Huaxia Shuhua (Issue 1, 2007)

Author: Wang Guangming, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The series of books "Huaxia Shuhua" edited by the Beijing Hantang Huaxia Fine Art and Calligraphy Cultural Exchange Center and published by Beijing Art and Craft Publishing House was born alongside the wave of fine art and calligraphy enthusiasm and the rapid development of the economy. It is an artistic flower as pure as Xuan paper and fragrant as ink, dedicated by the authors to the artists, calligraphers, fine art and calligraphy workers, fine art and calligraphy enthusiasts, theorists, and collectors. Today in the 21st century, Huaxia culture is sweeping the world with majestic momentum. Politically, it is trending towards strength; economically, it is trending towards power. This propels Huaxia fine art and calligraphy to transform into a new style of prosperity. "Elegance, richness, refinement, and romance" is one of the aesthetic judgments of the authors regarding Huaxia fine art and calligraphy in the new era, and it is also the style they vigorously advocate. Huaxia fine art and calligraphy stands independently in the world of art precisely because it is shaped by a unique culture and exists with unique qualities. Especially its unrestrained and ever-changing brushwork, it thrives with its distinctive traits. Therefore, fine art and calligraphy artists should view foreign cultures from the perspective of the development of contemporary culture, adopt an open mind to selectively incorporate them, and enrich the expressive language of Huaxia fine art and calligraphy, thereby embodying the spirit of the times. This is not a weakening of traditional culture, nor is it a replacement or assimilation of it. Chinese art has always been open, progressive, and inclusive. In the face of challenges, we must have enough confidence. Absorb the essence of traditional culture, grasp the spirit of the times, and showcase the cultural connotations of our own. This is also a process of transformation and the only path to advancing and flourishing Huaxia fine art and calligraphy. Therefore, "focusing on tradition," "focusing on the contemporary," and "focusing on culture" are the responsibilities of "Huaxia Shuhua." "Huaxia Shuhua" will continuously evolve its modern character at the confluence of traditional cultural veins and the source of real-life, forever remaining youthful!