From the perspective of development, future generations will definitely surpass their predecessors. In the field of natural science, the predecessors laid the foundation for the future, and the achievements of future generations on this basis must be better than those of the predecessors. However, in terms of art, it is hard to say. From ancient times to the present, the general trend is that future generations also sum up the experience of predecessors to develop themselves, and art is constantly developing. Now people's eyes are incomparable to those of the ancients. With the continuous development of science, people have more and more artistic creation means. But at the same time, we should also see that the narrower the space left by the predecessors, the more pioneering the achievements of the ancients, which is difficult for today's people to do. A slight deviation will "crash" with the ancients. The development of art is illogical, not as simple as "1+ 1=2". From this perspective, it is difficult for people today to "innovate". I wonder if the answer to this question is clear.
The second question is that Tian Yingzhang's European style is really outstanding today. But I don't think it can compare with Ou Yangxun. Because, first of all, he studied Europe, and no matter how good he is, he can only be "the second in Ou Yangxun" at best, while Ou Yangxun is groundbreaking and pioneering unless he learns a "field style"; Secondly, the reason why Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is enduring is determined by his times and environment. In ancient times, even if calligraphy became a pure art, it was only an accessory of "articles" and a tool for literati to cultivate themselves. However, it is precisely because of this "escape" state that the most essence of art is wedged. Nowadays, most followers are utilitarian and often cannot enter the above state when creating art, which makes it more difficult for modern people to surpass the ancients in calligraphy art.
I can only say so much simply. This is actually a subject. To make it clear in depth, you may need to write a paper.