In view of the outstanding achievements of calligrapher Mai Yixiang in the field of calligraphy, he was awarded the honorary title of "Outstanding Literary and Art Worker of 2023" after being reviewed and approved by the expert review team of the Chinese Culture and Art Talent Pool.
About the Artist
Buy Yixiang, male, Ya name, Liupan Mountain people. Born in Wuzhong in 1954, now living in Wuzhong City, he is a member of the middle school, with a university degree, a senior technician, and graduated from the master class of the Xianghua Painting and Calligraphy Institute. Now he is a senior member of Zhongyi Starlight Green Calligraphy and Painting Platform. Off-campus counselor of the National Working Group for the Construction of Aesthetic Education Standardization System, and senior researcher of the China Popular Literature and Art Research Association.
Born in a family of intellectuals, he loved calligraphy since he was a child, especially influenced by his father's copying of the poems of great men. Since joining the work in 1974, he has been fascinated by the words and posts of great men and calligraphers of the past dynasties, such as the preface of the Lanting Collection of the Book Sage Wang Xizhi, Ouyan Liu Zhao, Su Huang Mi Cai, Dong Qichang, Wen Zhengming and other masters. Forgetting to sleep and eat all year round, studying calligraphy and copying calligraphy, and laying traces of satisfaction on the road of life. He has worshiped the craftsmen of the great country as his teacher, and has been rated as an innovation expert many times after leaving the school, dedicating his youth to the construction of socialism, engaged in the use of technology for nearly 40 years, and has taught nearly 100 apprentices for many years. He graduated from the master class of the Xiangxiang Painting and Calligraphy Academy, and successively studied under Master Chen Mo, the national famous calligrapher Du Yuguang, and the national famous calligrapher Zou Guisheng Master and became his teacher. I also studied with Dean Shuyin's character creation class, Dean Zhiruo's Mi Fu big character line grass class, Dean Mu Yu's Mao body seminar and Chenggu, Lin Sheng, Shaogong and other deans' calligraphy classes. In addition, he was awarded the outstanding class leader, excellent class committee, and excellent class collective in the dean class and master class, and was rated as the most beautiful calligrapher. Through systematic learning, he has gained a lot, achieved remarkable results, and is determined to work hard to inherit the traditional culture of calligraphy and painting of the motherland.
At the beginning of 2022, a seven-word group of poems titled "Reflections on the Centennial of the Founding of the Party" won awards in the National Poetry Competition. In October 2023, he won the gold medal at the Beijing Calligraphy and Painting Elite Exhibition of "Hanmo Love: Shengshi Collection" held on the Zhongyi Starlight Green Calligraphy and Painting Platform with the calligraphy work "Not to the Great Wall, Not a Hero". At the same time, on October 31, calligrapher Mai Yixiang was invited to participate in the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Republic of Madagascar, and was awarded the title of "China-Malagasy Art Exchange Envoy". In 2023, calligrapher Mai Yixiang was reviewed by the National Editorial Committee of the special edition of "Cultural Elites, Blooming Dreams", and decided to enter his works into the "special edition" and publicize and report. At the same time, calligrapher Mai Yixiang won the honorary title of "2023 Outstanding Literary and Art Worker". The honorary title of "Integrity Brand Calligraphy and Painting". Selected into the honorary title of "Shengshi Collection, Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Elite". He was awarded the glorious title of "People's Calligrapher and Painter". His works are favored by the majority of enthusiasts and collectors at home and abroad.
In his lifetime, he was enthusiastic about charity, and tried his best to donate to the disabled, people with difficulties in life and those who have difficulty in seeking medical treatment, and was known as a "moral enthusiast".
Work appreciation
Title of the work: "If you don't go to the Great Wall, you're not a hero".
Specifications of the work：69cm×138cm
The material of the work: Half-cooked rice paper.
The work is narrated:"If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero" is a famous sentence in "Qingping Le Liupan Mountain". There are two versions of this magnum opus, the first of which was written in October 1935 after the Red Army triumphantly crossed Liupan Mountain in Ningxia. Another version is the words written in September 1961 at the request of the comrades in Ningxia.
Qingpingle Liupan Mountain is a chapter written by the Red Army when it destroyed the enemy's last blockade line, crossed the peak of Liupan Mountain, and victory was in sight. This poem not only expresses the heroic spirit of the author and the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army led by him in completing the Long March in defiance of difficulties and dangers, but also expresses their lofty ambition to carry the revolution through to the end.
If you don't reach the Great Wall, you are not a hero, and the "Great Wall" in "refers to the anti-Japanese front. The Red Army overcame all difficulties and obstacles with a fearless revolutionary spirit and marched to the base areas in northern Shaanxi and to the anti-Japanese front. Under the circumstances at that time, if you don't go to the front line of resistance against Japan and don't go to the Great Wall, what kind of hero is you?Looking back at the glorious course of the Long March, in the past year, the Red Army had to fight against the harsh natural environments such as snow-capped mountains and meadows, rapids and rapids, and severe cold and heat, and also had to maneuver and fight against the enemy who surrounded and intercepted along the way. Recalling the earth-shattering battle scenes of the second occupation of Zunyi, the four crossings of Chishui, the flying capture of the Luding Bridge, the forcible crossing of the Dadu River, and the skillful crossing of the Jinsha River, the poet used the "not to the Great Wall to be a hero" not a mockery to ridicule those who were as timid as a mouse, and had to smash the myth of "Japan's invincibility", resolutely rushed to the front line of resistance against Japan, eulogized that all the soldiers of the Red Army had the spirit of true heroes, and expressed the heroic nature of revolutionaries who were calm and heroic, not afraid of hardships and hardships, marched forward bravely, were not afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice, and devoted themselves to the front line of resistance against Japan. The brushwork is dominated by the momentum of a great man.
Title of the work: "Linjiang Immortal".
Specifications of the work：69cm×69cm
The material of the work: Half-cooked rice paper.
The work is narrated:Linjiang Immortal is the work of Yang Shen of the Ming Dynasty, and this poem expresses his deep thoughts on history, life and emotions. It is a masterpiece that sees through the red dust, goes with the flow, is at peace with the encounter, has a big mind, and pays attention to friendship. The words of the whole word are like gold and jade, please see: "The Yangtze River is passing away, and the waves are sweeping away the heroes." Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. "There is not a word eye that is as cheap as a brick. Yes, how many heroes in the long river of history have been washed away by the flowing water of time!Such as Xiang Yu, Liu Bang. As long as you can meet your friends, even if it is a pot of turbid wine, you can spit it out and talk about the past and the present.
Title of the work: "The Sweetness of the Yellow River".
Specifications of the work：69cm×138cm
The material of the work: Half-cooked rice paper.
The work is narrated:In cursive writing, the sweetness of the Yellow River water is grateful. The Yellow River is the mother river of the Chinese nation, and the water of the Yellow River is like the luscious milk of a great mother, who has no regrets or asks for anything in return for thousands of years, and has nurtured the outstanding sons and daughters of the Chinese nation on both sides of the river for generations.
Title of the work: "Lanting Collection Preface".
Specifications of the work：105cm×38cm
The material of the work: Half-cooked rice paper.
The work is narrated:The preface to the Lanting Collection is the masterpiece of the famous calligrapher Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty in a hazy state after drinking, it is said that he wrote several more articles when he was completely sober, and finally he could not sway freely as the first chapter, just like the charm of the dragon. It is precisely because of his fascination that he is unrestrained, unrestrained, and writes a masterpiece that is difficult to imitate through the ages. Therefore, it was revered by later generations of calligraphers as a book.