What is the art of calligraphy?

Calligraphy is an artistic expression of the unique beauty of words in China and neighboring countries and regions deeply influenced by China culture. Including China calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy. His China Calligraphy is a unique traditional Chinese character art in China.

Calligraphy in a broad sense refers to the writing rules of characters and symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing with its brushwork, structure and composition according to the characteristics and significance of words, making it a beautiful work of art. China's calligraphy is an original performance art of the Han nationality, which is known as: poetry without words, wireless dance; Paintings without pictures, silent music, etc.

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The connotation of calligraphy:

1. Calligraphy art noumenon includes brushwork, word method, structure method, composition method, ink method, gesture and so on. Calligraphy brushwork is the core content of its techniques. The brushwork, also known as "using a pen", refers to the pen-lifting method with a front. Morphology, also known as "knot" and "structure", refers to the relationship of collocation, insertion, echo and avoidance.

2. Calligraphy refers to the art of expressing emotions with Four Treasures of the Study as a tool. The particularity of tools is an important aspect of the particularity of calligraphy art, and it is an important part of calligraphy techniques to fully embody the performance of tools with the help of Four Treasures of the Study. Without Four Treasures of the Study, there would be no calligraphy art.

3. Calligraphy art takes Chinese characters as the carrier. The particularity of Chinese characters is another important aspect of calligraphy particularity. China's calligraphy can not be separated from Chinese characters, and the form of Chinese character stippling and the collocation of radicals are the contents that writers pay more attention to. Different from other pinyin characters, Chinese characters are a combination of form, sound and meaning, which has strong formal significance.

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