笔墨丹青·珍爱和平——国际和平艺术推选人物白小乐

白小乐,男,河北省博野县人。1941年出生,1961年高中毕业,被保送军校学习雷达,1965年由高教部派往法国巴黎留学,大学本科毕业。先后在空军、海军服役,1987年调入中国社会科学院,任院机关党委副书记、院刊主编;欧美同学会总会理事、留法分会副秘书长。中国国宾礼艺术家、《新中国传世名家名作金书》授予者;中国中央电视台在线栏目组艺术顾问;北京中国书画协会常务理事、副秘书长;北京龙潭湖地书协会创建人暨首任会长。

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从艺途径,主要是自幼爱好,曾在小学三年级参加地区写字比赛,名列前茅。后来,在书画前辈指导下,持之以恒的临写名帖名篇。在书写实践中,把前人的书法技艺融入自己的创作中,不断探索自己的书法艺术风格。

学过篆、隶、楷、行、草五体书法,以草书见长。其草书特点,吸纳大草线条流畅、小草结字清晰的优点,逐步形成了“笔断意不断、顺势而连”的草书个性写法。扇面书写方面,经过长期磨练,形成了不同于格式化的书写方法。根据扇子大小、形状、书写内容,顺势而为地进行个性化布局,实现草书书写的连贯性与整体的和谐统一。

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应邀参与全国书(画)比赛和公益活动,荣获金、银奖数十次。2007年“迎北京奥运全国书画大赛”,荣获金奖;2008年《中国书法年刊》评为“2008年度书法艺术金奖”;2012年“全国中老年书画作品邀请展”被评为金奖,并授予“当代德艺双馨艺术家”称号。

被国内外媒体或政府机关多家收藏作品。2017、2019年,两次受邀在中央电视台盛世庆典上展示书法;其作品被美国、法国、意大利等多国朋友与友好人士收蔵;2014年春季中国邮政出版社出版《一带一路·新丝绸之路上的艺术大使——白小乐个人艺术展》;2014年冬季美国集邮集团出版《美国国家名片——中美杰出华人艺术家白小乐美国邮册限量珍藏版》;2017年纪念中法建交53周年,法国出版《杰出华人艺术家白小乐纪念珍藏册》;2024年出版《法国邮票上的中国艺术——中法建交60周年白小乐书法艺术展》;2024年,法国达芬奇艺术博物馆、意大利佛罗伦萨市政厅联合授予白小乐【达芬奇国际艺术终身成就奖】;同年,国际艺术联盟、金桥艺术联盟、艺术与和平——首届国际艺术双年展组委会评为“优秀艺术作品”,本人被授予“世界和平艺术贡献奖”。

白小乐作品鉴赏

国家出版社出版长篇纪实文学《追梦的人——留法学人回国创业记述》、《情系玫瑰泉——留学巴黎记实》等专著4部;发表的书论有:《书法艺术 国之愧宝——纪念中国书法入选联合国“非遗名录”十周年》、《草书妙处 口述难详——浅说草书的艺术特征》、《学书在法 其妙在人——浅说书法与做人的关系》、《最好的名片是作品——浅说书法艺术的评判标准》、《一门返璞归真的新兴艺术——中华地书风范漫谈》等。

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Bai Xiaole, male, from Boye County, Hebei Province. Born in 1941, he graduated from high school in 1961 and was admitted to a military academy to study radar science. In 1965, he was sent to study in Paris, France by the Ministry of Higher Education, where he completed his undergraduate studies. He served in the People's Liberation Army Air Force and Navy, and in 1987, he transferred to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, where he served as Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and Editor-in-Chief of the Academy's journal. He was also a council member of the Western Returned Scholars Association and Deputy Secretary-General of its France branch.

白小乐作品鉴赏

Bai Xiaole was a national gift artist and an honoree of the Golden Book of Renowned Masters of New China. He was an art advisor for a program at China Central Television (CCTV) and a standing council member and Deputy Secretary-General of the Beijing Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Association. He was also the founder and first president of the Longtan Lake Calligraphy Association in Beijing.

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His artistic journey began with a childhood passion for art, having placed highly in a regional calligraphy competition in the third grade. He persistently practiced famous calligraphy works under the guidance of senior artists, integrating traditional techniques into his own creative style. Bai Xiaole mastered five forms of calligraphy: Seal, Clerical, Regular, Running, and Cursive scripts, excelling in Cursive. His Cursive script combines the flowing lines of large Cursive with the clear structure of small Cursive, forming his unique style of "broken strokes but unbroken meaning, connected by following the natural flow." He developed a personalized layout style in fan-shaped calligraphy, achieving harmony between the fluidity of Cursive script and the overall composition.

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Bai Xiaole was invited to participate in various national calligraphy and painting competitions and charitable activities, winning numerous gold and silver awards. In 2007, he won the Gold Award in the National Calligraphy and Painting Competition for the Beijing Olympics. In 2008, he was awarded the Calligraphy Art Gold Award by China Calligraphy Yearbook. In 2012, he was honored with the Gold Award at the National Senior Citizens' Calligraphy and Painting Invitation Exhibition and was named a Artist Of Both Moral And Artistic Stature.

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His works have been collected by various media outlets and government institutions internationally. In 2017 and 2019, he was invited to demonstrate calligraphy at grand celebrations hosted by CCTV. His works have been collected by calligraphy and art enthusiasts in countries such as the United States, France, and Itally. In 2014, the China Postal Press published The Belt and Road: Artistic Ambassador on the New Silk Road – Bai Xiaole’s Personal Art Exhibition. In the same year, the U.S. Philatelic Group published U.S. National Cards – Limited Collector’s Edition of Distinguished Chinese-American Artist Bai Xiaole. In 2017, to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Sino-French diplomatic relations, France published Commemorative Collector’s Album of Distinguished Chinese Artist Bai Xiaole. In 2024, Chinese Art on French Stamps – Calligraphy Art Exhibition Commemorating 60 Years of Sino-French Diplomatic Relations by Bai Xiaole is published. That same year, Bai Xiaole was awarded the Leonardo da Vinci International Art Lifetime Achievement Award by the Leonardo da Vinci Art Museum in France and the City Hall of Florence, Italy. He was also honored with the World Peace Art Contribution Award by the International Art Alliance, the Golden Bridge Art Alliance, and the Art and Peace First International Art Biennale Committee.

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His published works include four documentary books such as Dream Chasers: A Record of Returned French Scholars Starting Businesses in China and *he Ties to Rose Springs: A Documentary of Studying in Paris. He has also published several essays on calligraphy, including Calligraphy, a National Treasure: Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of Chinese Calligraphy’s Inclusion in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, The Subtlety of Cursive Script: Difficult to Explain in Words, Learning Calligraphy in France: The Connection Between Calligraphy and Life, The Best Business Card is the Artwork: Evaluating Standards in Calligraphy Art, and A New Emerging Art Returning to Simplicity: A Discussion on the Style of Chinese Earth Calligraphy.