Inherit For Three Thousand Years

Today, Chu Yunwen is going to visit his home. Xiao Yao specially sorted out some of his works, put them in the study room.

At 9:30, the doorbell rang, Xiao Yao opened the door, and it was Chu Yunwen standing outside the door.

"I've been waiting for you, come in quickly."

Chu Yunwen didn't come empty-handed, and he was holding two things in his hands.

"Why are you still carrying things? We don't have to be so polite."

Chu Yunwen handed the two things in Xiao Yao's hand, "It's not a precious thing. I am also a calligraphy lover. This is one of my writings last year. I think it's okay. Please appreciate it. The one in the box. It's the yellow stone seal of Fang Tian. I touched the rough stone by myself when I was young. I didn't expect it to be good. I will give it to you as a souvenir."

Chu Yunwen dared to give his calligraphy as a gift to Xiao Yao. Obviously, his level was not bad. Otherwise, he would definitely not offer this ugliness.

Xiao Yao is particularly interested in his calligraphy work and can't wait to appreciate it.

"Let's go to the study. The table in my study is big."

Although it hasn't been opened yet, this calligraphy work by Chu Yunwen is obviously a long scroll, and ordinary tables cannot be opened.

Chu Yunwen followed Xiao Yao and walked into the study.

The study room has a large area, eighty to ninety square meters, and the shelves on both sides are full of books.

His gaze swept away from these books, and the paintings and calligraphy hanging on the wall were what attracted him the most in the study.

But now is not the time to appreciate these works, Xiao Yao has opened his calligraphy on the long case, and the handwriting on the long scroll slowly appears:

In the ninth year of Yonghe, he was in Gui Chou, and at the beginning of spring, he would go to the Lanting Pavilion of Shanyin in Kuaiji, and he would repair things. A group of talented people are complete, and a few years old are collected together. There are lofty mountains and majestic forests and bamboos, and there are clear currents and turbulent turbulences. Although there is no flourish of the silk and bamboo orchestra, one chant and one chant is enough to express the secret feeling...

The work Chu Yunwen gave to him turned out to be an imitation of Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting.

Xiao Yao really did not expect that Chu Yunwen would give him such a calligraphy work.

When the two were chatting, Chu Yunwen once said that he had appreciated Xiao Yao's "A Thousand Rocks Competition Show" at the Han University Academy of Fine Arts, and he naturally understood Xiao Yao's calligraphy skills.

Obviously knowing how high Xiao Yao's calligraphy is, and dare to take his calligraphy works for Xiao Yao to taste, and it is also the most prestigious "Lanting Collection Preface" in the calligraphy circle. It can be seen that Chu Yunwen is still quite confident in his calligraphy skills. .

If he thinks that his calligraphy cannot be obtained, he will certainly not give it to his friends as a gift.

Opening the entire scroll, Xiao Yao carefully appreciated it, his eyes showing appreciation.

The full text of "Lanting Collection Preface" is 28 lines, 324 words. Since the book sage, anyone who has some accomplishments in calligraphy has basically copied this article.

If you want to copy the masterpieces handed down by the Book Sage, you must understand the essence of this calligraphy.

Everyone's fonts may be different, but to copy this work, you must do it: text but not flashy, quality but not wild, not irritating but not harsh, and gentle.

The masterpiece of the calligrapher has a combination of rigid and soft brushwork, flexible lines, condensed stippling, and the body of the book is scattered and correct. It has the beauty of sidelines, compromise, and contrast. It has become a model of the "Beauty of Neutrality" calligraphy.

Copying this article does not lie in similarity. The criterion for judging whether a masterpiece is a good work or not is the understanding and display of the beauty of neutrality.

This volume of calligraphy by Chu Yunwen is calm and gentle, full of spirit and spirit. The layout is sparse and clear, the brushwork is varied, the wind is very beautiful and the two are easy, the whole story is charming and elegant, the words are exquisite, the stippling is like a dance, and the strokes and strokes seem to break through the empty space.

Just look at the richness of his pens, there are many wonderful changes such as hiding the front, calling decoration, hanging the pen and returning to the front, pulling the silk, reflecting the belt, turning from the square to the circle, from the circle to the square, and some horizontal and wave picks have the legacy of the official script. Meaning, obviously to get the samadhi of the original work. And on this basis, he has a strong personal style, that kind of elegant and free font, unrestrained and unrestrained.

Xiao Yao appreciated it for a quarter of an hour before he opened his mouth and praised: "This word is elegant and charming, calm and gentle, with profound skills and extraordinary charm. It is a rare masterpiece.

Unexpectedly, Brother Chu, your calligraphy accomplishments were so deep. At your level, there are really few calligraphers in the world who are higher than you.

What you have hidden is really deep enough. With such a great calligraphy accomplishment, you are so lonely to appreciate yourself, but if you communicate with other people more, I am afraid that you have long been praised as today's master of calligraphy. "

Xiao Yao had guessed that Chu Yunwen's calligraphy attainments were not low, but he did not expect Chu Yunwen's calligraphy attainments to be so high. With the level of his calligraphy, he is no less inferior to any living contemporary calligrapher. As long as he communicates with people in the industry, he has already become famous.

With such a great calligraphy accomplishment, he was unknown. It can be seen that Chu Yunwen must be a lonely temperament.

"Although I don't like doing business, my main business is business investment after all. I am a stinky merchant, it is better not to contact those artists, so as not to tarnish the art in their hearts."

Xiao Yao raised his head and glanced at Chu Yunwen, "Why do I hear you have something to say? There should be some story in it, right?"

"It's not that complicated. Even when I was young, I also met several so-called calligraphers. The level is not necessarily high, but each of them has a good temper. I am not in the art circle, and I can't talk to them. One piece, I didn't touch it later." It was already ten years ago. Although Chu Yunwen had already let go, he had prejudices against those so-called artists.

"Art is a display of individuality. It cannot be said that artists are not gregarious, but it is also true that most of them are not very easy to contact. But you can't kill a group of people with one stick. There are always calligraphers who can chat with you, just watch. Would you like to touch it?" Xiao Yao said openly.

"When I was young, I had a higher pursuit of art, but I had this mind. After so many years, when young green people have matured, those previous minds have faded. For me now, artistic creation is pure It doesn’t matter whether anyone recognizes and appreciates his self-entertainment.” Chu Yunwen has indeed taken these things lightly.

"You have an indifferent temperament, I know. But everyone has a social nature, and so are artists. Otherwise, we can't just meet each other as soon as we met. Art also needs more exchanges, even as a hobby. It is also a pleasant thing to have a group of like-minded people discuss together.

Both of us have similar temperaments. I will introduce you to some friends in the art circle in the future, so I can talk with you. "

"The friend you introduced can't be wrong. If you have such a gathering in the future, remember to call me on."

Chu Yunwen does not have prejudices against all artists. He is not a member of the art circle, and his main focus is on investment companies, so he has always been out of this circle.

If he can really talk, of course he is willing to have more like-minded friends.

"This work of yours is a rare masterpiece, I have to collect it carefully. As the saying goes, it is also not to be indecent. If I receive your gift, I have to give you a gift in return. How about I also write you a picture? kind?"

Since they are friends, it is normal to give each other their own works. As for the value, there is no need to care about it.

Of course, it also depends on what kind of friend it is. Although Chu Yunwen has just met this friend, Xiao Yao hits it off at first sight. The gift of the work is just a matter of heart, without considering the value of it.

"Then I can't ask for it. If I accept your calligraphy, it's not clear whether it's glaring. It doesn't matter if I take a small advantage, even if I have to pay attention to the degree between friends, I can't ask for your calligraphy. I dare not ask for it.

If you really want to give me a gift back, you might as well draw me a sketch, maybe I can still be named art history. "

Chu Yunwen has his own rules of conduct. Although he really wants to collect a calligraphy work by Xiao Yao, he will never accept Xiao Yao's gift.

Although Xiao Yao has not yet published his calligraphy works, his inscriptions in "A Thousand Rocks Competition" have fully demonstrated his calligraphy skills.

His calligraphy skills are the same as his painting skills. Shen Yun Tiancheng has far surpassed these contemporary artists. Once Xiao Yao's calligraphy works are on the market, it will inevitably be a sky-high price.

Chu Yunwen gave his calligraphy to Xiao Yao out of friendship, but if he accepted Xiao Yao's calligraphy in return, the nature would be different.

Although love is priceless, valuable works cannot be accepted with peace of mind just because of the word friendship.

Xiao Yao's attitude was very candid, and he refused so bluntly, so he simply made a request by himself.

Compared with Xiao Yao's calligraphy works, Xiao Yao created a sketch for him. The meaning of the two is the same, but the value is very different.

Even with Xiao Yao's reputation, if one of his sketches is put on the market, the price is at most several million or several million. This value is not very high, and Chu Yunwen can accept it with peace of mind.

"That's for sure, I'm very inspired now, it's better to draw a sketch for you now." Xiao Yao always felt that Chu Yunwen's temperament was very special, and he had a desire to create with him as a model.

"I can't ask for it, but will the time be too long?"

"I'll paint a bit rough, half an hour is enough. The painting is too detailed, I'm afraid you can't wait, it's still tiring to be a model." Xiao Yao said and began to prepare.

Chu Yunwen looks forward to it very much. He is not only highly accomplished in calligraphy, but also has a wide range of artistic hobbies. He has studied piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy, and his accomplishments are not low. Although his oil painting level is not as high as that of Chinese painting, it is also a professional level. He is eager to see Xiao Yao's drawing level.

Although sketching is only the basis of oil painting, it can best show a person's skills. He wants to appreciate what Xiao Yao's sketch portrait looks like.

Xiao Yao's speed was very fast, and he stopped the movements in his hands as soon as half an hour had passed.

He passed the sketch paper in his hand to Chu Yunwen, "Is it okay to see?"

Chu Yunwen took the sketch paper in his hand, his eyes fell on the portrait, and he couldn't move away anymore.

After all, half an hour was too short. He originally thought that this portrait would be rough, but things were completely beyond his expectation-in such a short period of time, the sketch that Xiao Yao drew for him was very delicate.

If he hadn't seen Xiao Yao bring a blank sketch paper with his own eyes, he would have thought that this sketch seemed to be drawn by Xiao Yao in advance.

Xiao Yao's half-hour results, even if he was given 5 hours, he would definitely not be able to do so finely.

He was very curious, how did Xiao Yao draw so fast?

This extremely fast speed, supposedly will definitely affect the quality, but the fact is not the case-this portrait of him is simply amazing!

I won't talk about the solid foundation. For Xiao Yao, this is just the basic operation. There must be a lot of things worth learning for him, but there is no need to be amazed.

What really shocked him was the unspeakable charm revealed in the portrait. He couldn't even believe that the handsome middle-aged man with calm eyes and indifferent aura all over his body was actually him!

He really can't understand why different compositions and different shadings show such a charm?