Wang Shihai

Wang Shihai
Personal Profile
        Wang Shihai, male, Han ethnicity, university-educated, native of Hainan, styled Baxian, pen name Fahai. Member of the China Steel Pen Calligraphy Association (national-level calligrapher), Academician of the Beijing Renhe Academy of Painting and Calligraphy. Member of the China Artists Association. Awarded the Excellent Prize in the "2016 First National Online Calligraphy Art Competition Final" organized by the China Steel Pen Calligraphy Association (co-hosted by three official institutions, promoted by 14 renowned calligraphy self-media platforms, with 3 million calligraphy enthusiasts interacting; 74,852 participants selected for the preliminary round, 8,260 advancing to the final round, judged twice by expert panels). His calligraphy works have been collected by the Hainan Provincial Library, enhancing its collection, as well as by the Shenyang September 18th Historical Museum, a national first-class museum named by former President Jiang Zemin, which has also issued a certificate of acquisition. (The State Administration of Cultural Heritage of China has selected the Palace Museum, the National Museum of China, the Shenyang September 18th Historical Museum, among others, as national first-class museums.)   In 2015, served as a calligraphy instructor for World Cultural Heritage Day, participating in the activity "Copying Literary Classics, Remembering Chinese Characters" jointly organized by the National Center for Ancient Book Conservation, the China Association for Ancient Book Conservation, the Hainan Provincial Department of Culture, Radio, Television, Publication and Sports, the Hainan Provincial Library (Hainan Provincial Center for Ancient Book Conservation), and the Hainan Provincial Library Association. In March 2019, the Hainan Daily announced: A prominent calligraphy exhibition by renowned calligrapher Wang Shihai was grandly held at the Meilan District Library and Cultural Center in Haikou City, Hainan Province! Formerly served as advertising, design, and reporter for the Hainan Economic Daily. In 2004, founded the Jiyi Computer Training Center and the China Wang Shihai Calligraphy Studio, as well as the China Wang Family Calligraphy Training Website. Studied under renowned calligraphers including Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi (the Two Wangs), Ouyang Xun, Zhao Mengfu, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, Zhi Yong, Huaisu, Shi Weize, Deng Shiru, Wu Changshuo, and modern masters Yu Youren and Qi Gong. Proficient in five script styles: seal, clerical, regular, running, and cursive script! With profound calligraphic foundations and exceptional skills, his brushwork is open and fluid, rich in depth, with rigorous yet natural structure, diverse in expression, combining solemnity with elegance, and grace with vigor. A renowned calligrapher and educator of the orthodox tradition, skilled in both soft and hard brushes, known as the "Prince of Cursive Script" and "One Brush of the Southern Sea," and a master calligrapher.
 
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