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陈声桂

(Tan Siah Kwee)

A.     绪言

       陈声桂,不仅是新加坡第一个纯书法组织的缔造者,而且是这个从无到有、从寂寞走向兴盛、从沙漠走向绿洲的书法家协会的默默耕耘者

    陈声桂四十年如一日, 坚持把所有的工余时间投入书协的工作, 与书法的研究之中。

    在他的领导下, 新加坡, 乃至整个东南亚的书法事业得以走出低谷, 从“将死”状态中重新复苏, 及至兴旺发达。

 他是书法家协会的发起人及筹备委员会主席, 主持书协会政长达四十年, 其中三十七年担任会长。他也担任马来西亚、香港、菲律宾、台湾、印尼等地全国性书法协会的顾问或荣誉主席。自1988年以来,他也担任由七国书法协会发起及成立的“国际书法展联络会” 的执行理事长,目前这联络会已有16个团体会员、8个协作会员。

 1995, 陈声桂组建了“新加坡书法中心”。目前,该中心每年四个学段各开设五十个班级,举办十馀个书法展,招待五六十批各国客人。2005年他创建新加坡老年书法大学,担任首任校长,开创东南亚老人大学之先河。目前,书大三个年级均稳健发展,首届毕业生也于200711月毕业步入社会。

    现在的陈声桂, 是本地乃至世界最负盛名的书法艺术家之一, 在广大的中国土地上, 尤其家喻户晓, 人们称他为“新加坡书法之父”,“新加坡书法大使”。

B.     对书法事业不凡的贡献

       陈声桂推动书法艺术, 使新加坡的书法从“将死”的状态中复苏过来, 及至今日的兴旺发达。由于这一重大的贡献,他赢得许多国内外书法界同人的赞赏与美评。

   1.      为新加坡书法同道建了“家”。

             1994, 陈声桂以不凡的毅力, 筹得105万元, 连同政府拨给的25万元, 共130万元, 将滑铁卢街48号——一座战前荒芜了的独立式大楼改建为“新加坡书法中心”。这是新加坡甚至是世界书法家庭中,第一个属于书法同道之家。自1995年落成至今,每周均有来自世界各地的同道前来参观。

2.  普及当地书法的学习

       陈声桂以业余时间,1970年起公开函授书法,1974年起公开开设书法学习班;他也在国立新加坡大学校外进修系及南洋理工大学中华语言文化中 心各担任书法讲师10年。 四十年来, 陈先生桃李满天下。 学生上至总统、议长、副总理、内阁部长、教授学者专家、巨商富贾, 下至墓碑文字雕刻者、餐馆侍应生、在籍大学生, 涵盖面至广。 可以说, 今日在书坛从事教学、推动、组织、研究的书法工作者或书法家, 大多出自其门下。

四十年来, 他仿效古代孔子普及教育的做法, 不只自己授课, 也以书协的名誉, 广约同道, 在书协、国立新加坡大学校外进修系、新加坡书法中心、南洋理工大学、国立新加坡大学中文系、联络所、俱乐部、宗乡会馆、学校等开设书法班级; 尤其是1974年首设硬笔书法班级, 为硬笔书法步入书法圣殿迈前一步;1985年首设少儿书法班级, 开当地少儿学习书法的先河; 2005年开办老年书法大学, 掀开东南亚老人大学的第一章,均被誉为独具慧眼。

3.   引进外国书法以扩大国人之视野

新加坡人口不多, 艺术的学习尤其得开拓视野、多方取经。 陈声桂于1980年以书协名誉引进各国书法, 连续五年, 与各国之全国性书会举行交流展, 日、韩、中、台、马、港之书作均来展过。 至今, 这交流展还连绵发展, 以中国而论, 已由全国扩展至各省, 至今已有二十馀个省市的书协来展与来访,超过了中国一半的版图;至于远自中国各地偏远地区的个人或团体来展,更不计其数!

4.  提升国人的书法创作技巧

1980年至今, 陈声桂以新加坡书协的名誉, 积极约请及安排各国无数书法名家来新加坡访问,举办个人书法展、挥毫、演讲、交流、对话等,特别是中国、日本两国的名家尤多, 让广大的民众现场观摩及学习名家的创作技术、创作心得等。 他也举办了多次书法营。

5.      发展新加坡为国际书法发展中心

1988, 他在新加坡书协二十周年会庆上, 向来自世界各国的书法组织的领导人倡议设立 国际书法发展联络会, 获得各国书法会的一致支持, 在大家一致通过下, 秘书处设于新加坡, 并推选陈声桂担任执行理事长, 主持其事。两年后,1990, 在陈声桂主持下,“第一届国际书法交流大展”, 暨“第一届国际书法大会”在新加坡举行,轰动整个世界书坛; 而中华书法这门古老的艺术, 也正式纳入世界艺坛的主流, 为书法的发展史翻开新的一章。 迄今国际书法交流大展已在世界各地举行了七届!  在2006年,当第七届大展轮回新加坡举行时,陈声桂约得了纳丹总统前来开幕,总统也在总统府设茶会招待到会的19个国家的书法代表团,让他们享受国宾的礼遇。

6.  推行书法晋级考试

       1990 , 在陈声桂推动下, 书协成立了新加坡书法研究院,1991 , 该院推行了书法晋级考试, 以便从理论与技巧二方面鉴定及提升一个人的书法水平, 并与世界上的音乐考试、舞蹈考试等接轨,解决了初级书法老师的师资问题, 也使书法的研究走向理论与水平并重的台阶。

7.  为国人欣赏书法提供更多的选择

       为了让国人有机会欣赏更多本地人士的作品, 他于七十年代末期广泛邀请老一辈书家出来话动、举办展览, 及出版专集。

       他于1981年发起“新加坡书法年展”, 至今28, 发掘了许多书坛新进, 也作为国人对书艺水平的大检阅。他举办了19届的黄金岁月书法展与19届新秀风采书法展, 让新秀及高龄书法爱好者有机会出台。

      他于1991年、2000年举办二次全国妇女书法展;自1990年至今举办14届全国青少年书法展、四次全国硬笔书法展等。 让少年、青年、妇女、老人多种不同年龄层的人士都有机会参展, 是书界有口皆碑的事。

此外, 还举行超过150个其他不同国家、不同人士、不同风格的书法展览。

8.   推动书法深入民间

为了让国人贴近书法, 他举办了超过七十个书法比赛, 其中已有25年的全国挥春大赛, 由第一届的七十多人参赛至今的一千多人, 无异于“全民参与书法”的活动。 自1990年以来, 他也举办了17年的全国学生书法比赛, 这一年一度的赛会, 已经是全国学生每年的大日子,每届投件的人数也越来越多。

9.   出国弘扬书艺

       1978, 他是第一位被新加坡旅游促进局派遣出国挥毫的书法家。 此后20, 有三十多位书协的会员, 在他推荐下, 作为新加坡的文化大使到世界五大洲三十余国去弘扬书艺!

10.      引进日本刻字艺术

刻字艺术源自中国, 却兴于日本。1992年陈声桂以书协之名誉主办“日本刻字展”, 轰动一时, 后获得日本刻字协会颁发的第四枚“国际刻字贡献荣誉奖章”。

11.      长期培养国人对书法的兴趣

        为了让国人长期保持对书法的兴趣, 陈声桂与媒体联办书法专栏。自1989年起, 陈声桂在《新明日报》上编辑专栏《中华书艺》, 每个月一期。( 200711 ,215 期。)

        他也出版了几本书法专著:《中华书法讲话》 (1977再版二次), 《书法漫谈》 (1984)、《汉碑十六讲》 (1985), 《泛论钢笔书法》 (1985)、《书法研究的新领域》(1986)、《硬笔书法在本地的发展及其前景》 (1986) 等。

12.      把新加坡的书法讯息传至世界各国

    19945月起, 他主编《新加坡书法》, 每年四至五期, 把新加坡书坛的讯息带到世界40多个国家与地区, 以及中国的全部省市。 至2007121日,已出版了61期。

 

     C.     书法艺术造诣获得肯定及推崇   

1.      2006年新加坡总统将新加坡公益金第一枚“好点子奖” 颁给陈声桂,以奖励他想出请出内阁部长、议长等名人书写书法,从而为公益金募得37万元的好主意。 

2.      2006年中国书法家协会将该会第一枚荣誉奖章颁给陈声桂,以表扬他自1983年步入中国访问以来对中国书坛书家的贡献。 

3.      2003年,新加坡书法家协会颁发“终生成就奖” 给陈声桂。在此之前,他也获得书协“30年卓越功绩金奖章”、“25年荣誉金奖章”、“20年荣誉金奖章”、“15年金奖章”、“10年金奖章” 等等。 

4.      2002年,陈声桂获得国际万宝龙文化基金(总部在英国)颁给“国际万宝龙艺术大奖” 以奖励他推动书法国际化的特出贡献; 与他同期获奖的有国际名星杨紫琼等人。

5.      2000年,陈声桂获得新加坡新闻与艺术部颁发之“文化奖章”,这个奖项属于新加坡国家级最高艺术成就奖,过去二十八年,只有两位已故的德高望重的老年艺术家(即潘受、王瑞璧)才曾问鼎。 

6.      1992年,亚细安协会(东南亚国家同盟协会)颁授“亚细安成就奖”(AAA/Asean)予陈声桂,使他成为东盟视觉艺术大奖的首位得主; 与他同时获奖的有泰国公主诗琳通及后来成为泰国首相的电讯业钜子达信(在2001年,新加坡资政李光耀、马来西亚首相马哈迪也同获此奖)。 

7.      2000年,新加坡书法家协会授予陈声桂“2000年陈景昭书法奖章”,这是新加坡书界的最高书法奖项。 

8.      1987年,陈声桂获得法国艺术家协会颁给“荣誉表扬证书”,其作品在法国大皇宫展出。他是仅次于老书法家潘受在法国大皇宫展览书法的第二人; 也是仅次于潘先生在大皇宫获奖的第二人。 

9.      1980年,他获得新加坡警卫团颁给“新加坡警卫团美术优异奖”。

10.   1978年,他获得新加坡文化部在其主办的“国庆美展”上颁给“优秀奖”——这是首位在全国美展上获得此奖的书家。 

11.   1978年,他获得政府国家青年委员会在总统府颁给“新加坡杰出青年奖”(SYA),这是国家给予杰出青年的最高奖项。陈君是迄今书法界唯一获此奖项的书家。 

12.   1977年,他获得香港亚洲艺术学会颁发的“优异证书”。 

13.   197819871988年,新加坡国家博物院先后收购陈声桂书作多件,以作永久收藏。 

14. 1978年,他被新加坡旅游促进局选派出国示范书法。是第一位奉政府之派出国之书法家。此后他再奉出国八次(合计九次)。 

15.  1980年起,他的作品,上刻了中国十多个碑林,如:开封翰园碑林、黄山碑林等。

16.   他担任各国书法赛评判,如1983年去马来西亚(以后多次去马来西亚);1995年去中国(中国中央电视台CCTV; 1995年去台湾等。

  

   D.     国际、政府、社会给予之重要奖章与荣誉 

序号

年份

奖章、荣誉名称

颁授者

 

 

1

 

 

 

2002

万宝龙国际艺术大奖

万宝龙文化基金/德国大使Montblanc cultural Foundation

2000

 

新加坡文化奖章(CM

 

新加坡新闻与艺术部长

1991

新加坡总统公共服务奖章(PBM(第一位书家获颁此奖)

新加坡共和国总统

2

 

 

 

2006

新加坡公益金好点子奖

新加坡共和国总统

2000

新加坡总统长期服务奖章(PBS)

新加坡共和国总统

3

1978

新加坡杰出青年奖(国家颁予青年的最高奖项,原名:全国青年服务奖)(SYA

国家青年奖委员会/内阁部长

4

1988

新加坡社会发展部长期服务奖(担任国家艺术咨询委员十年)

新加坡社会发展部长

(主管文化)

 

2006

中国书法家协会荣誉奖(第一位获此奖项的中国国内与海外书家)

中国书法家协会党组书记

 

5

1992

国际刻字贡献荣誉奖章(第四位获此奖项的国际人士)

日本刻字协会会长

1992

亚细安个人成就奖(AAA

亚细安协会(今为亚细安论坛)/印尼内阁高级部长 

 

 

 

 

6

2004

新加坡书法家协会终生成就奖

 

 

 新加坡书法家协会/内阁部长

1998

新加坡书法家协会三十年卓越功绩金奖章 

1993

新加坡书法家协会二十五年荣誉金奖章

1988

新加坡书法家协会二十年荣誉金奖章

1984

新加坡书法家协会十五年金奖章

1978

新加坡书法家协会十年金奖章

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

2004

新加坡文化学术协会三十五年卓越功绩金奖章

 

 

新加坡文化学术协会/部长

1993

新加坡文化学术协会二十五年荣誉金奖章

1989

新加坡文化学术协会二十年荣誉金奖章

1984

新加坡文化学术协会十五年金奖章

8

1995

新加坡艺术总会长期服务金奖章(担任理事23年)

新加坡艺术总会/部长

                                                                                                                   (2007 11 6 )

 

Mr Tan Siah Kwee (陈声桂)

Mr Tan Siah Kwee was born in 1948 in Chao An, Guang Dong Province, China. He emigrated to Singapore in 1955, and graduated from the Nanyang University in 1972 with a Bachelor Degree in Literature. In 1973, Mr Tan graduated from the Institute of Education (Singapore) with a Diploma in Education by the University of Singapore. In 1995, he graduated from the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, with a Further Professional Diploma in Education. Before his retirement, he had spent many years as a Senior Education Officer 1 in the Ministry of Education, and was the head of the Languages Department of the Tampines Junior College for 17 years. He won the National Inspiring Chinese Teacher Award in 2000.

As a pioneer and founding president of the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore, Mr Tan has been actively involved in the management of the society for 37 years, 34 of which were in the position of President. In 1979, The Ministry of Culture appointed him a member of the newly set up Visual Arts Advisory Committee, a post that he held for 13 years until 1991. When the roles of the committee were superseded by the newly established National Arts Council in the same year, Mr Tan continued to play a part as a member of the Council’s Arts Resource Panel, a position that he still holds today. In 1974, was elected to the management committee of the Singapore Arts Federation (formerly known as the Singapore Arts Council before it was renamed in 1991), and he remained part of the committee until 1977. From 1978 to 1993, he was the Honorary Assistant Secretary of the Federation, and in 1994, he was elected the Vice-President of the Federation, a position he still holds today. Mr Tan has also played an advisory role to various cultural bodies such the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Hong Kong, the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Malaysia, and the Philippines Chinese Calligraphy Society. When the International Congress of Chinese Calligraphy was established in 1988, he was elected as its Executive Director, a position he still holds today. Mr Tan has been the Dean of the Singapore Institute of Chinese Calligraphy since its establishment in 1990, and the Artistic Director and Head of the Executive Committee of the Singapore Calligraphy Centre since its opening in 1995. He has also been the president of the Singapore Senior Citizen Calligraphy University since its launch in 2005.

Mr Tan is the first Chinese Calligrapher to be sent overseas by the government to demonstrate the Calligraphic Art. Since 1978, the Singapore Tourism Board (formerly known as the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board), the Ministry of Finance, and the Prime Minister’s Office have together on 9 occasions sent him to the United States, Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, the United Arab Emirates, England, and Switzerland to demonstrate the art.

In recognition his contributions towards promotion of the Arts, Mr Tan has received at least 20 awards and decorations from the government, civil societies and organizations of Singapore and other countries. The more notable of these include:  

  • Being presented the “Singapore Youth Excellence Award” (the highest accolade given by the Singapore government to youth, formerly known as the “National Youth Service Award”) by the Senior Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office and Vice Chairman of the People’s Association, Mr K.C. Lee at the Istana in 1978.
  • Being presented the “Long Service Award” by the Minister for Community Development Mr Wong Kan Seng (who was also in charge of cultural matters) in 1987.
  • Being presented with the Public Service Medal (PBM) by the fourth president of the Singapore Mr Wee Kim Wee in 1991.
  • Being presented with the inaugural “Asean Achievement Award” (AAA) by Mr Hartarto, Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Industry and Trade, on behalf of Asean (an alliance of South East Asian Nations) in 1992.
  • Being presented the Long Service Award (PBS), Education Service, by Mr Ong Teng Cheong, The President of the Republic of Singapore, in 1999.
  • Being presented the Cultural Medallion (the highest accolade given by the Singapore government to artists) by the Minister of Information and the Arts Mr Lee Sock Suan in 2000.
  • Being presented with the “Mont Blanc de La Culture Award”, an international art award, by the German ambassador to Singapore Mr Hasso Buchrucker in 2002.
  • Awarded the “10 Years Gold Medal”, the “15 Years Gold Medal”, the “20 Years Honorary Gold Medal”, the “25 Years Honorary Gold Medal”, the “30 Years Meritorious Service Gold Medal”, and the “Life Long Achievement Award” by the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore.
  • Awarded the “20 Years Gold Medal” by The Singapore Arts Federation.
  • Awarded the “15 Years Gold Medal”, “20 Years Honorary Gold Medal”, “30 Years Meritorious Service Gold Medal”, and the “35 Years Meritorious Service Gold Medal” by the Singapore Cultural Studies Society.

Mr Tan’s works have been selected for the “Singapore 150 Years Anniversary Art Exhibition” in 1969 (an exhibition to commemorate the 150th year of the founding of Singapore and the first national art exhibition) and many other art and calligraphy exhibitions in Singapore and overseas. His works are also collected by two thirds of the Cabinet Ministers in Singapore (including two former presidents Mr Wee Kim Wee and Mr Ong Teng Cheong, two former Prime Ministers Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Goh Chok Tong, the current Prime Minister Mr Lee Hsien Loong, deputy prime minister Dr Tony Tan, Ministers Mr George Yeo, Mr Lim Swee Say, Mr Khaw Boon Wan, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Mr Teo Chee Hean, Mr Lim Boon Heng etc.), the British Prime Minister Mr Tony Blair and Minister for Education Mr Paton),  Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, as well as the National Museum of Singapore and the Fukuoka Museum, Japan. He was awarded the “Certificate of Excellence” by the Hong Kong Asia Art Society in 1977, the first “Excellence in Calligraphy Award” by the Ministry of Culture during the National Day Art Exhibition in 1978, the “Vigilante Corps Medal” (for outstanding achievements in the art of calligraphy) by the Singapore Vigilante Corps in 1979, and the “Honorable Mention” by the Societe Des Artistes Francais (the Society of Artists of France) in 1987.

Mr Tan was a judge at the “National Museum Annual Art Exhibition” in 1978, and also at the “National Day Art Exhibition” organized by the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Community Development, the Ministry of Information and the Arts, and the National Arts Council, in the years 1975, 1977, 1979-1985, 1987-1993. He was a member of the National Arts Council’s “1995 Singapore Art Exhibition”. He was also the Vice Chairman of the Chinese Painting, Calligraphy, and Seal Carving Judging Panel, and a judge at the “1997 Singapore Art Exhibition”. He was also a judge at the “Singapore Nokia Art Exhibition” (a bi-annual national art exhibition) in1999, 2001, and 2003.

In 1979, the National Museum of Singapore organized Mr Tan’s first Solo exhibition at the Iskandar Art Gallery. In 1987, the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore and the Singapore Cultural Studies Society organized the “Tan Siah Kwee Calligraphy Exhibition” at the National Museum of Singapore, and the published 4000 copies of “The Calligraphy of Tan Siah Kwee”.

For 11 years from 1974 (1974-1982/1985-1986), Mr Tan was a part-time lecturer of literature and Chinese Calligraphy at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. From 1981, he was a lecturer of Chinese calligraphy in the National University of Singapore’s Department of Extramural Studies for 10 years (1981-1990). From 1976 he was a lecturer in the special course on “Simplified Chinese Character and Chinese Calligraphy” organized by the Ministry of Education for Secondary School Chinese Teachers. For 10 years from 1995 (1995-2004), Mr Tan was appointed a lecturer of Chinese Calligraphy at the National Institute of Education/ Centre for the Chinese Language and Culture/Department of Chinese Studies, Nanyang Technological University. From 1995 till today, he has been a lecturer at the Singapore Calligraphy Centre.

In 1970, Mr Tan set up the “Chinese Pen Calligraphy Research Centre” to promote Chinese calligraphy. This centre was subsequently renamed to the “Singapore Chinese Calligraphy Research Centre” in 1981.

(10.06.08)

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