Picture appreciation:
Su Shi's calligraphy is second to none in Song Sijia. It is talented, lyrical and childlike. It is the longest lyric calligraphy art in Song Dynasty. He is highly educated and talented, and has experienced ups and downs all his life, but he is bold and optimistic, and his calligraphy also embodies this spirit.
Examining his calligraphy, "Mr. Dongpo studied Lanting when he was young, and liked to learn Yan when he was middle-aged. According to reports, Feng Xiang's Poem Post of the Late Uncle Su Xun, written when he was sentenced, is an earlier work, and it is a manuscript of lower case poems, which has a typical lower case flavor of Jin people. Zhao Meng thinks that "calligraphy and painting are more romantic" in Zhi Ping Tie written by Ning when he was in Beijing.
Hangzhou Qiantang Iron, Hangzhou Qi Chao Ran Terrace Iron Stone, Xu Huanglou Iron, and Hangzhou Ci Qin Yun Taixu Opera Ear Iron Stone are all short plays with arbitrary feelings and disjointed words, which are the real Lanting style. Before Huangzhou, Su Shi's calligraphy mainly inherited the two kings, tradition and the typical style of Jin people.
Fu Juan at Thousand Cliffs was presented to a friend by Su Shi, and it is the most perfect calligraphy expression of his article realm. Su Shi's calligraphy has always been dominated by two kings, but after the Wutai poetry case, his outlook on life has changed and so has his calligraphy. ?