The three elements of China's calligraphy are: writing with a pen, writing with characters and composition. Pen: refers to the movement form of the pen tip during writing. Includes a pen holding method and a pen lifting method. In calligraphy, the movement forms of the pen front are starting, walking, closing, heavy, light, square and round.
Knot: refers to the shelf structure of words. The conclusion of words requires that each word has a center of gravity, and the center of gravity of each word should be stable and not skewed. At the same time, the strokes of each character are required to be balanced and symmetrical, which is in line with people's visual habits.
Composition: refers to the layout and arrangement of the whole calligraphy work. Composition requires that the size, length, thickness and density of the whole work should be coordinated, and at the same time, attention should be paid to the coherence and echo between words. They are interrelated and influenced each other, which constitutes the unique charm of China's calligraphy.
Calligraphy is an artistic expression of the unique beauty of words in China and neighboring countries and regions deeply influenced by China culture. Including China calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy. His China Calligraphy is a unique traditional Chinese character art in China.
Calligraphy in a broad sense refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing with its brushwork, structure and composition according to the characteristics and significance of words, making it a beautiful work of art. China's calligraphy is an original performance art of the Han nationality, which is known as: silent poetry, invisible dance; Paintings without pictures, silent music, etc.
The origin of calligraphy
China's calligraphy art began in the generation stage of Chinese characters. "Voice can't spread in different places, but stay in different times, so words were born. Writer, so it is the trace of Italian sound. " (The Book of Lin Zao, edited by Ma Zonghuo) As a result, words were produced. The earliest works of calligraphy art are not words, but some descriptive symbols-hieroglyphics or picture words.
Symbols depicting Chinese characters first appeared on pottery. The primitive depiction symbol only represents a rough concept of chaos and has no exact meaning.
More than 8,000 years ago, magnetic mountain culture and Peiligang cultures appeared in the Yellow River Basin. There are many characters-like symbols on the handmade ceramics unearthed in Pei Ligang, which are the chaotic combination of the communication function, note-taking function and pattern decoration function of our ancestors. Although these are not recognizable Chinese characters, they are indeed the embryonic forms of Chinese characters.