pen and ink - the world of flowers and birds in Guanshan. His small freehand paintings of flowers and birds discover beauty in nature and create beautiful works. Through his works, we seem to be standing at the same angle as him, appreciating the nature that he has poeticized with his pen and ink, and expressing the emotions stirred by beauty. Feelings, immersed in the world of flowers and birds he created with pen and ink.
Shengshixing Collection, I know that Brother Guan Shan has been collecting for more than 20 years. Whenever he mentions antiques, he always talks about the ups and downs behind his collection with great interest. He collects porcelain, ancient furniture, ancient calligraphy and paintings, and miscellaneous items, and is quite famous in the antique industry in northern Jiangsu. Playing antiques depends on three things: courage, strength, and eyesight. Brother Guanshan possesses all of them. Most of the local antiques that are difficult to date are usually made by asking him to have "eyes", which shows his reputation. Although it is a personal collection, from a certain perspective, it is of great benefit to the protection of local cultural resources and the protection of historical heritage. The fact that Brother Guan Shan can master painting, calligraphy, seal cutting and antiques shows that he has a profound cultural heritage.
Brother Guan Shan is a person who does not seek to be famous and is not good at publicity. He has a calm and introverted personality, extensive and profound knowledge, and is a versatile calligrapher and painter. Once again, I would like to conclude with one of my brother's limericks: Keep the plum blossoms to withstand the cold, and the green lanterns and yellow scrolls are good for beauty. Grinding out iron inkstones will keep you entertained, and people will look for antiques everywhere.
(The author is a famous calligrapher from Binhai and vice president of the Provincial Traditional Chinese Painting Academy)