When you see the title, some people will think that it is not written wrong, and it should be from "not like" to "like".
The level of calligraphy is different, and the perspective of looking at the problem is also different.
A beginner will think that the more he writes like the better, and his perspective on the problem is the appearance of "like".
The "dissimilarity" seen by the calligraphy master is the inner style, the inner spirit is not similar, not only the pursuit of the external "similarity". Detach from the "similarity" in the shape of the poster, thus forming the "non-similarity" of its own calligraphy style.
This is the difference caused by the different realms of calligraphy.
The highest state of calligraphy is from "like" to "not like". How? The key is these 3 steps!
Notice that this is a process, and there is a "like" process before "not like". It is meaningless to detach from the "like" of "not like".
The process is in 3 steps.
The first step is to learn calligraphy from the strengths of all the families, not to die in one family. For example, some people like Ouyang Inquiry, and they have been approaching his "Jiucheng Palace" for decades. It's called concentration.
This kind of concentration is not good for learning calligraphy. Because every calligrapher has his own strengths and weaknesses, and beginners often have no benefits to learn, but the disadvantages are inherited.
Therefore, the purpose of the first step is to learn as much as possible from the advantages of each family and lay the foundation for the "likeness" of the second step.
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The second step is to achieve "ghosting" in the post, almost exactly the same, and this process is the process of "likeness". This is the longest of these 3 steps.
Dong Qichang is more than eighty years old and is still posting. It is also very difficult to explain that it is "like".
The third step, completing the first two steps, begins to enter the highest realm of calligraphy, "not similar". This is actually a process of taking off the post to form your own calligraphy style.
On the question of "like" and "not like", Qi Baishi told the truth!
Qi Baishi said: Those who learn from me are born, and those who imitate me die. In fact, it is also talking about this problem. Learn to paint and not blindly imitate (imitate), but to understand its spirit to achieve "not similar", in order to survive.
Conclusion:
We must not think of this question as a crooked one, there is a prerequisite for achieving the highest level of calligraphy, and there must be a process of "likeness".
Otherwise, the calligraphy that directly enters the "dissimilarity" becomes graffiti. Therefore, the "likeness" before "not like" is a very important process. This is the foundation, otherwise "not like" is a mirage.
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Original Author: Inkworm