The difference between calligraphy and writing

What's the difference between writing and calligraphy? A: There are great differences between them. 1, writing-is a simple writing, and this font is obviously a language communication tool, so it doesn't need much attention. 2. Calligraphy is a unique traditional art in China. Chinese characters in China were created by working people and began to be recorded by pictures. After thousands of years of development, they have evolved into today's words. Because our ancestors invented the writing brush, calligraphy came into being. Throughout the ages, Chinese characters were mainly written with a brush. As for other writing forms, such as hard pen and finger book, their writing rules are not completely different from those of brush, but they are basically the same. Based on tracing the source (after Oracle Bone Inscriptions), this paper focuses on the law of writing Chinese characters with a brush. As long as we have a "narrow" understanding of calligraphy, it will be of great benefit to understand "broad" calligraphy. In a narrow sense, calligraphy refers to the method and law of writing Chinese characters with a brush. Including writing, calligraphy, stippling, structure, layout (distribution, lines, composition) and so on. For example, the pen refers to the palm and the five fingers are Qi Li; The pen carrying center is unfolded; Stippling is the same as a pen; The structure is shaped by words and echoes each other; The distribution is intricate, the density is appropriate, the reality and the reality coexist, and the whole chapter is full of charm; In ancient times, every word was literate, and every word was big and small. The high one was better than the low one. In a broad sense, calligraphy refers to the writing rules of language symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing with its brushwork, structure and composition according to the characteristics and meanings of words, making it a beautiful work of art. With the development of cultural undertakings, calligraphy is not limited to the use of brush and writing Chinese characters, but its connotation has also greatly increased. For example, in the use of tools, there are many kinds of pens alone, such as writing brush, hard pen, computer instruments and spray gun brand tools. Pigments are not only black ink blocks, but also inks, adhesives, chemicals, paint glazes and so on. In the past, Four Treasures of the Study-pen, ink, paper, inkstone, its meaning has also been greatly expanded, and there are many varieties, too numerous to mention; In terms of writing methods, some people write with their hands, others with their feet, and many people write with other organs. Some people don't even use pens at all, such as "pointing at books" and "squeezing books". In terms of writing style, it is not a kind of Chinese characters, and some minority languages have also entered the calligraphy art world, and Mongolian is an example; From the perspective of style and composition, in addition to the authentic traditional calligraphy school, there is also an intentional school in China, which is modern calligraphy. It innovates on the basis of traditional calligraphy, highlights the word "change", integrates poetry, calligraphy and painting, and strives to unify form and content, making the work a masterpiece with "beauty in meaning, beauty in sound and beauty in form". In Japan, many calligraphers gave up the writing language and established the "image" of writing, and the school of "ink image" appeared to write various writing images with the weight of the pen, the opening and closing of Ji Xu and the nib, and the change of writing position. Although this school of calligraphy emphasizes "image" and its writing is novel, not all Chinese characters are "image", so its development is limited. All these (of course, not only these) can be seen that calligraphy is constantly developing and changing like other things. This point must be highly valued by people in the calligraphy field. The origin of calligraphy Calligraphy is the art of writing Chinese characters. It is not only the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation, but also unique in the treasure house of world culture and art. In the long historical evolution and development, on the one hand, Chinese characters play an important social role in the exchange of ideas and cultural heritage, on the other hand, they form a unique plastic arts. According to modern textual research, regarding the origin of China characters, it is generally believed that characters were created in the "Yangshao Culture Period" in the middle reaches of the Yellow River in China, about five or six thousand years ago. Yangshao culture was named after 192 1 was first discovered in Yangshao Village, Shengshan, Henan Province. In the past 40 years, there have been many discoveries. There are three types of characters of all nationalities in the world, namely ideographic characters; Ideographic characters; Recording technology. Chinese characters are typical ideographs developed on the basis of ideographs. The method of pictographic writing is to draw physical objects. However, painting tends to be more simplified and abstract, becoming a symbol that highlights physical characteristics, representing a certain meaning and having a certain pronunciation ... Our Chinese characters, from pictures and symbols to creation and stereotypes, from ancient China seal script to seal script, and from seal script to official script and cursive script, have gradually taken shape. In the process of writing and application of Chinese characters, the unique and independent calligraphy art of all nationalities in the world has gradually emerged. Prehistoric Zhixia-With the emergence of chaos, China's calligraphy art began in the stage of Chinese characters. "Voice can't spread in different places, but stay in different times, so words were born. Writer, so it is the trace of meaning and sound. " As a result, words came into being. The original works of calligraphy art are not words, but some descriptive symbols-hieroglyphics or picture words. Symbols depicting Chinese characters first appeared on pottery. The original depiction symbol only represents the rough concept of chaos and has no exact meaning. More than 8,000 years ago, magnetic mountain culture, Fiji and Khan Lee cultures appeared in the Yellow River Basin. There are many symbols on the handmade ceramics unearthed in Fiji and Khan Lee, which are the chaotic combination of the communication function, recording function and pattern decoration function of the ancestors. Although these are not real Chinese characters, they are indeed the embryonic forms of Chinese characters. After the Banpo site of Yangshao culture about 6000 years ago, some painted pottery with similar characters were unearthed immediately. These symbols are distinguished from patterns, which promotes the development of Chinese characters. This can be said to be the origin of Chinese characters in China. Then Erlitou culture and Erligang culture. In the archaeological excavation of Erlitou culture, 24 kinds of carved pottery pieces were found, some of which were similar to Oracle Bone Inscriptions in Yin Ruins, and all of them were single independent characters. Erligang culture was found to have a writing system. Three bones with words were found here, two with one word and one with ten words, which seemed to be carved for practicing lettering. This has made civilization take another big step forward. The origin of primitive characters is an imitation instinct, which is used to visualize certain things. Although it is simple and chaotic, it already has a certain aesthetic taste. This simple writing can therefore be called prehistoric calligraphy. From Shang Dynasty to Western Han Dynasty-Calligraphy comes down in one continuous line from Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and then to Qin and Han Dynasties. The historical development of more than 2,000 years has also promoted the development of calligraphy art. During this period, various calligraphy styles appeared one after another, including those of Oracle Bone Inscriptions, Jinwen, Jinshi, Bamboo Slips and Zhu Mo. Among them, seal script, official script, cursive script, regular script and other fonts were finalized in the screening and elimination of hundreds of miscellaneous characters, and the art of calligraphy began to develop in an orderly manner.