Xie Xiaoyi: The essence of calligraphy is to provide a bearing medium for the ideas of the book writer

Xie Xiaoyi, a native of Tongnan, Chongqing, graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and the Chinese Academy of Art, and received his doctorate degree in art. He has long been engaged in the collection, storage, publishing, exhibition and research of ancient cultural relics at the Chinese History Museum, the China Cultural Relics Information Consultation Center, and the National Museum of China. Former research librarian of the National Museum of China, Deputy Director and Deputy Director of the Academic Committee. He is currently a full -time calligrapher and researcher at the Calligraphy and Seal Carving Institute of the Chinese Academy of Painting. Outstanding experts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and senior professional title review member of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Under the influence of the academic tradition of the Department of Fine Arts of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Xie Xiaoyi has always adhered to historical research cannot be separated from his understanding of creative practice. Therefore, combined with your own interests and conditions, while engaged in the cultural and cultural work, he has been continuously studying the art of calligraphy in theory and practice. Deep academic literacy and rich experience in life make his calligraphy creation form a unique spiritual temperament and very different formal style. Since the Song Dynasty, the evaluation of calligraphers has been closely linked with the ethics of the book writer and academic accomplishment. This evaluation system has affected the development of calligraphy art for more than 1,000 years. As the famous scholar Ye Jiaying said, "ancient Chinese poets have never been a person who can write poetry." Chinese calligraphers have never been just writing.

Xie Xiaoyuan transformed his research and understanding of the entire art history into calligraphy creation. First of all, he used the research experience of ancient words, monuments, law posts, ancient books, calligraphy and painting, and even bronze, ancient ceramics, and ancient furniture as the writing object of his calligraphy creation. Express your academic discovery and academic contributions in the form of calligraphy. In fact, it is trying to return calligraphy creation to the function of calligraphy itself. He has always insisted that calligraphy was originally produced for his intention. Calligraphy cannot be written for writing, not to reflect the style of book style, nor is it to vent the various emotions of the bookmaker. The essence of calligraphy is to provide a bearing medium for the scholars' thoughts, and there will be no good calligraphy without thought. Therefore, Xie Xiaoyuan has always regarded the study of ancient material culture in his calligraphy works, especially the interpretation and examination of Jinshi literature. The collation of ancient books, the appraisal and evaluation of calligraphy and painting works as the most important and valuable part of the appraisal and evaluation of paintings and calligraphy works. Secondly, he chose to use Yan Zhenqing's book style as the basis for his own law. In his opinion, as Ouyang Xiu said, "Although the Yan Lu Gongshu is not working, and the future generations must be treasured, the character, qi festival, knowledge and cultivation of the scholars are the core factor that can become a model.

Taking Yan Shu as the foundation, Xie Xiaoyu is pursuing Hao Ran in the pursuit of people. It is reflected in the style of calligraphy style. This feature is actually running through all his calligraphy works. Furthermore, Xie Xiaoyi pays special attention to writing different forms of works with different books and book style. He can write a book book and huge couplets in Lishu, such as Rong Zhang Qian, Yiying, and Hao Wang Bei. In the small characters, the title of the regular script, and even the creation of gold and oracle essays. In terms of the combination of styles and content, it fully reflects the blogs he learned, the idea of ​​conception and talent.

Today in the book world, people of insight have fully realized that it is not enough to focus on the focus of calligraphy creation in terms of form or style. It will only make the calligraphy become a passive water and no book. Wood. Xie Xiaoyi believes that calligraphy, as an art that originated and rooted in traditional Chinese culture, cannot cut off its close connection with cultural activities. To make calligraphy art have a long and strong vitality, contemporary scholars must deeply plant the foundation of artistic creation in the rich traditional cultural soil.

The manager, scholars, scholars, scholars, etc. Xie Xiaoyuji Museum is one of the identities. Based on deep academic literacy and rich experience in many years of deep cultivation, trying to closely combine creative activities with the cultural literacy of the book writer. It has gradually showed its accumulation. In the fake time, his calligraphy works will show unique artistic charm in the new trend of Chinese calligraphy.

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