How to appreciate calligraphy

Calligraphy appreciation is as follows:

First, the brushwork. Literally, it is a kind of brushwork. From the perspective of calligraphy appreciation, it should be to write standard stippling with the right pen. Stippling naturally changes with the style of the book. However, book reviews through the ages all believe that "any pen that can give people a sense of beauty should be powerful". This power is called "brushwork" in traditional calligraphy.

Judging whether stippling has "pen power" mainly depends on "roundness" and "astringency". The rhythm of calligraphy lines is also one of the important conditions for evaluating and appreciating works, which is reflected in calligraphy, not only in the length and thickness of lines, but also in the speed of strokes.

Second, whether the "center of gravity" of the word can give people a sense of stability, the gesture of the word can and should be varied, but it cannot be ignored that the center of gravity of the word must be "stable". Ou Yangxun's writing, at first glance, feels shaky, but on closer inspection, it is still like a Millennium ancient pagoda. Although the "center of gravity" is to be dumped, it is still as good as new.

Third, whether the potential word is natural. Calligraphers and calligraphers have always stressed that calligraphy should be "natural and decent". When Wang Xizhi taught his son Wang Xianzhi's calligraphy experience, he said: The characters should be "naturally wide and narrow", "the points should be left blank, the distance should be even, and the up and down should be natural and steady".

Fourth, see if the composition and brushwork of the whole calligraphy work are in one go. A good calligraphy work, like a good landscape painting, must be word-to-word, line-to-line, and the pen is short but meaningful. The juice is white and black with moderate density, which gives people endless reverie and strong artistic appeal.

Fifth, see if the brushwork of calligraphy works is new and innovative. Calligraphy art has a strong inheritance, and writers must abide by certain statutes. However, only inheritance is not a real calligraphy art, and innovation must be carried out on the basis of inheritance. Therefore, appreciating calligraphy works depends on whether there are breakthroughs and innovations on the basis of inheritance.