Zhang is observant, and his attitude towards objective things is not superficial, but goes deep into it and benefits from it. He is good at combining objective natural images with personal subjective feelings. Therefore, he found a meeting point in inheriting tradition and being brave in innovation, instead of building a car behind closed doors. Zhang Xu integrated Zhang Zhi, Zhong You, Wang Xizhi, Wang Xianzhi and the characters in the early Tang Dynasty, and made them unified in style and innovative, which made his "Wild Grass" art reach its peak.
brief introduction
Zhang Xu advocated learning from nature, and he advocated seeking inspiration from nature and life. Zhang Xu's thought left a strong mark in the history of China's calligraphy. There are many generations in observing nature and life, such as Yan Zhengqing's Xia Yunguan, house leakage and so on. In Zhang Xu's eyes, all natural images, all traces of life, may have their bright spots, and all the places that he can impress you, even deeply rooted in people's hearts, can be the object of learning and the source of inspiration for others.
This view was confirmed by Yan Zhenqing's Twelve Meanings of Long History and Style. Zhang Xu enriched Bu Bai's thoughts from "striving for Tao", gained inspiration from "advocating the wind" and found the elusive charm of wild grass calligraphy from "sword dance", which improved calligraphy qualitatively.