Hello everyone, today I will talk about a good calligraphy theory. This calligraphy theory is exactly what everyone is confused about in the study of calligraphy. For example, how do novices start learning, how to improve after learning to a certain extent, how to exert themselves, how to make trade-offs in the learning process, and when you understand this truth, learning calligraphy will be easy and enjoyable.
The picture is Su Shi's only cursive post. You can enjoy it.
Original (black) Translation (red):
Xiang Mu's "Calligraphy Yayan Choice" cloud (Xiang Mu said in the calligraphy Yayan Take-off): "There are three precepts in calligraphy, and there are three precepts in calligraphy: beginner distribution, uneven precepts and when you first start to learn the structure of the dot painting layout, it is best not to be uneven, crooked; Write skillfully to the point of proficiency, don't write wildly, strangely, or even vulgarly. If it is uneven and uneven, such as ears, eyes, mouth and nose, narrow, broad and long, evil standing and sitting partially, not upright. If it is unbalanced and crooked, it is like a person's facial features, the size and proportion are not coordinated, and there is no sitting like standing and no standing. Not alive and stagnant, such as clay plastic wood carving, not talking or laughing, suffocating, lifeless. Inflexible and sluggish is like a clay wood carving, not smiling, and the face is dull and lifeless. Crazy and vulgar, such as drunken witch style, beggars and village men, nonsense, simple and ugly. "Crazy monsters and vulgar books are like getting drunk and playing drunk, like ghosts and gods on their bodies, shouting indiscriminately. It's like a beggar and a big man who doesn't make a long time, acting indiscriminately, talking nonsense, and being full of ugliness.
The reasoning of this book is simple. First of all, when you first start learning calligraphy, you first learn to write. There is a neatness in the writing. Let's get it done first. Neatness is the basic thing. The neatness includes the stroke starting and receiving bits, the stroke layout is reasonable, and the knot is reasonable. The rules can also be straightened first. This step is like an operator, as the saying goes. It's the basics.
The first part belongs to the basic skills, to put it bluntly, you first learn the basic configuration of penmanship, calligraphy, and chapter law. Don't elevate him to the art of calligraphy just yet. This step is to lay the foundation. For example, in regular script, you can copy dignified step by step. For example, Lishu, you first learn the basic requirements of Lishu, reverse in and out, Yan is not shuang, flying silkworms are indistinguishable, and these basic things are set. For example, in cursive writing, you first learn the basic writing of cursive, such as the chapters and grass rush chapters that we shared before, and those of the grass rhyme songs. For example, you can copy the holy order and so on.
Secondly, the second part is the sublimation stage. We have also explained the difference between calligraphy and writing in previous articles, and writing is a basic literacy. Calligraphy is to add contradictions to writing and form a writing style with artistic aesthetics. If calligraphy is still a one-size-fits-all and lacks artistry, then it does not have the aesthetics of calligraphy. How to be artistic?
This step is mainly sublimation. The basic skills are proficient.,The next post is not the pursuit of the like.。 Rather, it pursues the merits of the post. The writing skills of the ancient masters. Purposeful learning posts. Stylistic features. Enrich your horizons and broaden your writing direction. If it's still like an operator, then it's not suitable.
In the end, it's about degree. That is to say, you have to be moderate when you innovate yourself. The Chinese have always paid attention to moderation, peace, and not agitation, which is just right. Finally, it reaches the realm of the unity of heaven and man. If the innovation is too much, too weird, then it is not appropriate. Innovation needs to be taken at a pace, but not too much. If you say it well, it's easy to pull the step if it's too big......
For example, if you draw a person, you want to highlight certain characteristics, such as his big eyes. Then in art, you can exaggerate a little and draw a bigger eye. If the two eyes of the painting occupy half of the face, then it is detached from the basic characteristics of the human being and becomes an alien.
This book talks about the concept of making money: a gentleman loves money, takes it in a proper way, and uses it in moderation. Wealth but not luxury is the realm. If you squander money every day, it is not conducive to the accumulation of wealth. Wealth but not extravagance, that is the true realm.
This book is actually similar to the principle of fairness, danger, and justice. Seek fairness first, seek change, change and harmony and achieve fairness inside. This is the meaning of moderation, peace, and not agitation. For example, the yin and yang gossip diagram, there are black and white, and the two are mutually reinforcing. It is also appropriate to use the law of conservation of energy. Therefore, there are words such as happiness and sorrow, joy and tears, or not, and blessing and misfortune.
The art of calligraphy is a very interesting thing, and when you can discover and feel the fun, progress comes naturally.
Therefore, in the process of learning calligraphy, it is necessary to lay a good foundation of skills, master the methods of creating art, and learn with a relaxed attitude. Always use a good piece of rice paper, such as once a week, and write a work with a serious idea of the exhibition pattern and a relaxed attitude. It's best to have a whole sheet of four feet and six feet. Keep it well, accumulate a lot, and pick a satisfactory one to mail it out when you encounter an exhibition. Maybe I didn't want to plant willows in the shade.
That's all for the article, more than 1,400 words. The picture is Su Dongpo's only cursive calligraphy post "Nian Nujiao Chibi Nostalgia", you can take a look. As the saying goes, open books are beneficial. Well, I wish you all the best of luck.
I wish you all the best in the day!
(ENDS)