Most people who learn Tian Kai are self-taught. It is normal for those who cannot learn Tian Kai without a teacher to teach them. Of course, the two brothers Ertian must be criticized for selling dog meat over sheep's heads. For beginners, what we need to do is to guide them, rather than letting them learn a certain monument or post. In fact, Ertian himself has this attitude towards his own calligraphy. It’s not even that they are modest, but that they have a very objective understanding of their own level and attitude. On the contrary, they are too stupid and black. Much more.
When I got out of Tian Kai’s trap, I was very happy. I was grateful for my efforts and devoted myself to going against Tian Kai every day. As time goes by, I begin to feel that the first few years of learning may not be a big deal, as everyone learns slowly. But after reading your sharing, I think about the changes in my writing style and aesthetics in those years, the efforts I made, and the opportunities I encountered. Not just any self-learner can have this. I only know a little bit about it from Tian, ??and it's quite uncomfortable to talk about ancient and modern figures every day.
If you take the best method, you will only get the middle. Don’t calligraphy practitioners know how different Tian Yingzhang is from Ou, Yu, Liu, and Zhao? What's more, there are Erwang, Yan and Mi on top. Rentian Yingzhang himself also emphasized that he must read ancient posts more often, and he only dared to act as a stepping stone. No one asks you to learn from him. You can only blame yourself and it has nothing to do with Tian Yingzhang.
Those who learn from me will live like me, and those who will die will be like me. The master will lead you to practice on your own. Anyone who has read some books will understand these words. I will share my experience with you, lead you to get started, and tell you how to learn and practice like this. What it will look like is already a merit. It is your own business to study what you pursue. You can still blame others for mistaking you. People who say this kind of thing think they are born to be book saints or something. Because there is no extremely perfect proportion, Mr. Qi Gong’s golden ratio structure cannot be said to be extremely perfect. Different structural processing methods have their own gracefulness, some are strange, some are tall and straight, some are heavy, and some are ethereal.
After studying calligraphy for five years, I entered Jiucheng Palace. I visited Zhiyong and Wen Zhengming, and wrote the word Tian. I think Tian's calligraphy is more rigorous than most people, even many ancients... Regular script seeks truth than true script, and any slack in basic skills will be clearly reflected in the details. It is true that character structure can be written in many ways of structure and combination, and all of them will look good, but this is a project that involves the whole body. A change in writing may require several strokes to adjust to ensure the symmetry and naturalness of the overall structure. , this is also the foundation of the rigor of regular script. You should know it well before writing. Some of the calligraphers mentioned in the article have done a good job in this and are good calligraphy, while others have no words in mind and use it at will. If you think this This kind of freedom is the true meaning of regular script, and I have nothing to say. The article repeatedly mentions that a stroke is not spread out, but many of the pictures you posted cannot be recovered after the stroke is spread out. Look at the handling of details such as outlining, hiding the edge, and revealing the edge. The selection is not firm and the hiding is not clever. It's so straightforward that I can imagine the author's writing state and mental state when writing these details. If these people were more strict when laying the foundation in the entry stage, I don't think this would be the case.
In addition, I want to say that calligraphy is learned to write. What reflects personality, freedom and emotion, these ethereal things are all illusory. The purpose of learning calligraphy in ancient times is to write. They are In a large amount of writing practice, he constantly adjusted his stroke structure and formed a unique personal style. This style is mostly reflected in the composition. The ancients also respected the visual enjoyment brought by this overall style difference. If the individual words are scrutinized, the ancients' calligraphy There aren't many imperfections either.
Tian Zi is almost perfect in terms of single character structure and stroke function. This is also an important reason why many beginners feel that Tian Zi is more beautiful than other calligraphy styles. It is also because it is almost perfect and does not require too many calligraphers. The change in the printing style of Tianzi probably came from this.
You write so much, probably because you want everyone to know that besides Tian, ??there are many other beautiful characters. You can paste characters in various calligraphy styles to carefully analyze what is good about this character, from the brushwork to the composition to various The emphasis on writing details makes sense and everyone will naturally agree. I put a picture here and let everyone see it, but I can’t see what’s good about it. Then there is a problem with everyone’s appreciation level. This irresponsible attitude is not a rigorous one. There should be calligraphers. Has calligraphy criticism, whether it is praise or criticism, really reduced to the point where it is impossible to express opinions without mentioning Tian?
It can only be said that Tian Shu pursues a structural proportion that is in line with public aesthetics. However, the lack of variation in strokes and lack of coherence in strokes are not determined by his structure, but by his personal understanding and aesthetics of the inscriptions. Determined by pursuit and writing habits. To be honest, as a layman, I was a fan of Tian at first, but many rational criticisms did make me realize that Tian Kai was indeed lacking in the coherence between words and strokes.
On the other hand, I personally think that "calligraphy expresses emotions" mentioned in many criticisms must be based on technique, and Tian Kai's completely formulaic expression of stroke structure is obviously a technique. It can be said that there are only a handful of people in the world who are so proficient and stable in performance. Judging from the individual characters, several characters in Ouyang Xiu's original post are ugly, but when put together, the overall beauty is not comparable to that of Tian Kai, because his characters have a sense of brushwork and are at a higher level. Therefore, I think it is convincing to criticize Mr. Tian for not reaching the high level of a master. He has 90% of the skills and only 10% of the enlightenment, but the people he criticizes often have 90% of the skills. And forcing that 10% epiphany becomes an ugly book. To find a style you like, you can rely on reading more. It’s the same as listening to music. You can listen to songs you’ve never heard before and throw them away if you like them. Maybe you’ll listen to them again on a whim one day and you’ll get a new feeling. .
As for mixing two calligraphy styles, it is recommended that you have a deep grasp of the calligraphy style you want to mix, so that you can come up with good new tricks. Otherwise, you may use rap as a treasure, brother. It has become a family of buried love. You can ask a teacher to help you steer the steering wheel, not to control which way you go, but to grasp the style... People who appreciate Tian and Xuedian will not have such problems, but those who are loyal fans of Tian Kai are prone to such problems. question. In fact, just learning one person's calligraphy will have such problems, but there are too many people who go to learn calligraphy without understanding the history of calligraphy and browsing various calligraphy extensively. After these people become loyal fans, they can't let go of other calligraphy. These are the people who criticize most calligraphers for their aesthetic style and "ugly calligraphy".
If you want to learn calligraphy, study it hard, embrace everything, and don’t blindly reject it. Regardless of Tian’s words, I find the online fandom culture disgusting. It is either gross flattery or mindless exclusion, and is incompatible with our traditional spirit. If you think someone's calligraphy has shortcomings, just point it out, discuss the matter and seek truth from facts. Everyone can study together and make progress together. You use the entire history of Chinese calligraphy to contrast a certain family. This is a very boring behavior. Wang Xizhi couldn't bear to be done like this.