Calligraphy is a traditional and ancient art in my country, with high academic value and cultural taste. In the past, due to the practicality of calligraphy, people tended to attach great importance to technique rather than theory. But now that calligraphy has withdrawn from the practical field, people have overemphasized theory and despised techniques, which has affected the development of calligraphy. What I bring to you below is a 14-character calligraphy work. I hope you like it. Appreciation of 14-character calligraphy works
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The compositional layout in calligraphy creation
Chinese calligraphy is an artistic treasure unique to the Chinese nation. It is a unique and pleasing art that has both practical functions and ornamental value. Today, as material living standards are improving day by day, appreciating and creating calligraphy works has increasingly become a lifestyle fashion for people and is generally welcomed by people.
The compositional layout is one of the most important expression methods of calligraphy works, and it is the knowledge and skills that must be mastered to create calligraphy works. To create calligraphy works, firstly, you must practice good handwriting, which is the basis for the creation of calligraphy works; secondly, you must understand the composition and layout of calligraphy works, which is the key factor for the success of calligraphy works. Practicing good calligraphy requires years of hard work, but knowledge of composition and layout can be learned and applied immediately, with immediate results.
1. The meaning and function of composition layout
To understand composition layout, you must know the connection and difference between calligraphy and writing. Writing is a simple copying of content, which requires that individual words be written correctly, neatly and beautifully. It is only the basic requirement for writing, and it is also the basis for writing articles or creating calligraphy works. Calligraphy, on the other hand, emphasizes the style, momentum, artistic conception, etc. reflected through content, fonts, brushwork, structure, and layout, allowing people to appreciate and ponder it, and then bring beauty to the appreciator. Therefore, calligraphy works must use the artistic expression method of compositional layout to enrich and strengthen the thoughts and feelings to be expressed in the content, and to give people a visual beauty.
The compositional layout is the overall arrangement of the calligraphy work. Specifically, it includes how to determine the format, how to arrange the position of writing, how to leave margins, how to arrange, how to arrange the spatial position between words, lines and lines, and text and paragraphs, and how to coordinate the proportion and density of words and blanks. Change to achieve wonderful and coordinated artistic effects. Chapter layout is the main expression method of calligraphy art. Only by paying attention to the composition and layout can we create successful calligraphy works. If there is no good composition and layout, then even though the content is good and the individual words are well written, it cannot be called a successful calligraphy work. Many people have basic writing skills and even write well, but they cannot create successful calligraphy works. The main reason is that they do not understand the knowledge and skills of composition and layout.
2. Essentials of compositional layout
Calligraphy works, regardless of regular script, running script, official script, or seal script, must pay attention to the compositional layout, especially running and cursive scripts, which are most strongly and fully expressed. However, the beauty of compositional layout is ever-changing and not as easy to grasp as structure. The ancients could only learn the subtleties of compositional layout from inscriptions and calligraphy works. Summarizing the previous experience, in terms of general rules, the key points of organizational layout are:
(1) The intention comes first. That is, before writing, plan in your mind. What content should be written? Is it poetry or literature? What style of calligraphy is it? Is it regular script or running script? Horizontal or vertical writing? How to sign? How to use seal? What kind of style and artistic conception will be formed? Be aware of it.
(2) Measure the paper and determine the characters. That is, plan on paper before you put pen to paper. Make appropriate arrangements on the paper according to the content to be written, the size of the paper, the number of words, the font shape, the row and column arrangement, the signature format and printing, etc. Generally, leave out the head of the sky, the feet of the ground, and the left and right sides first (the sky is wide and the ground is narrow, and the left and right sides are equal). If you are writing in regular script, official script, or seal script, you should first count the number of words (including signature) and fold the frames.
If you are writing running script or cursive script, just fold the vertical lines (or horizontal lines). When writing horizontally, you can leave one or two blank spaces at the beginning. It is not advisable to write all the horizontal rows at the end. There must be empty spaces. There is no need to leave a space at the beginning of the vertical writing style, but a foot should be left to facilitate margins and stamping. Beginners can use manuscript paper to lay it out first like a sketch. If there are any problems, they can make adjustments and modifications. They can only start writing after the layout format is basically determined. Never let your hand put pen to paper and cause problems to attract attention.
(3) The first word leads the article. The first word of the chapter should be carefully considered before writing. Make it larger, thicker and fuller. Because the first character of the first character has great restrictive power, after writing the first character, you need to consider many changes in the entire text according to its style. Such as size and density, body posture, mood, shade, dryness, etc. Therefore, Sun Guoting's "Shupu" of the Tang Dynasty said: "One point becomes the rule of one word, and one word is the final standard." Ge Shou Zhiyun of the Qing Dynasty said: "When you write the first word, the momentum of the word can be controlled to the end." This shows that the first character of a calligraphy work is very important. It controls and restricts the entire text. It basically determines the font, pen style, shape, etc. of the entire text, and plays a guiding role. Therefore, the first word of each work must be matured before writing. When writing in cursive or cursive script, the first character should generally be larger, thicker, and fuller.
(4) The circulation of qi is thorough. That is to say, the whole work must have a coherent momentum, a coherent style, a unified style, a coherent style of writing, and echoes from front to back. The size, weight, length, width, density, back, connection, pitch, and gaze of each line of characters should be properly matched, not stacked, not fragmented, natural and smooth, and graceful.
(5) The conclusion of the final chapter. That is to say, the final ending of the entire text must be complete, especially the last line must be appropriately concluded. On the one hand, we should try to avoid leaving only one word, which will appear isolated and hanging; on the other hand, we should also avoid going to the end, which will appear congested and too tight. It is best if the last line ends at the two-thirds mark. The last character of the whole article can be drawn long or heavy according to the situation of the entire article, or drawn wide or flat with emphasis on writing (generally it should be like the first character, written larger and thicker) to retain the circulation of Qi. To avoid being erratic. However, in the actual writing process, we should also adapt to changes, take advantage of the situation, and avoid remediation. If there is infiltration or dryness in the front line, the back line should be dried and wetted to avoid being top-heavy or tight at the front and loose at the back.
3. Signing and sealing
(1) How to sign
Signing is also called the title, which is an explanatory text other than the main text. Although it plays a supporting role in the work, it can explain, develop, remedy and highlight the main text. Therefore, beginners cannot ignore its importance.
The signature can be divided into single style and double style. A single paragraph refers to the name (or word, number) of the person who wrote it, the source of the text, the time and place of writing, etc. The position is after the main text.
Double payment means writing the names of both the author and the recipient. The name of the recipient of the book is "Shangzi", and the name of the person writing the book is "Xiazi". Sometimes the upper and lower paragraphs are written together and written at the end of the text, with the recipient's name (upper paragraph) first and the writer's name (lower paragraph) last; sometimes they are written separately, with the upper paragraph before the main text and the lower paragraph at the end of the text. After (the first paragraph of the couplet is on the upper right of the first couplet, and the lower paragraph is on the lower left of the second couplet). When giving a gift to someone, the first sentence is usually Mr. Ya Zheng (teacher, comrade) (Jiao Zheng, Xi Zheng, Zheng Zhi, Zhi Shu, Hui Cun, Cun Nian), etc. Generally, only the first name is written without the surname to show respect and closeness. Most works generally only have a single style.
The signature should be flexibly changed, increased or decreased, according to the space left. Five points should be noted:
(1) The words are big and small. The fonts in the signature should be smaller than the fonts in the main text.
(2) Moderate height. The height of the signature should be moderate. The upper part should be slightly lower than the main text, and the lower part should be shorter than the main text. It should not be flush with the bottom of the main text, nor should it exceed the main text. Generally speaking, it is better to be high than low.
(3) The distance is appropriate. The distance between the paragraph and the main text should be the same as the line spacing of the main text itself. Do not make the distance between the paragraph and the main text too wide or too close. If it is too open, it will feel loose and separated; if it is too close, it will look cramped and stuffy.
(4) The words are ancient and modern. In terms of the development of Chinese characters, the signature characters are more recent than the main character characters. Generally speaking, seal and official script inscriptions can be written in regular script, running script, and cursive script; regular script inscriptions can be written in running and cursive scripts; and running script inscriptions can be written in cursive and running script.
(5) There is a print space left. The signature should leave some space for the seal. The stamp should not be lower than the main text.
(2) How to use seals
Seals are an integral part of calligraphy works. White paper, black characters, red printing, strong color contrast. It not only has the function of decoration and foil, but also plays an important role in regulating density, remedying deficiency and excess, eliminating slabs, and stabilizing balance. In addition, the stamp itself comes in a variety of shapes, with various styles such as thick, thin, and clumsy. When combined with ink characters, it can enrich the form of calligraphy works. If used well, the seal will be the icing on the cake for calligraphy works.
The font used for printing is mainly seal script. It is divided into Yin characters (white characters) and Yang characters (red characters). Some seals use both Yin characters and Yang characters. Generally, one side is printed on one side. When two seals are used on a work, one Yin script and one Yang script are staggered, enriched by changes.
The shapes of the seal include square, rectangular, circle, oblong, oval and irregular natural shapes (with the seal).
Seals are divided into two categories: famous seals and casual seals. The name seal refers to the author's name, pen name, font size, etc., also known as the "name seal". Generally, it is covered under or on the left side of the lower paragraph. It can be covered with one side or a pair, with white text on one side and red text on the other. Or one is for the name, and the other is for the font size; or one is for the surname but not the name, and the other is for the name but not the surname. Both parties cannot have surnames.
The contents of leisure chapters are mostly aphorisms, aphorisms, dates, personal opinions, one sentence, two lines of poetry, etc. If you change, you will create something new, you will learn without boundaries, you will learn from the past, you will not learn from the past, you will not take it easy, you will turn your head gray, etc. Xian Zhang is not "Xian". It has an organic connection with the main text in content, embodies the calligrapher's thoughts, sentiments, personality and artistic opinions, and also serves as a bridge and link for readers to understand calligraphy works.
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