Huang Poh Lo Mei Shu Fa

HUANG POH LO MEI SHU FA – Finally “BRANDED” 22.2.2016 - Chap Goh Meh

It’s the dream of every Calligrapher to have his own style of writing. Calligraphy in Greek means “Beautiful Writing”, hence I try very much to stick to this in Chinese Calligraphy, though there could be opposing thoughts.

Recently I posed a question “ Why is it that the more famous a Calligrapher in Chinese becomes, the uglier , his writing are”. Yes, and the answers were all not that acceptable. People tend to pay more attention to the Calligrapher, not his writings, it’s the singer, not the song. If he is famous, even if he scribbles blindly, his writings become a piece of art. Just like some people, these days who would stare at invisible art at museums for hours or an abstract painting that no one understands, and give credit to the artists.

I like my writings to be alive, have elements of Ying and Yang, fast and slow, wet and dry, thick and thin, fast and slow, and the finished product must be appealing to any, not just the Chinese. It must have beauty. This is my personal  conviction, with no reference nor comparison to any other artists.

I came up with this so called “Branding” after chatting with Mr. Chia Dian Po, Mr. Tang San Chor and a Chinese Art Lecturer from China, and dedicated to my Grandson Huang Lai An ( Mohd Qualish Rayyan)- HPL