Calligraphy is particularly expressive because of its nature, but it shows true feelings without deliberate traces. The reason why the Draft for Sacrificing a Nephew is so quick and emotional is related to its grief and indignation. The most beautiful thing about his calligraphy is that the characters are densely dotted and the grass is a block; Second, the dead pen will even erase the numbers. These two phenomena set off each other, resulting in the rhythm change between reality, lightness, and black and white. Coupled with the unique style of the manuscript, the pen is "informal" and the structure is loose, forming the style of Yan-style manuscript. The manuscript of a seat also has such characteristics, but because it is an engraving, these characteristics are not as real as a nephew's manuscript. In addition, the alteration and addition of the draft increase the sense of meaning, which is naturally formed because of the draft. If there is a meaningful imitator, the poems of the ancients will be altered again in order to pursue the interesting meaning. Yan Zhenqing's running script letters and drafts, such as "Sacrificing a Nephew", etc. Because of its use and the form characteristics of running script, its stippling pen abandons the deliberate work of starting, receiving, turning and hooking, but retains the solid and vigorous line quality, and the structure becomes rigorous and dignified, but loose and polymorphic, and the composition changes with the environment, which reflects the artistic creativity and high-level aesthetic interest of Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy.
Yan Zhenqing's real books are extremely rigorous, but his running script is free and unrestrained, relaxed and ethereal, and full of emotion. The study of Yan Tixing's calligraphy is based on his cursive letters, which are all produced in the usual non-serious practical use. Because they are random and have no intention of Yoga Yu, they can show their true feelings.
Rough stippling, round brushwork and wide structure are the basic characteristics of his real book and running script. However, because running script is mostly used for essays, its artistic genius and inspirational temperament can fully erupt with a whim. Therefore, its calligraphy is full of Lian Bi, and its posture is varied and wonderful, full of the breath of books. The rhythm of lines in the manuscript of Sacrificing a Nephew changes with the development of the work. At the beginning, the lines are calm and subtle, and the strokes are broken. With the increase of Lian Bi, the speed has also accelerated. However, between some lines with strong continuity, there are always some broken sentences as isolation zones, which makes the overall rhythm of the work tend to be unrestrained and fast, and at the same time implies the alternation of cadence. Of course, each cycle pushes the overall rhythm to a more exciting level, and the work finally ends in an unstoppable paragraph. The external and internal movements of lines in the works contain rich levels and extremely subtle changes. It shows a continuous and complete process, showing the process that a sport evolves, continues and reaches another unpredictable rhythm state under the support of a certain spiritual background. It is impossible to infer the end of a work from its beginning, not to mention all its changes in the continuation. This is the difference in rhythm between manuscripts, letters and writing such works.
The line structure and movement rhythm in works such as "Sacrificing a Nephew" have made a good echo. The hyphenation in stippling makes the space between words and the space between lines merge into one, which becomes the background of some relatively stable spaces between words. However, when the continuity of lines is enhanced, the inter-word space will sometimes merge with the inter-word space, such as Dewey, River Map and Zhen Wu, thus becoming another kind of spatial situation, which will make the space confined by lines collide with the background more intensely and eventually insert into the inter-line space. The axis of the line also echoes the rhythm of the movement and restores the axis of straight-turbulent-clear. Every time this repetition makes the axis at the beginning of the work far away from the tone, it produces the strongest shock at the end of the work, which is also an unpredictable ending from the beginning.
This complex change of "time and space" rhythm can't be the result of the author's deliberate pursuit, otherwise there will always be traces of deliberate depiction or manipulation in some details-this factor is somewhat contained in his regular script works, but no trace is found in "My Nephew's Sacrifice". In other words, the factors that affect the complex rhythm of this work are not in the level of formal composition, nor in the author's consciousness of formal composition, but hidden in the depths of the author's spiritual life. The wording of "offering sacrifices to nephews" reveals relevant information. Yan Zhenqing's nephew Ji Ming died in the Anshi Rebellion. This work is the first draft of a eulogy written by Yan Zhenqing. You can imagine how heavy the author's mood is when writing, but when writing farewell articles, you must always restrain your emotions. However, with the development of the article, the author gradually fell into uncontrollable grief and could not extricate himself. Until the end of the article, you can still feel that the author can't calm down. The fluctuation of mood has become the fulcrum to control the rhythm of this work. Of course, this does not mean that there is an accurate correspondence between emotion and line rhythm, but that in the extremely complicated deep reasons that determine the composition of the work, we can find such a level: at this level, the author's emotional activities cover everything; At the same time, the influence between this level and the formal composition level is automatic and not interfered by consciousness. This is the "forgetfulness" in calligraphy creation. In the chapter "The Carrier Position of Characters in Calligraphy" (Chapter III of Calligraphy Aesthetics), Chen Zhenlian analyzed his works with the postscript of Chen Yizeng in Yuan Dynasty as a clue:
"Sacrifice to My Nephew" (Ji Ming Manuscript for Sacrificing My Nephew) is an article written by Yan Zhenqing in mourning for my nephew who died in Anshi Rebellion. He suffered greatly from his home country and could not help being indifferent. According to Chen Yizeng's prompt, we can examine Yan Zhenqing's emotional ups and downs: "The first twelve lines are very graceful", and the words of these twelve lines are:
In September of the Wei Dynasty, on the third day of the Reform Movement of 1898, Uncle Yin Lu, a doctor, sent all the generals to the secretariat. Hou Zhenqing, the founder of Danyang County, was given the soul of Dr. Ji Ming as a sacrifice to his late nephew. However, he is still alive, and the wind (according to the word "rewelding") symbolizes the virtue of youth. He lives in a temple in Hu Lian.
In this passage, besides describing his official position, he also gave a general description of Ji Ming's birth and career, and pointed out the background of the times, but he has not yet reached this skill. And "My dear friend loves me, and the rumor is Bier" is a continuous memory. It has not yet reached the stage of emotional climax and the most intense conflict. With such a writing background, its calligraphy is relatively stable-of course, it is stable in agitation. Chen Yi once commented on his "graceful and restrained", which can be called a theory.
"From' two' to' Tianze', there are more five elements of anger and less real houses. Since' grazing' has been changed. " These six lines are:
"Stop, have to open the door, the door opened, fierce, thieves and ministers don't save. The lonely city is surrounded, the father is trapped and the nest is full of eggs. God never regrets. Who is poisoned, thinking about the residual body, how to save the whole body, alas. I owe it to heaven ... "
This passage directly describes the achievements and sacrifices of Ji Ming and his son. "Brave and fierce" is the heroic achievement of Yan and his son, and "Father trapped his son and died" is the tragic ending of their murder. For Yan Zhenqing, it is the tragic death of his own brother and nephew, the pain of touching the skin, and the hatred for the rebels that make these six lines "extremely depressed and angry": the emotional conflict has reached a climax.
"Since the' grazing' was changed. The five elements from' I endure' to' Shangyi' are deeply innocent and stunned. " These five lines are:
"I inherited heaven, moved to Muheguan, and the spring was beautiful. Then I fell into the long mountain, grabbed my first pole, returned with me, caressed my heart, and mourned my face. I only thought that I was returning (press: appropriate for" square ") (press: appropriate for" far "), living in a secluded house, knowing the soul and knowing everything. Hey, still embarrassed! "
This is the end of the article. When it comes to finding Ji Ming's dead skeleton, only his head still exists. It is said that my brother Yan Gaoqing's remains are gone, and only one foot and a few locks of hair are found, which is even more distressing. Pain and anger are two different emotions, the former is low and the latter is high, the former suppresses the latter; Chen Yi once felt pain for this, which is worth pondering. The confession and truth of Sacrificing a Nephew is a model of writing casually with sincere feelings and passion, regardless of work or carelessness. With distinctive personality and unique form, it is a typical example of calligraphy creation in expressing ambition, heart and meaning. The emotional power contained in the work shocked every viewer, so that he had no time to take into account the superficial effect of the form. This is a typical structure of natural beauty.
Sacrificing my nephew is a masterpiece of sincere feelings, a sonata of the soul, a voice of grief and indignation, and an immortal work condensed with blood and tears. Unconscious expression in the state of "forgetting" makes the work produce unparalleled artistic effect. This is an example of an innovative breakthrough at this extraordinary moment after long-term exploration.
The line quality of "Sacrificing a Nephew" is rich and comfortable, and it blends with the thoughts and feelings that are painful to the bone. The so-called "dry autumn wind, wet spring breeze" is also the only work that can be used.