I'd rather be the first two people than the third.
First, the old school. Adhere to the tradition, inherit the tradition, and think that ancient calligraphy is the greatest contribution to calligraphy as long as it is well written.
Second, innovators. We should not blindly follow the tradition and think that each era should have its own characteristics, and innovation is the only way out.
Third, people who are unwilling to be conservative and afraid to innovate. I have some traditional knowledge and a desire to innovate, but I don't know how to innovate and dare not fool around.
Conservatives despise innovators, thinking that they are playing with calligraphy, distorting calligraphy and conveying incorrect calligraphy concepts;
Innovators despise conservatives and think that they are copying ancient calligraphy, and their works are similar to printing, which can not promote the development of calligraphy at all;
Those who don't want to be conservative and dare not innovate are the most interesting. They despise both conservatives and innovators, thinking that conservatives know nothing about the past and innovators run amok.
The first two people have a clear stand, and the third person has no position.
When criticized, old-fashioned people will stand on the side of criticism and generally say: writing is ok, but it lacks personality, not calligraphy;
Innovators will boo if they are resisted. Generally speaking, they will say: innovation should be based on tradition and cannot be scribbled casually.
No matter which side it is, they have something to say.
In this game of conservatism and innovation, they are all waiting to see who will win in the end, so as to decide their position orientation.
Suppose conservatives win, they will say, "Look, I told you, innovation won't work" on the grounds that they once criticized innovators.
On the contrary, if innovators win, they will say the same thing to conservatives.
If you win, I will fall in love with you. If he loses, I will attack him. In the end, no matter who wins, I am on the side of the winner.
In this game, conservatives and innovators practice their calligraphy ideas and concepts, even if their grades are not good, they are respectable.
However, what are those who are neither conservative nor innovative doing?
They sat in the arbor, eating watermelons, making irresponsible remarks and pointing fingers at conservatives and innovators.
If you don't help, it will be a mess, so this kind of person is very hateful.
It may make many people unhappy, but that's the truth.
People who disagree with this view will say, don't let people talk?
It's not that people don't talk, but that there are no objective hints. It won't change anything, but it will be counterproductive.
For example, before Tian Kai and Tian Fei Kai criticize each other, people can still calm down and practice calligraphy. After the criticism began, people joined in and had no intention of practicing calligraphy. I have several such friends.
Isn't the guy who lit the fire of criticism the third kind of person, for fear that the calligraphy circle is not chaotic enough?
The fire of criticism is lit, and once you participate in it, it will inevitably become fuel. The more fuel, the longer the fire lasts. In the end, what you can get is that the person who lit it will finish it at the cost of burning himself to ashes.
If you know "Cutting Leek", you will definitely support this view.
I don't remember any writer saying that intellectuals can do two things: first, create spiritual wealth; The second is to prevent others from creating spiritual wealth. Intellectuals in China have always been excellent.
I hope that people in the calligraphy circle can do it well in the first time, because both conservatism and innovation are much stronger than ignition.
what do you think?