The relationship between calligraphy and painting is one of the most important propositions in the history of Chinese art. Many famous artists have discussed it. Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy are closely related, and the emergence and development of the two complement each other. , this is the so-called "homologous calligraphy and painting", early people used simple symbols and graphics to convey information, and painted fish, frogs, birds, flowers, characters and other patterns on pottery, which was the earliest painting, the earliest The hieroglyphics were also drawn with lines.
Calligraphy and painting have the same origin
This small painting gradually evolved into today's Chinese characters. As a tool for ancestors' memory, pictures and words have the same origin. China based on words and pictures The art of calligraphy and painting must have the same origin. In this regard, as early as the Tang Dynasty, "History of Famous Paintings and the Origin of Narrative Painting" gave us a sharp summary, identifying the traces of birds and turtles, and then determining the calligraphy and The shape of words, and the characters cannot hide their secrets, so it rains from the sky, monsters cannot escape their shapes, and ghosts cry in the night. The general meaning is that we can't see its shape, so there is a painting.
The basic skills are the same
The artistic pursuit of Chinese calligraphy and painting lies not only in the beauty of form, but also in the artistic conception of lyrical art. The homology of the expression form and the use of pen and ink on the surface, but deep into the art of calligraphy and painting, the two have the same spirit and source of artistic concepts. The focus of traditional Chinese painting is not the appearance, but the charm. In traditional Chinese painting, Freehand landscapes, freehand flowers and birds are appreciated all over the world for their precious essence. If a painting has no charm, it is just ink and cannot be called a painting.
In the creation of calligraphy art, it is usually necessary to borrow objects to create creativity, and ultimately express artistic concepts in the abstract form of the text itself. It can be seen that calligraphy art and painting just pursue ** in different forms. *The same source of interests and the essence of things, the great beauty of the world, it can also be said that the two have the same essence and source of interests. Obviously, this not only gives your paintings a beautiful appearance, but also exercises the ability to control the brush , so that the wrist muscles can be trained within a specific elastic range.