Su Shi's calligraphy always gives people the feeling of fullness. Thin golden body is famous for its thinness, while Su Shi's calligraphy is fat and beautiful. Of course, rings are fat or thin, and everyone has different preferences. Some people fall in love with Su Shi's calligraphy at first sight, while others have a bad first impression of Su Shi's calligraphy. Zhao Meng commented on Su Shi's calligraphy, such as "The black bear is in power, so terrible." Huang Tingjian also thinks that Su Shi's calligraphy uses too much ink. For this reason, in Su Shi's calligraphy, it is rare to see the dry pen flying white, but the words are rich in meaning. All Su Shi's works have this feature.
02. Flat knot
Contrary to the slender European style, the knots in Su Shi's calligraphy are mostly flat. This feature is prominently reflected in his works, such as Fu on the Red Wall and Fu on Dongting Spring.
03. Light in horizontal direction and heavy in vertical direction.
This fully shows that Su Shi's calligraphy is obviously influenced by Yan Ti. This calligraphy feature is particularly evident in his work Future Tense and Xi Ci.
04. Stroke stretching
Those who have studied Huang Tingjian's calligraphy have a deep understanding of the extension of his calligraphy. Huang Tingjian was a student of Su Shi and was called one of the "Four Bachelor of Su Men". They have a deep personal relationship, and many anecdotes of Su Shi are related to Huang Tingjian. So Su Shi's calligraphy should have an influence on Huang Tingjian. Studying Su Shi's calligraphy and Huang Tingjian's calligraphy, it is not difficult to find that there is a * * * similarity in writing and even in writing, that is, they are both very stretched.
05. The height is strewn at random
Scattered weight mainly refers to Su Shi's calligraphy, especially in running script, there is often a sense of rhythm between words, which leads to the scattered distribution of fonts. For example, the phrase "the sunset is low in the yellow dust" in Wuchang Xishan poem post is pieced together by one big and one small. Sometimes a few words are heavy and a few words are light, and the combination of light and heavy also gives people a strong sense of rhythm.
06. Different sizes
The weight of the pen and the size of the font are almost a major feature of many famous calligraphy. But in the same work, Su Shi's calligraphy is unique because of the disparity in font size. For example, the word "crying and painting poor" in the cold food post. The proportion of these three words is greater than the proportion of five words in the previous line. This disparity in font size gives people a strong visual impact and actually expresses a strong emotion in the writing process at that time. This situation is also reflected in Wuchang Xishan poetry posts.
07. Charming and naive
Huang Tingjian said in "The Book of the Prince of Jingdao" that "Han Lin Su Zizhan's calligraphy is beautiful, although he uses too much ink, but his rhyme is more than enough". This charming charm makes people feel natural, frank and even naive, without any madness or affectation. Coupled with the rich and colorful words, a gentle and virtuous lady doesn't feel strange, but suddenly feels close and warm.