Mr. Zong Baihua said in his book "Aesthetic Walking": "China's paintings, dramas and China's other special art-calligraphy, have a common feature, that is, they all run through the spirit of dance, and the movements of dance are ethereal." We have described the relationship between calligraphy and painting. Now let's analyze the relationship between calligraphy and dance.
Dance is a kind of performing arts, and its major feature is to form artistic language with human body movements. Plato, an ancient Greek philosopher, once said: Dance is the art of speaking with gestures. Although this argument is not perfect, it shows that action is a unique means of expression in dance. In Talking about Dance Outside the Door, Mr. Wang Chaowen thinks that there is a "formal connection" between China's calligraphy stippling and the gesture of classical dance. He said: "There are many examples of this connection. For example, the characteristics of the word "one" in the use of pens-the wishful thinking shown by writing and receiving pens (S lying on one side), and how close it is to the process of dancing-should be right first and then left. " Especially the abnormal shapes and movements of running script and cursive script have more similarities with dance. Zhang Xu, a grass sage in the Tang Dynasty, discovered this mystery. He drew inspiration from the momentum and rhythm of Gong Sundaniang's sword dance and the gloomy charm, and gained the spirit. Since then, cursive script has grown and become a well-known story.
Lyricity is the essential attribute of dance art and the characteristic of calligraphy art, and one of the expressive means of lyricism in dance and calligraphy is action line. Dance uses stage space to create images and form different timelines, thus presenting different dance styles; Calligraphy, on the other hand, shapes images on a plane and forms moving lines at different times, thus showing different calligraphy styles. The second expression of lyricism in dance and calligraphy is modeling. If dance is the beautification of human movements and postures, then calligraphy is the beautification of stippling and postures. One through the human body and the other through Chinese characters, all roads lead to the same goal. * * * not only expresses thoughts and feelings, but also embodies the beauty of life.
Rhythm is the basic element of dance and calligraphy. If different rhythms form different dance rhythms and styles, different feelings and thoughts are expressed. Then, different rhythms will also form different flowing beauty and calligraphy styles, showing different emotional and aesthetic characteristics.
In addition, ancient dances often spread a square or rectangular carpet on the ground, which was woven by dancers. How similar this carpet is to calligraphy paper, and the dancer's figure is like flying ink! Dancers and calligraphers express all kinds of emotional fluctuations through physical and mental internal and external movements, and make the audience enter the aesthetic realm.
Although China's calligraphy and dance are two kinds of arts, their aesthetic attributes can be said to be the same as dynamic modeling. The dynamic nature of dance art exists in the performance process; The flow of calligraphy art is manifested in solidified lines, as Mr. Zheng Songxian said: "Dance is dynamic calligraphy; Calligraphy is a beautiful and affectionate dance. "