1. When talking about calligraphy learning, Dong Qichang once said: "You have to be familiar with words before you are born, and you have to be familiar with paintings before you are familiar with them.
"Familiar" is easy to understand. For calligraphy learning, the most basic thing is to be familiar with the basic laws and methods of writing. Of course, you should also be familiar with the basic rules, aesthetic standards and related theoretical systems of calligraphy. This is a process that every calligraphy lover needs to go through.
Take our daily posting as an example. When you are new here, you may not be familiar with the characteristics of brushwork, and it will be awkward to write. After a period of repeated practice, you will enter a process from birth to maturity, and when you write again, you will be more natural and fluent, reaching the level of proficiency.
Second, Dong Qichang's "life" is not a strange meaning, but requires us to integrate innovation on the basis of proficiency. As the saying goes, there should be a re-processing process after posting.
If you think so, we will understand. If you want to reach a certain height in the field of calligraphy, you should not only be satisfied with mastering the things of the ancients, but also integrate the things of the ancients and add your own things on the basis of proficiency, so as to show your face.
Of course, it's easier said than done. For us ordinary calligraphy lovers, it is very good to be proficient. When copying and learning in the early stage, we should still strictly follow the original post. Don't pursue the so-called "life" without authorization before reaching the level. Follow-up development needs to pay attention to water, not too reluctantly. Everyone needs to pay attention to this.