I don't like Mr. Zhang Tielin's calligraphy.
Because, apart from the personal characteristics of his style, his works cannot find anything worth liking.
One of the most unacceptable to me is that the Chinese characters are written to the side as if they were blown by the wind, and the other is the procrastinating flanking pen - the flanker writing itself is weak, and the pen barrel is deliberately shaken.
Of course, my opinion is only based on whether I like it or not, and it does not prove that his calligraphy level is poor.
That said, the style doesn't fit my aesthetic, that's all.
I support Zhang Tielin's view of calligraphy.
In a recent online interview with calligraphy, Zhang Tielin put forward the view of "calligraphy homogenization phenomenon" and expressed concern about this phenomenon.
"What does calligraphy look like today?" Zhang Tielin said, "I'm afraid it's not something that today's people can say." But this kind of popularization of calligraphy, this kind of communication, whether there is any benefit I don't know, nor can I say well. Is the exchange of such exhibitions on a large scale beneficial or not? In the end, the homogenization is very strong. ”
Calligraphy is homogenized, to the effect that words written by different people are as if they were written by one person.
Is there such a phenomenon?
Yes, and widespread.
Looking back at the eleventh, twelfth and thirteenth "National Exhibitions", many works are like a mold carved out, except for the difference in content, the appearance of the words is basically the same.
Isn't this phenomenon inbreeding?
Oh, yes! Some people have given this kind of book a name, called "exhibition body".
In order to cater to the exhibition and the preferences of the judges, it is necessary to do this.
Then there was who won the prize to learn whoever, which style was what the judges liked to learn, and even some people simply learned the judges' words.
As a result, there is a homogenization phenomenon of a thousand people.
In addition, doing so can quickly achieve the purpose of entering the exhibition and winning awards, and then join the association and sell words to run classes;
And this process takes a short time, there is no need to waste a lot of time on the basis of calligraphy, just need to practice it in a targeted manner.
Some people spend years writing a couplet, a poem, just to create a work that can win an award.
As a result, there is a phenomenon that nothing but one or a few fixed contents can be written.
Li Beihai, a calligrapher of the Tang Dynasty, said: "Those who are like me are vulgar, and those who learn from me die." The late Qing Dynasty painter Wu Changshuo said: "Those who learn from me are born, and those who are like me die." ”
The "Book France Exhibition" is not only learned but also similar, whether it is vulgar or dead, it is not a good thing after all.
Therefore, I support the calligraphy point put forward by Zhang Tielin.
What do you think?