Global EditionASIA 中文双语Français
Culture
Home / Culture / Heritage

On the 'write' side of history

Exhibition celebrates UNESCO's recognition of key archaeological site and inscriptions that confirm depth of Chinese civilization, Cheng Yuezhu reports.

By Cheng Yuezhu | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-08-12 08:23
Share
Share - WeChat
Lu Junzhou speaks at the opening of the exhibition at the Liangzhu Culture and Arts Center in Zhejiang province on July 6.[Photo provided to China Daily]

After writing down the text, Lu then collaborated with the curation team in arranging the stones to present a conversation across time and a tribute to Shi.

Also in the exhibition, Lu showcases his own rendition of the pictographs found on the artifacts, including a large-scale calligraphy work. Although the symbols have little in common with modern Chinese characters, Lu does not find it difficult to create calligraphy works based on them.

Curator of the exhibition, Zhang Weina, commends Lu as a genius, with a unique calligraphy style to be able to reproduce the primitive imagery. "The pictographs in Liangzhu Culture are very natural and interesting, and his writing allows us a deeper understanding of Chinese civilization more than 5,000 years ago," Zhang says.

With a belief that Chinese characters have great potential in terms of their shape and structure, Lu's style of calligraphy is an unconventional one that is not always accepted by the general public.

While the conventional standard for a good calligraphy is to imitate the style of a particular master, such as Wang Xizhi of the Eastern Jin Dynasty (317-420) or Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), Lu wants to present his own way of expression, unrestrained by any standardized font.

Lu says that growing up in the 1980s, he was actively involved in the calligraphy scene. With a fervor for calligraphy, he participated in any competition he heard about and won wide acclaim.

|<< Previous 1 2 3 4 Next   >>|
Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US