Representative figures and masterpieces of calligraphy:
1. Qi Baishi: His calligraphy work on seal and official scripts was based on Qin and Han dynasty stele tablets. His representative works include "The Sound of Frogs Ten Miles Out of the Mountain Spring" and "Ink Shrimp".
2. Zhang Daqian: His calligraphy is based on Wei stele, and his representative works include "Huangshan Picture" and "Song Valley Lanyan".
3. Tan Yankai: His regular script is known as "Tan style". He was a famous politician, calligrapher and founder of Hunan cuisine during the Republic of China. His representative works include "Copying the Orchid Pavilion Preface" and so on.
4. Pan Boying: He is a world-recognized calligraphy master and is known as an active admirer of the calligraphy style of the two kings. His representative works include "Copying the Yin Fu Jing" and so on.
5. Deng Sanmu: He is known as an all-around master, skilled in all styles, including hard-pen calligraphy and is also a pioneer. His representative works include "Poetry of Lu Xun" and "Poetry of the Qing Dynasty".
6. Yu Youren: His calligraphy is mainly in regular script and he is unique in his own way. His representative works include "Standard Cursive Script Thousand Characters" and "Wang Dalu" etc.
7. Guo Moruo: His calligraphy is mainly in cursive. His representative works include "Women's Day" and "Modern Chinese Characters".
8. Shen Yinmo: His calligraphy is mainly regular script, and his representative works include "Eight Poems of Autumn" and "Qinyuan Spring·Snow".
9. Lin Sanzhi: His calligraphy is mainly in cursive. His representative works include "Family on the River" and "Ten Self-Written Poems".
10. Mi Fu (Northern Song Dynasty): Mi Fu was a famous calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. His calligraphy works were mainly running script and cursive script, with a graceful and rhythmic style. His "Shu Su Tie" and other works were praised as "Mi Ti" by later generations and are classics in the history of calligraphy.
Characteristics of calligraphy works:
1. The charm of lines: Calligraphy is an art form with lines as the basic elements, through the skills and styles of ink, composition, charm, and strokes. , showing the calligrapher’s cultural literacy, thoughts, emotions and artistic aesthetics.
2. Blank artistic conception: Calligraphy pays attention to white space, allowing the fonts to breathe and flow in the space, enhancing the artistic expression of the work. At the same time, the organic combination of blank space and handwriting can create a beautiful artistic conception of the work that complements the virtual and the real.
3. Combination of hardness and softness: The combination of hardness and softness in calligraphy creates a unique rhythmic beauty. Hard refers to the strength and momentum of the pen; soft refers to the gentleness and gentleness of the pen. Good calligraphy works are balanced and coordinated in momentum and strength, giving people a sense of strength and movement.
4. Mainly freehand brushwork: Calligraphy emphasizes the freedom and flexibility of pen and ink, focusing on expressing artistic conception and expressing personal emotions. Freehand brushwork does not seek resemblance in form, but seeks charm, expressing the artistic conception and beauty of calligraphy through stippling and layout.
5. Harmony of changes: Good calligraphy works should have the characteristics of echoes in changes and overall harmony. The work should be focused and centered, the words should be well-proportioned, the lines should be arranged in an orderly manner, and the changes should be rich without losing harmony and unity.
6. Alternate ink shades: The ink colors in calligraphy are thick and light, dry and wet, and are intertwined to produce rich visual effects. The alternating use of dark and light ink can create a sense of rhythm and vitality in the work.
7. The strokes and charm are coherent: Every word in calligraphy is a whole, and the strokes and charm between words are coherent. Through movements such as lifting, pressing, pausing, and turning with the pen, the work creates a sense of rhythm and vitality.
8. Outstanding personality: Good calligraphy works should have outstanding personality. Each calligrapher has his own unique style and expression techniques, and can show his own personality and artistic pursuit through his works.