Five realms of calligraphy aesthetics

Simple, quiet and harmonious, simple and natural, rigorous in law, swaying in elegance, and steep in strength.

Expansion: 1. The state of simplicity, tranquility and harmony requires that both parties who are contradictory should be in a state of simplicity, tranquility and harmony.

Within appropriate limits, so as to maintain a reasonable harmony, the so-called gentleness, and then a gentleman can be in harmony, this is a good thing, but it must be noted that moderation is not an absolute stability, but a dynamic harmony.

It is a kind of dynamic balance that conflicts with each other and is endless. The so-called neutrality and unity can be expected, so that the formal beauty of calligraphy art can be expressed in the richest way. This aesthetic realm creates highly elegant and harmonious works.

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2. Simple and natural. This aesthetic realm pursues a simple, innocent, natural and plain atmosphere. It requires that the works be heavy but not frivolous, strong but not greasy, simple but not rich, deep but not wild, subtle but not arrogant.

It is wonderful, it does not involve carving or pretending to be ingenious, so it shows a simple, natural, straightforward, and natural aesthetic realm. Lao-Zhuang philosophy believes that man and nature should be in a kind and harmonious unity, and

Large simplicity without carvings is the highest state of all works of art.

They do not deny the role of laws and techniques, but they emphasize the absolute freedom obtained from laws. They advocate doing nothing without doing anything, and doing nothing without working.

3. This kind of aesthetic world with strict rules and regulations, considerate dotting, solid structure and ironing, rigorous brushwork, meticulousness, skill and careful thinking, dignified and well-proportioned, with neatness as the method, skill as the victory, proficiency as the ability, and sharpness as the rule.

To show a dignified and serious artistic conception.

4. Elegant and swaying posture. This realm in Xiuyi regular script is represented by Zhao Mengfu. This aesthetic realm pursues a kind of graceful and swaying, subtle and chic feminine beauty. This aesthetic realm is characterized by charming and graceful posture, fresh and vigorous movement.

It represents the typical southern style of calligraphy. Take a look at Zhao Mengfu's regular script. It is graceful and graceful, graceful and graceful, like a beautiful lady singing in the shadow of the moon. It looks bone-like.

Beautiful and pure, wonderful and unmatched by contemporary people, in fact, Mi Fu in the Song Dynasty, Wen Zhengming in the Ming Dynasty, and Dong Qichang all had this state.

5. This realm in regular script is represented by Zodiac Zhou. What this aesthetic realm pursues is a masculine beauty that is steep, vigorous and powerful. This aesthetic realm is characterized by honesty, deepness, majesty, and handsomeness.

The elegant and bold style, the bold and unbridled style, represent the typical northern style of calligraphy. Looking at Huang Daozhou's small regular script, it has thick stipples, dense knots, strange postures, upright and square folds, and is full of epigraphic interest. In fact,

Sublime is not unbridled and crude, nor is it tense. Sublime works have a strong personality and can give people a sense of uplifting beauty.