Fan Ceng
In fact, today's calligraphy chaos does exist objectively. We ask ourselves: Is there any way out for calligraphy? Calligraphy has never stopped for thousands of years, but today it has encountered a very embarrassing situation. Nowadays, computer technology is so advanced that even the calligraphy written by robots is necessary, while the calligraphy written by people is not very popular. The most obvious example is the document that people often touch, which can be typed by computer and never written by hand. Because it's too much trouble, people nowadays forget to write, and writing it doesn't look good. On the one hand, calligraphy is facing a survival dilemma, on the other hand, calligraphy itself is also riddled with diseases.
Fan Ceng pointed out the direction.
In this regard, Fan Ceng, a non-professional in calligraphy, bluntly criticized the chaos in calligraphy today. Strictly speaking, Fan Ceng's calligraphy belongs to calligraphy. After all, born out of Chinese painting, the whole is still a bit of calligraphy. Anyway, Fan Zengjia's fame and prestige are there, and his calligraphy works are beyond words. Fan Ceng criticized the current confusion of calligraphy, saying it was dirty and ugly. This statement is also a cliche. What is dirty and ugly? You can look at people like Shao Yan and Wang Dongling, and you will understand what happened.
The chaos of calligraphy today.
Next, Fan Ceng has something to say. In the long run, calligraphy is in jeopardy. In fact, this statement is a bit alarmist. Even if there is chaos, it will never be in jeopardy. In fact, if you look at Fan Ceng's previous style, you will understand that this statement is also understandable. For example, when dealing with Shen Congwen, a former teacher, the ancients said that ten counts were more severe, while Fan Ceng, who was outspoken, said hundreds of counts in one breath when he was young. It is not surprising that he criticized modern calligraphy.
Fan Ceng's Calligraphy Works
However, when Fan Ceng criticizes the present calligraphy, it is natural that some people object to his calligraphy. What is more controversial about Fan Ceng's calligraphy is the "dung beetle style" calligraphy, which has two camps. On the one hand, it is a mass group dominated by netizens, and on the other hand, it is a contemporary master Li Ao. The eyes of the masses are discerning, and they all say that Fan Ceng's handwriting is ugly and even dirty. It is time to think about Fan Ceng's personal problems. As for Li Ao, it is also a risk-averse who can't control his tongue, and Fan Ceng's calligraphy is ugly to the level of Mr. Accountant. This illustrates a problem. Fan Ceng's calligraphy itself is a bit ugly. Criticizing the mess and ugliness of today's calligraphy can be understood as self-immorality and self-knowledge to some extent. In this way, I was killed.
Fan Ceng's Calligraphy Works
Actually, back to the original question, is there a way out for calligraphy? Seeking truth from facts, as Fan Ceng said, the problem of criticizing calligraphy chaos does exist today. On the one hand, we should have enough cultural self-confidence, on the other hand, the aesthetics of calligraphy of the public needs to be improved. There are two people in China who can't be scolded, one is Fan Ceng and the other is Xifeng. These two people are notoriously ugly, which largely represent the aesthetic standards of some people in China. Fan Ceng was beaten, but it is an indisputable fact that people's calligraphy is really expensive. The way out of calligraphy lies in improving the aesthetic standards of the public. On this basis, calligraphy can really be deeply rooted in people's hearts.