Contemporary calligraphy is different from the ancients, the ancients wrote more for practical purposes, otherwise the ancients would not say that calligraphy is a "residual matter".
Contemporary calligraphy has far lost its practical function of writing, and has been replaced by computers.
Contemporary people have made some "harmony" of words written with a brush, calling it "the art of calligraphy".
Since it is the art of calligraphy, it should include two kinds of relationships, one is writing, it must be written with a brush, and the other is the artistry of Chinese characters.
In terms of artistry, calligraphy should be an art that includes pen and ink writing, including brushwork, ink method, and philosophical relationships, and eventually becomes a calligraphy art through "reconciliation".
Many people have written words for a long time, and their kung fu is also good, but they have never been able to go the way of "calligraphy art", in addition to the deep-rooted understanding of "writing", it is because of the lack of understanding of the expression method of calligraphy, and the lack of necessary training, the written word is still "word".
So how to turn "characters" into calligraphy art, this problem is a must be mastered for self-taught calligraphy.
This article does not discuss the brushwork, ink method, and chapter method in calligraphy, but only puts forward some views on the "philosophical relationship" in the art of calligraphy for your reference.
About philosophy and calligraphy
When it comes to philosophy, many people feel headaches, is not to write a word, to make it so complicated, don't worry, calligraphy and philosophy are not proposed by contemporary talents, but in ancient times, but at that time it was not called philosophy, but through some metaphors to clarify the relationship between calligraphy and philosophy.
For example, "Danfu Contending" is a philosophical relationship, which means that Zhang Xu said that he tasted the princess and Danfu arguing on the sheep intestine trail, each of them did not give in, but he also dodged the way of traveling, so as to understand that the structure of the calligraphy was white, and the combination of sides should be uneven, and Zhang Chi welcomed and let go.
From the above statement, it can be concluded that the burden-bearer's struggle is the philosophical idea of the first and second concessions, the lord is the princess, and the second is the burden.
The primary and secondary relationship is a contradictory relationship, and the same is true in calligraphy, and various primary and secondary relations must be used to express its artistry. It's that simple.
Types of contradictory relationships in calligraphy
We often hear people say that there are terms such as square circle and size in calligraphy, but some people just don't say that they are contradictory philosophical relationships, of course, if you study calligraphy in colleges and universities, the teacher will explain this knowledge, but people who learn calligraphy on their own may not be able to learn these contents comprehensively and systematically, unless you often read books and learn.
The philosophical relationship in calligraphy is also very simple, we just need to remember some commonly used nouns, they are probably: square, turn, size, flat, positive, thick, dry, thick, dense, elastic, press, light, fast, fast, backward, avoidance, black and white, hidden dew and so on.
As long as these contradictions are used rationally in writing, writing will almost become the art of calligraphy.
How do you use these contradictions?
This question is not a short article that can be answered, and only some basic usage methods are provided here. Because in calligraphy, there are differences in calligraphy, different chapters, and different ink methods.
Therefore, it is indeed very difficult to answer, even if there is an answer, it cannot be rigidly set in stone, and it is necessary to analyze and treat specific problems in detail.
The principle of applying contradictory relations is that we must firmly grasp the principle of contradiction, for example, in the rules, if there are black blocks, there must be white areas, and we cannot go black to the end, nor can we go to the end.
When writing, there are long paintings, there must be short paintings, there must be thick brushes must have thin brushes, there must be sparse and dense, if these relationships can be handled harmoniously and reasonably in the work, it is considered successful.
Finally, it can be summed up in four words: creating contradictions. Of course, it is also necessary to be able to resolve contradictions and make them natural, harmonious and reasonable, which is a good way.