苏金海的印名已有十多年的历史了。还是在一九八三年上海《书法》杂志组织的那次篆刻评比活动中,他就与马士达、石开、徐利明、黄惇等人一起得了一等奖。此后,他发表过很多印作,参加过很多印展、书展,也获得过一些大奖。应当说,苏金海是当代印坛的老名家了。但事实上,苏金海远没有石开、黄惇他们那样活跃,影响也不及他们几位大。这里面的原因很多。他不善交际,与不熟悉的人他往往讷于言,体现出一种 Su Jinhai’s name has been more than 10 years of history. In 1983, he also won the first prize along with Ma Shida, Shi Kai, Xu Liming and Huang Zhi in the carving competition organized by Shanghai Calligraphy Magazine. Since then, he has published many printed works, participated in many exhibitions, book shows, but also won some awards. It should be said that Su Jinhai is an old masterstroke of the contemporary Indian Forum. But in fact, Su Jinhai is far from open, Huangpi they are so active, the impact is not as big as them. There are many reasons for this. He is not sociable, and often unfamiliar with unfamiliar people, showing one