With A Strong Willpower? Huang Jun Calligraphy Exhibition, a showcase to essence of Huang Jun’s calligraphy works in nearly a decade, consists of 3 parts: Chat Cheerfully?Small-Sized Scroll and Frame Series, Completely Unrestrained?Large-Sized Display Board and Connected Screen Series and Talk To The Ancient and Modern?Copy and Create Transformation Series. Huang Jun is good at all styles of calligraphy, particularly cursive script. The show highlights the charm of Huang as a scholar and literati, stresses artistic conception, spiritual connotation as well as high-grade artistic pursuit of him. Most of the works on show are poems and essays created by Huang Jun himself. Even copying poems of others, he adds postcript for the most. The selection of calligraphy style, brushwork and even mounting form is closely related to the meaning, seeking a complete unity among the calligrapher’s temperament, verbal content and calligraphic version.
The title of the show comes from The Book of Songs?Pine Boat “my heart is not a stone and cannot be rolled”, which implies the calligrapher’s willpower stand as firm as a rock. Besides, Huang attaches a new meaning to it—my heart is not as hard as cold rock but true to life, warm and kind, full of affection, which shows the calligrapher’s attitude of caring about the reality, deeply loving the society and life. Huang Jun is not only a scholar calligrapher who sticks to both academic study and practice for a long time, but also an influential contemporary poet. This exhibition is aimed at presenting his unusual charm and significance on both academic and creation achievements.