The way of calligraphy lies not only in writing skills, but also in being a "calligrapher". Practice and study must be synchronized, and even improve learning literacy in writing, otherwise, after writing to a certain extent, calligraphy will not go up.
-Speech to Chinese Painting Department Students of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts
Calligraphers spread to the latter, with noble personality, profound knowledge and gorgeous language; Otherwise, without self-cultivation, it is not easy to live forever.
-"Introduction to Calligraphy"
You can't just bury your head in writing and engraving. The most important thing is moral knowledge. You can't stand up without this. There are no great calligraphers who are ignorant in ancient and modern times, but we have this tradition in Zhejiang, from Xu Qingteng to Zhao? From uncles to modern philosophers, their artistic attainments are rooted in knowledge. Most people only know that Mr. Sha Menghai's handwriting is good, but they don't know that his knowledge is profound and mellow, so they can achieve such achievements. "Words are like people" is the truth.
-1980 on Chinese for postgraduate students majoring in calligraphy
China's poems, books, paintings and seals are the sublimation of China culture, so it is very important for people who study calligraphy and painting to understand China culture. Now many people ignore this point. Many people don't learn literature well, and they pursue learning Chinese characters and painting unilaterally. This development will not work, and there will be no achievements.
-1979 visiting students' languages
Calligraphy first seeks fluency and accessibility, and then seeks change and creation. If you want to be lighter than fame and fortune, you can't read silently in pursuit of fame and fortune.
-1980 on Chinese for postgraduate students majoring in calligraphy
Learning calligraphy must start from copying.
Copying is entering the post. Only by copying can we gradually understand the advantages and disadvantages of inscriptions.
Copying is a means, a method and an indispensable basic course for beginners, but copying is not an end. Only by mastering the basic skills and widely absorbing them can we reform. Reform and creation are the purpose of learning books.
Bees gather flowers to make honey, but honey doesn't see flowers. Just like bees make honey, copying inscriptions should learn from others and eventually become your own. People who are good at learning will make others lose sight of who they are learning from for a while.
-Speech to Chinese Painting Department Students of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts
Monuments can strengthen bones, and posts can nourish qi.
Choose the advantages of the monument, in which the text is simple and heavy, the structure is stretched, and the composition is even and dense; Posts are known for their vivid charm.
Respecting Wei and restraining Tang, or respecting Tang and restraining Wei, are biased views and cannot be used for training.
-Speech to Chinese Painting Department Students of Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts