深圳是个典型的“英雄不问出处”的城市，有的朋友认识了很久，吃了很多次饭，可并不知道对方的来历，也不知道对方具体的状态如何。例如徐洁。
前不久徐洁又在张罗饭局，说是想请一帮老朋友聚聚，放一些图片给大家看，到这个时候，徐洁才告诉我们，这是她画册的照片，今天九月，她将做一个展览，想听听大家的意见。
我猛然想起，认识徐洁都十多年了。只知道她是个书法家，以教授少儿书法为职业，参与了民盟、书协等无数的公益活动，在几乎所有朋友的展览上都能看到她，也多次收到她举办的女子书法活动的书刊，为什么没想到徐洁还没有举办过个展呢?
以前，只知道徐洁以草书见长，朋友圈里她年龄比我们都小，极其低调。我们的聚会永远在饭桌上，当一帮人高谈阔论的时候，她似乎总是在倾听，总是在学习，总是在服务，极少讲话，几乎不介入争论，时间长了，真是有点将她忽略了。
从她放的图片中，看到了另一个徐洁。在讨论她作品的时候，她一反常态，侃侃而谈，充满了自信和豪气，全然不像我们过去所熟悉的那个安静、贤淑、内秀的浙江女子。我全然不知道徐洁创作的巨大变化是如何发生的?她已经从书法的路上出走，走得很远了。她的这一批作品，有传统的草书，更多的是打破书法边界的实验性的作品，有的如抽象水墨、有的如观念绘画、有的如民间痕迹很重的图案……它们色彩斑斓，不拘一格，从心所欲，汪洋恣肆。
我向她建议，她的有些作品其实类同装置艺术的方案，完全可以考虑把它们立体化、空间化，做成软雕塑;她说，她也正好有此意，在展厅里，会出现立体的作品。“展览作品如何命名呢?”我试探地问;徐洁以十分肯定的口气说，“我为它们起了一个名字叫‘书象’。”
眼下的创作状态让我吃惊，她正处在创作的高峰，早已不再考虑什么“法度”、“规矩”了，这些日子，她心里的想法源源不断，她所能做的，就是每天工作十多个小时，尽量把它们释放出来。
有个展览真好，它告诉我们，徐洁经历了怎样的求索、寂寞的路程;来深圳这么多年，她无怨无悔、从不放弃的结果又是什么。从她的博客里，从其他朋友的文稿中，我在头脑里慢慢出现了关于徐洁的完整拼图，原来，她竟是一个“熟悉的陌生人”。
徐洁家学渊源，祖父、父亲都是浙西书画名家，父亲早年毕业于浙江美院。她幼年除受家庭书画熏陶外，个人竟然是习武出身，做过武术运动员，在她18岁的那年，居然因为书法特长而调入深圳，这是她个人的传奇，又何尝不是这座年轻城市的传奇?
来深圳以后，徐洁和年轻的城市一同成长，应该说，在某种程度上她见证了这座城市文化的发展。大家都说，深圳适合创业，但未必适合艺术家生存，然而，徐洁坚持住了，其中甘苦，只有她自己知道。
我想，在徐洁告诉我们的同时，这座城市是否也应该反思，我们为徐洁们做了什么?怎样才能做得更好?
孙振华(深圳)·边走边看
                                       LetXuJieTellUs
                         
                                           SunZhenhuaShenzhenisatypicalcitywhere“thebackgroundofaheroshouldnotbeasked”,somefriendshaveknowneachotherforalongtimeandeatentogetheronmanyoccasions,yettheyneitherknoweachother’sbackgroundnoreachother’sspecificconditions,Ms.XuJieforexample.     LatelyXuJiewasagainarrangingforadinnerparty,sayingthatshewantedtoinviteagroupofoldfriendstohaveaparty,andprojectsomephotosforallfriendstowatch.ItwasonlybythistimethatXuJietoldusthatitwasthephotosofherpaintingalbum,shewouldholdanexhibitionthisSeptember,andwantedtohearoursuggestions.IsuddenlyrememberthatIhaveknownXuJieforover10years.Ionlyknowsheisacalligrapher,andtakesasherprofessionteachingcalligraphytochildren.ShehasparticipatedinnumerouspublicbenefitactivitiesheldbytheDemocraticLeagueandtheCalligraphyAssociation,andcanbeseenatalmostallfriends’exhibitions,Ihavealsoreceivedthebooksandperiodicalsofthefemalecalligraphyactivitiesheldbyhermanytimes,whydidIforgotthatXuJiehadneverheldasoloexhibitionbefore?PreviouslyIonlyknewthatXuJieisgoodatcalligraphy,sheisyoungerthanothersofusinthecircleoffriends,andkeepsaverylowprofile.Ourpartiesarealwaysatthediningtable,whenallothersaretalkingvolubly,sheseemstobelisteningalways,learningalways,andinservicealways,hardlyspeaking,andrarelyinvolvingherselfinanyargumentsaswell;overtime,Ireallybecamesomewhatneglectfulofher.IsawanotherXuJieinthephotosprojectedbyher.Indiscussingherworks,sheunusuallyspokewithfervorandassurance,fullofself-confidenceandvalor,totallyunlikethatcalm,virtuous,andintelligentZhejiangladyfamiliartouspreviously.IdidnotknowatallhowthehugechangeinXuJie’screationtookplace.Shehasalreadygoneoutfromtheroadofcalligraphy,andgoneawayaverylongdistance.Herworksinthisgroupincludethetraditionalcursivescript,andmoretheexperimentalworksbreakingupcalligraphicboundaries,somearelikeanabstractink-washpainting,somelikeaconceptpainting,andsomelikethepatternswithheavyfolkmarks……theyarebright-colored,follownosetform,havetheirownway,andoverflowwithboldnessandunrestraint.Isuggestedtoherthatsincesomeofherworksinfactaresimilartotheplanofinstallationart,shemaywellconsidermakingthemthree-dimensionalandspatial,intosoftsculptures;shesaidthatshehadjustthesameideaaswell,andtherewillbethree-dimensionalworksoccurringintheexhibitionhall.“Howwillexhibitionworksbeentitled?”Itentativelyasked;XuJiesaidinafullyaffirmativetone,“Igiveanametothem,called‘CalligraphicImagery’.”Thecreativestateatpresentreallysurprisesme;sheisjustatthepeakofhercreation,havingnolongerconsideredany“artisticstandards”and“rules”or“manner”sincelongago;inthesedays,shehasasteadyflowofideasinhermind,whatshecandoistoworkover10hourseveryday,soastoreleasethem.Suchanexhibitionisreallywonderful,ittellsuswhatalonelysearchingjourneyXuJiehasexperienced;havingcometoShenzhensomanyyearsago,withoutanycomplaintsandregrets,whatresultsshewillhaveatlast?Fromherblogandotherfriends’articles,IhaveslowlyformedacompletepictureofXuJie,unexpactedsheturnstobea“familiarstranger”.XuJieiseruditethroughpaternalteachingandinfluence;bothhergrandfatherandfatherwerepaintingandcalligraphymastersinwesternZhejiang,herfathergraduatedfromZhejiangAcademyofFineArtsinhisearlyyears.Shewasedifiedbythefamily’spaintingandcalligraphyinherchildhood,besides,surprisinglysheusedtopracticedwushuinherearlyyears,andusedtobeawushuathlete;shewastransferredtoShenzhenattheageof18forhercalligraphicspecialty,thisisherpersonallegend,andhowcoulditnotbealegendofthisyoungcityaswell?AfterhavingcometoShenzhen,XuJiehasgrownalongwiththeyoungcity,Ishouldsay,tosomeextentshehaswitnessedtheculturaldevelopmentofthiscity.EveryonesaysthatShenzhenissuitableforentrepreneurship,butmaynotbesuitableforthesurvivalofartists,howeverXuJiehaspersistedsuccessfully,andonlysheherselfknowsthesweetnessandbitternesstherein.Ithink,whileXuJieistellingussomething,shouldthiscityalsohaveanintrospection,whathavewedoneforpeoplelikeXuJie?Andhowcanwedoitbetter?
SunZhenhua(Shenzhen)