Nowadays, more and more calligraphers are disdainful or dissatisfied with expressing the aesthetic feeling of basic calligraphy, so people who are not too aware of calligraphy are not interested in their works at all. Originally, traditional writing was greatly impacted by digital printing, but now even genuine calligraphers can't get the favor of ordinary people. In the long run, who will send their children to learn calligraphy from their teachers? No successor is the most terrible.
Ertian's calligraphy has a high reputation among the public, because it is neat and beautiful, and its appearance is very good, so people who don't know calligraphy or don't particularly know it feel very beautiful. It should be said that Ertian's calligraphy videos are of great positive significance to modern calligraphy, especially Tian Yunzhang's common sense and personal understanding of some problems in the calligraphy world are of great enlightening significance to beginners. I also listened to the videos of two teachers all the way. Although it seems that they are not as tall as they were at the beginning, there is no denying the significance of the existence of the two teachers and their role in promoting the popularization of modern calligraphy.
However, from an artistic point of view, especially Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy is too neat and unchanged, and even the two words in the same work are exactly the same, which is too stylized, and the uneven change is the beauty of art. Secondly, Tian's European style has not been put away, and its charm is dull. Although it is a personal style, its disease is also here. Teacher Tian Yunzhang's handwriting will be better and more lively. It should also be pointed out that both teachers' running scripts are not good.
Sometimes it is like this. Some calligraphers have a high personal level and style, but their influence is not great, while others are not as good as others, but they are committed to promoting the art of calligraphy. For example, Mr. Shen Yinmo's promotion and influence on modern calligraphy is far greater than that of Sha Lao, Qi Lao and Lin Lao. The evaluation of Ertian is probably the same, and the level of calligraphy itself cannot be measured by the size of influence.