The theoretical research objects of online calligraphy are diverse, which are the essential characteristics and laws of online calligraphy in general. Specifically, it involves not only the background, essence, principles, techniques, aesthetics, education and appreciation of online calligraphy, but also the theories of marginal related arts. The theoretical research of online calligraphy mainly focuses on:
1. Strengthen the research on the historical and cultural phenomena of Chinese online calligraphy, and reveal the era significance and historical significance of online calligraphy;
2. Strengthen the research on the basis of network calligraphy theory and enrich the connotation of "multi-energy avenue";
3. Strengthen the research on the essential characteristics of online calligraphy, and improve and standardize the new concepts and basic terms of online calligraphy;
4. Strengthen the theoretical research of online calligraphy aesthetics and explore the epistemology and methodology of online calligraphy aesthetics;
5. Strengthen the research of online calligraphy creation techniques, and accumulate, summarize and refine the general experience of online calligraphy creation and production;
6. Strengthen the composition theory of online calligraphy and explore the basic rules of various composition elements and their arrangement and combination of online calligraphy;
7. Strengthen the research on the aesthetic language and appreciation evaluation system of online calligraphy, and gradually form a critical atmosphere conducive to the development of online calligraphy;
8. Strengthen the research on prehistoric calligraphy art and related artistic problems on the edge of online calligraphy, and learn from beneficial achievements from the perspective of big time and space;
9. Strengthen the research on the new situation and problems of online calligraphy, and absorb the new information about calligraphy and the new technology of computer network;
10. Strengthen the research on the philosophy of online calligraphy, and reveal the philosophical phenomenon of online calligraphy and the application of dialectical thinking in online calligraphy;
1 1. Strengthen the research of network calligraphy theory system, and further improve the academic framework and art categories of network calligraphy.
12. Strengthen the study of online calligraphy organization and make theoretical preparations for the establishment of online calligraphers association. The main method of the research on network calligraphy theory is to extract from creation and return to the method of testing in creation. The research methods and narrative methods of online calligraphy theory are essentially the same, starting from the basic visual language and propositions of online calligraphy, but their respective forms and procedures should be different, and even some tracks are opposite.
Network calligraphy theory is a new category, and its academic orientation should proceed from reality. Its theoretical system generally consists of an empirical part and a theoretical part, in which the theoretical part consists of principles and conclusions.
Network calligraphy theory comes from direct creative practice and traditional book theory. In addition to the knowledge of traditional calligraphy theory and skills, practical experience and online calligraphy, network calligraphy theory workers must also have the ability of observation, appreciation, abstraction, synthesis, induction, generalization, deduction and expression.