Su Shi, a great writer and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, famously said, "Only when you read thousands of books can you realize God." Explain the importance of reading to calligraphy learning. Calligraphy expresses Chinese characters, and calligraphy creation is closely combined with literature. Therefore, to learn calligraphy, we should read more literary books, such as classical poems, famous prose and literary works, so as to improve our literary, aesthetic and artistic accomplishment. Reading some calligraphy theory's works, understanding the principles of calligraphy and mastering the inherent laws of calligraphy art are more directly conducive to improving the level of calligraphy.
To learn calligraphy, we should strengthen various cultural and artistic accomplishments. Calligraphy pays attention to pen and ink interest, rhythm charm, overall layout and so on. There are similarities or similarities with painting, music, dance and other cultures and arts. Zhang Xu, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, is said to have written Weeds inspired by Gong Sundaniang's sword dance. Calligraphy and painting are more intrinsically related. Some people say: "Calligraphy and painting are of the same origin, and each art is the same." This is very reasonable. Calligraphy works must have the beauty of lines, Mo Yun, space and artistic conception. Clever calligraphers are also good at capturing and refining beautiful phenomena in social life or nature, and integrating them into the creation of calligraphy art. It is said that Wang Xizhi carefully observed the posture of geese floating in the pool in order to study writing and pen-lifting, from which he realized the truth of writing. Huai Su, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, watched the clouds like peaks in the sky in summer and listened to the waves of Jialing River at night, which inspired his calligraphy creation. Today, when we study calligraphy, we should pay attention to observing life while strengthening various cultural and artistic accomplishments, and be good at skillfully introducing the beauty in life into calligraphy art.
To learn calligraphy, we should also strengthen the cultivation of moral sentiments. As the saying goes, "a book is a picture of the heart" and "a book is like a person". Calligraphy, as a plastic art based on characters, is bound to permeate the calligrapher's feelings, temperament, personality, aesthetic taste and views on objective things. Liu Gongquan, a calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, famously said, "The heart is right and the pen is right." Explain the importance of strengthening moral cultivation for learning calligraphy.