Calligraphy is a wonder of Chinese classical art. In the history of writing development, no other country’s writing has developed into a unique art form like Chinese characters. What I bring to you below are pictures of calligraphy works by contemporary famous artists. I hope you like them.
Appreciation of pictures of calligraphy works by contemporary famous artists:
Pictures of calligraphy works by contemporary famous artist Xiong Jiquan 1
Contemporary Pictures of the calligraphy works of the famous artist Zhong Mingtian 2
Pictures of the calligraphy works of the contemporary famous artist He Yinghui 3
Pictures of the calligraphy works of the contemporary famous artist Xue Hua 4
Picture 5 of the calligraphy works of the contemporary famous artist Long Kaisheng
The significance of learning calligraphy:
Calligraphy is a flower of Chinese classical art Strangely enough, in the history of writing development, no other country’s writing has developed into a unique art form like China’s Chinese characters. People say calligraphy is "silent music", "dance on paper", and "an electrocardiogram" of human emotions. The art of calligraphy gives people complex and diverse aesthetic feelings with its abstract, smart and rich lines. In 2009, Chinese calligraphy entered the United Nations' Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, making the inheritance and protection of calligraphy a must.
The art of calligraphy, on the surface, is just a brush dipped in ink to write Chinese characters. There is nothing mysterious or profound about it. However, although calligraphy is a small skill, those who are good at it can also understand the Tao. ?This Tao refers to the laws of generation and change of the universe in a large aspect, and in a small way it refers to human qualities and conduct. Ancient Chinese education listed calligraphy as one of the Six Classics and a required course for students, aiming to cultivate and improve people's basic qualities.
1. Calligraphy art and personality shaping. "Books are passed down from person to person". The style of a calligrapher's works is ultimately a natural expression of the calligrapher's personal temperament and character. Huang Tingjian in the Song Dynasty said: "To study books, one must have moral principles in mind, and to extend the study of sages and philosophers, books are valuable." ? In Yan Zhenqing's "Nephew Memorial Manuscript", which is known as "The Second Running Script in the World", it is described that Yan Zhenqing wrote with tears for his nephew Yan Jiming who died in the Anshi Rebellion, which will last forever. From the ups and downs of the lines and text, you can feel Yan Zhenqing's uncontrollable grief and anger when she heard that her nephew was killed by the rebels. Similarly, the emperor asked Liu Gongquan, a famous calligrapher at that time, how to learn calligraphy. Liu Gongquan replied: "A correct heart makes a correct pen", leaving behind the eternal reputation of "the pen admonishes". By learning calligraphy, constantly studying ancient inscriptions, and admiring the style of the ancients, it will inevitably play a subtle educational role in shaping one's personality.
2. Calligraphy art and ability cultivation. Calligraphy learning is conducive to the cultivation of students' multiple abilities. First of all, through the practice of calligraphy inscriptions, the first thing to train is students' subtle observation ability. The ancients said: "The one who observes is more refined, the one who imitates is more valuable." ?Students can imitate them by observing the stipple structure, pen usage and characteristics of each character. After long-term training, students' ability to observe things will be helped and improved.
The second is the cultivation of imagination ability. The ancients said: The husband's book originated from nature. Many descriptions of stroke shapes in calligraphy come from life and natural phenomena. For example, when describing the high quality of lines, house leak marks (rain lines dripping from farmhouse eaves when it rains) are often used as a metaphor. Zhang Xu, a master of cursive calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, learned the principles of calligraphy from Gongsun's sword dance, which is also an example of the cultivation of calligraphy art and imagination.
Once again cultivate students’ dialectical thinking ability. In copying ancient calligraphy, there are many dialectical and unified ideas running through it, such as the back of the glyphs, the pressing in the strokes, the shade of ink, the speed of the strokes, the smooth and reverse strokes when starting the strokes, and the shape of the strokes. Square, circle, etc., all constitute a contradictory yet unified phenomenon in calligraphy learning. In a sense, the law of calligraphy and even artistic creation is the process of using dialectics to achieve unity in contradictions.
In addition, learning calligraphy also plays an irreplaceable role in cultivating a person's concentration and endurance that cannot be replaced by other disciplines. As the saying goes, "The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold." Today, children are keen on watching Korean dramas, watching American blockbusters, and listening to pop songs.
If children can be guided to devote enough study and attention to traditional Chinese art, various bad phenomena that occur among teenagers such as addiction to the Internet and terrorism and violence may be curbed to a certain extent.
3. The art of calligraphy is connected with multiple disciplines. The art of calligraphy in China is extensive and profound, and in-depth study of calligraphy also plays an irreplaceable role in the study of other disciplines. It is summarized as follows:
Literature. "The best running script in the world", Wang Xizhi's "Lanting Preface" is not only a masterpiece of calligraphy that will last forever, but also a beautifully written travel prose. The styles of Mao Zedong's heroic and unrestrained poetry and his calligraphy works of opening and closing, exhaling mountains and rivers, are highly unified and complement each other. Facts have shown that a calligrapher’s work cannot just stay at the level of formal beauty. It especially needs to be enriched with literary content. When you see a calligraphy work, if the diction is poor, the interest is low, and there are typos mixed in, I believe that the work is valuable. The artistic height will also be greatly reduced.
History and Archeology. Calligraphy is China's long-standing cultural heritage. It has been produced since the beginning of writing, and the context of historical progress is always examined from the continuous development of writing. Learning calligraphy can increase your understanding of China's long history and splendid culture, and has an irreplaceable role in other teachings. For example, when I demonstrated to students how to write Xiaozhuan, the font used during the reign of Qin Shihuang, I told them about the process of Qin Shihuang burning books and harassing Confucian scholars and Prime Minister Li Si unifying the script. In this way, students will have a more perceptual understanding when understanding this style of writing. As a saying goes, through the imitation of pointillism, it seems to touch the body temperature of history.
As for archeology, you must rely on solid philological skills to identify ancient artifacts. By studying calligraphy systematically, you can understand the evolution and development of characters, the recognition and writing of ancient characters, etc.
Painting and design, calligraphy are arts that use Chinese characters as the object of expression. The rich lines and complex structures of Chinese characters provide modeling elements for other sister arts. We say that "calligraphy and painting have the same origin" (painting here specifically refers to Chinese painting). On the one hand, it means that the brush tools used in calligraphy and Chinese painting are the same, and both use brushes. The other means that the two methods of using brushes are the same, and even the aesthetic standards are the same. . Chinese art focuses on the expression of perceptual and subjective emotions, which is very different from the precise, objective and realistic depiction methods in the West. We often see some Chinese paintings that use brushes vigorously to draw or sketch, which loses the interest of the pen and ink in Chinese paintings.
Calligraphy and design art are also closely related. We casually took out a piece of RMB, and the six characters "People's Bank of China" on it were written in calligraphy. As well as the masthead inscriptions of some books, periodicals and newspapers, such as the six characters "Modern Chinese Dictionary" "Modern Chinese Dictionary" are inscribed by Guo Moruo. Of course, these designs are simply borrowed from calligraphy. The design element used in the emblem of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games - "Dancing Beijing with Chinese Seal" - is a seal script character "京". After appropriate exaggeration and deformation, it became the emblem we see today - a running man, better. It conveys the meaning of Beijing welcoming guests from all over the world in 2008 with an open, warm and inclusive attitude. It also reflects the design concept that the more national it is, the more global it is.
?The world does not lack beauty, but lacks a pair of eyes to discover beauty. ?Although with multiculturalism and the widespread popularity of computers, China's traditional art of calligraphy has inevitably been impacted. I believe that through the education and internalization of calligraphy, a heart that seeks truth and kindness can be aroused, thereby achieving a healthy and free mind.