Author: Lien Sheng-Yen

Category：Calligraphy

Size:Length:292 x Width:107 (cm)

Size description：181×90 (畫心)

Introduction：Lien Sheng-yen (1938- )–style name Mu-hao, pseudonym Chieh-ko–was born in Sanchung, New Taipei City. In 1960, he graduated from Chung Yuan University as a Chemical Engineering major. In 1967, he started learning calligraphy from Tsao Jung, and in 1974, he was one of the people who helped establish the Huano Calligraphy Society. In 1975, he won first place in the Taipei City Arts Competition, and he became the President of the Huano Calligraphy Society. In 1978, he began serving as the President of Chin Chwang Commercial Vocational High School, and in 1980, he was elected to the National Congress, re-elected later in 1987 and 1999. In 2000, he founded the Chinese Calligraphy Foundation. After retiring in 2003, he transferred to become the Chairman, as well as awarded the 6th Arts & Business Awards. In 2009, he became a member of the collection review committee for the National Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. In 2012, he founded the Chieh-Ko Calligraphy Society, participating as a member of the appraisal committee for both domestic and international calligraphy exhibitions, promoting calligraphy education and art activities. He was awarded the Global Chinese Culture Calligraphy Art Advocation Award, the Literary and Artistic Medal from the Chinese Writers Artists Association, etc.
Lien Sheng-yen first started with regular script, incorporating qualities from Ou, Yan, Yu, Chu, Liu and other famous Tang dynasty masters. Later, he studied semi-cursive script, starting with Erhwang’s style, as well as clerical script, with the Han clerical as the main and the Qing people as the auxiliary. He once again dived into cursive and seal script, learning cursive from the works of Jhi Young, Wang Hsi-chi, Sun Guo-ting, etc.; he also studied seal script from bronze, stone drum, Wu Chang-shuo, etc., holding the promotion of traditional calligraphy as his own responsibility. His penmanship harbors a Guange style, strong and beautiful, inheriting the traditional Taiwanese literati calligraphy archetype.
This work records Tsao Jung’s poem–"Time pauses when one picks up the pen, the cultivation of the self and returns. Since ancient times, the famous have had more longevity. Before the pool, I understand the subtleties”–which describes the sentiments stemmed from learning calligraphy. Lien also intends to express his own sentiments through quoting Tsao’s poem. The entire work is written in semi-cursive script, yet the layout is rigorous, with Tsao Jung’s vigorous and straightforward style. The brushwork is thick and sturdy yet written in dry pen, with a heavy air of the Jinshih style yet not excessively exaggerated, even and uniform.

Accession Number:PT09300500

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