Yang Wujiao (1097-1169) was a painter of the Southern Song Dynasty. He is not only a painter, but also an outstanding literati. Claiming to be a descendant of Han Yangxiong, his calligraphy surname does not come from "wood", but from his own pride and self-confidence. He was born in Qingjiang (now Jiangxi), lived in Yuzhang (now Nanchang, Jiangxi), and during the Shaoxing period (1131-1162), he was dissatisfied with Zhao Gou and Qin Huizhi's foreign compromise and Gou'an, and repeatedly resigned from his official position, did not succumb to power, and adhered to his principles and beliefs. Yang Wuyi's poems, calligraphy and paintings are all famous. His calligraphy is learned from Ouyang Xun, the gesture is sharp, the small characters are clear, and each stroke is full of strength and charm. His poems are also a must, writing mostly about the love between men and women, the rhetoric is gorgeous, the descriptions are delicate, and the emotions are sincere, which makes people intoxicated to read. His paintings are even more original, mainly based on ink color, smooth lines, and ingenious composition, showing superb painting skills and profound artistic accomplishment. His work "Escape from Zen" is highly acclaimed, and the words are full of love for life and reflections on human nature. His artistic achievements were not only highly regarded during the Southern Song Dynasty, but also had a profound impact on later generations of artists. Yang Wuyi is especially good at painting plums, and the next pen will win Huaguang. Ink plum bamboo, turquoise, narcissus brushwork is light and wild, especially good at painting huge pieces, the branches are old like iron stones, its leaves are fragrant, such as jade snow, Yuzhang people regard it as an arch wall. Taste the beginning of the Linjiang River to break the branches and plum in the low wall of the music work, which is appreciated by the people of the time. In the courtyard where he lives, "there are plum trees as big as a few houses, with green bark and moss spots, and flowers like clusters", which is very interesting. The method of creating ink lines to circle the petals of the flower is changed to the predecessors to paint the plum with ink or colored dot petals to express the flowers, and it also shows the characteristics of the plum blossom that is light and elegant. Yang Wuyi painted plum blossoms with profound skills, unique for a while, it is said that between the plum blossoms he painted, there are "bees and butterflies gathered on it".
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