It is an indisputable fact that contemporary calligraphy is inferior to that of the ancients. However, many book tycoons do not agree with this, especially those who write cursive books, and even throw the modesty of the literati out of the clouds. It doesn't matter if you're not modest, at least be realistic. This can't be done, so one can blow more than the other, surpassing the ancients at every turn. Even Mr. Zhang Xuguang, deputy director of the Cursive Writing Committee of the China Book Association, also claimed that one of Wang Xizhi's works should be written like him to meet the identity of shusheng. Fortunately, he was only confused for a while, and in an article he admitted that the Qing people's calligraphy temperament was stronger than that of today's people.
Zhang Xuguang, deputy director of the Cursive Committee of the China Book Association
The title of this article is "Qing People's Calligraphy Temperament Is Stronger Than Today's People", and the subtitle is: Mr. Zhang Xuguang Participated in Liu Shiheng's Calligraphy Documentary Exhibition and Seminar. Despite such a factual subject, it has not been discussed. The article only briefly introduces Liu Shiheng's life, academic background, and calligraphy works, and does not discuss how he came to the conclusion that "the calligraphy temperament of the Qing people is stronger than that of today's people". It seems that Mr. Zhang Xuguang was inspired by seeing Liu Shiheng's calligraphy and some Qing Dynasty calligraphers' works influenced by Liu, and he had not had time to think deeply.
Zhang Xuguang's article
Although there is only an intuitive feeling, I still have to admire Mr. Zhang Xuguang and have the realistic spirit of learning. This is far better than many of today's so-called calligraphers who wantonly belittled the ancients in pursuit of fame and fortune. One of the characteristics of contemporary calligraphy is to brag, the direction is not chosen correctly, the kung fu is not enough, and it is often bragged to surpass the ancients. This atmosphere began with Shen Peng, and the more it blew, the stronger it became, and he first praised himself with the help of Qi Gong and Zhao Puchu. Among his many promotional materials, the most enjoyable thing is that Qi Gong praised him: Yi gui innovation, Mr. Got it. Zhao Puchu praised him: the masterpiece did not let Mingxian be admired.
Shen Peng, the titan of the book world
No one knows on what occasion and in what context this was said, but the message conveyed was very propaganda. First of all, these two people were all the people in the book world at that time, and more importantly, they were both university inquirers, and their words were quite authoritative. Qi Gong is called Mr. Qi Gong, which is equivalent to Mr. Qi Gong acknowledging that his status and achievements are higher than his own. Zhao Puchu's words were even more mysterious, directly saying that Shen Peng's level surpassed that of the Republic of China and the Qing people, and was comparable to the Ming people, plus a sentence to his admiration. With Zhao Puchu's position in the cultural circles, the people he greatly admired were almost gods.
Zhang Xuguang's inscription to Liu Shiheng's seminar
This bull is both subtle and violent, setting a "brilliant" example for innovative calligraphy, which can still be played in this way. Later, everyone knows that innovative calligraphers can blow one after another, either founders or a generation of masters, especially self-proclaimed surpassing the ancients, it is even more popular. If Shen Peng's propaganda methods are still more roundabout and subtle, they take care of the faces of the literati. Later, these innovative calligraphers completely lost Sven and went to war shirtless, no different from the jianghu guests, and the "courtesy, righteousness, and shame" of the Confucian literati were completely naked.
Works by Liu Shiheng
How can such a person's character cultivation write the qi of books and the qi of gold and stone? The so-called transcendence of the ancients is nothing more than a joke. Don't underestimate character, in a way, calligraphy is just a mirror. The mirror as we all know, it is only a faithful reflection of the person looking in the mirror, is the beauty is ugly all look at the person in the mirror, not the mirror itself. The so-called practice of calligraphy is just to polish the mirror, if people look ugly, the mirror is not beautiful no matter how bright, and even more reveal its ugliness.
Works by Zhang Xuguang
Calligraphy has always followed the principles of external practice of skills and internal cultivation of morality. The Qing Dynasty scholar Zhu Hetang said in his "Linchi Heart Solution": "Those who are of high quality, one by one, have their own qinggang and elegant atmosphere; although those who are inferior are excited and frustrated, they seem to be impressive, but they are violent and violent, and it is inevitable that they will be exposed." Inner cultivation is the calligraphy ontology, not what Mr. Shen Peng said about "form is content."
"Linchi Heart Solution" language
The bragging of the book world does not have to be taken seriously, no matter what theory must be implemented into the words after all, no matter how crazy it is, if you can't write a word that can match the ancients, you can't say that it surpasses the ancients. Fortunately, some people of insight have begun to reflect on the chaos in the book world, hoping that the more self-aware scholars like Zhang Xuguang, the better, seek truth from facts, and admit the gap with the ancients, in order to talk about transcendence.
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