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Calligraphy and painting are both "cultural matters" and are well known to everyone. But when it comes to appreciating calligraphy, few people take culture as a criterion. Instead, it is to use the most superficial evaluation vision, that is, to see if the writing is regular or irregular, whether it is written in a certain body. This phenomenon is not only recognized by people who are not in the industry, but also by professionals in the calligraphy circle. This is also the reason why there are few calligraphers in this era.
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works
What is culture in calligraphy? Many people may think that it is an abstract question that cannot be answered concretely, but in this understanding, over time, the proposition that calligraphy is a "cultural thing" becomes a kind of spoken word, rather than a necessary thing! This has led to the loss of calligraphy culture, which has led to the emergence of the current phenomenon of calligraphy embarrassment. In fact, the cultural nature of calligraphy is very simple. It is the understanding of words, the understanding of knots, and there is nothing essy to mix. So, sometimes I can't understand, it's such a simple thing, why don't you know?
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works
When there is a question, I look for the answer, and in a chat with a calligrapher who has a deep study of the text, I finally understand the reason. And this reason is also incomparably simple, but this simplicity reveals irony and helplessness. It is because the culture of studying calligraphy is too boring and cumbersome, the writing can not be exchanged for more money, and even more because after you have added culture to calligraphy through your research, the price has become lower, or directly no one recognizes. Therefore, he was unwilling to study it in depth, so he deliberately put aside the necessity of calligraphy and culture.
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works
There are also excellent calligraphers in the calligraphy circle who face difficulties, and they study philology to understand the rules and reasons for the conclusion of each word. And add these research results to their own writings. Teacher Cui Fangjue, a philologist and calligrapher, is a calligrapher who has deeply cultivated in the field of writing. Every word it writes has its own cultural understanding in it. When you look at his calligraphy works, you can deeply feel the cultural factors in his works. However, because the form and appearance of its writing will be different from the widely transmitted form of calligraphy, it has led to the fact that ordinary people cannot appreciate it, because they have not studied the script, have not understood the principle of the knot of Chinese characters, and only know the calligraphy form in the inheritance. It is also this understanding that has led to the aging and stagnation of Chinese calligraphy, but it is very good that there are excellent calligraphers like Cui Fangjue who continue to shine for our calligraphy.
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works
Cui Fangjue calligraphy works