~ Ngan Siu-Mui's Publications ~

❝ …This booklet shares the story of my top disciple and dear friend, Jean-Yves Pelletier, a Western mathematics professor in his sixties who, despite not knowing Chinese characters, resolutely ventured into the realm of Chinese calligraphy. Not only did he transcend linguistic and cultural barriers, but he also reinterpreted the inner logic of calligraphy through his unique life experiences and academic insights. I gave him the Chinese name 【柏钟义】. The character 【柏】, derived from the initial sound of his surname, symbolizes resilience and evergreen spirit; 【钟义】, phonetically close to his given name, embodies the noble quality of "upholding righteousness." As the Qing dynasty scholar Liu Xizai noted in Art Essentials: "The nature of the brush and the essence of ink are both rooted in the character of the individual." Jean-Yves’s journey into calligraphy was not driven by novelty or pretension but was approached as a profound life practice. In his spare time, he has studied Argentine tango and the piano for over thirty years and has even personally participated in shipbuilding and construction projects. In everything he pursues, he engages with calm focus and bodily immersion. It is this rich tapestry of life experiences that enables him to naturally integrate the rigor of mathematics, the dynamism of dance, the rhythm of music, and the mechanics of engineering into his understanding of calligraphy.… ❞

Taishan Overseas Friendship Association and Taishan Overseas Chinese Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center funded the printing.

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❝ …Today we have Ms. Ngan Siu-Mui, Ancestral naive of Naling Village, Haiyan, Taishan. Diciple of Lingnan painting school master Zhao Shao-Ang, under calligraphy master Leung Tse-Kong and under tea ceremony master Lin Easu. Her paintings uphold the innovative spirit of Lingnan School, preserving the line art in traditional Chinese painting, pay attenttion to the delight chracteristics of brush and ink. She also draws on the expression techniques of Western watercolor paintings and the cultural characteristics of various places. She has her unique style. Her poems, calligraphy, painting, and seal carving are extremely high in accomplishment. She is really [The rare talent of a lady chatelaine].… ❞
Taishan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcasting, Television, Press and Publication, 2018

Published by Taishan Museum, China

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❝ Culture makes people realize the meaning of life and enriches our life. Being in a multicultural country, through cultural exchange activities, you can really appreciate and enjoy different cultures, life is undoubtedly colorful and gorgeous … ❞
Ngan Siu-Mui, President of Traditional Chinese Culture Society of Montreal, 2000

Sponsored by the Government of Quebec, Canada:
~ Quebec Ministry of Culture and Communication
~ Quebec Minister of Municipal Affairs
~ Montreal City
~ Bloc Quebecois

❝ …at last, a book on chinese calligraphy that is bound to appeal to experts and layman alike. for the latter, this compelling work goes beyond the cataloging of the technical aspects, which are so hard to master for most of us. in fact it is through her simple style and relevant examples that the author succeeds in furthering our understanding of the fascinating world of chinese calligraphy. the comparison between calligraphy and (...) dance is (...) stressing the fact that not only the fingers, but the whole body is involved in the creative act… ❞
Gilles Vincent, Director of the Botanical Garden, Montreal.

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