On seal cutting and seal cutting;
Seal cutting is a traditional art with a long history of thousands of years. Seal cutting pays attention to "separation of Zhu and Bai", and composition can generally be divided into three aspects: layout and printing, management reality and overall perfection, which are expressed through layout.
Seal cutting rose in the pre-Qin Dynasty, flourished in the Han Dynasty, declined in the Jin Dynasty, lost in the Tang and Song Dynasties and revived in the Ming Dynasty. It has a history of more than 3700 years.
Seal cutting, as the name implies, is a seal carved with seal script, which is a practical work of art. Before the Spring and Autumn Period, Warring States Period and Qin Dynasty, seal cutting was called seal cutting. After Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, it was stipulated that the seal was for the emperor's exclusive use, and the seals and private seals below ministers were collectively called seals. ?
As one of the quintessence of Chinese culture, seal cutting has gone through a long process of development, from which endless aesthetic pleasure and artistic enjoyment can be obtained. In traditional seal cutting, its standard is: only after the art of seal cutting with individuality and aesthetic value is formed, can the arts and crafts of seal cutting with individuality and aesthetic value be born.
Seal cutting itself is an art closely combined with calligraphy. The fundamental difference between seal engravers' works and seals carved by seal engravers is that the former is "written" and pays attention to rules and seal techniques, while the latter is "painted" and doesn't care about rules and seal techniques.
The composition of seal cutting is all qi, potential, emotion and rhyme. The composition should be novel and unique, with both the spirit of the times and personal style. This is a higher level requirement, and it is worth our life's efforts to pursue.