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全球顶尖艺术大师陶雪华拍卖专场预展
当代杰出书法艺术家陶雪华先生，号然天道人，石泉老人、悟灵真人、後龙山人等。现为中国书法家协会会员，中华诗词学会会员、中国楹联学会会员及其书法艺委会委员、中国书画收藏家协会会员，国家一级美术师，国家人事部人才研究会列入一级艺术委员并授功勋艺术家称号，文化部授予“最佳创作奖”并编入《中国书法十大名家》，世界文化艺术高峰论坛授“华人文化艺术最高终身成就艺术家”。
陶雪华先生生曲折坎坷的生活经历，博取薄发的艺术修行，加上他善良笃实的心地，坚毅乐观的性格，敏思独到的悟性，熔铸了他既显雄浑豪放又兼具清逸隽秀，既备儒雅敦实又巧出新奇异态的艺术品性，具有深厚广博的传统功力和个性昭彰的艺术特点。他的书作章法流畅，行云流水，风骨奇伟，雄浑豪放，结体自在，造化自然，笔法老辣，点画遒劲，墨彩飞扬，古朴典雅，风格鲜明，清新脱俗，意境高远，翰逸神飞，以很强的艺术感染力和别具一格的魅力赢得盛誉。藉此书作多次在全国及国际书画展览比赛中如中国顶级书画大师大赛等获得金奖。
陶雪华先生注重东方传统文化涵养，着力提高综合艺术素质，潜心书学理论研究，以自己独特的学书和创作经验，写了数篇具有独到见解的书学论著。如书学论文《书法静中观》被评为浙江省第十四届书学研讨会优秀论文，发表于《书法研究》（2004年第三期）；书学论文《创作心态说》《唯一法则论》等发表于《书法研究》（1992年第三期、1994年第五期）《书法新探》等书刊；曾入选中国书法家协会主办的第七届全国书法篆刻展一类论文，并参加中国书法家协会“当代书法创作理论研讨会”，入选出席北京大学主办的第九届中华文化论坛，论文编入《第九届中华文化论坛论文集》。另外，诗词、楹联书法作品见刊于《中华诗词》《诗词中国》《中国楹联报》《中华楹联报》《楹联博览》《中国书画报》《荣宝斋》《中国艺术收藏》《中国美术报》等报刊。
陶雪华先生除了数次参加《中国名家书画邀请展》《中国大型书画艺术交流展》《国际榜书艺术大展》等大型联展外，还在北京举办个展二次，在南京等地举办个展四次。2019年9月在中国民族文化宫成功举办《雪华墨迹--国庆献礼展》，刘洪彪先生题写展标；2023年4月又在北京荣宝斋举办了“漫漫书中路且行且求索--陶雪华书法艺术展”，沈鹏先生题写展标，众多艺坛巨擘莅临指导。2023年12月《中华英才》第二十四期特别报道以《倾情挥毫缅怀伟人》为题用四版篇幅刊登了陶雪华作品和沈鹏、苏士澍等巨擘的评鉴。2025年7月新华网刊发了罗杨先生评鉴先生的文章。前后获中国当代艺坛功勋人物、中国十大杰出书画家、2011影响中国十大艺术新闻人物、2017中国十大书画年度人物、2018当代20位杰出新闻艺术家形象大使等殊荣。
Mr.Tao Xuehua, a distinguished contemporary calligraphy artist, is
known by the pseudonyms Ran Tian Dao Ren, Shiquan Laoren, Wuling
Zhenren, and Houlongshanren. He is currently a member of the China
Calligraphers Association, the Chinese Poetry Society, and the China
Couplets Society, as well as a member of its Calligraphy Art Committee.
He is also a member of the China Calligraphy and Painting Collectors
Association, a National First-Class Artist, and has been listed as a
first-class art committee member by the National Personnel Department
Talent Research Association with the title of Meritorious Artist. The
Ministry of Culture awarded him the "Best Creation Award" and included
him in the "Top Ten Masters of Chinese Calligraphy". The World Cultural
and Artistic Summit Forum honored him as the "Chinese Cultural and Art
Lifetime Achievement Artist". Mr.Tao Xuehua’s life has been marked by
twists and turns, yet his artistic practice has flourished through these
experiences. Combined with his kind and sincere heart, resolute and
optimistic character, and keen and unique insight, he has forged an
artistic temperament that combines grandeur with elegance, refinement
with innovation. His works demonstrate profound traditional mastery and
distinctive artistic characteristics. His calligraphic compositions flow
like clouds and water, with majestic and bold structures, natural and
spontaneous forms, vigorous brushwork, and vibrant ink tones. The style
is ancient yet elegant, fresh and refined, lofty in vision, and ethereal
in spirit. His works have won gold medals at numerous national and
international calligraphy exhibitions and competitions, including the
China Top Calligraphy Masters Competition. Mr.Tao Xuehua emphasizes the
cultivation of Eastern traditional culture, strives to enhance his
comprehensive artistic literacy, and dedicates himself to theoretical
research in calligraphy. Drawing on his unique learning and creative
experiences, he has authored several insightful treatises on calligraphy
theory. His academic paper "Observing Calligraphy in Stillness" was
rated as an outstanding paper at the 14th Calligraphy Symposium in
Zhejiang Province and published in *Calligraphy Research* (Issue 3,
2004). His papers such as "On the Creative Mindset" and "On the Only
Rule" were published in *Calligraphy Research* (Issues 3, 1992; 5, 1994)
and journals like *New Explorations in Calligraphy*. His work was
selected for the first-class category of papers at the 7th National
Calligraphy and Seal Engraving Exhibition organized by the China
Calligraphers Association, and he participated in the "Contemporary
Calligraphy Creation Theory Symposium" hosted by the China Calligraphers
Association. His paper was selected for attendance at the 9th Chinese
Culture Forum hosted by Peking University and included in the
*Proceedings of the 9th Chinese Culture Forum*. Additionally, his
poetry, couplet calligraphy works appeared in publications such as
*Chinese Poetry*, *Poetry China*, *Chinese Couplet News*, *Couplet
Expo*, *Chinese Calligraphy & Painting News*, *Rong Bao Zhai*,
*China Art Collection*, and *China Fine Arts News*. Mr.Tao Xuehua has
participated in several major joint exhibitions including the "China
Masters ’Calligraphy & Painting Invitational Exhibition", "China
Large-Scale Calligraphy & Painting Exchange Exhibition", and
"International Signboard Art Grand Exhibition". He has held two solo
exhibitions in Beijing and four solo exhibitions in Nanjing and other
cities. In September 2019, he successfully held the "Xuehua’s Ink
Traces-National Day Tribute Exhibition" at the China Nationalities
Cultural Palace, with Mr.Liu Hongbiao inscribing the exhibition banner.
In April 2023, he hosted the "A Long Journey Through Books: Tao Xuehua’s
Calligraphy Art Exhibition" at Rong Bao Zhai in Beijing, featuring
Mr.Shen Peng as the exhibition banner designer and guidance from
numerous prominent art masters. In December 2023, the 24th special
report of China Talent magazine, titled "Devoting Brushwork to Remember
the Great Man," featured Tao Xuehua’s works and critiques by masters
such as Shen Peng and Su Shishu across four pages. In July 2025, Xinhua
News Agency published an article by Mr.Luo Yang evaluating Mr.Tao. He
has been honored with titles including China’s Contemporary Art Circle
Meritorious Figure, China’s Top Ten Outstanding Calligraphers and
Painters, 2011 Influential Art News Figure in China, 2017 China’s Top
Ten Annual Calligraphy and Painting Figures, and 2018 Ambassador of
Contemporary 20 Outstanding News Artists.
作品名称：龙（韩愈说龙句）
作品规格：138×69cm
作品年代：2024
Title: Dragon (Han Yu Speaks Dragon Sentences)
Work size: 138 × 69cm
Year of work: 2024
作品名称：杜耒寒夜
作品规格：138×69cm
作品年代：2024
Title: Du Lei’s Cold Night
Work size: 138 × 69cm
Year of work: 2024
作品名称：苏东坡我欲
作品规格：180×98cm
Title: Su Dongpo, I Want to
Work size: 180 × 98cm
作品名称：周敦颐爱莲说
作品规格：180×98cm
Title: Zhou Dunyi’s Love for Lotus
Work size: 180 × 98cm
作品名称：心经
作品规格：69×138cm
作品年代：2024
Title: Heart Sutra
Work size: 69 × 138cm
Year of work: 2024
作品名称：道德经
作品规格：180×98cm
Title: Tao Te Ching
Work size: 180 × 98cm
作品名称：靖节高风（四扇联）
作品规格：138×69cm
作品年代：2024
Title: Jingjie Gaofeng (Four Fan Couplets)
Work size: 138 × 69cm
Year of work: 2024
作品名称：明诗二首（李时中唐寅）
作品规格：69×69cm
作品年代：2025
Title: Two Poems of the Ming Dynasty (by Li Shizhong and Tang Yin)
Work size: 69 × 69cm
Year of work: 2025
作品名称：陆羽茶经
作品规格：69×69cm
作品年代：2025
Title: Lu Yu Tea Classic
Work size: 69 × 69cm
Year of work: 2025
作品名称：和为贵
作品规格：138×138cm
作品年代：2021
Title: Harmony is Precious
Work size: 138 × 138cm
Year of work: 2021
作品名称：诸葛亮诫子书
作品规格：100×250cm
作品年代：2023
Title: Zhuge Liang’s Admonitions to His Son
Work size: 100 × 250cm
Year of work: 2023
作品名称：苏东坡惟江上
作品规格：98×180cm
作品年代：2023
Title: Su Dongpo on the River
Work size: 98 × 180cm
Year of work: 2023
陶雪华书法艺术综合评述
杰出书法艺术家陶雪华（字亭霏，号然天道人、石泉老人等，浙江藉）作为当代书法界的代表性人物，其书法艺术在当今书坛具有重要地位，其艺术的社会影响力和收藏投资也备受关注。其艺术成就、学术价值及市场价值等均具有显著的研究意义。以下从多个维度对其展开评述：
一、艺术成就
1. 承继传统与个性创新
陶雪华的书法以晋唐宋明碑帖为根基，尤其受“二王”（王羲之、王献之）、张旭、怀素、王铎等影响，融合了碑刻的生辣与帖学的典雅，既有古法传承，又显个人灵性，被评价为“功灵书法”的开宗立派者。其作品兼具金石气韵与文人书卷气，笔法老辣，线条遒劲，结体灵动，章法精妙，神采飞扬，意境高远。著名鉴宝专家蔡国声先生评价:“观陶雪华书法作品，几乎每个字、每一笔画 都在跃动，具有很强的生命力，充满着神奇的能量，与他谦谦君子之风和海纳百川的胸怀交相映辉，使人产生强烈的共鸣”。原中书协办主任吴震启先生赞道：“雪华先生能够一直秉承传统，积极地探索，形成自己的风格，这种精神就是很好的标杆作用，就值得我们学习。”
2. 多体兼擅与风格多样
陶雪华精通行草，兼工篆、隶、楷诸体。其行草作品融合张旭、怀素的奔放与王铎、傅山的洒脱，通过疾涩对比的笔法，追求书写中的意外效果与生命情感的流露，作品兼具雄浑豪放与清逸洒脱的双重特质。诸体的融合贯通，碑帖的互参共融，形成了“碑帖互济、篆籀笔意，晋韵唐法、宋意明态”的多元书风。使其书法面目清新，风格多样，古今融会，格法不拘，五体贯通，别具一格。其小字温润清雅，灵动隽秀，不失君子之风；大字作品如匾额榜书，更显“蟠屈腾踔，质而不野”的雄健恢宏。著名历史学家文艺评论家吴瑞武先生说：“雪华君笔下，纵横捭阖自从容，篆、隶、楷、行、草，融会贯通，尤擅行草。风骨奇伟，力透纸背；情意合一，结构完美；笔墨交融，虚实相生；有法无法，千姿百态。”“陶雪华先生功力很扎实，他是集结行、草、隶、篆、楷，各书皆能，特别擅长于今草。今草也结合了章草，结合了甲骨、隶书，融会贯通，综合为一家，写的很开，写得非常到位的啊！我们可以看到他的用笔可以做到如锥划沙，如屋漏痕，入木三分，这三点我认为他做到了，这是很不容易的”，这是国家机关美协、书协主席王阔海先生在现场如是评说。
3. 文化内涵与精神表达
陶雪华创作注重“精气神”的统一，作品常以自作诗词楹联为载体，融入对传统文化的深刻理解。例如自撰自书《壮哉，万里》句以104字长联展现山河壮美自然造化与书史悠长哲理睿思，此外如《满江红.庚子述怀》、七律《松、竹、梅、菊咏》等诗词的巨幅、条屏作品等，咏物抒情，以诗言志，彰显文人书法的诗性追求。正如中华诗词学会副会长林峰先生评赞：“雪华兄于诗词楹联亦浸淫有年，功力不浅。其诗浑成一气，朴实自然；其联妥帖含蓄，细致入理。观之赏之则诗笔双清，互为映照，诗书合璧，联墨生辉。”
4. 书坛泰斗的权威评价
陶雪华的书法受到沈鹏、苏士澍等中国书法家协会核心人物的高度评价。原中国书协主席沈鹏先生曾为其题词“陶雪华书法艺术展”，指出其作品“秉承传统，求艺于精，个性彰显，功在自然”。原中书协主席苏士澍先生题词“陶雪华老师书法展”，评价其“书法守规矩格法度而又自在挥洒，正可谓随心所欲不逾矩，文化品格、书家情怀尽显其中”。原中书协副主席刘洪彪先生为其题词“雪华墨迹”，评赞“您对书法的热爱和执着、对书法的深入研习和不断认知，令人钦佩！”。为其题词、点评的艺坛巨擘还有权希军、欧阳中石、刘大为、李铎、崔陟等等。都认为其作品具有高远的艺术境界，开辟了融合碑帖的独特蹊径，延续了文人书法的精神。
5.评论家的学术定位
陶雪华的草书以“老藤蟠屈，奇崛雄劲，风骨奇伟、翰逸神飞”著称，强调情感与法度的平衡。著名评论家张瑞田先生在《中华英才》中撰文指出，陶雪华的草书是一位有想法、有目标的书法家笔下的草书，他的书法作品与时风拉开距离，能看到扎实的传统功底和鲜明的个性特征，他具备驾驭笔墨的高超能力，使他在自己的书写之中，找到了属于自己的表达语言，注重情感表达与个性突破，打破了当代书法公式化的窠臼，取得了个性与传统的完美平衡。中国硬笔书协副主席陈联合先生则用楹联“铁石梅花气概，山川香草风流”概括其金石气韵，认为其书法面貌典雅清新，取法高古，兼擅多体，呈现的书体和形式多样。一是金石韵味浓厚，二是笔法讲究，三是线条劲键，四是气格清明。并称其书法“不为时风所移，独立于潮流之外”。著名艺术评论家焉鼎先生评说：“陶雪华先生仙风道骨，是个有突出个性的书家，一手字写来笔势沉稳厚重，硬气潇洒且不失规矩，很有一番韵味。陶雪华先生以百炼钢化绕指柔的用笔，写得潇洒、质朴、大气、厚实，外在壮美，内里遒劲。”
二、学术价值
-1. 理论研究与探索
陶雪华不仅勤于创作实践，成就斐然，还潜心于书法理论研究撰写了《书法静中观》《创作心态说》《唯一法则论》等书学论著；提出“书法的本质是抒发性情，艺术的生命在于创新”的创作理念，论文多次发表于《书法研究》等权威期刊，在中国书法家协会主办的“当代书法创作理论研讨会”及北京大学“中华文化论坛”中发表学术观点，阐释了自己对对传统书法传承与弘扬的独到见解和感悟。这种理论与实践的双重深耕，使其成为当代书坛兼具学术深度与艺术高度的名家。
2.学术体系认证
陶雪华作品经过文化部文化市场发展中心ISC2000艺术品价值标准评定，部分代表性作品通过了中国版权协会艺术品鉴证备案中心的鉴证备案。入选、出版了《陶雪华书法集》《中国近现代名家书法集—陶雪华》（大红袍系列）等，该系列被出版界视为艺术家最高荣誉，收录者需兼具传统功底与创新价值。其专著系统梳理了本人学书六十年的艺术脉络，成为研究当代书法的重要范本，具有里程碑意义
2. 教育与文化传承
作为中国国画院艺术教育学院副院长兼教授等职，本人及其学员被中国书法艺术研究院授予优秀书法教师和优秀学员。他致力于书法教育的推广，倡导“文墨双修”理念，强调诗词楹联创作与书法艺术的结合，传统文化涵养与书法技艺习练并行，助力传统文人书法的复兴。作为50年党龄的老党员，注重创作和传播红色文化作品，通过艺术传递红色精神，为传统文化和革命教育基地捐赠书法作品，受到官方媒体关注。他创作毛泽东诗词书法（如《七律·长征》《沁园春·雪》），等红色题材作品被专版刊登在《中华英才》《长沙晚报》等报刊，成为党史教育的艺术载体。
三、社会影响
1.国家级展览与荣誉
陶雪华的作品多次在注重作品艺术性和学术性的权威机构展出，并在国内外斩获金奖数十项（如中国顶级书画大师赛特等奖、国际榜书大展金奖等）。其2019年在北京民族文化宫举办的“雪华墨迹”七十周年国庆献礼展、《中国近现代名家书法集—陶雪华》首发式及2023荣宝斋陶雪华书法艺术展，得到了权希军、沈鹏、苏士澍、张飙、崔陟、刘洪彪、林峰等艺坛巨擘题词祝贺，彰显行业认可。被文化部授“最佳创作奖”编入《中国书法十大名家》，人事部人才研究会授“功勋书法艺术家”，世界华人文化艺术高峰论坛授“华人文化艺术最高终身成就艺术家”，中国国际公益事业大典颁“2017中国书画十大年度人物”，中国新闻杂志社评“2018当代20位杰出新闻艺术家形象大使”，CCTV艺术大家频道授“2020’感动中国艺术人物”等等荣誉。
2. 主流媒体与社会影响
央视曾多次报道其展览活动，如2019年民族文化宫“国庆献礼展”、荣宝斋“陶雪华书法艺术展”等，引发广泛关注。央视纪录片录制的《艺术传奇—陶雪华》，中国新闻联播制作的《新时代文化强国践行者—陶雪华》在网络广泛传播，《荣宝斋》期刊将其作为推荐艺术家出版专刊，《中华英才》杂志以四个专版报道其艺术成就，专业报刊如《书法报》《中国书画报》《楹联博览》《中华诗词》刊载其诗联书法等都在社会上造成较大影响。
3. 社团任职与业界认可度
陶雪华是国家一级社团中国书法家协会、中华诗词学会、中国楹
联学会、中国书画收藏家协会会员，中国通俗文艺研究会理事，中国东方文化研究会艺术委员，中国人才研究会一级艺术会员，中国书画院院士，国家一级美术师，高级书法家职称。可见其社会影响力与业界认可度。
4.国际交流与传播
陶雪华作品多次赴日、韩、欧洲等地展出，并被授予中欧、中法、中美等文化艺术交流特使称号，在港澳及多国邮政发行其作品邮票，进一步扩大了国际影响力，推动了中国书法艺术的国际传播。参与中国顶级书画艺术大师全球巡展，中法建交50周年全球华人书画艺术特展（巴黎卢浮宫）等，声誉远播海内外，为中国书法走上世界发挥了作用。
四、艺术收藏与投资收藏价值
1.权威机构收藏
陶雪华的作品被海内外多家博物馆、纪念馆收藏，并镌刻于多处碑林。陶雪华的作品《张志和中华颂》被民族文化宫永久馆藏，其“大红袍”系列专著《中国近现代名家书法集—陶雪华》作为出版界最高荣誉，收藏于国家博物馆、国家图书馆、国家档案馆，进一步奠定其学术性收藏基础，巩固了投资收藏的地位。
2. 拍卖成果与投资潜力
陶雪华作品在多家大型拍卖公司上拍，作品被藏家竞购，拍卖价格逐年趋高，市场热度显著攀升，具体拍卖数据在雅昌艺术网公开透明。还被《中国当代最具学术价值与收藏投资潜力书画家》列为重磅推荐对象，市场潜力获得专业背书。其作品在拍卖及私人传承收藏中价格稳健，投资性收藏价值效应明显，长期投资潜力显著。正如中国社会科学院哲学所美学研究室主任章建刚先生指出“你的作品在继承民族艺术优秀传统的同时，又饱含个人的感悟、思想情怀，使国粹艺术呈现出鲜活的形态、强大的生命力和时代魅力，具有极高的艺术价值、传承推广价值和产业价值”。
五、市场价值与市场趋向
1.行业评级与市场潜力
陶雪华以其卓越的技艺和扎实的艺术功底雄踞艺坛，文化部艺术品市场发展中心给陶雪华予以评估和润格证书，文化部文化艺术人才中心评定和社会劳动保障部注册国家高级书法家职称。收入《中国当代最具学术价值与收藏投资潜力书画家》名录，市场流通性强，尤其大字匾额、小字作品备受追捧。评论家焉鼎先生指出“陶先生的书法，严谨规范，关注视觉的精彩，很贴近大众审美，受众十分广泛。”
2. 文化品牌效应
陶雪华以其深厚的文化内涵和个性鲜明的艺术魅力树立起自己的文化品牌。其个人形象（如“美髯公”美誉）与艺术符号（如金石气韵、文墨合璧）形成独特文化标签，增强了市场辨识度，文化品牌效应十分明显。其作品融合传统古意与现代视觉审美，既适合学术、投资收藏、传承，也符合家居装饰展示欣赏需求，广泛应对多元市场层级。
3市场趋向与潜力
陶雪华作品兼具艺术性与文化价值，其书法融合碑帖、打通经典与民间元素，形成了“老藤蟠屈，奇崛雄劲”的独特风格。这种兼具传统功底与创新表达的稀缺性，使其作品在收藏市场中具有长期增值潜力。文化传播与公众认可，“贴近大众审美却保有专业高度”，将经典技法与民间元素融会贯通，形成“雄健恢宏、醇雅冲和”的视觉语言。北京两次个展和数次联展及南京等地的五次个展在首都和地方区域的影响，艺坛巨擘的褒奖，《荣宝斋》列入推荐艺术家，“大红袍”专集的出版，他的艺术成就和荣誉，主流媒体的推动，使其耀眼于公共视野。进一步巩固其市场地位，打开了良好的市场趋势。
总结
陶雪华的书法艺术在当代书坛占据独特地位。其艺术成就源于对传统的深耕和继承，以及个性化表达和创新；其学术贡献体现为理论方面的研究和探索。其作品被权威机构收藏、学术体系认证及市场广泛认可，形成“三位一体”的价值网络，其社会影响力通过国家级展览、国际交流与公共文化项目持续扩大，而收藏投资价值则得益于学术权威背书和社会受众广大与市场流通稀缺性。作为“文墨双修”的实践者与金石书风的开拓者，他不仅延续了文人书法的精神内核，更在当代艺术生态中树立了兼具传统厚度与时代活力的典范。未来，随着中国传统文化复兴的推进，随着其作品的持续传播与学术研究的深入，其作品或将在艺术史与收藏市场双重维度中进一步凸显价值。随着文化自信的强化与书法国际化进程加速，其作品的文化附加值或将进一步提升。评论家预言，其“金石气韵”与“诗性表达”将在书法史上留下独特印记，而市场对其“稳健型艺术品”的定位与品牌效应也将吸引更多长期投资者。
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Comprehensive Review of Tao Xuehua’s Calligraphy Art
Outstanding calligraphy artist Tao Xuehua
(courtesy name Tingfei, pen name Rantiandaoren, Shiquan Laoren, etc.,
Zhejiang origin) is a representative figure in the contemporary
calligraphy industry. His calligraphy art holds an important position in
today’s calligraphy world, and his social influence and collection
investment have also received much attention. Its artistic achievements,
academic value, and market value all have significant research
significance. The following is a multidimensional evaluation of it:
1、 Artistic achievements
1. Inheriting tradition and innovating individuality
Tao Xuehua’s calligraphy is based on the
inscriptions of the Jin, Tang, Song, and Ming dynasties, and is
particularly influenced by the "Two Kings" (Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi),
Zhang Xu, Huai Su, Wang Duo, and others. It combines the vividness of
inscriptions with the elegance of calligraphy, inheriting ancient
methods and showcasing personal spirituality. It is praised as the
founder of the "Gongling Calligraphy" school. His works combine the
charm of gold and stone with the literary and scholarly style. His
brushwork is old and spicy, his lines are strong, his structure is
agile, his composition is exquisite, his spirit is soaring, and his
artistic conception is lofty. Mr. Cai Guosheng, a renowned expert in
treasure appraisal, commented: "Observing Tao Xuehua’s calligraphy
works, almost every character and stroke is jumping, with strong
vitality and magical energy. It complements his humble and gentlemanly
style and broad mindedness, creating a strong resonance. Mr. Wu Zhenqi,
former co director of the Central Library, praised, "Mr. Xuehua’s spirit
of adhering to tradition, actively exploring, and forming his own style
is a good benchmark, which is worth learning from
2. Multi body skills and diverse styles
Tao Xuehua is proficient in cursive script
and also works in seal script, clerical script, and regular script. His
cursive works blend the unrestrained style of Zhang Xu and Huai Su with
the free and unrestrained style of Wang Duo and Fu Shan. Through a sharp
and contrasting brushwork, he pursues unexpected effects and the
expression of life emotions in his writing. The works possess a dual
characteristic of boldness and freedom. The fusion and integration of
various forms, as well as the mutual reference and integration of
inscriptions, have formed a diverse calligraphic style of "inscriptions
complement each other, seal script brushwork, Jin rhyme, Tang style, and
Song style". Make its calligraphy look fresh, diverse in style,
blending ancient and modern elements, unconstrained in style, and
integrated with the five elements, creating a unique style. Its small
characters are gentle and elegant, lively and graceful, without losing
the style of a gentleman; Large character works, such as plaques and
inscriptions, further demonstrate the grandeur and magnificence of
"coiling and soaring, quality without wildness". Mr. Wu Ruiwu, a
renowned historian and literary critic, once said, "In the writings of
Mr. Xuehua, he skillfully weaves and blends seal script, clerical
script, regular script, cursive script, and cursive script. He is
particularly skilled at cursive script. His style is magnificent and
powerful, penetrating through the back of paper; his emotions are
integrated and his structure is perfect; his brush and ink blend
together, creating a combination of reality and virtuality; there is no
way to create a unique style. Mr. Tao Xuehua’s skills are very solid. He
is proficient in all types of writing, including cursive script,
clerical script, seal script, and regular script, and is particularly
skilled in cursive script. cursive script also combines chapter script,
oracle bone script, and clerical script, blending and integrating them
into one. His writing is very open and extraordinary. Oh my! We can see
that his pen can achieve strokes like a cone on sand, like a leaky mark
on a house, and penetrate wood three times. I think he has achieved
these three points, which are not easy Mr. Wang Kuohai, the chairman of
the Book Association, commented on the scene.
3. Cultural connotation and spiritual expression
Tao Xuehua emphasizes the unity of "spirit,
energy, and spirit" in her creative works, often using self composed
poems and couplets as carriers, incorporating a profound understanding
of traditional culture. For example, the lines in the book "Magnificent,
Ten Thousand Miles" written by myself show the magnificent natural
beauty of mountains and rivers and the philosophic wisdom of the long
history of calligraphy with 104 character couplets. In addition, the
poems such as "Man Jianghong, Gengzi Narrating Huai" and "Songs, Bamboo,
Plums, Chrysanthemum chanting" in seven verses are huge and strip
screen works, which chant things to express feelings, express
aspirations with poems, and highlight the poetic pursuit of literati
calligraphy. As praised by Mr. Lin Feng, Vice President of the Chinese
Poetry Society, "Brother Xuehua has also been immersed in poetry
couplets for many years, and his skills are not shallow. His poetry is
pure and natural, simple and natural; his couplets are appropriate and
subtle, meticulous and logical. When observed and appreciated, his
poetry and brush are both clear, reflecting each other, and his poetry
and calligraphy are combined, and his couplets shine brightly
4. Authoritative evaluation of literary giants
Tao Xuehua’s calligraphy has been highly
praised by core figures of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, such
as Shen Peng and Su Shishu. Mr. Shen Peng, former chairman of the China
Book Association, once wrote an inscription for him titled "Tao Xuehua
Calligraphy Art Exhibition", pointing out that his works "uphold
tradition, seek excellence in art, showcase individuality, and
contribute to nature". Mr. Su Shishu, former chairman of the Chinese
Calligraphy Association, inscribed the words "Calligraphy Exhibition of
Teacher Tao Xuehua" and praised him for "his calligraphy follows rules,
rules, and regulations, yet is free and unrestrained, truly embodying
his cultural character and scholarly sentiment. Mr. Liu Hongbiao, former
Vice Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, wrote an
inscription for him titled "Xuehua Ink", praising "Your love and
persistence for calligraphy, your in-depth study and continuous
understanding of calligraphy, are admirable. Other art giants who have
inscribed and commented on it include Quan Xijun, Ouyang Zhongshi, Liu
Dawei, Li Duo, Cui Zhi, and others. It is widely believed that his works
possess a lofty artistic realm, opening up a unique path of integrating
inscriptions and continuing the spirit of literati calligraphy.
5. Academic positioning of critics
Tao Xuehua’s cursive script is known for its
"old vines coiling and bending, extraordinary strength, majestic spirit,
and soaring spirit", emphasizing the balance between emotions and laws.
Mr. Zhang Ruitian, a renowned critic, wrote in "Chinese Talents" that
Tao Xuehua’s cursive script is the cursive script of a calligrapher with
ideas and goals. His calligraphy works are far from the current trend,
showing a solid foundation in tradition and distinct personality traits.
He possesses superb ability to control ink and brush, allowing him to
find his own language of expression in his writing, emphasizing
emotional expression and personal breakthroughs, breaking the formulaic
framework of contemporary calligraphy, and achieving a perfect balance
between personality and tradition. Mr. Chen Lianhe, Vice Chairman of the
Chinese Hard Pen Calligraphy Association, summarized the charm of his
calligraphy with couplets such as "Iron and Stone Plum Blossom Spirit,
Mountains and Rivers Vanilla Wind", stating that his calligraphy style
is elegant and fresh, with a high degree of antiquity and proficiency in
multiple forms, presenting a diverse range of calligraphic styles and
forms. One is the strong charm of gold and stone, two is the emphasis on
brushwork, three is the strength of lines and keys, and four is the
clarity of qi grid. He also called his calligraphy ’not swayed by the
current trend, independent of it’. Famous art critic Mr. Yan Ding
commented, "Mr. Tao Xuehua is a literary figure with outstanding
personality. His strokes are steady and heavy, with a strong and elegant
style that does not lose its rules. He has a certain charm. Mr. Tao
Xuehua uses a hundred steel strokes that wrap around his fingers,
creating a light, simple, atmospheric, and thick style, with a
magnificent exterior and a powerful interior
2、 Academic value
-1. Theoretical research and exploration
Tao Xuehua is not only diligent in creative
practice and has achieved remarkable success, but also devoted herself
to the study of calligraphy theory, writing calligraphy treatises such
as "Calligraphy Jingzhongguan", "Creative Mindset Theory", and "Unique
Law Theory"; The creative concept of "the essence of calligraphy is to
express emotions, and the life of art lies in innovation" has been
proposed. The paper has been published multiple times in authoritative
journals such as "Calligraphy Research", and academic viewpoints have
been expressed at the "Contemporary Calligraphy Creation Theory Seminar"
hosted by the Chinese Calligraphers Association and the "Chinese
Culture Forum" at Peking University, explaining my unique insights and
reflections on the inheritance and promotion of traditional calligraphy.
This dual cultivation of theory and practice has made it a renowned
figure in the contemporary literary world, possessing both academic
depth and artistic height.
2. Academic system certification
Tao Xuehua’s works have been evaluated by the
ISC2000 Art Value Standards of the Cultural Market Development Center
of the Ministry of Culture, and some representative works have been
certified and filed by the Art Certification and Filing Center of the
China Copyright Association. Selected and published works such as "Tao
Xuehua Calligraphy Collection" and "Chinese Modern and Contemporary
Famous Calligraphers Collection - Tao Xuehua" (Dahongpao Series), which
are regarded as the highest honor for artists in the publishing
industry. The collectors must have both traditional skills and
innovative value. His monograph systematically sorted out the artistic
context of my 60 years of studying calligraphy, becoming an important
model for researching contemporary calligraphy and having milestone
significance
2. Education and Cultural Heritage
As the Vice Dean and Professor of the School
of Art Education at the Chinese Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting,
I and my students have been awarded the titles of Excellent Calligraphy
Teacher and Excellent Student by the Chinese Academy of Calligraphy
Art. He is committed to promoting calligraphy education, advocating the
concept of "dual cultivation of literature and ink", emphasizing the
combination of poetry and couplet creation with calligraphy art,
balancing traditional cultural cultivation with calligraphy skills
practice, and promoting the revival of traditional literati calligraphy.
As a 50 year old party member, I pay attention to creating and
disseminating red cultural works, conveying the red spirit through art,
donating calligraphy works to traditional culture and revolutionary
education bases, and receiving attention from official media. He created
Mao Zedong’s poetry and calligraphy works (such as "The Long March" and
"Spring Snow in Qinyuan"), and other works with red themes were
published in special editions of newspapers such as "Chinese Talents"
and "Changsha Evening News", becoming an artistic carrier for Party
history education.
3、 Social impact
1. National level exhibitions and honors
Tao Xuehua’s works have been exhibited
multiple times in authoritative institutions that emphasize the artistic
and academic aspects of her works, and have won dozens of gold awards
both domestically and internationally (such as the Sete Award for
China’s top calligraphy and painting master, and the gold award at the
International Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition). The 70th anniversary
National Day gift exhibition of "Xuehua Ink" held at the Beijing Ethnic
Culture Palace in 2019, the first launch ceremony of "Chinese Modern
and Contemporary Famous Calligraphy Collection - Tao Xuehua", and the
2023 Rongbaozhai Tao Xuehua Calligraphy Art Exhibition received
congratulatory inscriptions from art giants such as Quan Xijun, Shen
Peng, Su Shishu, Zhang Biao, Cui Zhi, Liu Hongbiao, and Lin Feng,
demonstrating industry recognition. Awarded the "Best Creation Award" by
the Ministry of Culture and included in the "Top Ten Chinese
Calligraphers" list, awarded the "Meritorious Calligraphy Artist" by the
Talent Research Association of the Ministry of Human Resources, awarded
the "Highest Lifetime Achievement Artist in Chinese Culture and Art" by
the World Chinese Culture and Art Summit Forum, awarded the "2017 Top
Ten Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Figures of the Year" by the China
International Public Welfare Awards, recognized as the "2018 Outstanding
News Artist Image Ambassador" by China News Magazine, and awarded the
"2020 Touching Chinese Art Figure" by CCTV Art Master Channel, among
other honors.
2. Mainstream media and social influence
CCTV has reported on its exhibition
activities multiple times, such as the 2019 National Day Gift Exhibition
at the Ethnic Culture Palace and the Tao Xuehua Calligraphy Art
Exhibition at Rongbaozhai, which have attracted widespread attention.
Tao Xuehua, an artistic legend recorded by CCTV documentary, and Tao
Xuehua, a practitioner of a cultural power in the new era, produced by
China News Network, were widely disseminated on the Internet.
Rongbaozhai magazine published it as a special issue of recommended
artists. China Talent magazine reported its artistic achievements in
four special pages. Professional newspapers such as Calligraphy Daily,
China Calligraphy and Pictorial Daily, Couplet Expo, and Chinese Poetry
published his poems, couplets, and calligraphy, all of which had a great
impact on society.
3. Membership in clubs and industry recognition
Tao Xuehua is a national first level
organization including the Chinese Calligraphers Association, the
Chinese Poetry Society, and the Chinese Couplets Association
Member of the Chinese Association of Painting
and Calligraphy Collectors, Director of the Chinese Popular Literature
and Art Research Association, Art Committee Member of the Chinese
Oriental Culture Research Association, First Class Art Member of the
Chinese Talent Research Association, Academician of the Chinese Academy
of Painting and Calligraphy, National First Class Artist, and Senior
Calligrapher Title. It can be seen that its social influence and
industry recognition.
4. International Exchange and Communication
Tao Xuehua’s works have been exhibited
multiple times in Japan, South Korea, Europe, and other places, and have
been awarded the titles of cultural and artistic exchange envoys
between China and Europe, China and France, and China and the United
States. Stamps of her works have been issued in Hong Kong, Macao, and
multiple countries, further expanding her international influence and
promoting the international dissemination of Chinese calligraphy art.
Participated in the global exhibition of top Chinese calligraphy and
painting masters, as well as the global exhibition of Chinese
calligraphy and painting art celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between China and France (at the
Louvre Museum in Paris). His reputation has spread far and wide, and he
has played a role in bringing Chinese calligraphy to the world.
4、 Art Collection and Investment Collection Value
1. Collected by authoritative institutions
Tao Xuehua’s works have been collected by
many museums and memorial halls at home and abroad, and engraved in
multiple stone forests. Tao Xuehua’s work "Zhang Zhi and Ode to China"
has been collected by the National Culture Palace Yongjiu. His "Da Hong
Pao" series of monographs, "Collection of Chinese Modern and
Contemporary Famous Calligraphers - Tao Xuehua", is the highest honor in
the publishing industry and is collected in the National Museum,
National Library, and National Archives, further laying the foundation
for his academic collection and consolidating his position as an
investment collector.
2. Auction results and investment potential
Tao Xuehua’s works have been auctioned at
multiple large auction companies and are being sought after by
collectors. The auction price has been increasing year by year, and the
market heat has significantly risen. The specific auction data is
publicly available on Artron Art website. It has also been listed as a
highly recommended target by "The Most Academic Value and Collection
Investment Potential Calligraphers and Painters in Contemporary China",
and its market potential has been professionally endorsed. His works
have stable prices in auctions and private inheritance collections, with
significant investment value effects and significant long-term
investment potential. As Mr. Zhang Jiangang, Director of the Aesthetics
Research Office at the Institute of Philosophy of the Chinese Academy of
Social Sciences, pointed out, "Your works not only inherit the
excellent traditions of national art, but also contain personal
insights, thoughts, and feelings, presenting a vivid form, strong
vitality, and contemporary charm of traditional Chinese art. They have
extremely high artistic value, inheritance and promotion value, and
industrial value.
5、 Market Value and Market Trends
1. Industry rating and market potential
Tao Xuehua dominates the art world with his
outstanding skills and solid artistic foundation. The Art Market
Development Center of the Ministry of Culture has evaluated and polished
Tao Xuehua, and the Cultural and Art Talent Center of the Ministry of
Culture has evaluated and registered him as a national senior
calligrapher with the Ministry of Social Labor Security. Listed as the
"Most Academic Value and Investment Potential Calligraphers and Painters
in Contemporary China", with strong market circulation, especially for
large character plaques and small character works that are highly sought
after. Critic Mr. Yan Ding pointed out that "Mr. Tao’s calligraphy is
rigorous and standardized, focusing on visual excellence, very close to
public aesthetics, and has a wide audience
2. Cultural brand effect
Tao Xuehua has established her own cultural
brand with her profound cultural connotations and distinctive artistic
charm. His personal image (such as the reputation of "Beauty Bearded
Man") and artistic symbols (such as the charm of gold and stone, the
combination of literature and ink) form a unique cultural label,
enhancing market recognition, and the cultural brand effect is very
obvious. His works blend traditional antiquity with modern visual
aesthetics, making them suitable for academic, investment, collection,
and inheritance purposes, as well as meeting the needs of home
decoration display and appreciation, and widely responding to diverse
market levels.
3 Market Trends and Potential
Tao Xuehua’s works have both artistic and
cultural value. His calligraphy integrates stele inscriptions, connects
classic and folk elements, and forms a unique style of "old vines
coiling and bending, extraordinary and majestic". The scarcity of this
combination of traditional skills and innovative expression gives its
works long-term potential for appreciation in the collection market.
Cultural dissemination and public recognition, "close to the aesthetic
of the masses but maintaining a professional height", integrate classic
techniques with folk elements, forming a visual language of "vigorous
and magnificent, mellow and elegant". The influence of two solo
exhibitions and several joint exhibitions in Beijing, as well as five
solo exhibitions in Nanjing and other places, the recognition of art
giants, the inclusion of recommended artists in "Rongbaozhai", the
publication of the "Dahongpao" special collection, his artistic
achievements and honors, and the promotion of mainstream media have made
him shine in the public eye. Further consolidating its market position
has opened up a favorable market trend.
Summary
Tao Xuehua’s calligraphy art occupies a
unique position in the contemporary calligraphy world. Its artistic
achievements stem from the deep cultivation and inheritance of
tradition, as well as personalized expression and innovation; His
academic contributions are reflected in theoretical research and
exploration. His works have been collected by authoritative
institutions, certified by academic systems, and widely recognized by
the market, forming a "trinity" value network. His social influence
continues to expand through national exhibitions, international
exchanges, and public cultural projects. The investment value of his
collection benefits from the academic authority’s endorsement of books,
the vast social audience, and the scarcity of market circulation. As a
practitioner of the "dual cultivation of literature and ink" and a
pioneer of the gold and stone calligraphy style, he not only continues
the spiritual core of literati calligraphy, but also sets an example in
the contemporary art ecology that combines traditional thickness and
contemporary vitality. In the future, with the promotion of the revival
of traditional Chinese culture and the continuous dissemination of its
works and the deepening of academic research, its works may further
highlight their value in the dual dimensions of art history and
collection market. With the strengthening of cultural confidence and the
acceleration of the internationalization process of calligraphy, the
cultural added value of their works may be further enhanced. Critics
predict that its "golden and stone charm" and "poetic expression" will
leave a unique mark in the history of calligraphy, and the market’s
positioning and brand effect as a "steady art piece" will also attract
more long-term investors.
(Difuk)
