I once watched the live broadcast of Ceng Xiang's "Roaring Book". In the picture, Ceng Xiang walks left and right on a piece of white paper with a mop-sized brush, standing for a while, lying down for a while and kneeling for a while. Roar resounded through the studio, and the paper on the ground was rotten by him. The onlookers sometimes responded with a burst of applause and applause. Through the screen, I feel that his writing is still very tired. Looking at Ceng Xiang's ink, I have an indescribable feeling.
Hard work, but ugly work. For Ceng Xiang's writing style, netizens almost overwhelmingly criticized him, thinking that his writing style is a waste of calligraphy and a "madman". Others think that his behavior is not calligraphy at all, but a kind of performance art.
Of course, a few people affirmed this behavior and thought that Ceng Xiang's calligraphy was an innovation. He dares to break the routine, break the traditional writing style and state, show his true self and vent his emotions. He is a hero of the times, and those who scold him have no idea what calligraphy is and what art is.
But whether Ceng Xiang's writing style is calligraphy or not, Ceng Xiang's external identity is a calligrapher. His calligraphy is also famous. As early as before "calligraphy", he was famous in the circle for his calligraphy. Only now that there is the Internet, his "calligraphy" has caused more extensive discussion and controversy.
Ceng Xiang, as a calligrapher, may have his outstanding points in calligraphy, but these do not prove that his "roaring book" is worthy of recognition. "Yelling at a book" and traditional calligraphy are two different things. He innovated the traditional calligraphy and broke the personal traditional writing style. His judgment depends on personal aesthetic standards.