To learn calligraphy, you need both "internal strength" and "external strength". The practice of frames and strokes can be counted as internal strength; while the breadth and depth of relevant knowledge other than calligraphy are classified as external strength. The following is what I compiled for you, I hope it can help you.
Reading materials for "Internal Strength and External Strength"
There is probably no one who loves calligraphy today who does not know Mr. Qi Gong. Mr. Qi Gong's calligraphy works are elegant, handsome and fresh, and their influence spreads far and wide at home and abroad. However, some people may not know that calligraphy is just his "side job". Mr. Qi Gong is a professor and doctoral supervisor of classical literature in the Chinese Department of Beijing Normal University. He has made outstanding achievements in the research of "Dream of Red Mansions", classical poetry, and Chinese language and characters. Not only that, he is also an authority on cultural relic appraisal in my country and a famous poet and painter. His poems, calligraphy and paintings can be called the "three wonders". The reason why Mr. Qigong has achieved such high achievements in the art of calligraphy is inseparable from his broad and profound academic training.
To achieve success in the art of calligraphy, of course, you cannot do without hard work. Mr. Qi Gong has worked hard in the art of calligraphy. The British philosopher Bacon once said: "A lame man without losing his way can outrun a man who strides swiftly but goes astray." This metaphor profoundly illustrates the relationship between hard work and correct methods in learning. In his youth, Mr. Qi Gong once studied painting with Mr. Pu Xuezhai, a great painter who is well-known at home and abroad. Mr. Pu Xuezhai has a profound foundation in Chinese studies. Although he has not spent much time on painting, his level is extremely proficient. He told Mr. Qi Gong, who was determined to be a painter, to focus mainly on studying poetry, and learning painting was secondary. This fully proves that it is difficult to reach a higher level by simply learning a certain skill. All of us have a broad cultural and academic background. To learn calligraphy, you need both "internal strength" and "external strength". The practice of frames and strokes can be counted as internal strength; while the breadth and depth of relevant knowledge other than calligraphy are classified as external strength. Without internal strength, there is no calligraphy art, and without external strength, there is no high-level art. Learning requires methods, and real methods are not equal to cheap "quick fixes." We can realize from Mr. Qi Gong’s achievements that the correct way to learn should be step by step and with a solid foundation. "If you want to learn poetry, your skills should go beyond poetry." This is true for learning poetry, and it is the same for learning calligraphy and other subjects.
Mr. Qi Gong has written quite a lot, and many works have been published just on the theory of calligraphy. "Lun Shu Quatrain" is one of the representative ones. From it, we can appreciate the vastness of the teacher's knowledge and find the way to learn calligraphy. "Quequatrains on Calligraphy" is a unique work that uses poetry to comment on calligraphers, calligraphy, inscriptions, etc. of the past dynasties. The book contains 100 quatrains on calligraphy written by Mr. Qi Gong, and each poem is included in the book. The detailed description involves more than 280 kinds of various versions of inscriptions and related books, involving more than 230 calligraphers and calligraphy theorists from past dynasties. Mr. Qi Gong has made wonderful analyzes of these inscriptions, calligraphy and calligraphy theorists, ranging from their life stories, to their styles and schools, and even the subtleties of their brushwork. For example, regarding the relationship between ink and inscriptions, Mr. Qi Gong advocated "learning from the pen rather than the sword" and "seeing the edge of the brush through the edge of the knife". He believed that only by viewing ink can one better learn the lively dots and strokes of calligraphers of the previous generation. However, The inscriptions on the stele should not be neglected. It is necessary to figure out the actual situation of the pen used by the predecessors, and the inscriptions on the stele cannot be copied. Regarding the relationship between brushwork and structure, Mr. Qigong emphasized the importance of structure. In particular, his discovery that the structure of calligraphy should conform to the golden ratio was a major invention in the history of calligraphy.
From Mr. Qi Gong’s calligraphy, I think of our current education. Today's education attaches great importance to natural sciences, technical training, and the detailed division of subject systems. This has of course greatly promoted the development of science and the progress of society. However, the division of subjects is too detailed and the professional thinking is too strong, which makes some professionals have Serious congenital defects make it difficult to achieve first-class results in science and art. Still taking calligraphy as an example, some calligraphy enthusiasts simply practice calligraphy and ignore the improvement of overall quality, resulting in some calligraphy works that are vulgar in style and lack elegance, let alone bookishness. There are many text errors in some people's calligraphy works, which is incompatible with the elegant art of calligraphy.
This phenomenon does not only exist in the calligraphy world. In the National Young Singer Grand Prix that ended not long ago, some professional singers who entered the finals could not answer the cultural knowledge questions at the junior high school level, which made people feel both funny and sad. Therefore, while focusing on practicing internal skills, we should also strengthen the improvement of external skills. This is the important learning method. Trying to find some far-fetched "know-how" or "quick success" instead of this will only lead to waste in haste. . From the works of Mr. Qi Gong. We can get a lot of useful inspiration.
"Internal Strength and External Strength" Reading Questions
1. Among the following understandings of internal strength and external strength, the incorrect one is *** ***
A. To learn calligraphy, the practice of frames and strokes can be regarded as internal skills, while the breadth and depth of relevant knowledge other than calligraphy are considered external skills.
B. Mr. Pu Xuezhai has a profound foundation in Chinese studies. Although he has not spent much effort on painting, his level is extremely proficient. Mr. Pu's superb painting skills are his internal strength, while his profound foundation in Chinese studies is his external strength.
C. For Mr. Qigong, calligraphy is just his "side job", while the study of classical literature, classical poetry, and Chinese language and characters is his "main job". Therefore, he is in " His achievements in "main business" show his internal strength, while his achievements in "side business" show his external strength.
D. Internal strength refers to the specialized knowledge, expertise and theoretical literacy required for a person to engage in a certain profession, while external strength refers to the broad and profound cultural and academic heritage related to the profession.
2. The following explanation of the book "Queju on the Book of Essays" is incorrect: *** ***
A. "The Essay on the Essay" is a book A work on calligraphy theory.
B. "On Calligraphy Quatrains" is a unique work that uses poetry to evaluate calligraphers, calligraphy, inscriptions, etc. of past dynasties.
C. More than 280 kinds of inscription books and more than 230 calligraphers and calligraphy theorists involved in "On Calligraphy and Quatrains" are introduced and analyzed through detailed explanations of each poem.
D. "Lun Shu Quatrain" is the product of the perfect combination of Mr. Qi Gong's internal and external skills. Represents his highest achievement in the art of calligraphy.
3. Bacon said: "He who is lame but not lost can outrun the man who walks swiftly but goes astray." The article quotes this sentence to illustrate *** ***
A. We should not only pay attention to the learning of this professional knowledge, but also pay attention to trying our best to broaden our knowledge.
B. "If you want to learn poetry, you have to work hard beyond poetry." This is true for learning poetry, and it is the same for learning calligraphy and other subjects.
C. To achieve something in a certain major, you must not only have the spirit of hard work, but also have a correct learning method.
D. Cheap "quick fixes" and far-fetched "know-hows" are those who go astray and walk fast, haste makes waste.
4. Based on the information provided in the original text, the correct inference below is *** ***
A. Our current education only values ??natural science and technical training. Moreover, the division of disciplines is too detailed and the professional thinking is too strong, which makes some professionals have serious congenital defects. Therefore, it is difficult to produce world-class scientific masters.
B. There are many text errors in some people's calligraphy works, which shows that the calligraphy celebrities or calligraphy works they studied under are also full of errors.
C. From the fact that some professional singers cannot answer the cultural knowledge questions at the junior high school level, it can be seen that the overall quality of celebrities in my country's entertainment and sports circles is really low.
D. Qi Gong discovered that the structure of calligraphy should conform to the golden ratio. The article called it a great invention in the history of calligraphy, indicating that before Qi Gong, no calligrapher had ever written in a structure that conformed to the golden ratio. .
Answers to the reading of "Internal Strength and External Strength"
1.C
2.D
3.C
4.A