While inheriting and developing the traditional calligraphy art, Yan Shiju studied, developed and created his own style. His calligraphy art is unique in brushwork, composition, charm and momentum.
His calligraphy has three main points:
Brand-new: Originated from tradition, the book style is fresh.
Erqi: The list is magnificent and full of atmosphere.
Three beauties: the works are beautiful, moist, harmonious and not excited.
His calligraphy also has four characteristics:
First, the monument is cast with distinctive personality.
Second, the traditional skills are profound, with two kings and one vein, and the four bodies of truth, grass, official script and seal script can be used, and the characters are refined.
Third, books have two qi, the qi of stones and the qi of literati.
Fourth, simple and mellow, lasting for a long time, refreshing.
Yan Shiju never forgets the aesthetic value of calligraphy while pursuing art, but no matter how the times develop and change, calligraphy, as an art, should first pay attention to beauty, because calligraphy, like other art categories, is the externalization of human aesthetic experience. The basic characteristics of calligraphy aesthetics are calligrapher, expresser and lyricist. The aesthetic value of calligraphy lies not only in creating aesthetic images, but also in expressing the feelings and interests of calligraphers. Therefore, the materialized formal beauty, such as point, line, surface, ink image and change, can not only objectify the essential strength of calligraphers, but also become the aesthetic source of appreciation and acceptance, and move readers. Yan Shiju's calligraphy creation also takes this as the direction to deepen the connotation of calligraphy.
Literature pays attention to language, while calligraphy pays attention to points, lines and surfaces; Literature entertains people with images, while calligraphy catches people with weather and images; Literature advocates meaning, and calligraphy also pays attention to interest. Calligraphy and literature blend together to become the carrier of literature, and good calligraphy works are the perfect combination of words and characters. Yan Shiju's unique calligraphy style has been well received by calligraphy circles at home and abroad, and he has been invited to exhibit his works in Singapore, Taiwan Province Province and Hongkong for many times. A large number of works have been collected by friends and many museums in the United States, Canada, South Korea, Japan and other countries and regions.