What is calligraphy? Calligraphy refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols. The calligraphy is the premise and the law is the principle. If calligraphy is written without any rules, how to evaluate the beauty of Chinese characters? Chinese characters were created by the working people, and because our ancestors invented brush writing, it took thousands of years of development to evolve into the rich and systematic art of calligraphy it is now. However, in modern times, some people have created some completely amazing things. Incomprehensible calligraphy.
For example, Zeng Xiang, who created his own "Hoar Book", used a large brush as big as a mop when he created, and then yelled every time he finished a stroke, so he was called "Hoar Book". .
There is also a calligrapher named Wang Dongling who is famous for his "chaotic calligraphy". As the name suggests, the biggest feature of his calligraphy works is chaos. The fonts are intertwined with each other. I guess you can recognize it after writing it. I can’t tell what was written.
But these are much better than Shao Yan, the master of "shooting book". The so-called "shooting book", as the name suggests, is to hold a syringe on the paper and rely on shooting ink to complete a task. A calligraphy work.
The origin of Shao Yan's creation of "Shooting Books" is also very interesting. In 2008, he was hospitalized once due to illness. Because he often saw nurses giving him injections, he suddenly had a whim. , can a needle be used to create a new style of calligraphy? From then on, Shao Yan began to create "She Shu", which quickly became popular on the Internet.
For Shao Yan’s shooting calligraphy, there has always been more criticism than affirmation. After all, even the basic calligraphy tool "pen" has been abandoned, and instead a "syringe" is used to write. Can this still be called "calligraphy"? Therefore, after not being recognized by the masses at home, Shao Yan took his "shooting book" abroad.
Shao Yan often held his syringe and performed his shooting skills in various European countries. Once he got acquainted with him at a cultural exchange event called "Let the World Participate in Chinese Art" held in Russell. One of his young fans is the young artist Jiang Hanxuan, who was born in 1995.
Although Jiang Hanxuan is not old, she already has many titles. In 2018, she was selected as one of the artists of the "New Peak Project" in Zhejiang Province, and later became a member of the Zhejiang Artists Association. In 2017, her ink work "Secret Realm" was selected into the "Unbounded" International Art Exhibition. An out-and-out talented woman.
But since she got acquainted with Shao Yan, her artistic style has changed greatly. Inspired by Shao Yan, she became obsessed with the art of "controlling ink". This art form promotes convenience. It is eclectic and not even limited to tools. Shao Yan’s use of syringes is already surprising, and Jiang Hanxuan even writes with her own body.
As we can see from my picture, this writing method of "writing with one's body" is to smear ink on the body and clothes, then lie on the paper and walk slowly, and finally end up writing on the paper. There are traces of ink left on it, and you can even see palm prints, which looks very weird.
Many people couldn’t help but sigh after watching it, what kind of calligraphy art is this? This is clearly a superb performance art. With the help of her teacher Shao Yan, Jiang Hanxuan even brought her "ghostwriting" calligraphy abroad, which stunned foreign audiences.
But many netizens still say that this way of dedicating oneself to art is really difficult to understand. What do you think of this?