I don't think we can generalize. What you think is good is good. If others say yes, it's not good for you to look good. Everyone has a different aesthetic view. I don't think anyone writes calligraphy well. It's my personal aesthetic. Don't impose your hobbies on others. To make a long story short: beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
What is calligraphy? Someone on the Internet explained that calligraphy is a self-contained font with skills and grotesque shapes, which is difficult for others to imitate. It is understood that only a font with deep foundation, unique style, healthy mind, overall harmony and beauty can attract people to watch and learn, which can be called calligraphy. Unique style, skillful, absurd, self-contained, no graffiti, boneless font, artistic conception and rules can not be called calligraphy!
Culture and art without the masses are rootless grass! We can't exclude and deny people's aesthetic standards, the art of calligraphy can't be divorced from the masses, and we can't create judgment standards and narcissism in small circles such as associations. If the present situation of calligraphy is not corrected in time, our traditional culture may be destroyed by these people.
In fact, everyone who writes ugly books knows it in their hearts. I just can't write a good book. I just want to confuse the audience and call an ugly book a good book. I'm so shameless. ? Wang Xizhi, who may be one of the four great masters, has no talent, can't appreciate the beauty of ugly books without hard work, and insists on writing beautiful books for decades. This world is really sad. Some people in this world are shameless.
In fact, beautiful writing can only be good handwriting, so everyone looks beautiful, but they can't tell who wrote it! Just no personality! Calligraphy is actually the embodiment of personality. Whether it is beautiful or not, everyone will know who wrote it at a glance. For example, this is xx and this is the word xx. At this time, writing has risen to calligraphy! Not only do we know who wrote it, but everyone looks comfortable and durable! So calligraphers came into being.
For those who don't know how to do things, we should rely on perceptual knowledge. Looking good means feeling good. They should win the prize. In fact, this is all wet. Calligraphy, first of all, pays attention to statutes. You should inherit it and conform to the route left by the two kings of Jin and Wei. That's calligraphy. Two days of simplicity and beauty don't count. I'll tell you why, their brushwork is not the same as that of two kings, but they also create broken pens. In fact, from the aesthetic point of view, the second emperor is very good. However, in terms of statutes, it is not elegant calligraphy, not even.
Talking about books is much more complicated than law, and there are many schools, such as Wang Yan Dali Temple. There are also different opinions, but their brushwork inheritance is no problem. There is a legacy of Jin and Wei dynasties, and the pen is mainly centered, with elegant lines and proper twists and turns. Although the posture is different, the statutes are rigorous. To put it bluntly, it is the different styles of books that make calligraphy beautiful and let a hundred flowers blossom. As long as the method is right, as for the shape of the book, it is not a problem. At best, calligraphy is not good, but it is really calligraphy. I think some people should understand why beautiful words can't be called calligraphy. Calligraphy, there must be laws, don't use pens casually.
Calligraphy, where the so-called law came from, and who revised it, are all people who have official positions and whose calligraphy is considered excellent by the public since the Jin and Tang Dynasties (for example, there are many excellent people in the folk but they will never leave their names). They all have their own writing rules and brushwork theories, but in the end, their writing styles are different. Although the styles are different, there are basic principles for genuine grass, official seal and running script. This is the law. From the Jin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, the public recognized these ancient calligraphy. What we are talking about at present is not innovation and characteristics. The so-called innovative personality is beautiful or ugly, and the public has a heartfelt evaluation.
For example, at the fashion show, do you think the model's hairstyle, makeup and clothes look good? Not only do I feel ugly, but I also feel strange. Looking at western oil paintings, most people can't understand them, but the price is very expensive. Most people think that Van Gogh's abstract paintings are paintings, but they are actually worth hundreds of millions. Therefore, art can only be understood by those who understand art.
Do you often hear people say it now? Calligraphy is an elegant art? I don't object, and I'm not qualified to object. However, if we raise this elegance to a height that ordinary people can't accept, that is, we lose the original value and market, and also lose the opportunity of development and popularization, then we will come to an end and have no way out. Therefore, don't always criticize the works generally recognized by the public with the attitude of so-called experts and experts. No matter how good or high your work is, if it is not recognized by the public, it can only be sold to the royal family. The question is whether you have the confidence to conquer the emperor yourself.
What is calligraphy? It's actually quite simple. The poor handwriting of celebrities is also calligraphy, and the good handwriting of the people is not calligraphy. Once upon a time, there was a cross talk that said well, do it if you can, and don't do it if you can't. Many people have posted it all their lives because they are not famous and their words are penniless. Some people have become masters in painting peach symbols under the banner of the Book Association. I don't understand. I don't understand.
Calligraphy and calligraphy art are interlinked. First of all, they must be skillful in brushwork, beautiful in structure and natural and harmonious. Secondly, it is different. The words written in calligraphy must be practical, and the words written by most people can exchange thoughts and feelings. The so-called artistic calligraphy, its practicality is greatly reduced, while the so-called curve beauty is difficult to identify and close to graffiti. I don't think it's advisable! I advocate writing cursive script well, and the practicality and artistry are highly unified. Is ideal.
Calligrapher? Who dares to call himself a calligrapher? How many works will you write for the exhibition? Are you a member of the calligraphy evil society? Chinese characters have been passed down for thousands of years, and only a few recognized calligraphers have appeared. Their masterpieces are exemplary! Modern people always call a calligrapher who writes beautifully a member of the Calligraphy Association and the chairman of the Evil Society? And ugly books are flying everywhere? I can't write regular script, running script and running script, and I have not formed my own personality characteristics! Dare to call a calligrapher? At best, he is a calligraphy lover! Like Tian Yingzhang Orinkai, this is a must! I like it very much! Can't call it a calligrapher! It's called Ou Kai Cafe, but it's also worthy of the name! Calligraphers are judged by later generations! It's not a calligrapher who can breathe! !
Modern calligraphy has come to a dead end and divorced from the people. Ancient calligraphy is used for communication and stored in books, articles, etc. Because it meets the tastes of most people and is loved by most people, it has been passed down through the ages. Modern calligraphy is not understood by most people, confined to a small circle of a few people, boasting and appreciating each other, so it can only exist in a small circle and flourish. A hundred years later, people can't bear its ugliness and throw it away like shoes.
Mixing beauty and ugliness, I want to take the road of craftsmanship and create a simple and naive atmosphere with too many deliberate ingredients. It's not useless, but unnatural, but too many ugly words are harmful to the overall aesthetic feeling. It may be because my appreciation level is limited, and calligraphy works that don't like gestures have also brought myself into the ditch. Like a toddler in Handan, I finally don't know how to get there.