Chen Shien and his calligraphy art

Last year, at the "China Building Materials Industry Painting and Calligraphy Art Exhibition", the calligraphy works of Chen Shien, the winner of the Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition, attracted special attention. He has won awards three times in a row, and it is not easy for him to highlight his style in 600 works. It is not easy to get unanimous praise from experts. However, Chen Shien's calligraphy art is truly outstanding.

Chen Shien's pen name is Enlightenment, and his name is "Bianbi Zhaizhu". Born in 1967, a native of Zhongjiang, Sichuan. He has been in the pool for thirty years since he was a child. Now he is a calligrapher specially-appointed by Jiuzhai Painting Academy and Sichuan Tianjiao Giant Panda Painting Academy. Vice Chairman of Deyang Calligraphers Association, Chairman of Luojiang County Calligraphy Art Photography Association. In fact, anyone who knows Shien knows that he not only has high attainments in calligraphy, but also has a lot of experience in philosophy, aesthetics, sociology, poetry, novels, and painting. Art and theory are of the same origin, and it is his extensive explorations in various fields that have provided him with abundant information for his later calligraphy practice. As a kind of artistic creation, calligraphy has a deep mystery. It has evolved from oracle bone inscriptions and bronze inscriptions to the basic forms of Da Zhuan, Xiao Zhuan, official script, and cursive script and Xingkai script of the Eastern Han, Wei and Jin Dynasties. Those of us who have experienced achievements will come to a conclusion: the appearance of art must have its connotation, and it must be deeply rooted in the soil of culture.

Regardless of calligraphy or painting, if there is no deep cultural background, it is like a tree without roots or water without a source. It will not have long-lasting vitality. Shien is well aware of this principle. For many years, he has insisted on copying, from the rigorous writing of Ou, Yan, Liu, and Zhao Kaishu to the cursive and elegant of Er Wang and Zhang Xu, according to his own aesthetic interest and pursuit, he has cultivated the past and the present into a line. Moving forward along this line has always been on the road of the mainstream of calligraphy. What is more commendable is that in his running calligraphy works, the pensive and bold use of pens, the clean lines, and the gracefulness have formed his unique style of his own.

Recently I have seen a batch of Shien’s new works, most of them are six-foot and eight-foot huge. They can’t bear to put it down. They are really solid and extraordinary. The dancing lines are like flowing water, and the mountains will be safe and structured. Very particular about the place. The basic characteristics of calligraphy are the combination of lines, concrete and abstract, emotions and symbols. Shien's works make the dots and lines their own nature to the extreme, and the beauty of form and inner beauty has to be convincing. This is precisely because he has a deep understanding of the style of the Tang and Jin Dynasties and the grandeur of the Wei stele.

Chen Shien’s impression is that there is a kind of fortitude in the Qingzhu. He is a serious and determined person, as he himself said, "holding his own opinion and acting on his own." The so-called loneliness is to concentrate on the road of learning books, not to be distracted, his heart must be free from all kinds of utilitarian thoughts in the world. When Ruhao is sucking ink and approaching the pond, his heart is only between the dots and paintings. This meaning refers to the artistic conception. He is in this mind. Get artistic enjoyment and spiritual sublimation. The ancients talked about calligraphy and believed that calligraphy is not only a psychological depiction, but also a means of expressing emotional states with lines. The pen is an extension of the hand of a calligrapher. The sharpness, slowness, flying, and frustration of the pen are all subjectively driven. The word is like the person, the book is the heart painting. As a kind of aesthetic calligraphy works directly acting on people’s visual organs, the feeling of beauty is universal. Shien writes calligraphy works so beautifully. It is undeniable that in today’s fast-developing society, it looks like a beautiful artistic wonder. Let people stop and watch, and the resonances that have been generated somewhat. Watching Shien's works is like reading a beautiful poem, and it can be considered a little effort to social harmony.

Chen Shien has always maintained an interest in exploring the connotation, cultural heritage and depths of his soul, which made him feel the enrichment of life and spirit. Because of the "understanding" and "depth", Shien has always maintained his impulse to the rhythm of black and white lines. , This is why he can't let go of the pen in his hand no matter how busy he is at work. Chen Shien is the deputy secretary of the Party Committee and the executive deputy general manager of Sichuan Fiberglass Group. He is indeed busy with official duties and needs to handle the relationship between work and art practice. However, the young Chen Shien's calligraphy has become an indispensable part of his life. We applaud his artistic achievements today, and we also look forward to his business flourishing and his art reaching even higher heights.