He is an artist who is famous for Weeds. He is a cultural messenger and has been invited to the United States for exhibitions many times; He is a caring elder and donated more than 8 million paintings and calligraphy. He is also an "old urchin" who cares about the younger generation with a smile ...
He is the famous painter Yan Zhijiang, known as "Guangling Ranger, Wandering Wild Crane".
Strict father requires people who forget 500 Chinese characters to kneel for two hours every day.
According to Yan Zhijiang, he is the 36th generation descendant of Yan Zhenqing, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty. Yan Zhenqing's name has been passed down through the ages, and his "Yan Ti" has become an introductory course for almost everyone to learn calligraphy. Among the descendants, there are also many people who study calligraphy and painting. Yan Zhijiang is the current president of Yan Zhenqing Academy of Poetry and Painting.
As soon as I stepped into Yan Zhijiang's home, I felt that the ink was bursting and the book was full of meaning. Every room is covered with calligraphy and painting, and some framed oil paintings can only be placed against the wall.
This energetic and energetic elder makes it hard to believe that he is too old. In fact, Yan Zhijiang, who has elegant speech and quick thinking, has been practicing calligraphy for more than 65 years.
At the age of six, Yan Zhijiang, who was still a child, picked up a brush at the urging of his father. Since then, he has forged an indissoluble bond with China's traditional calligraphy art, and started a hard road of art learning. Under the strict supervision of his father, he practices writing 500 Chinese characters every day when he comes home from school. If you forget to write occasionally, you will be severely punished and kneel on the ground for a long time.
Since then, he has been reading poetry books, learning inscriptions and writing for decades. From Yan Zhenqing, Ou Yangxun, Liu Gongquan, Zhao Mengfu to Wang Xizhi, Su Shi, Mi Fei, Dong Qichang, and then to Huai Su and Zhang Xu, he studied hard and absorbed the brushwork, pattern and artistic conception of calligraphers of past dynasties, and finally became a literary talent. The study of private school in childhood not only achieved Yan Zhijiang's profound knowledge of ancient prose, but also opened the "second life" of calligraphy and painting. He studied under Lin Sanzhi, Liu Haisu, Li Kuchan, Qi Baishi and other masters, and learned the essence of his paintings and calligraphy. From the pursuit of skills to the understanding of calligraphy and life, it laid a solid foundation for later improvement.
In order to meet the famous teacher, Yan Zhijiang, a young man, walked with dry food on his back for more than four months and went to Beijing to study fine arts, from which we can see his determination and perseverance in learning.
After years of hard training, Yan Zhijiang's artistic creation has gradually been recognized by the Fang family, and the artistic value of his calligraphy has also been praised by more and more people. Among them, his "Weeds" won seven international gold medals awarded by UNESCO, the 100-meter painting and calligraphy volume was collected by the Royal British Museum, and his paintings and calligraphy works were collected by 48 national museums. His works are collected in Qi Baishi Art Memorial Hall, Xi 'an Stele Forest, Xu Beihong Memorial Hall and the Great Hall of the People.
Because of his outstanding achievements, in 2006, Yan Zhijiang received an invitation from the other side of the ocean and was invited to hold an exhibition at United Nations Headquarters. 20 121October1kloc-0/8 was invited to hold the "Yan Zhijiang China Cultural Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition" in LA again. In 2008, Yan Zhijiang's painting and calligraphy exhibition was also held in the Central Party School, with 400 works on display.
"Thinking outside the cloud, painting in the poem"
Yan Zhijiang's calligraphy is both true, cursive, official and seal, especially cursive. His weeds are like running water, majestic, vigorous and smooth, without losing the interest of nature, learning from the past without mud. 20 12 Yan Zhijiang performed on stage in the Spring Festival Evening of the People's Liberation Army of CCTV. When the music of "Rolling the Yangtze River to the East" sounded, Yan Zhijiang, dressed in a white suit, hung in the air to write a book, writing freely, and the dragon and snake were one. At the end of the Song Dynasty, the frontispiece of The History of the Three Kingdoms was also completed.
In the cultural history of Dai Dynasty, literati were often good at painting and calligraphy. "When a book reaches Kung Fu, it is a painting, and when it reaches Kung Fu, it is a word," said Yan Zhijiang, who also did a good job.
From the age of 10, Yan Zhijiang began to learn painting under the influence of his family. After years of study, he has made great achievements. He never makes a draft, but he thinks it over before he starts writing. His flowers, birds and landscape paintings all have unique charm, and the peony in his works is also unique. In order to draw a realistic picture of the tiger, he not only went to the safari park many times to collect the wind, but also went deep into the mountains to explore the trail of the tiger.
In addition to painting and calligraphy, Yan Zhijiang, who has received systematic training in Chinese studies, is also good at creating ancient poems. He improvised poetry, eloquent, witty and far-reaching artistic conception. As for the famous works of ancient sages, he knows them by heart and can quote them casually when talking and laughing. Yan Zhijiang said that this is mainly due to the strict China education he received in his childhood. When I was a child, I went to a private school for three years, read four books and five classics, and learned a lot of China classical literature.
Mr. Shen Peng, a famous calligrapher and honorary chairman of China Calligraphers Association, once commented on Yan Zhijiang's works: "Beyond the clouds, poetry enters the painting". Qigong, a master of Chinese studies, also wrote an inscription for him: "The wonderful way of books is to look good."
Yan Zhijiang boarded the CCTV 20 12 Spring Festival Evening of the People's Liberation Army and splashed ink on the spot.
On fame and fortune: I am just an ordinary painting and calligraphy lover.
While constantly studying personal art, Yan Zhijiang is also committed to the popularization of traditional culture in China. More than 38,000 people have listened to his courses, and many entertainment stars have also asked him for advice.
Even so, Yan Zhijiang still doesn't consider himself a master of painting and calligraphy. He thinks he is just an ordinary painting and calligraphy lover, who loves and respects this art and regards it as his life and soul. When he said these words, his tone was as dull as ever. In his view, all kinds of honors are just fleeting. "Honor can only explain the past, and everything must start from scratch."
Yan Zhijiang believes that "giving up" is the highest realm of Buddhism. Usually, he asks nothing in return. When someone asks about Mo Bao, he is basically responsive. Deep down, he believes in virtue and rewards hard work. For painters, it is most important to study hard and be a good person in advance.
Enthusiastic charity donated more than 8 million paintings and calligraphy.
While studying painting and calligraphy, Yan Zhijiang is also very enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings, doing chivalrous things and being charitable. Every time the country encounters a major natural disaster, he enthusiastically donates money, and so far * * * has donated more than 8 million yuan of paintings and calligraphy works. He participated in more than 200 public welfare activities, including projects for the disabled, the Red Cross, Project Hope and grass-roots units of the army. Every year, he gives a sum of money to help poor college students.
He insisted that artists must share the same fate with the people and often go deep into the masses of workers, peasants and soldiers. In addition, "every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Artists don't stand up when the country is in trouble. Where is the conscience? "
Yan Zhijiang is also outspoken about some bad phenomena in the current cultural circles: "Some famous people's seals are under the care of secretaries, and they can't get calligraphy and painting without giving money, and they can't serve the general public and popularize Chinese culture."
"Artists can't smell too much copper." He said this.
Optimistic and humorous "old urchin": "Xi Xi ha ha" is a realm.
Anyone who comes into contact with Yan Zhijiang will be deeply impressed by his optimism and open-mindedness. Whether commenting on calligraphy and painting or commenting on current events, he can simplify the complex, explain it in simple terms and present it humorously. Even his own diet and fitness experience has been compiled into a jingle, which is interesting and easy to remember.
Yan Zhijiang said: "When others are with me, I am very relaxed and can hear jokes. Many old intellectuals and painters love to put on airs, and I am tired of it. "
In his view, the first element of being a man is to have an optimistic attitude, otherwise it will be unhealthy. Treat things like "talking and laughing", looking down.
Lifelong pursuit: spread China's paintings and calligraphy to all parts of the world.
Today, Yan Zhijiang, who has made great achievements, is still writing, continuing his journey of painting and calligraphy in China. His lifelong ideal is to "spread China's paintings and other arts to other corners of the world".
In his view, calligraphy and painting can cultivate people's sentiments and inspire people to forge ahead. At present, traditional culture can not be lost, but also consolidated, carried forward, inherited and carried forward. It is necessary to "make the past serve the present, make the past serve the present, and combine Chinese and western."
Therefore, he agrees with the current "craze for Chinese studies" and says that "China people must learn Chinese studies". Teenagers are easily influenced by impetuous and nihilistic things. Only by popularizing Chinese studies can we save the next generation. For the social phenomenon of money worship and money worship, popularizing Chinese studies can improve people's consciousness and cultivation, thus solving the problem.
Specific to the study of calligraphy, Yan Zhijiang believes that ancient celebrities are models of modern painters and calligraphers. People who study calligraphy must learn from the ancients. Copying the words of modern calligraphers is a very wrong "tributary".
Live frugally and love sports. Children are good at calligraphy when they grow up.
Yan Zhijiang's life is very simple, and he always likes simple tea and light rice. At the same time, he also participated in many sports, such as bowling, table tennis, Tai Ji Chuan and walking. In order to collect the wind, he will still travel all over the famous mountains and rivers in his 70 s, full of energy.
Because he has always maintained good living habits, he has never been "three highs", nor is he blind or deaf. During the interview, he took out his IPAD from time to time and explained it very skillfully.
Yan Zhijiang was born in a scholarly family. Like his grandfather and father, he passed on his understanding of calligraphy and traditional culture to future generations. Although the descendants are not full-time painters and calligraphers, their calligraphy level is quite high. Recalling the childhood of his grandchildren, he became very excited. "He robbed me of my pen when he was three years old." At that moment, Yan Zhijiang was no longer a master of painting and calligraphy in everyone's eyes, but just a kind old man enjoying family happiness.