What is art?
Art is the sum total of human existence activities.
Second only to philosophy.
So,
Any art comes from life,
And above life.
Calligraphy art is also an artistic creation form rooted in life.
( 1)
Rodin once said that "art is a theory of emotion",
Like the poem "Love and Words",
The important function of calligraphy art is to express emotion,
In other words,
Calligraphy is the emotional pen and ink of calligraphers.
The product of mental traces.
For example, "the speaker paints with his heart",
"Books are scattered. If you want to read them, you must open your arms first, and then write them."
"therefore, it can reach its temperament and form its joys and sorrows",
As the saying goes, if you don't follow your feelings, you can't write a pen, and if you don't follow the rules, you can't draw a picture.
It is precisely because of the vibration of emotion and reason,
Only then did "Preface to Lanting Collection" "feel things in the text, make a strange appearance in the pen",
This is the "self-narrative post" that "the sage of grass should make wine, and the pen should dissolve the dragon".
Only then have the "four ancient poems" of "youth, pen like a meteor".
(2)
Wang Xizhi's Preface to the Collection of Lanting was highly praised by calligraphers of all ages.
Known as "the best running script in the world."
The 20 "Zhi" characters in Preface to Lanting Collection,
Every rich man will change,
Very different,
Each one can reflect the blending of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy and the posture of the white goose.
Wang Xizhi believes that the geese are not in a hurry to leave;
Leisurely;
Goose posture is very helpful to calligraphy.
Hold the pen, the index finger is as high as a goose head,
When you pick up a pen, it's like a goose's foot pulling water.
Make the whole body focus on the pen tip;
He also evolved from the physical beauty of goose swimming to the linear beauty of calligraphy.
A lock of hair sings like a goose head,
Hooks spread their wings like geese's wings,
Four o'clock is like a wave splashed by a goose's paw.
The whole font is as vivid as a white goose.
Full of energy.
By observing the shape of the goose,
Show the charm of geese in words,
Form your own calligraphy style,
Have a far-reaching impact on future generations.
Later generations often use Cao Zhi's Ode to Luoshen: "If you are surprised, if you are graceful, if you are Youlong, you will be glorious, and Hua Mao will be autumn and spring. It seems that if the moon is covered by light clouds, it will float like the wind flowing back to snow. "
To praise the beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
(3)
Generation of "Cao Sheng" Zhang Xu,
I once said two words that made people think deeply.
He said: at first, I saw the princess and the porter competing to walk.
The princess came out,
Followed by a guard of honor,
Porters carry goods from the opposite side,
When the road is narrow, there will be congestion.
The significance of learning calligraphy from this mess;
Later,
See Gong Sundaniang's "Sword Dance"
From this, we can learn the charm of cursive brushwork.
The word "meaning",
One word "God",
Explain the calligrapher's imagination,
What he learned was not reproduced vividly,
But charm.
Therefore, it has become an artistic mystery that calligraphers study hard.
Tang Hanyu praised in "Preface to Send a Noble Sage to a Master": "Emotion, embarrassment, sadness, happiness, resentment, longing, drunkenness, boredom and injustice, if moving in the heart, must be expressed in cursive script. Looking at things, we can see mountains and rivers, cliffs and canyons, birds, animals, insects, fish and flowers, the sun, the moon and stars, storms and fires, lightning and thunder, singing and dancing battles, and changes in heaven and earth. Congratulations, one is in one book, so the book of Xu is still as unpredictable as ghosts and gods, and it will eventually be praised by later generations. "
(4)
Abstract the essential characteristics of natural things,
Into calligraphy creation,
Apart from Wang Xizhi and Zhang Xu,
Huai Su also knows its way.
Huai Su "saw Xia Yun overnight, had an epiphany with the wind, and talked to himself".
Song Guoxi's "Lin Gao Quan Zhi" said: "Huai Su listens to Jialing River water at night, and his cursive script is good."
Huai Su said to himself, "I have seen many strange peaks in Xia Yun, so I need to learn from them often. Its pleasure is like a bird flying out of the forest and a snake jumping into the grass. Naturally, you will encounter the road to tearing down the wall. "
Such as paddling, paddling all the year round, vibrating alone, flying sand and stones. ...
It is the result of calligraphers' understanding of the true meaning from nature.
It is a portrayal of "books take nature as a teacher and prepare everything".
At that time, people wrote books praising Huai Su's calligraphy, such as "At dusk, a thousand black dragons suddenly jumped out of the vast sea" (Ren Hua's Master Huai Su's cursive music).
"If the strange shape collapses, it will turn into a canopy, and the flying silk will leave the chaos like a return air" (Zhu Yao's "Master Huai Su's Cursive Music").
(5)
"Seeing the image by form, calligraphers use the image of law." .
In order to create a superb artistic realm,
There is nothing but "sex is outside, heart is inside".
"Set an image to the best of your heart" (Zhouyi).
From the diversity of natural creation and the richness of human life, we can understand the infinite changes of pen gesture.
The movement of word potential is turned on and off,
The secrets of the body are wandering,
Rich and colorful,
And the aesthetic interest projection formed by natural beauty in the heart is integrated into the flying pen and ink lines.
"Everything is different, cut into one phase."
Mr. Shen pointed out: "Under natural circumstances, there are these different contradictory aspects. It is natural for books to follow the law, and in its situation, there must be movement, rigidity, flexibility and reality. That is to say, calligraphers should not only imitate the shape and quality of nature, but also be able to change it. "
(6)
Some people say that there is no image of goose in Wang Xizhi's calligraphy.
Zhang Xu didn't see Gong Sundaniang dancing on his calligraphy either.
Huai Su's calligraphy can't hear the sound of Jialing River.
. Calligraphers' imagination does not simply copy the images of all things into calligraphy creation.
This simple and blunt copy,
It can only lead to the division of art.
So what is it like?
Through deep thinking in images,
The lines, structures, postures, manners, expressions, rhythms and other factors with beautiful characteristics of various things are refined, transformed and cast into calligraphy art.
Such artistic imagination is profound.
It is very different from simple patchwork, stacking and kneading.
What is the biggest difference between great calligraphers and ordinary calligraphers?
Great calligraphers always observe everything with calligraphers' eyes.
But there are often more exciting and vivid creative feelings.
Based on calligraphy, look at everything and feel with the fate.
So,
Many people can write,
But few people really understand the beauty of calligraphy.