Zhang Weiyuan

Zhang Weiyuan

Zhang Weiyuan (1922-1983), with the word Gaoxuan, also had Wenyuan, a yuan and Saishang. He is from Tongwei, Gansu Province. Calligraphers and painters. Proficient in secondary education, archaeology, cultural relics protection, art history, TCM syndrome differentiation, library science, music.

Personal resume

Zhang Weiyuan was born in shangyangbi village, wenshuchuan Township, Tongwei County, Gansu Province on October 5, 1922. He graduated from high school in 1945 and was admitted to the National Academy of Arts. In 1948, he graduated from the national Hangzhou art college and became an art teacher of the national Hangzhou women's middle school and Jianguo middle school. He was transferred back to Gansu Tongwei middle school in 1949. He studied in Northwest People's revolutionary University in April 1950. In August, he was transferred to Tianshui special administration as a member and Secretary of the culture and education department, a part-time person in charge of Maijishan cultural management office, and a secretary of the Water Conservancy Bureau of Tianshui special administration. In January 1957, he was appointed Vice President of Tianshui agricultural cadre school in Gansu Province. He entered the Party School of Gansu provincial Party committee in 1958. Responsible for the establishment of Tianshui agricultural school, No.5 Middle School, agricultural technical school, agricultural middle school and other nearly 10 schools, and served as vice president and principal. In 1979, he was transferred to Tianshui County Cultural Center as deputy director and director. He died in daobu, North Tianshui on June 6, 1983.

Artistic exploration and creative career

Zhang Weiyuan received very strict regular script training under the rule of private school teacher when he was young. In his middle school, he had a strong interest in cursive script. He visited all kinds of Steles and calligraphy that could be borrowed locally. Like hunger and thirst to learn from the famous artists of Pan Tianshou, Huang Binhong, Zheng Wuchang, Wu Fuzhi, Zhu Lesan, Deng Bai, Lin Fengmian, Lin Fengmian, Guan Liang, Chai ye, and Lin Fengmian, the national art college was absorbed in the essence of art. Mr. Huang Binhong appreciated his character, talent and studies, and accepted him as a disciple. They get along with each other day and night, study ink and stretch paper, serve before the case, and naturally get the true story; when the husband goes out, he follows around; when foreign friends visit, he acts as an English translator. Many classmates, only he alone. His preface to the history of painting was serialized in Yilin evening news. Guo Moruo called Weiyuan "Huang Binhong's right hand and left hand"! In 1949, when Zhang Weiyuan was transferred back to Tongwei, Gansu Province, teachers and students were inseparable from each other. Mr. Zhang presented a painting inscription: "brother Weiyuan will return to Shuofang and travel to the south, literature and art will be spread, and the northwest antiquities will be widely used as a reference. Those who have more knowledge to communicate with each other today should be the Yichou 80-60-year-old Binhong written by Meng Jin.". At the same time, he wrote letters to fan Zhenxu and Zhao Wangyun to introduce his own Gaozu. Mr. Wei Yuan's noble character, rigorous academic attitude, unparalleled artistic achievements, tireless spirit and ardent hope have really guided his life's artistic exploration and creation.

Moral and cultural cultivation

Wei Yuan received strict traditional moral and cultural education since childhood. He was of good conduct, filial piety to his elders, respect for others, regardless of personal gain and loss. After graduating from the National Academy of Arts, with a pure heart of serving the motherland and revitalizing the cultural and educational undertakings of his hometown, he refused to be hired to teach abroad with favorable treatment. He resolutely stayed at home and returned to the barren land where he raised himself. There are also wives who try their best to support their studies, do housework and serve their mothers, younger brothers and sons. He can't forget his origin if he is kind-hearted. He and his wife, Xu Zhishu, lived a rough life together. In his work, he is hardworking and obedient. At the beginning of the liberation, Zhao Wangyun wanted to transfer him to the northwest ministry of culture as his assistant, but Tianshui special administration didn't let him go because of the lack of talents in the area. In the mid-1950s, Lu Xun Academy of fine arts sent a letter to transfer him to teach, but Tianshui special administration didn't let him go because of the lack of talents in the northwest. For a long time, he lived in the cultural and educational garden of Tianshui, worked hard, and was lonely.

Never give up, never give up

In those political movements with different patterns, if you don't act as an active member of the working group to punish others, you may be punished. Wei Yuan was upright and upright. Even if he was punished, he never made up facts to punish others. As a result, he suffered a lot of bad luck, but in the later period of the movement, none of the charges could be carried out. He is unyielding and unyielding, and he would rather compromise than bend, because he is criticized for telling the truth about the problem of starving people in Tongwei. In more and more grass-roots posts, bear humiliation, teach and educate people, and work hard. Nearly ten schools, such as Tianshui agricultural cadre school, Tianshui No.5 Middle School and Tianshui agricultural technical school, have been established under the leadership of the government. They have trained a large number of talents for the country to serve in all walks of life. Among them, there are many world celebrities who have been awarded by the order signed by the president of the state, such as Bai Yueyou. In the evening, I read, write and paint with dim kerosene lamp in my spare time. The working and living conditions are getting worse and worse, but the character is constantly improved and sublimated. He wrote "the painting of Qingsong" and "the painting of Mozhu" by himself, which are the true self portraits of his noble character.

Regret of calligraphers and painters all over the country and media reports after the death

Some famous calligraphers and painters across the country sighed at the news of his death and sent telegrams and letters of condolence one after another. The wife and her children framed and exhibited their works at their own expense, which was supported and praised by the artists. Li Keran wrote the exhibition title; Wang Fengyi, Ling Chunde and Liang Jun did their best to help; Deng Bai, Wu fan, Liu Jiang and pan Yun wrote inscriptions for the posthumous works. Xie zhiliu is the title of Zhang Weiyuan's collection of paintings. Chen peiqiu painted mountain birds for loquat and wrote a preface to Zhang Weiyuan's collection of paintings. Yin Qianshi, Shen Peng, Li duo, Liu Yi, Tong Wei, Mo Pu, Guo Zhongxuan, Li Bamu, Yang Changhuai, Zhou Zhigao, Zhu Peier and other dozens of famous writers at home and abroad wrote poems and highly praised their character and works. The title of the book "a brief biography of Zhang Weiyuan" on Liu Kaiqu's sickbed soon passed away. Wang Xuezhong's story of Wen Weiyuan is entitled "great legacy will be handed down to the world." Gansu Daily, Lanzhou evening news, voice of the people, democratic consultation daily, China old people's daily, tonight, and dozens of news organizations including central, provincial and municipal TV stations have published articles and works praising Zhang Weiyuan's noble personality and extraordinary works of art. His artistic life and works are published in calligraphy, Chinese calligraphy, art of calligraphy and painting, Grand View of fine arts, appreciation and evaluation of calligraphy, dictionary of contemporary calligraphers, paintings and seal carvers, and ink of contemporary Chinese calligraphers. Zhang Weiyuan is a famous calligrapher and painter in Tongwei county annals. Today, according to incomplete statistics, nearly 100 works have been published in various publications.

"Zhang Weiyuan phenomenon"

The scholar Wu Chenxu published an article calling it "Zhang Weiyuan phenomenon". Chen Boxi titled the exhibition of Zhang Weiyuan's posthumous works as "excellent calligraphy and painting, high art, and a strong life. After death, Jiuquan Junan will be valued.". Dong Zhentao published Zhang Weiyuan's calligraphy works in "Hanmo garden" of "tonight news", wrote a review article, and told the readers earnestly: "please don't forget that there is a Zhang Weiyuan in Longshang!"

Zhang Weiyuan's calligraphy art

Listen to the grand theory of art and learn from others for my use

Throughout Zhang Weiyuan's works of art, it is difficult to frame them as the products of a certain school. In his life, he transferred many teachers, did not stick to his family's views, absorbed the advantages of various schools, and constantly innovated. In addition to the masters of Arts, he also had an open mind to seek advice from Xu Beihong, Guo Moruo, Lu Fengzi, Chen Zhifo, Zhang Shuqi, Xie zhiliu, Wu Hufan and other famous artists he could contact at that time. Zhao Wangyun, in particular, intended to stay in the forest of Steles when Zhang Weiyuan went to contact the Ministry of culture in Northwest China for many times, and provided ink, ink, paper and inkstone for him to study. From the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, there are a great variety of zhencaoli Zhuan steles in the forest of Steles in Xi'an. In particular, Tang ou, Yu, Chu, Yan, Liu, Zhang Xu, Huai Su, Zhi Yong, Li Longji, Li Yangbing, Shi Weize and others' hand carved stones are the most valuable. In the song, yuan, Ming, Qing Dynasties, MI, Cai, Su, Zhao Ji, Zhao Mengfu, Dong Qichang, Lin Zexu and others are highly respected. The "Kaicheng Shijing" of 114 stone is a large stone library. Zhang Weiyuan has been in the forest of Steles many times, and he has been fed up with food and drink, sucking the essence of art greedily, which undoubtedly has a great influence on his achievement in calligraphy in his later years. Zhao Wangyun, the great master of the generation, preached well. What a good and bitter heart he had! In the early 1950s, as a special commissioner of Tianshui special administration, Zhang Weiyuan was responsible for the reception of the Maijishan Grottoes investigation mission of the northwest ministry of culture headed by Chang Shuhong; the central Maijishan Grottoes investigation mission headed by Wu Zuoren and attended by Deng Bai, Luo Gongliu, Wang Chaowen, Chang Renxia, sun Zongwei, Lu Hongnian, Dai Ze and other famous artists; and the capital people's hero monument Construction Committee headed by Liu Kaiqu The sculpture delegation, as well as several groups of experts and scholars, including Zheng Zhenduo, came to visit. Accompany famous experts to inspect, listen to the grand art theory, and learn from others' strong points for my use.

Calligraphy features

His works are excellent in Li, Cao, Zheng, Zhuan and Xing, especially in cursive script. Its charm, composition, word formation and array are perfect. It is due to Zhong Yao, Zhang Zhi, Erwang, sun Guoting and so on. Careful reading has a kind of refined and far away from the dust. "Mr. Wang's calligraphy has its own style and style, and his skill can be seen in his calligraphy. The style of inscriptions and postscripts is a combination of calligraphy and painting, and a single calligraphy work is even more free and easy, with its branches of white cloth and the flowing rhyme between the pitch and the back (Chang Zhenli); " Wang Chaowen commented: "Comrade Weiyuan's calligraphy and painting have unique personality, just like his photography, which shows wisdom in simplicity.". Reading his essay on calligraphy also shows his modest and self-confident character. He respects his teachers and emphasizes the importance of using pen, but does not ignore the importance of controlling the artistic quality and character of Mao Zedong.

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