In the Song Dynasty, "culture and education were promoted while military affairs were suppressed", and culture showed unprecedented prosperity. The printing and publishing industry in the Song Dynasty entered a golden age, with the flourishing of block printing, the rapid development of lettering centers, the invention of movable type printing, the engraving of a large number of Song editions in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and the establishment of Song fonts in the Ming Dynasty. Song fonts are easy to write and engrave, beautiful and dignified, which adapted to the requirements of printing and publishing industry and became the ultimate witness of Song culture.
The combination of China's calligraphy and block printing produced Song characters. Therefore, Song Zi not only has the charm of China's calligraphy, but also has the charm of block printing and woodcut.
1, Song Zi inherited the aesthetic charm of China's calligraphy.
In addition to the unique pictographic and pattern features of Chinese characters, China's calligraphy art also has a unique writing tool-the writing brush, which is the most important reason for the formation of China's calligraphy. The brush is soft and elastic, can be bent and twisted intentionally, has moderate Zhang Chi, and can freely express various line changes of thickness, size, straightness and rigidity. This kind of "soft pen" can be used horizontally, vertically, horizontally, vertically, horizontally, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, vertically, and vertically, and vertically, and vertically, and vertically, and vertically, and vertically, and vertically, and vertically, When the calligrapher's skill reaches a high level, the writing brush is in hand, the words are no longer words, and the lines are written at will, so that the words in the book seem to have the realm of life.
Song Ti still maintains the essential characteristics of China's calligraphy in strokes. Compared with Tang Kai's style, we can see more clearly, such as the treatment of point, point, left and turning point, which is a high summary of calligraphy art.
Judging from the development of China characters, the regular script of the three masters in the Tang Dynasty was the peak of China's calligraphy style. Model, model also. Therefore, it is logical to become a model of engraving printing in China. When tasting and designing Song Dynasty, it is very important to pursue the charm of China's calligraphy and woodcut cutting, and the charm of woodcut printing marks. If there is no such feeling, it is just a beautiful artistic word. For example, the current round body and comprehensive art body have no taste of traditional calligraphy at all.
In addition, from the perspective of Song style, the regular script of the three masters in the Tang Dynasty lost the passion and agility of free will needed by calligraphy art because of their pursuit of founder and stylization. Tang Kai is so stylized that it is easy to be associated with Song Dynasty figures. As a matter of fact, Tang Kai is a model of today's Song Dynasty figures. They are like a mature and serious old man, inflexible and lacking the courage to change, thus losing the chance of freedom.
Although the regular script of the three masters in the Tang Dynasty brought great convenience to later calligraphers, it can be said that they studied figure painting, both Gong Liu and Gong Yan, but they had no personality at all, so it was difficult for them to learn this method and become calligraphers. It can be an example for beginners to learn to write well, but it cannot be an example for calligraphers. Learners should catch up with the calligraphy of Qin, Han, Wei and Jin dynasties, especially the calligraphy of Han dynasty, and write freely and heroically, such as Han bamboo slips, Mount Tai, Stone Valley Diamond Sutra and so on.
Tang Kai is the pinnacle of China's regular script. The peak is facing a downhill road, but it is a new beginning. Tang Kai is also the starting point of Song script.
2. The trace charm of traditional prints and woodcuts.
Today, the printer's definition of Song Style is: "Horizontal and vertical, horizontal and thin and vertical, angular beginning and end, square font, blunt strokes." The angularity of starting and putting pen to paper should be the biggest feature of Songti. It is a unique decorative feature formed by sculptors in the long-term carving process, and it is the charm left by carving knives. It not only retains the essential features of Tang Kai, but also is more square and angular than Tang Kai. In the process of traditional printing, because of the characteristics of ink and China paper, as well as the pressure, when the finally printed components appear in front of us, the edges and corners of the Song Dynasty are slightly round and full, which is very attractive. Inadvertently, the calligraphy taste of regular script and the knife taste of seal cutting are mixed together, forming the typical characteristics of Song Dynasty. Therefore, the study of calligraphy can be traced back to Qin and Han Dynasties, and the design of Songti characters should catch up with the carving taste of Tang Kai and Song and Ming Dynasties, because that is the source of Songti characters, and only the source comes from flowing water.
The elegance, strength and just right change of Song style attracted the love of future generations.
Song Ti is now widely used in various fields of design.