典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:PT09301602

李郁周

尺寸:139×32 (畫心)

李郁周（1949-），本名文珍，以字行，號桃林居士、必盦，出生於雲林縣。1965年就讀嘉義師範學校，1967年起師陳丁奇，1978年師王壯為，並從習於戴蘭村、吳雪帆等。1980年文化大學藝術研究所碩士，1985年兼任新竹師範學院。2000年獲嘉義大學（嘉義師範學院與嘉義技術學院合併）傑出校友，2005年任明道大學國學研究所專任教授，2016年自明道大學退任，目前仍兼任臺灣藝術大學書畫藝術學系，從事書法研究教學工作，亦是國立臺灣美術館、高雄市立美術館典藏委員。
李郁周長年投入書法研究，研究範圍自唐宋書家研究到近代臺灣書法史，著作甚豐，著有《懷素自敘帖千古探密》、《中國書史書跡論集》、《書禪、厚實、曹秋圃》、《臺灣書家書事論集》、《尚法與尚意：唐宋書法研究論集》、《尚古與尚態：元明書法研究論集》、《書心五十年論集》等書，並積極著文發表，不憚學術敏感話題，鋒頭甚健，為國內著名書法學者。其書風甚富古意，楷書、行書具唐宋遺風，隸繼承清人一脈，參照漢代碑學，平正古樸，草書有宋人情懷，筆墨濃重，似米字而趨規矩。
本作品為一七言對聯，上聯「立志篤行能竟事」，下聯「留名青史自成文」，以草書寫成，筆法厚重，從容不迫，顯見作者深厚功力。因為對聯格局，故筆力較厚，方能有榜書氣勢。(506字)

Li Yu-chou (1949- )–birth name Wen-chen, pseudonym Taolin Jushi (“Resident of Peach Orchard”) and Pian–was born in Yunlin County. In 1965, he studied at National Chiayi University Teachers College. His first teacher was Mr. Chen Ding-chi in 1967, then, starting in 1978, he successively studied under Mr. Wang Chuang-wei, Mr. Dai Lan-cun, and Mr. Wu Hsueh-fan, etc. In 1980, he obtained a master’s degree in Arts at Chinese Culture University, and he became a part-time professor at National Hsinchu University of Education in 1978. In 2000, he was titled an Outstanding Alumni of National Chiayi University. He started teaching at the Graduate Institute of Chinese Studies at MingDao University in 2005, stopping only in 2016. He is currently a part-time professor in the Department of Calligraphy and Painting Arts at National Taiwan University of Arts, as well as a member of the collection committee at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts and Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts.
Li Yu-chou has devoted himself into the study of traditional calligraphy for many years, his research ranging from the Tang and Song Dynasties to the history of calligraphy in modern Taiwan. He has written many books, including The Thousand Year Mystery of Huai Su’s Autobiography, Chinese Calligraphy History Collection, Can, Firmness, Tsao Chiu-pu, Taiwan Calligraphers’ Work Collection, Appropriation of Laws and Ideas: Collection of Research on Calligraphy in the Tang and Song Dynasties, Preservation of History and State: Collection of Research on Calligraphy in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and Fifty Years of Calligraphy: A Collection. He actively publishes journals and articles, never afraid to assert opinions on academically-sensitive topics, leading him to become a famous calligraphy scholar in Taiwan. His calligraphy style is rich in ancient characteristics: his regular and semi-cursive script are in the likes of styles of the Tang and Song Dynasties, the simpleness inherited from the Qing Dynasty as well as referring to Han Dynasty stele theories. His cursive script resembles calligraphy styles of the Song Dynasty, the brushwork thick and balanced.
In this seven-character couplet, the first line is “Determination can take one anywhere,” and the second is “A name in history will one’s be reserved.” Written in cursive script, the brushwork is steady and unhurried, which demonstrates the artist’s profound skill. Due to the couplet format, the characters were written with thicker strokes, which emphasizes their majestic quality.