Song Ying

Song Ying, formerly known as Song Yingde, is also known as Yingnong. Male, born in 1920, from Ju County, Shandong Province.

Since 1958, he has served successively as the Director and Party Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Publishing Administration, Director and Party Secretary of the Revolutionary Committee of Shandong University of Chemical Technology, Director and Party Secretary of the Shandong Provincial Culture Bureau, and concurrently as Vice Chairman of the Shandong Federation of Literary and Art Circles. He serves as deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Cultural Relics Management Committee, deputy director of the Shandong Provincial Local History Compilation Committee, and department-level consultant to the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture. He is currently the president of Shandong Painting Academy and the honorary president of Shandong Jinqiu Painting and Calligraphy Academy. He is a member of the Chinese Calligraphers Association and a creative researcher of the Chinese Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Association. A brief biography of his calligraphy has been compiled into many dictionaries such as "Dictionary of Names of Chinese Calligraphers of Past Dynasties" and "Names of Members of the Chinese Calligraphers Association". He has published works such as "Selected Calligraphy of Song Ying" and "Selected Poems of Song Ying".

Chinese name: Song Ying

Birthplace: Ju County, Shandong

Date of birth: 1920

Occupation: Calligrapher

Representative works: "Selected Calligraphy of Song Ying", "Preserved Poems of Song Ying"

Calligraphy Works

Style of Works

Song Ying's hobby since childhood For calligraphy, learn Tang Kai for the first time and lay a solid foundation. After that, he also attacked Wei Shu and official script, and cursive script devoted himself to chapter cursive and running cursive. The cursive writing was mixed with chapter and cursive style, and gradually formed his own style of vigorous elegance, powerful writing and unrestrained momentum. His calligraphy traveled widely among artists and learned from the strengths of many calligraphers, thus forming an artistic style that is rich and elegant, powerful and unrestrained. This is the outstanding feature of Song Ying's calligraphy art. Song Ying's calligraphy combines official script, Wei stele, Tang Kai script, and Jincao. He is especially good at Zhangcao, and uses Zhangcao as a part of Jincao. His works have a uniform and unique charm, and the spirit of the characters reflects his broadmindedness. The layout and strokes of his works are smooth and natural, with open muscles and vivid lines. The fonts are jagged but restrictive to each other. They follow nature while being unrestrained and unrestrained. They are balanced, coherent, smooth and sophisticated, without any exaggeration or staleness.

Comments from famous experts

Art master Liu Haisu commented on Song Ying's calligraphy: "By using the stele to engrave people's calligraphy, you can get the god of all stele", "The layout of calligraphy can be unique and original. , breaks the rules and becomes unique."

Mr. Ouyang Zhongshi commented on Song Ying's calligraphy: "When I look at Song Ying's handwriting, I can't help but fall in love with it. It has neither the domineering power of an iron horse nor the weakness of desk writing. It has all kinds of rules and regulations." The craftsmanship is wonderful, the words are colorful, and the frames are alluring. If you look at it carefully and find out its origins, it seems that the original work is more efficient, and the Han bamboo slips are interesting. Zhang Cao, Zengcai You'an, and finally converted to Qianli's Jingfu, can be said to be a contemporary family with good choices and comprehensive integration.

Exhibition experience

In August 1988, a calligraphy exhibition was held at the National Art Museum of China. His calligraphy works were published in various provincial, municipal and national newspapers, magazines, and calligraphy and painting collections. After 1989, he participated in many exhibitions in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and other countries. Calligraphy and painting exhibitions in Belgium and other countries. In the past 20 years, he has combined with the study of famous poems and made progress in parallel with calligraphy. His works have been published in various provincial, municipal and national newspapers and calligraphy and painting collections. Since 1989, he has participated in provincial calligraphy and painting exhibitions. He has held domestic and national calligraphy and painting exhibitions. Many of his works have been collected by the organizers and the Revolutionary Memorial Hall, and have been selected for calligraphy and painting exhibitions held in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Belgium and other countries. Some of his works have been included in South Korea's Dong-A Ilbo and Qingqiu Group Art Exhibition. Museum, Singapore Chinese Art Research Association

On the morning of January 7, 2014, the "Song Ying Calligraphy Exhibition" and the donation ceremony of Song Ying's calligraphy works were held grandly at the Shandong Provincial Museum. There are 150 calligraphy works created by Mr. Ying over the years. Many calligraphy artists from Qilu gathered together to experience Mr. Song Ying's calligraphy achievements and artistic charm. This exhibition displays all the calligraphy works created by Mr. Song Ying over the years. 150 calligraphy works. At the opening ceremony, Mr. Song Ying donated 50 of his representative works to the Shandong Museum.

Revolutionary Complex

Comrade Song Ying participated in the revolution in July 1938. , joined the Communist Party of China in December of the same year.

Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served successively as the first party branch secretary of Songjiamiao Jiang Village, Xiazhuang Town, Ju County; democratic movement member and director of the Anti-Japanese People's Committee of the Seventh District of the Communist Party of China in Ju County, and president of the Peasant Rescue Society; **Political instructor of Binhai Prefectural Committee; editor of "Binhai Times"; journalist of "Dazhong Daily"; deputy editor-in-chief of "Binhai Rural Area". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he successively served as deputy editor-in-chief of "Bohai Daily"; secretary of the Qidong County Party Committee and political commissar of the Qidong County Brigade; director of the Rural Work Department of the Shandong Branch of the Communist Party of China and the Propaganda Department of Shandong Land Reform Commission; Shandong People's President of the publishing house. As a party propaganda worker, he used his pen instead of his gun to publicize the Anti-Japanese War and mobilize the masses to support and participate in the Anti-Japanese War.

Although Comrade Song Ying is old, she is still very concerned about the construction of the party and the country and literary and artistic work. The old man insists on watching the news network every day and studying party newspapers and periodicals. During the activities commemorating the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, Comrade Song Ying happily accepted the interview, reviewed the history of the Anti-Japanese War, commemorated the revolutionary martyrs, inherited the revolutionary tradition, educated the younger generation, shouldered historical responsibilities, and continued to play the role of an old man. The due role of party members. When receiving the one-time living subsidy from the state for veteran comrades of the Anti-Japanese War, Mr. Song handed all the money to the party organization as his party dues, expressing the gratitude of a veteran anti-war cadre to the party.