On the Spiritual Appeal of Calligraphy Creation?

Modern Spirit of Calligraphy Author: Guo Qingxiang Source: Wen Wei Po In the values of modern art, self-centered personality expression is one of the basic characteristics of modern artistic spirit. Whether in the field of thought or art, the word "modern" is not only a symbol of the times, but also a personal creation and expression of ideas. This is a collision between reason and sensibility, reality and imagination. This feature of modern expressionism has long existed in distant China, and 100 years ago was questioned in Europe. Calligraphy takes free spirit as artistic creation means, and calligraphy takes free spirit as artistic creation means. Its essential form is written in Chinese characters. Through the ups and downs of pen and ink, the ups and downs of pen speed and the density of spatial layout, the lines have a beautiful sense of poetry and smooth rhythm. It is the endless changes of these lines that create the charm of calligraphy. Calligraphy is the essence of China's plastic arts, and its forms of expression are highly abstract and general. No matter what kind of calligraphy style, the aesthetic philosophy of calligraphy lines is vivid charm. Vivid charm is reserved in some fonts, but it is directly revealed in some fonts such as running script or cursive script. It can be said that calligraphy, as a form of writing art, can best reflect the artistic talent and cultural spirit of China literati. The abstract dotted line in the form of calligraphy shows the thoughts and emotional activities of calligraphers' free individuals and sublimates the artistic realm of works. Therefore, as one of the highest forms of cultural expression in China, ancient calligraphy has the modern artistic spirit to promote the progress of world culture. China literature endows writers with heartfelt and natural feelings and souls. Preface to Lanting, Wang Xizhi's running script in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is a poem preface manuscript written by Wang Xizhi and his friends in the preface to Lanting in Yin Shan, facing the beautiful scenery and friends. The emotional feelings expressed in this article, such as short life and impermanence of life and death, are naturally touching and touching with the beauty of the book style and the variety of brushstrokes. Yan Zhenqing's regular script "Yan Family Temple Monument" in the prosperous Tang Dynasty can be said to be bold, open and unpretentious. The lines with equal emphasis on strength and thickness and the solid and dignified layout reveal the author's awe-inspiring and dignified temperament. However, his cursive script "Sacrificing a Nephew" uses a slightly bald pen throughout. From beginning to end, the pen and ink are dark gray, and the feelings are ups and downs, straightforward and undisguised. Although I wrote it, I was full of spirits, vigorous brushwork, energetic posture, and heartfelt words of grief and indignation jumped from the paper. Calligraphy is not equal to modern art although it has the spirit of modern art, it is not equal to modern art. Modern art advocates purely independent visual expression, and can ignore the intervention of theme or content. Calligraphy creation can not be separated from writing content, nor can it break the shackles of writing norms themselves. Calligraphy is a unique manifestation of Chinese characters. In the course of its development, calligraphy has only diversified writing forms and styles. If you leave the words, calligraphy will not exist. Therefore, some so-called "modern calligraphy" advertised purely for the pursuit of form has nothing to do with calligraphy. They may have developed into a new variety in the field of art, which is another form of visual modeling. There are almost no pure professional calligraphers among calligraphers of all ages. "Calligrapher" is just the final title of a scholar, poet or official, which embodies his special skills in writing and expression. Calligraphy is the carrier for them to exchange ideas, record talents and information, and it is a practical and indispensable tool for the ancients. It is such a tool that when giving the author a personal emotional world, he inadvertently achieved a great artistic category. Therefore, calligraphy is an art derived from the author's own feelings, and it is the embodiment of China literati's thoughts and souls, which is why calligraphers are different from "writers". In the modern society with highly developed science and technology, the exchange and reservation of human information will probably enter a pen-free era, and all characters may be replaced by keyboards. Under this background, if we want to inherit the truly high-quality calligraphy art, we must revise the existing understanding. Learning calligraphy and field practice are the most basic ways to master calligraphy skills, which is the basic common sense that needs no more discussion. However, it is impossible to train a calligrapher just by practicing more. Real calligraphy is not made by practicing calligraphy. Personal painting and calligraphy experts design "style" or register personal style as a trademark. In some calligraphy creations, there are so-called experts who are extremely ignorant. They don't know enough about the essence of calligraphy creation or their knowledge is out of touch with practice. They design "style" or register their personal style as a trademark in order to create style, and they have no original views on the connotation, expression and emotion of calligraphy and the cultural spirit and appeal it represents. All these reflect the lack of knowledge and cultivation of some calligraphers. These practiced calligraphy is only a display of skills, which cannot constitute the art of calligraphy, let alone the realm of calligraphy, and its interest is equal to zero. Calligraphy is a comprehensive art that reflects the author's cultural accomplishment, knowledge view and emotional world. However, the lack of emotional calligraphy will lead some people with low educational level to "talk about words", which is extremely unfavorable to the inheritance of China calligraphy, a high-end cultural form. Calligraphy plays an important role in the author's talent, understanding and knowledge. It is a portrayal of the author's personality and the unity of reason and emotion, learning and skill. Artistic creation cannot be copied. Passion, vitality and creativity are the charm of modern artistic spirit. And this charm is innate. Calligraphy expresses the creator's personal thoughts and emotions through endless changes and harmonious pen and ink, and turns them into words with soul and emotion. The artistic creation of this emotion comes from the long-term influence of China culture. Therefore, calligraphers should not only train their writing skills, but also feel and understand China's profound cultural connotation and artistic accomplishment from the inner world, so as to create truly excellent calligraphy works.