图为正在创作中的李玉生。 中新社记者 索有为 摄
癸卯兔年春节来临之际,李玉生接受中新社记者采访时表示,在中国传统文化中,生肖兔代表的是宁静、善良、温和和活泼,尤其是刚刚过去的几年受疫情影响,人们更渴望早日走出疫境、生活祥和美好,他就决定创作一方生肖兔印章,来表达和传递这种愿望。
也正因如此,在这只生肖兔的下方,李玉生特意又刻上“兔年大吉”四个篆字,冀望新的一年“兔”飞猛进、万事如意、国泰民安。
图为李玉生治印生肖兔,冀望新的一年“兔”飞猛进、万事如意、国泰民安。 中新社记者 索有为 摄李玉生告诉记者,他钻研篆刻艺术是半路出家。他痴迷收藏近30年,在与陶瓷、玉器、书画等藏品打交道的过程中,走上艺术创作之路。他起初拜师雷少华和林坚璋学习书法,后又师从岭南画派大师赵少昂高足、著名画家卢清远和岭南画派名家伍月柳等人,研习多年后形成了自己格调清新的艺术风格。
“书画作品上的印章同样是一门高深的艺术。”李玉生说,美国学者威廉·罗肯特曾称赞中国篆刻艺术是“世界公认的最高艺术”,而篆刻家是“能使石头唱歌的艺术大师”,他潜心观察每一位名家的用印并从中领悟印章和书画作品的融合之美,继而又开始痴迷篆刻,在西泠印社名师邓昌成和西泠学堂林墨子导师的指导下学习篆刻。
此前学习书画的沉淀也给他的篆刻带来便利和灵感。“书法有笔法,篆刻有刀法,使刀如使笔。”李玉生说:“其实,在印石的方寸之间表达艺术语言需要严谨的推敲,需要人文的修养,方寸之间有大天地。”
在篆刻水平精进之后,他把创作思路转向了天下第一行书《兰亭序》,他要将《兰亭序》全文用印章表现出来。朱文白文灵活协调、边款用字摒弃雷同,李玉生潜心用力数月之久,终于将全文324字的《兰亭序》刻在了64方印章上,在拓印印屏时,李玉生为了作品的丰富性,又特意尝试了篆刻书圣王羲之的人物肖像,作品完成后受到名家的充分肯定。
图为李玉生介绍他创作的《兰亭序》全文印屏。 中新社记者 索有为 摄一发不可收的李玉生,又创作了《陋室铭》《心经》《爱莲说》等全文印屏,从人物肖像篆刻到象形物篆刻乃至鸟虫篆,也成为他在方寸天地间纵横驰骋的畅意表达。
在2022年中央援港抗疫期间,李玉生用篆刻来记录中央对香港的关心和内地医护人员逆行而上的付出,身着防护衣怀抱儿童的医护人员、运送抗疫物资的列车、方舱医院、中西医结合治疗等,都在他的刻刀下一一呈现,这幅以几十枚印章组成的《壬寅年香港抗疫印屏》,在香港抗疫美术作品展览中亮相,吸引众多人士观赏赞叹。
“香港与内地已经实现了首阶段‘通关’,很多三年没有和内地亲人团聚的香港市民已经北上,兔年里我也要去内地好好走一走,从中获得更多的灵感。”李玉生说,脸上写满期待,“祝愿大家在新一年‘兔’来运转、‘兔’飞猛进”。(完)
中新网评:美国众议长选举“连续剧”暴露美式民主痼疾****** 中新网北京1月9日电(蒋鲤)在15轮投票表决后,美国众议院议长选举这场“连续剧”终于落下帷幕,众议院共和党领袖凯文•麦卡锡最终成功当选第55任美国众议院议长。这是美国国会过去164年来耗时最久的一次议长选举记录,将美国“对抗式民主”的弊端暴露无遗。 资料图:美国众议院共和党领袖麦卡锡。中新社记者 沙晗汀 摄由于两党对立加剧、党派内斗、利益分配不均等因素,众议长选举陷入一场拉锯战。在此次众议长竞选中,美国民主党议员继续抱团,多轮投票中,一票不投麦卡锡,共和党右翼“强硬派”领头的约20人小团体也拒绝投票麦卡锡。 麦卡锡的当选之路一波三折,除了本人的“政治投机派”角色在国会不受欢迎外,与共和党内部政治分歧关系密切。 一方面,共和党党内反对者认为,麦卡锡对民主党态度过于软弱,无力对抗民主党控制的参议院和拜登政府,另一方面,因为共和党的多数优势微弱,党内一些影响力较小的派系的政治力量则被放大,有利于他们巩固自己的选票。 此外,党内反对者也认为,自己的选票没有换取更多利益,希望以此作为筹码换取麦卡锡更大的让步,比如让他们获得众议院重要委员会中的职务。 作为仅次于美国总统、副总统的政坛三号人物,众议院议长通常由众议院多数党领袖担任,选举几乎没有悬念。然而,麦卡锡此次为当选,不得不做出多个关键让步,其中可能包括恢复一项罢黜议长动议机制,使得众议长的权力被削弱,难以掌控众议院。 美国有线电视新闻网CNN称,麦卡锡在这场不合时宜的政治勒索中作出让步,这种绥靖政策只会让极端主义势力更加强大。 这场引发全世界围观的尴尬选举暴露出美国政治存在严重的对立和分化。在权力博弈思维的裹挟下,党派利益凌驾于国家和人民利益之上,美国两党相互拆台,陷入“为反对而反对”的无脑对垒。而即便是一党内,也会因为利益分配问题产生不同的小派系,相互对抗,选票变成了谋利益的工具。 从国会山骚乱到打破记历史记录的15轮众议长选举,“对抗式民主”让美国政治陷入瓶颈,长期对抗势必会让政客们丧失客观公正的判断能力,其政治阶层是否有能力治理国家也会引发质疑。 两党之争和党派内斗进一步放大了美国政治体制弊病,美国所谓的“民主”形象,让全世界大跌眼镜。鼓吹以选民利益为先的美式选举,变成了政客们利益置换的游戏,进一步彰显出美国“民主政治”日渐失能,不断极化的党争已使美国政治制度陷入死循环。 House speaker election reveals deep-rooted problems in U.S. democracy (ECNS) -- The Republican leader Kevin McCarthy was elected as the 55th speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives after 15 ballots. As the most grueling House speaker election in the past 164 years, the election has highlighted the defects of the country’s "confrontational democracy". The election once reached a stalemate due to intense partisan strife, inner-party struggle among the Republicans, uneven distribution of interests, and more. Democratic Party members forged a close alliance, refusing to vote for McCarthy, while about 20 Republicans also declined to cast ballots for the GOP leader. Except for his unpopular role as a "political speculator" in Congress, McCarthy’s hard-won election can be attributed to turmoil within the Republican Party. On the one hand, opponents in the Republican Party believe that the GOP leader's attitude toward the Democrats is too weak to confront the Senate controlled by Democrats and the Biden administration. On the other hand, the political power of some less influential factions in the Republican Party has been amplified due to the Party’s weak majority advantage in the House of Representatives, which is conducive to consolidating their ticket warehouses. Meanwhile, these opponents believe that their votes failed to win them more benefits, hoping to use this as a bargaining chip for McCarthy's further concessions, such as getting them positions in important House Committees. As the third political figure after the President and Vice President of the U.S., the speaker, by tradition, is the head of the majority party in the House of Representatives. But McCarthy has made many concessions in order to bring the ultra conservatives along, involving what’s known as the “motion to vacate,” a mechanism by which members can force a vote to depose the speaker. The reported concessions will empower individual members at the expense of McCarthy’s sway as speaker. CNN thought the concessions he made during this unseemly political shakedown would only make the extremist faction more powerful. This embarrassing election, which has drawn global attention, exposed the serious opposition and polarization in American politics. Both Democrats and Republicans put their interests before that of the country and its people, attacking and opposing each other irrationally. Besides, different factions arise within a single party and confront each other because of the distribution of interests. Votes have become a tool to win more benefits. From Capitol riots to the House Speaker election with record-breaking ballots, "confrontational democracy" has become a bottleneck of American politics. Long-term confrontation will surely impede politicians to think objectively and fairly while their capacity of governing the country will also raise doubts among the public. Both parties’ struggle and infighting among the Republicans have further amplified the defects of the American political system, with its "democratic" image shocking the world. The U.S.-style election, which advocates putting voters' interests first, has become a game of interest exchange among politicians. In addition, it further demonstrates the malfunction of American "democratic politics" and the constantly polarized party struggle that has trapped the American political system into an infinite cycle.
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