Chinese calligraphy is the product of Chinese culture. The art of calligraphy is closely related to the philosophy of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in Chinese culture. In history, calligraphy is basically a great scholar of accumulation learning. They use calligraphy to express their feelings and express their temperament in calligraphy. Therefore, Zhao Zhiqian, a famous calligrapher, painter and seal engraver in the Qing Dynasty, said that there are two kinds of people who can write well: “three-year-old child” and “great scholar of accumulation learning”. The former lies in the true nature of mind, while the latter lies in the massiness of connotation.
In the contemporary calligraphy world, Mr. Duan Junping’s calligraphy art is a typical representative of concentration, authenticity and profound connotation. Looking at Mr. Duan Junping’s calligraphy works, they always give people a kind of frank and natural beauty, smooth and simple lines and unrestrained and methodical rules, all of which show the natural and sincere artistic beauty. In this natural and true beauty, we can see the long lasting charm of the high intention and the deep cultural meaning in his works. Therefore, hanging Mr. Duan Junping’s calligraphy works often makes the house immediately full of book fragrance and energy. Cai Yong said in “nine potentials”: “the book originates from nature. Since nature is established, yin and yang are born; when Yin and yang are born, the situation is out.” Natural beauty is the source of calligraphy beauty, which is displayed through the “situation” of the works. Mr. Duan Junping perfectly displayed the “situation” in calligraphy through natural beauty.
Mr. Duan Junping’s running script work on Dong Qichang’s book
Calligraphy art is actually two things, one is form and the other is God. Form is the natural truth, and God is the profound connotation. Shape is visible, is the external shape and form; God is invisible, which is the spiritual temperament and character connotation of the works. Form and God are interdependent. Wang sangqian said: “the appearance is the highest, followed by the shape and quality.” Therefore, writing a book is a process from form to spirit and from skill to Tao. The ancients focused on cultivating the mind and refining the spirit. Liu Xizai said: “refining the spirit is the top, followed by refining Qi, followed by refining form.”, Mr. Duan Junping’s calligraphy works are the embodiment of the dialectical relationship between “form” and “spirit” and between “technology” and “Tao”. In terms of form and quality, his works are derived from ancient law and pay attention to tradition. In terms of expression, his calligraphy works are beautiful and meaningful, and the literary thoughts and ink meanings complement each other. They have the charm of ancient Chinese Temple literati, giving people the impression of ethereal and mysterious travel and nostalgia. His calligraphy is really born from the heart, is to write his own heart, and is the unity of words, people and people’s beliefs. It can be seen that Mr. Duan Junping’s works have entered the artistic realm of the free kingdom of artistic wandering.
Three poems by Wang Wei by Duan Junping
As we all know, Mr. Duan Junping is not only a famous calligrapher, but also an expert in traditional Chinese medicine. Duan Junping has inherited his family’s studies and visited famous posts all over the world. With profound traditional Chinese medicine heritage and talent, he has become a family on the basis of inheriting ancient methods. Mr. Duan Junping’s calligraphy works have primitive and natural lines, extraordinary taste, light and lofty artistic conception, elegant and beautiful fonts and ancient composition. It not only adheres to the calligraphy tradition, but also makes rational innovation in the “testimonies”. On the road of pursuing the artistic realm of “Tao follows nature”, Mr. Duan Junping is not only good at understanding nature, but also integrates the rhythm of heaven and earth into calligraphy with the experience of “the unity of heaven and man”. His works are the perfect unity of authenticity and connotation.
Mr. Duan Junping’s running script work Shen Zhou painting poem
Mr. Duan Junping’s Li Bai’s send a friend
The beauty of the form and quality of calligraphy is charming, but the connotation and look outside the pen and ink are more important. In the eyes of scholars and collectors, the spread value of calligraphy works lies not only in the level of calligraphy, but also in the scholarly spirit and personality knowledge embodied in the Calligraphers’ works. The reason why we can spread from ancient to modern times is this law. It can be said that calligraphy has always been a symbol of cultural cultivation. A large part of the reason for the spread of calligraphy is that calligraphy is the product of the traditional values of the unity of people and art. In contemporary times, Mr. Duan Junping is undoubtedly the representative of this traditional value of the unity of people and art, which is highly concentrated in calligraphy works. This is also the reason why his calligraphy works are loved and sought after by auction houses and collectors. The auction and Runge prices of his works have repeatedly reached new highs.
Mr. Duan Junping’s cursive work “sent to Shaofu Du as Shuzhou” by Wang Bo
Mr. Duan Junping’s calligraphy works are deeply loved by business elites and public groups at home and abroad, and have been collected by many art institutions such as the Great Hall of the people, the China Art Museum, the Hong Kong Chinese Art Museum, the National Art Museum of Japan, the Metropolitan Museum, Yale University and Stanford University. His calligraphy papers have been published in Chinese calligraphy, calligraphy, calligraphy guide and Chinese art, and have become teaching materials for calligraphy teaching, In 2012, he was rated as a calligrapher with artistic talent and appreciation potential by many media. In August 2014, he was awarded the “outstanding contribution award to human culture” and the honorary title of “image ambassador of China Thailand friendship”; In November 2014, he won the “highest award of calligraphy art achievement award” and “double happiness award of virtue and art” and other international awards in the international exhibition of Chinese calligraphy in New York, and was awarded the lifetime achievement award of art by the New York Parliament. In 2015, he was selected as one of the top ten contemporary calligraphers in the online selection jointly by many institutions, and his calligraphy works have won many awards in domestic competitions. (text: Teaching)