Zhang Zhi, whose name is Boying, was born in Yuanquan, Dunhuang County (now Guazhou, Gansu Province) at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He is the second son of Zhang Huan, and he has been brilliant since he was a child. In his home, calligraphy has a strong atmosphere. His father Zhang Huan and his brother Zhang Chang were both famous calligraphers at that time. Growing up in this environment, Zhang Zhi developed a strong interest in calligraphy, studied hard and practiced hard, and finally achieved the status of a generation.
Zhang Zhi's calligraphy works are good at official script, running script and cursive script, and his works are known as "official script and cursive script are all exotic products". In his life, he integrated three calligraphy styles and formed a unique calligraphy style. Especially in cursive script, Zhang Zhi is a master, known as "the sage of grass". His cursive works have strong personality and innovative spirit, smooth brushwork, great momentum, rich sense of music and rhythm.
Zhang Zhi's calligraphy art has a far-reaching influence on later generations. Under his demonstration and promotion, cursive script became an independent style, and gradually matured and improved. At the same time, his calligraphy style influenced many calligraphers at that time, such as Zhao Mengfu and Xian Yushu. They inherited and carried forward Zhang Zhi's calligraphy art, making cursive script a unique and fascinating flower in China's ancient calligraphy.
Zhang Zhi's calligraphy works are rarely handed down from generation to generation, but some of them are still preserved today, such as the champion post and the urgent chapter. These works have become important teaching materials for future generations to study and learn cursive script, and let people appreciate Zhang Zhi's outstanding calligraphy skills and extraordinary artistic style.
Characteristics of Zhang Zhi's Calligraphy
1, integration and innovation: Zhang Zhi's calligraphy works cover a variety of calligraphy styles such as official script, running script and Zhang Cao. He skillfully combined these calligraphy styles and formed a unique calligraphy style. Especially in cursive script, he created modern cursive script, and changed the word difference of Zhang cursive script into calligraphy, which was smooth and changeable.
2. Unique brushwork: Zhang Zhi's brushwork is smooth, free and easy, and magnificent. His cursive works have a strong personality and innovative spirit, and are known as "grass saints". In terms of strokes, he is good at using strokes such as waves and hooks, and has formed a rhythmic and musical calligraphy style.
3. Concise and generous: Zhang Zhi's calligraphy structure is simple, and many complicated strokes are removed, making the font more concise and clear. He emphasizes simplicity and generosity in his calligraphy creation, which makes his works have high artistic value.
4. Influence on later generations: Zhang Zhi's calligraphy art has a far-reaching influence on later generations. His works and calligraphy theory provided valuable reference and inspiration for later calligraphers. Especially in cursive script, his innovation and achievements laid the foundation for the development of cursive script in later generations.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Zhang Zhi.