What is the "momentum" of calligraphy?

1. What is artistic conception and the artistic conception of calligraphy

Artistic conception refers to the realm and sentiment expressed by literary and artistic works through image description. This is artistic conception. As we all know, when artists engage in literary and artistic creation, they must first observe life, society, and nature, and then conceive, process, and refine to find beautiful artistic conception. On this basis, they sublimate their creations into works of art. Therefore, artistic conception is the soul of art, and artistic conception is the essence of works. All literature and art have hidden artistic conception. For example: in Peking Opera, TV, and movies, the "characters enter the play"; the audience's "fascination" when watching the play is due to the artistic conception. The "central idea" in novels and essays makes readers "obsessed" with the book, which is also caused by the artistic conception. In painting, "there is poetry in the painting" and "the painter enters the painting" are all reflections of artistic conception in motion. Chinese classical poetry is most about artistic conception. Poets of all ages have painstakingly searched for the artistic conception of "painting in poetry" in their creations, thereby pushing their poetry to a state of beauty. Many famous quotes by famous people have been chanted for thousands of years. It is the artistic conception that creates the vitality of poetry. For example, the famous poems and poems full of artistic conception include "There are no doubts about the mountains and rivers, but there is no way out, and there is another village with dark willows and bright flowers." "Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet". "The window contains the snow of Qianqiu in the Xiling Mountains, and the door holds the ship thousands of miles away from Dongwu." "Silver snakes dancing in the mountains, wax figures riding in the mountains" and so on are countless. The poet left many interesting and tear-jerking stories in search of artistic conception. For example, there was a poet monk named Qi Ji in the Tang Dynasty, a famous "master of one word". One day, he wrote a poem titled "Early Plum Blossoms", which included the following two sentences: "In the deep snow in the front village, last night Several branches bloom." It happened that Zheng Gu, a poet friend, came to visit. After seeing it, he thought that a few plum blossoms could not bloom early, so he changed the word "several branches" to "one" to highlight the independent character of a hundred flowers blooming first. Qi Ji saw it and was so impressed that he called Zheng Gu "a master of one word". Another example is Jia Dao's poem "After the Poetry", "Two lines were obtained in three years, and one recitation brought tears to my eyes. If I don't appreciate my good friend, I will go back to my hometown in autumn." etc. Does the art of calligraphy have artistic conception? Historically, calligraphy circles have had different views. Some people think that there is. They believe that calligraphy belongs to the category of art, and all literature and art have artistic conception. Another group of people believe that calligraphy has its own uniqueness and is different from poetry, painting and opera, and does not have artistic conception. In recent years, I have consulted a large amount of information and through years of exploration and practice, I believe that the art of calligraphy has artistic conception. The reason is: since the Western Han Dynasty, many calligraphers have understood the artistic conception, such as Yang Xiong in the Western Han Dynasty called it "heart painting", Wang Xizhi of the Jin Dynasty called it "calligraphy meaning", Sun Guoting of the Tang Dynasty called it "Jiajing", and Guanxiu of the Five Dynasties called it "Divine power", Xu Wenchang in the Ming Dynasty called him the "god of calligraphy", etc. According to my personal understanding, the artistic conception of the art of calligraphy is: "The calligrapher uses calligraphy tools to skillfully condense and distribute the author's emotions through the combination of dots and lines. There is a spirit of spirituality and a hazy charm in the brushstrokes. , processing and refining rigid Chinese characters into works of art, giving people visual beauty and spiritual enjoyment. This is the artistic conception of calligraphy."

2. How to discover and conceive the artistic conception of calligraphy

Since calligraphy has artistic conception, how do we find and grasp the artistic conception of calligraphy in creation? The author believes that the artistic conception of calligraphy should be explored from the following aspects. (1) Finding artistic conception from the characteristics of Chinese characters Chinese characters are the basis of calligraphy, and Chinese calligraphy is an art based on Chinese characters. Calligraphy and Chinese characters are as closely related as fish and water. However, with the development of society and the improvement of human aesthetic requirements, the division of labor between calligraphy and Chinese characters has become increasingly clear. Our ancestors began to draw pictures and turn them into characters, and later created oracle bone inscriptions, bell and tripod inscriptions, stone drum inscriptions, and then seal script, official script, regular script, etc. After thousands of years of development, today's simplified characters have come into existence. Modern Chinese characters are still developing in the direction of being easy to see, recognize, read, understand, simplify, and standardize. Calligraphy revolves around people's aesthetic and appreciation requirements and develops towards higher artistic and appreciation values. Today, ancient primitive characters and modern traditional Chinese characters have withdrawn from the stage of history and become dead characters. Such words as gui (return), yan (smoke), sheng (sound), etc. These words are basically not used because they are troublesome to write and young people do not understand them. Writing with these words now will be frowned upon by many people.

However, these words are still alive in the calligrapher's pen. After the calligrapher's creation, it has a higher artistic value. From now on, these characters will still be the creative material for calligraphers. How to find the characteristics and artistic conception of Chinese characters from text materials? I think that when choosing characters, ancient and traditional Chinese characters should be the main ones, and simplified characters should be supplemented. Because some simplified characters have too few strokes and are too simple, they do not have the artistic conception to develop calligraphy and cannot be used and created. For example, words such as "小" and "一", no matter how standard these words are written, it is difficult to find the artistic conception of calligraphy. In addition, some characters with too many strokes are difficult to write and read, and it is also difficult to find the artistic conception of calligraphy. Therefore, calligraphers must be selective when creating. You can't just follow what others say and write whatever you are told. The result will be like boiled water, with no taste at all, let alone the artistic conception of calligraphy. (2) Find artistic conception from one's own calligraphy style. A calligrapher's writing style is the result of his own research, copying and interpretation of inscriptions. The magic of Chinese calligraphy is endless. You can use the same paper, the same pen, and the same ink to write ever-changing characters, and everyone's style is different. Each font has a different charm and artistic conception. For example: Liu Gongquan, Yan Zhenqing and Huang Ziyuan are all in regular script, but their styles are completely different. Their works all contain their own style and artistic conception. The calligraphy of modern calligraphers Qi Gong, Liu Bingsen and others are full of personality and endless charm. Someone said: "People who write standard regular script, official script, seal script, and cursive script can easily find artistic conception in their creations. Can I find artistic conception when I write ugly calligraphy?" The answer is yes, you can also find the artistic conception. For example: When we are enjoying an opera, the clown's costume is not very good-looking, but his movements, words and demeanor are very humorous and bring laughter to the audience from time to time, which is very popular. Historically, Zheng Banqiao was a representative of the Ugly Style School. The four words he wrote "rarely confused" are like four flowers. Can you call him ugly? It is ugly but actually beautiful, with deep interest and endless charm. (3) Looking for artistic conception from the connotation of Chinese characters On the surface, calligraphy and writing seem to be the same thing. Since ancient times, many people have confused calligraphy creation and writing. In fact, there is a clear difference between calligraphy and writing. Everyone can write, as long as there are not too many strokes, not too many strokes, and the writing is done according to the standard of writing. Calligraphy creation is different. The requirements for calligraphy are not too strict. As long as it does not violate traditional laws, you can have one more or one less stroke. Some characters can also be written in variations, such as the word "chest", which can be stacked on the left and right. Some words can be "filled in" or "broken". For example, after writing the word "神", stamp a little bit on the right side of "神", which is called "make up the dot". A little poke on the vertical line of "God" is called a "break point". These writing methods are allowed in calligraphy creation. By understanding the difference between calligraphy and Chinese characters, we can correctly grasp the connotation of characters and grasp the bottom line of calligraphy creation. When creating calligraphy, when we choose words, we should choose those words with meaningful connotations, so that we can find beauty and artistic conception when creating. For example: Wang Xizhi wrote the word "goose". He stacked "I" and "bird" to form the word "goose", which is both creative and beautiful. In addition, the characters with rich connotations include dragon, tiger, dance, fly, sea, ink, longevity, blessing, etc. When creating calligraphy, some people draw one side of the dragon in the shape of a dragon, put the character "虎" on it with a tiger head, and draw the character "武" like a woman dancing. It is understandable as a creative idea and a pastime, but try not to display it at regular book exhibitions. , otherwise people will think you are a miscellaneous person. Nowadays, there are many factions in the calligraphy world, such as imaginative calligraphy, allegorical calligraphy, xiangwu calligraphy, hazy calligraphy, dry grass calligraphy, ugly calligraphy, etc. These factions can be used for exploration, play, and self-admiration, but they have deviated from taking it as the main business of writing. Calligraphy track. (4) Finding artistic conception from the conception of calligraphy Among the categories of literature and art, calligraphy changes the slowest. As we all know, poetry has developed to the point of being completely reborn since the beginning of the "Book of Songs"; novels began from ancient myths and have experienced generations of innovations to a hundred flowers blooming and colorful. From the murals of the Han Dynasty to the current ink paintings, painting has changed beyond recognition after development. Only calligraphy, under the protection of "old men" from generation to generation, is staggering forward along the concept of "following the ancient times without evil".

Special attention should be paid to finding the artistic conception and momentum of calligraphy from poems, idioms, and famous sentences. For example, when creating the work "A Hundred Flowers Bloom", it should have the artistic conception of "colorful, purple and red". The momentum of the words is like a flower, blooming piece by piece, tepid and just right. When creating the work "Copper Wall and Iron Wall", it should have an artistic conception of being impregnable and indestructible. The momentum should be thick and old, the writing should be smooth and majestic. When creating the work "Stirring up the turbid and raising the clear", you should have a solemn look and a selfless artistic conception. The momentum should be clean and crisp, and the sword should be drawn out of its sheath. Someone may ask, with the same content, the same artistic conception, and the same momentum, wouldn’t the works be the same? I don’t think so, because people have different conceptions and different methods of writing, so the works they create are also different. Calligraphy, like other literary arts, also changes with people's mood. For example: Every year in the college entrance examination, there is only one essay question, but because of the different interpretations of the candidates, the answer sheets are ever-changing. The same is true for calligraphy. The same word is conceived in the hands of a calligrapher, and the words written out are also different schools of thought, each with its own merits. The artistic conception and momentum of calligraphy are both old and new topics. It is neither mysterious nor illusory. It is actually hidden in calligraphy works. As long as we carefully discover it, control it carefully, and make good use of this "invisible tool" of calligraphy , our calligraphy works can be brilliant, sublimated, and become eternal treasures. Introduction to the author: Wang Shuguang, now known as Wang Shuguang, nicknamed Jidong, alias the owner of Moxiangzhai, and his native place is Luancheng, Hebei Province. University education, Chinese Certified Public Accountant. He is currently a director of the Chinese Calligraphers Society, deputy director of the evaluation committee, executive vice chairman of the Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Trading Center, and honorary president of the Jiuding Art Calligraphy and Painting Society. Member of China Collection Association, special art consultant to China Collection Network and magazines. He is a member of the Chinese Poetry Association, a specially invited calligrapher and painter of the China Oriental Celebrity Calligraphy and Painting Academy, a senior researcher of the Beijing Songyang Painting and Calligraphy Research Institute, and a special invited art consultant of the Beijing "Motan Art Garden" magazine. He is a member of Hebei Calligraphy Association, deputy secretary-general of Hebei Hard Pen Calligraphy Association, director of Hebei Poetry Association, and invited calligraphy professor of Hebei Qunyi Museum. Influenced by his family environment, he loved calligraphy since he was a child. He has been practicing calligraphy for decades, practicing regular script from Huang Ziyuan, Li Shihan, and Chunhua Pavilion Calligraphy of Cao Zong. He draws on the strengths of others, integrates them, and becomes a whole. He is good at shooting the bow left and right and wielding the brush with both barrels. In recent years, literary works and poems have been published by many media, and calligraphy works have been selected into the "First Exhibition of Calligraphy and Seal Engraving Works of the Army"; "Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition to Commemorate the 35th Anniversary of the Victory of the Huaihai Campaign"; and "National Staff Calligraphy, Art and Photography Exhibition" "2008 Beijing Olympic Games Monument Forest"; At the same time, he was named the 2007-2008 Chinese Figure and Chinese Patriotic Figure by the China Patriotic Engineering Federation, Hong Kong's "Chinese Figures Magazine", and China International Chinese Economic Exchange Center. Many works are collected by institutions and friends in Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Taiwan and other countries and regions. After the Olympic Games, the calligraphy work "Thank you" was collected by International Olympic Committee President Rogge. "It's a great pleasure to have friends coming from far away." It was collected by International Paralympic Committee President Craven. His calligraphy theory works include "My Views on Calligraphy", "My Views on Chinese Wadang Calligraphy", "A Brief Discussion on the Artistic Conception and Momentum of Calligraphy", "A Brief Discussion on the Characteristics and Dating of Oracle Bone Inscriptions", "Sanxitang and Sanxitang Calligraphy", etc. article. The "Wang Shuguang Calligraphy Collection" was published, and his calligraphy works were included in the "Wang Shuguang Calligraphy Art International Website" in the China Calligraphy and Painting Trading Center and awarded him a seat as a famous official. His calligraphy works have been recorded and exhibited on the websites of the Hebei Provincial Political Consultative Conference and the Hebei Provincial People's Congress' "Democracy and Legal System" for a long time.