Ou Yangxun's calligraphy is based on the characteristics of regular script in Han Li and Jin Dynasties, and also draws lessons from the inscriptions in the Six Dynasties, so it is widely used by various schools. The main features of Ou Yangxun's calligraphy style are rigor, neatness, honest and frank and vigor. Although the glyph is a little longer, it is white, neat and rigorous, the middle palace is tight, the main pen is elongated, it looks bold and unrestrained, dense and well-organized, surrounded on all sides, exquisite and vivid, just right.
The combination of stippling and painting, the structural arrangement, is that the middle of the plane is steep and powerful, and the fonts extend to the right, but the center of gravity is still very stable, without the feeling of inclination, which is interesting and dangerous.
Pen function:
Every stroke should be in the right direction, with vertical and horizontal strength, with quiet and thoughtful embellishment. When judging the word situation, stop on all sides and prepare on all sides; Long and short fit, compromise thickness; Thinking is fixed and sparse.
Extended data
Major achievements:
Ou Yangxun is not only a great calligrapher, but also a calligraphy theorist. In his long-term calligraphy practice, he summed up eight methods of practicing and learning Chinese characters. Ou Yangxun's "Teaching Pen", "On the Use of Pen", "Eight Methods" and "Thirty-six Methods" are all his own experiences in learning calligraphy, which specifically summarize the formal skills and aesthetic requirements of calligraphy, such as the use of pen, structure and composition, and are valuable legacies of calligraphy theory, China.
Character introduction:
"As far as possible, eight-body writing is required. Seal script is particularly refined, flying white crown, superior to the ancients. Disturbed the image of the dragon and snake fighting, the cloud is as light as a cage, just like a god. The book of true behavior is out of order and incomplete. As dense as an armory spear and halberd, Shen Feng is stricter than wise and brave, not as good as Shinan. His cursive script has been circulated repeatedly and can be regarded as two kings. But he was shocked and didn't avoid danger, and he was hurt by Qing. "
Anecdotal allusions:
Ou Yangxun is clever and diligent. He has read several lines at the same time. When he was a teenager, he was proficient in Historical Records, Hanshu, Dongguan Han Ji, especially calligraphy, almost to the point of obsession. It is said that Ou Yangxun once rode out and happened to see a stone tablet written by Suo Jing, a famous calligrapher in Jin Dynasty.
He rode on a horse and watched it carefully for a while before leaving, but just a few steps later, he couldn't help but return to dismount and watch. He boasted many times that he didn't want to leave, so he simply laid a blanket and sat down to ponder over it. Finally, he sat by the monument for three days before leaving.
Baidu Encyclopedia-Ou Yangxun