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Calligrapher and painter Xu Xinhua
Calligrapher and painter Xu Xinhua
Personal Profile
Xu Xinhua: Courtesy name: Dangzhou; Dharma name: Jingguang; Balinese name: Supato; Artistic names: Jiangnan Yike, Xianyun Yihe. Dual national-level artist: Member of the Chinese Poetry Society, Member of the China Calligraphers and Painters Association. Since childhood, inspired by his father, he began passionately practicing poetry, couplets, calligraphy, and painting at age seven, and has continued for 44 years to date. His mastery of poetic meter and tonal patterns is consummate; his calligraphic brushwork, honed through decades of diligent practice and study, absorbs the essence of numerous masters, deeply capturing the spirit of poetry, couplets, calligraphy, and painting. In 2012, at the “First National Hundred Poems and Hundred Couplets Competition” — the most authoritative contest organized by China’s Ministry of Culture, featuring over 126,000 professional poets and more than 5.5 million entries — his accumulated expertise burst forth brilliantly, winning him four national-level awards: 2nd and 10th place in the couplets category, and 30th and 52nd place in the poetry category. His steadfast and persistent dedication to calligraphy over more than four decades has also been appraised by the “China Calligraphers and Painters Association” and the “China Calligraphy and Painting Collection and Authentication Association” at a certified market value of 30,000 RMB per square foot. Experts predict his works still possess significant potential for future appreciation…
Through decades of weathering seasons — enduring heat and cold, winter’s passing and spring’s return — his devotion remains unchanged. After years of profound exploration and dedicated Buddhist practice, he ultimately integrated the essence of Buddhist cultivation — spiritual methods, breath control, awareness, mindfulness, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, and awakened nature — into every stroke of his calligraphy: dots, horizontals, verticals,撇 (left-falling strokes), 捺 (right-falling strokes), and curved hooks. His works have thus evolved into a unique artistic style: balancing strength and softness, density and openness, roundness and fluency, boldness and subtlety, elegance and transcendence. He pioneered the “Chan Calligraphy” style — strokes beginning with dragon sinew and tiger bone, undulating dynamically, flowing like clouds and water, light as startled swans… While “Chan Calligraphy” delights the eye with powerful, graceful, and vigorous brushwork, it also channels the spiritual cultivation and Dharma power accumulated by a devoted Buddhist practitioner over many years, infusing each character with the boundless energetic field of the Buddha’s teachings. This energy envelops collectors, offering protection from malevolent forces, calming the mind, warding off misfortune, attracting prosperity, enhancing wisdom, and ensuring that all negative energies dare not approach or are dispelled… May this virtuous field propagate the Dharma, foster joyful connections, bring peace and well-being — Amitabha Buddha…
Through decades of weathering seasons — enduring heat and cold, winter’s passing and spring’s return — his devotion remains unchanged. After years of profound exploration and dedicated Buddhist practice, he ultimately integrated the essence of Buddhist cultivation — spiritual methods, breath control, awareness, mindfulness, the Four Foundations of Mindfulness, and awakened nature — into every stroke of his calligraphy: dots, horizontals, verticals,撇 (left-falling strokes), 捺 (right-falling strokes), and curved hooks. His works have thus evolved into a unique artistic style: balancing strength and softness, density and openness, roundness and fluency, boldness and subtlety, elegance and transcendence. He pioneered the “Chan Calligraphy” style — strokes beginning with dragon sinew and tiger bone, undulating dynamically, flowing like clouds and water, light as startled swans… While “Chan Calligraphy” delights the eye with powerful, graceful, and vigorous brushwork, it also channels the spiritual cultivation and Dharma power accumulated by a devoted Buddhist practitioner over many years, infusing each character with the boundless energetic field of the Buddha’s teachings. This energy envelops collectors, offering protection from malevolent forces, calming the mind, warding off misfortune, attracting prosperity, enhancing wisdom, and ensuring that all negative energies dare not approach or are dispelled… May this virtuous field propagate the Dharma, foster joyful connections, bring peace and well-being — Amitabha Buddha…
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Calligrapher and painter Xu Xinhua