"Brush writing" must be rational, while "calligraphy writing" must be emotional! If the fonts written by everyone are just like computer fonts and printed fonts, without any personality, is there any meaning in existence? Because it is just a technology, not art, and there is no artistry at all. You should never take this path when learning calligraphy. There is an old saying: "Those who learn from the teacher will live, and those who imitate the teacher will die"!
The literal understanding of calligraphy is everyone’s writing method, writing style, or rules. Because everyone's growth experience, depth of knowledge, artistic accomplishment, breadth of knowledge, height of thought, depth of understanding, and pursuit of goals are all different, the writing style, writing form, and writing appearance are different, which leads to such rich and colorful writing. Calligraphy works are for people to appreciate and collect. This is a unique artistic program produced by the unique cultural thoughts and aesthetic needs of the Chinese nation over thousands of years.
Looking at the writings of various countries in the world, only Chinese writing can become an aesthetic art object and exist independently. This is a precious spiritual wealth left by the ancestors of the Chinese nation...
? Excerpted from Li Zhiping's "Initial Discussion of Art Forms"