For fans of calligraphy as well as traditional culture and art, don't miss out on this exhibition underway on the Ersha Island in Guangzhou. On February 25, "Ou Qianyun Cursive Calligraphy Exhibition" will officially kick off at the Lingnan Club Cultural Exhibition Hall in Guangzhou and will last until March 27, with around 200 pieces of calligraphy works on display.
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Cursive script (草书, cao shu) is a style of Chinese penmanship. The character "草" can mean "quick " or "rough", and the cursive script is not bound by rules for spacing or size. The number of strokes in characters is usually reduced to single scrawls of curves and dots, and calligraphers can freely show the movement of lines.
Qu Qianyun is a representative of calligraphers in the Lingnan region, especially famous for his cursive script. His calligraphy works are engraved in many stele forests across the country, including the Guangzhou Stele Forest (广州碑林) on Baiyun Mountain.
This exhibition will showcase more than 150 pieces of Ou's calligraphy works and about 40 pieces of calligraphy works from his teachers and friends. Exhibits mainly include Ou's wild cursive, ancient cursive, modern cursive calligraphy works. You can also see his scrolls, paintings, manuscripts and many other works.
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A painting of Ou Qianyun by Liao Bingxiong, a Chinese cartoonist, painter and calligrapher. (Photo provided to Newsgd.com)
Liu Sifen, former chairman of the Guangdong Federation of Literary and Art Circles, pointed out that Ou's works are full of creativity and can be appreciated regardless of whether people know the cursive script or not. "You don't need to recognize each character," he said, "calligraphy is a kind of art, and every stroke is rhythmic, reflecting the calligrapher's heart. What we need to do is to understand the innermost feelings of calligraphers from the lines and resonate with them."
Time: 9:30-17:00, February 25 to March 27, 2022
Venue: Lingnan Club Cultural Exhibition Hall (岭南会展览馆)
Add.: No. 13 Qingbo Road, Ersha Island, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou (广州市越秀区二沙岛晴波路13号)
Nearest bus stop: Xinghai Concert Hall station (星海音乐厅站), take Bus No. B21, 89 or 194.
Author: Holly
Editor: Wing, Monica, Jerry
