The first thing to know is its shape.
Calligraphy is the art of line image, and "shape" has four elements. If you get the "four elements", you will enter the first place.
One is the format. Calligraphy is the most classic in the form of banners, nave, horizontal curtains, plaques, squares, sectors, couplets, letters, hand scrolls, pages and paintings.
The second is the style of writing. Calligraphy styles are seal script, official script, regular script, running script, cursive script, Wei Ti, Cao Zhang and running script.
The third is color. The combination of white paper, ink and red seal is the most attractive color in calligraphy.
The fourth is composition. A complete calligraphy work consists of three parts: text, inscription and seal.
Secondly, enjoy its quality.
Calligraphy is different from writing. Calligraphy should pay attention to "statutes", and "laws" can be "beautiful in quality". There are four "laws". If you get the "Four Laws", you will enter the second world.
One is the word method. Characters are the foundation of calligraphy. Chinese characters are formed by stippling, which should be "balanced and symmetrical, harmonious in contrast, appropriate in primary and secondary, moderate in density, diverse and unified."
The second is brushwork. The expensive pen varies from body to body, and it is solid and rich; Intermediate side exchange, active method; The pen is vigorous and penetrates the back of the paper.
The third is composition. Composition is the "white cloth" of the whole calligraphy work. It pays attention to the continuous strokes between words and lines, with smooth pulse and clear rhythm. If it is like "flowing clouds and flowing water", it means that "the sparse place can go quickly, the dense place cannot make the wind leak, the white place is black, and the strange place comes out".
The fourth is the ink method. Ink has six colors, namely "thick, light, dry, wet, dry and moist". If we can "moisten things with dryness, we must be thick and dry", then we can "moisten things silently, be happy", "be colorful" and "write beautiful songs, talk and laugh with ink"
Third love
The purpose of calligraphy is to "express one's feelings". Zhang Xinming, a famous calligrapher, emphasized that the highest realm of calligraphy art is the abstract embodiment and revelation of human spirit and human temperament. Appreciating calligraphy is not only about the depth of skills, exquisite painting and composition, but also about the author's spirit, mind and temperament. Therefore, the highest level of calligraphy appreciation is "dialogue and communication" with calligraphers through calligraphy works. To appreciate this realm, the appreciator needs to see wisdom and nature and understand the wonderful principles of calligraphy, such as "dharma", "artistic conception" and "temperament". His knowledge, his talent, his ambition, his personality.
One is to teach law. Excellent calligraphers are always good at galloping freely in strict statutes and showing their creative talents. Therefore, they often let their feelings and gestures go with the flow, making people see that they are "unrestrained" and will not become "absurd and crazy"; There are not only the legacy of "sages", but also their own "holy land", that is, "innovation is in statutes, and mystery is beyond arrogance"
The second is artistic conception. The artistic conception of calligraphy refers to the spiritual connotation revealed in calligraphy works, which is a profound and far-reaching image composed of vivid charm, flying charm and blank space. For example, some are like marching, colorful flags flying and horses learning; Some are like painter's feet, sparse Yuan Linqiu, strewn at random; Some are like rivers, rushing thousands of miles; Some are like winding swamps, full of flowers in spring, beautiful and quiet; Some are like graceful dancing, with sleeves lightly rolled, in one step; Some are like melodious music, which lingers between the beams for three days and makes people think deeply. This is the artistic conception that calligraphy is full of charm and intertwined with the rhythm of life.
The third is temperament. As the saying goes, "a book is a picture of the heart" and "words are like people". Zhang Xinming finally said that calligraphy is a special language for calligraphers to express their feelings. Like writers' articles, poets' poems and singers' voices. Therefore, people with independence and creative spirit often have unique books; Dependent and passive people often rely on portals and lack personality. Ingram micro's books are often magnanimous; People with sentimental feelings tend to have more gentle and charming books and fewer healthy ones. Those who are determined to be noble will always have new books; Books of people with low style are often tacky. People with gloomy mood are often quiet and dignified, indifferent and broad-minded; Those who seek fame and gain, their books are often bared their teeth and grandstanding.