Excerpted from Sun's Reading Spectrum. The original sentence is: one of the four sages, unparalleled in ancient and modern times; You can't catch the ancient today, but the ancient quality is beautiful now.
These four outstanding calligraphers (Zhong You, Zhang Zhi, Wang Xizhi and Wang Xianzhi) are unique in ancient and modern times. However, the calligraphy style of modern people (two kings) is still not as simple and charming as that of the ancients (Zhong and Zhang).
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You can't catch the ancient today, but the ancient quality is beautiful now. Excerpted from Sun's Reading Spectrum.
This 3700-word magnum opus is profound and rich in content, involving all important aspects of China's calligraphy. Its insights are incisive and original, revealing the essence of calligraphy art and many important laws. It has become a landmark work in the history of ancient calligraphy theory in China, marking the development of China's calligraphy into a brand-new brilliant stage.
Sun Shi's main theoretical contribution lies in his consistent and scientific exposition of the "expression" essence of China's calligraphy in Shu Pu.
First of all, Sun Shi stated that he had mastered the different characteristics of seal script, official script, cursive script and composition, and then rose to the art of writing, saying, "We should use Fengshen with caution and beauty with warmth; Drum with dry strength, and elegance.
Therefore, it can achieve its feelings and form its sadness and joy. Special festivals that test dryness and dampness will remain forever; A strong body is a hundred years old. That is to say, after mastering the writing characteristics of each style, it is necessary to use various artistic means, such as Lin, Wen, Drum and Harmony, to make the characters' writing have a variety of opposite and complementary masculine beauty and feminine beauty, such as Shen Feng, Yan Run, Ku Jin and Elegant, in order to sublimate to the artistic realm.
Only by entering this artistic realm can the ultimate pursuit of calligraphy be realized, and calligraphy works can produce long-term aesthetic effects of "eternal" and "eternal" (the feelings of a calligrapher at different times in his life can be seen instantly in his works).
"Express one's feelings, express one's sorrows and joys" means to express and embody the author's personality and emotions, that is, express one's emotions. Here, Sun Shi's calligraphy art hits the nail on the head, which is of great significance.
Emotion, the fundamental proposition of China's calligraphy research, has never been discussed before Sun Shi. Except for Cai Yong in the Eastern Han Dynasty who mentioned "to get rid of your arms first" when describing the mentality of calligraphy creation, and Wang Sengqian in the Southern Qi Dynasty mentioned "to express your feelings with your heart and hands" when expounding how to embody "God", no one regarded it as the fundamental pursuit of calligraphy creation.
Sun Shi first revealed the true meaning of calligraphy, that is, the art of expressing ideas. How commendable!
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