Which expert said this? What are you an expert in? I don't believe it, let alone agree with it.
When the practical value of calligraphy faded from the stage of history, it became a very niche art category, and it itself is extremely abstract and profound. Mr. Xiong Bingming even praised it as the core of Chinese culture. At the core, we should have a rational understanding and a pious attitude towards this.
The beauty of calligraphy has its form, that is, brushwork, structure, ink, rhythm and composition. Mastering these expression techniques is by no means a day's work, and it is difficult to achieve without solid and effective training methods. Some achievements. The dominant one is the concept of calligraphy. From this perspective, Jiang Kun's handwriting can only be regarded as writing on rice paper with a brush. There are big problems in terms of technique and concept. At best, he is just a calligraphy enthusiast who loves writing. , no matter how high others praise him, they still have their own intentions, and I can't help but think about it. Jiang Kun is a cross talk artist, and calligraphy is just his hobby, but if he insists that he is not inferior to professional calligraphers, I don’t think there is anything wrong with that! I generally agree with this point of view.
First of all, regardless of Jiang Kun's calligraphy attainments, there are problems with the title "professional calligrapher". Who is a professional calligrapher? Even those who major in calligraphy in colleges and universities may not really have a superb level of calligraphy art. Are there still few people in this profession who are just pretending to be calligraphers? Even those who join the Chinese Calligraphy Association, or even find an official position, may not have real creative skills. People who scribble with bare feet and pens, and have to draw three times to write a stroke are not people. A lot? Compared with this kind of people, Jiang Kun's calligraphy works are at least dignified and elegant, clear and clear. Looking up, it is really a national style.
Secondly, Jiang Kun's calligraphy works as a whole are different from the purely show-like and personalized calligraphy of ordinary calligraphy enthusiasts in the entertainment industry. Jiang Kun has obviously practiced and has a certain foundation in calligraphy, and his understanding of calligraphy is basically in place. But after all, he is a big-name public figure. It can be imagined that Jiang Kun’s time to calm down and study Mo Linchi is quite limited. At the same time, it is extremely difficult to reach the peak in two unrelated fields: folk art and calligraphy. Therefore, we Jiang Kun's works cannot be judged by too harsh calligraphy aesthetics.
Thirdly, looking specifically at the three works provided by the subject, I think they can be regarded as representative works of Jiang Kun's calligraphy. Although every work has its unsatisfactory qualities and even flaws, for example, the characters Confucianism and Husband in the first running script work are somewhat unclear and inexplicable, as if they were written wrongly and corrected. But overall, it is loose, comfortable, and quite satisfactory. It can be regarded as a relatively successful calligraphy work. If ordinary people write like this, it may not be a big deal. But when Jiang Kun writes like this, it has its own halo. I heard that Jiang Kun spent more than 10,000 yuan on refining a square foot of pen. It can be seen that it is still very popular in the society. This price is indeed higher than the vast majority of so-called professionals who make a living by painting and calligraphy.
Jiang Kun's calligraphy is not professional enough and is far from professional calligraphers. It is just "celebrity calligraphy". Judging from the writing, it is true that there is no shortage of writing, and there is still some effort in writing. In addition, other requirements and common sense about calligraphy seem a bit pale.
The specific manifestations are: 1. When using seals, the seal on the right side above the third inscription is redundant, which destroys the overall relationship between the paragraph and the text and separates the paragraph and the text. The first and third items lead to the bottom of the first chapter. This shows a lack of understanding of the correct use of seals.
2. The writing is not very standard and there are occasional typos, such as the right half of "horizontal", the upper part of "eyebrow", the left half of "dui", the right half of "qian", and the upper right half of "rui" The explanation is not clear. 3. The habit is too strong, showing bad writing habits, some strokes are too long, and some strokes are not in place. For example, the horizontal strokes of characters such as "first", "loss", "zhao", "man" and "qian" are more prominent. 4. The starting movement of some strokes is missing, resulting in the "bald" phenomenon.
The above are all basic common sense, and professional calligraphers will not have these problems.
Throwing bricks:
In terms of calligraphy, I think Teacher Guo Chengzhai’s calligraphy is very good. , if we talk about Teacher Guo’s calligraphy, let’s talk about his master first. Guo Chengzhai started learning calligraphy from his third grandfather at the age of 6. His third grandfather was once the calligraphy teacher of Mr. Feng Yuxiang. Teacher Guo is now almost 80 years old. He has studied Wei stele regular script for more than 60 years. His copying skills are very profound. His works are innovative based on copying. Mr. Guo Chengzhai's calligraphy is fascinating and has a very good effect. appreciation value and collection value. If you look at Mr. Guo Chengzhai's calligraphy, I guess Jiang Kun's calligraphy should be in the trash can. There is no praise or criticism here, just a matter of fact. Pardon the bluntness!
Works by Guo Chengzhai
Mr. Jiang Kun has a close relationship with calligraphy. Some people may think that he is arty after becoming slightly famous. In fact, this is not the case. Mr. Jiang Kun’s calligraphy has a certain relationship with his father! His father, Mr. Jiang Zuyu. Although the old gentleman is just an ordinary teacher, he has very strict requirements on himself. I have been studying Chinese calligraphy carefully since I was a teenager and have been writing for more than 50 years. Around the age of 20, I admired Zhang Boying, a master of calligraphy in the Republic of China. He also had the opportunity to receive personal guidance from Zhang Boying, and his calligraphy skills improved by leaps and bounds. In order to practice calligraphy well, after reviewing students' homework, Jiang Zuyu worked hard on the table in his room to write, often forgetting time and eating! More than ten years later, he mastered bell, tripod and stone drum calligraphy, and was proficient in seal script, official script, Xing script and regular script! In the 1980s, his works were praised by Wu Zuguang, Liu Bingsen, Han Meilin and Fan Zeng. Of course, Jiang Zuyu was a very low-key person. He knew that many celebrities had complimentary words. He took "This is a humble house, but I am virtuous" as his motto throughout his life. He worked hard to teach and was famous all over the world. However, he did not even have a collection of calligraphy during his lifetime. No! With the efforts of his son Jiang Kun, in 1994, China Commercial Press published "Jiang Zuyu Calligraphy Collection". Shen Peng, the leader of the calligraphy association at that time, personally wrote the inscription. This can be regarded as fulfilling the old man's last wish that he had not fulfilled for many years. Influenced by his father, Jiang Kun has been practicing calligraphy since he was a child. He has a very good foundation, but he doesn't have much time to study after work. Please don't be picky with a professional perspective. By the way, I would like to share some of Mr. Jiang Zuyu’s calligraphy works.
First of all, I think Jiang Kun's writing is very good, the approach is correct, the composition is coherent, and the writing style is commendable.
But why should calligraphy be compared? Who is a professional calligrapher?
Teacher Jiang Kun is a famous performing artist and has also developed a love for calligraphy in recent years. I haven’t seen many of his works, so I don’t dare to judge them unnecessarily. But judging from the three works posted, I think they have several characteristics:
1. The use of brushes is standardized, and the knotting of words is natural
Judging from these three works, the use of brushes is It is relatively calm, indicating that Teacher Jiang Kun must have been practicing calligraphy for some time and is very skilled in the control of pen and ink. In terms of the structure of the characters, they are also well-spaced and relatively standardized. This is an advantage.
2. Lack of inheritance and weak rhythm
In terms of shortcomings, although the knot characters are standardized, they have no inheritance relationship with ancient classics. Insufficient inheritance is its biggest drawback. Therefore, if you want to make progress, you must work hard on ancient posts. In terms of writing rhythm, it lacks the beauty of change and is relatively rigid. This is a shortcoming.
It is always wonderful to love calligraphy, and the process of writing is a kind of enjoyment!
A few crude works, please correct me
Because I wanted to answer this question, I carefully looked at a few of Jiang Kun’s calligraphy works. It should be said that they are indeed The writing is good, I have kung fu, and I have some basic skills in traditional calligraphy. I have a state of hand and writing. I have a background of learning calligraphy for a long time. I must have gone through a very serious learning process to write to this level. You can see it. Jiang Kun has put a lot of effort into practicing calligraphy. Compared with the works of many celebrities who love calligraphy, Jiang Kun's level should be at a higher level. Take away any aura about Jiang Kun and just talk about calligraphy. This character is quite good in terms of the overall environment of today's calligraphy.
For calligraphers who all have certain abilities, it is particularly unreliable to compare the works of Zhang San and Li Si. Everyone has different life backgrounds, different ages and experiences, and different learning methods. The time for calligraphy is also different. If you put too many differences together for evaluation and scoring, the result will definitely be unreasonable. "Chinese writing is not first, martial arts is not second." In many cases, there is really no value in comparing calligraphers with each other.
Regarding the concept of professional calligrapher you mentioned, how do you actually draw the line between professional and amateur? This is even more confusing. Are people who have participated in calligraphy associations considered professionals? I understand that many people who work in calligraphy associations only do some work, which is just a profession. Amateur calligraphy enthusiasts like me spend almost ten hours a day on calligraphy creation. , as an amateur, it is possible that I have to study harder and take more time than many professionals. Therefore, the situation of each professional calligrapher you mentioned is also more complicated. It is difficult to make such a horizontal comparison accurately, and it can be said that it means Not big.
Saying that Jiang Kun’s calligraphy is good is based on the current social situation. There are fewer and fewer people learning calligraphy now. With the disappearance of the practical value of calligraphy, calligraphy is becoming more and more irrelevant to our lives. Far away, even if some people learn calligraphy, most of them stay at the level of leisure and entertainment, which is far from a passable level. In this case, Jiang Kun's calligraphy is particularly valuable. All in all, Jiang Kun’s calligraphy must be praised.
There are many topics on the Internet about comparing different calligraphers. I rarely answer such questions because it is basically meaningless. The root of this problem is that we have not yet established a set of relative standards. Before a scientific and reasonable calligraphy comparison system is established, all comparisons are basically nonsense without any value. This problem is also relatively big, and I will elaborate on it later if I have the opportunity.
Those who say this are divided into time and place. I think this is the same as Zhao Zhongxiang. When he was on stage, before retirement, there was a queue of 2.5 million yuan for calligraphy and painting, but after retirement, no one bought 250 yuan. In reality, there are many experts in "licking the ditch"!
The two words "rumor" in front of the subject's name already indicate the nature of the question raised by the subject. I think this "rumor" has two meanings:
First, the question raised by the questioner "some experts say that Jiang Kun's calligraphy skills are as good as those of professional calligraphers" is a rumor.
Second, the so-called expert said that "Jiang Kun's calligraphy skills are as good as those of professional calligraphers" is a lie.
It doesn’t really matter whether others agree or not. The key is whether Jiang Kun agrees with it himself.