However, even if Mr. Tian Yingzhang teaches Mr. Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy in Tianjin University, Tian Yingzhang can't teach him his own font, can he?
This is not to say that there is anything wrong with Mr. Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy, but that the calligraphy major in the university is to train specialized calligraphy talents and study China's calligraphy, while Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy does not represent China's calligraphy, although his calligraphy is very popular now!
There is another reason: Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy is not taught in the calligraphy major of the university. Mainly for college students to inherit the traditional calligraphy culture of the Chinese nation, from the perspective of "taking the law first", but it does not necessarily mean that Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy is not good.
The ancients said, "Take the law." Take the law; If you take the road of law, you will get it. "
Learning calligraphy needs to go deep into traditional classics, which is where calligraphers, including Mr. Tian Yingzhang, are. On the basis of teaching traditional calligraphy, it is not too much to teach Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy.
However, for a university professional, is it meaningful to study only Mr. Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy?
Moreover, each university's calligraphy major has different calligraphy teaching methods and curriculum design, but generally speaking, it does not violate the traditional classic learning.
Whether Mr. Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy is a modern classic is another matter, but it is definitely a small part of the long history of calligraphy. Besides, if you can learn from Ou Yangxun, why should you learn from Tian Yingzhang?
Mr. Tian Yingzhang has made many beneficial contributions to the popularization of contemporary calligraphy, but it seems a bit redundant to say that Mr. Tian Yingzhang's "font" must be studied, especially in universities. After all, there are too many courses in college.
Calligraphy major needs to learn from famous calligraphers of past dynasties. Wang Xizhi's family background alone is enough for you to learn, as well as everyone in the Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Together, you can't finish learning.
We should make it clear that calligraphy classics are "sources" and modern calligraphy is "streams". To learn calligraphy, we should deal with the relationship between source and flow.
Source is the root, the beginning, and flow is the development continuation of this beginning.
Take Wang Xizhi as an example. We are still studying his Preface to Lanting Collection. At least two people in history, Zhao Mengfu and Dong Qichang, have studied Wang Xizhi's excellent work Preface to the Lanting Pavilion. So, do you think the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion should learn from Wang Xizhi or Zhao Mengfu and Dong Qichang?
Similarly, many calligraphers have studied Ou Yangxun in history. Only in the Qing Dynasty, many people, such as Huang Ziyuan, learned well. Why do few of us learn from Huang Ziyuan?
The reason is simple, because Huang Ziyuan is a "stream" rather than a "source".
Mr Tian Yingzhang has accumulated rich experience in learning Ou Yangxun's calligraphy. However, some original things of Ou Yangxun are also excluded. Therefore, learning Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is not as good as learning the complete art of Ou Yangxun's calligraphy from Ou Yangxun's original works.
Therefore, the calligraphy major of China University. You can't all choose Mr Tian Yingzhang's "font". Even successful people will not choose.