Chapter 21 The content and writing style of calligraphy in the third section should be suitable for the occasion of use

Calligraphy works should convey profound artistic conception in beautiful form and appear in public places for people to appreciate.It must also be noted that its text content and writing style should be suitable for the occasion and environment of use, and it cannot be arbitrary and arbitrary.This also reflects a calligrapher's cultural accomplishment and keen insight, to see whether he can accurately grasp the needs of life for art, and create perfect works of art that are close to life and harmoniously unified with writing content and writing style. Whether the content of the text is appropriate or not often directly affects the appreciation effect of the work.For example, we saw a piece of work hanging on the wall of the lobby in a luxurious hotel. The content was "Luminous wine cup, if you want to drink the pipa, immediately remind me, Lord Mo Xiao is drunk on the battlefield, how many people have fought in ancient times".I don't know if it's the hotel owner's request or the author's choice, but according to the meaning of the poem, this should be a death-swearing reception, and who would dare to drink the wine here?Obviously, it is inappropriate to hang such a work on this occasion.Whether it was intentional or coincidental, it was not appropriate.The owner of the store is responsible, and so is the calligrapher.Why don't calligraphers consider the usefulness of this work?In this case, the viewer can't tell how good the work is anyway.No matter how good his handwriting is, it must be taken down.If this word is really well written, then the more expressive it is, the more wrong it will be, the more it will attract viewers, and the more negative publicity it will be.

We also saw a pair of "calligraphy" congratulatory gifts hanging in the bedroom of a newly married young couple, with the words "I wish you a long life, and a thousand miles together."It is dumbfounding, dumbfounding.The content is definitely a famous sentence from Dongpo, although it is also "together with beauty", but it is "thousands of miles" together. Wouldn't it be just for the newlyweds to let them live in two places?Therefore, both book writers and appreciators have to pay enough attention to the content of the text.The unity and harmony of the text content and the book work complement each other, which is a good work that people demand.

Once the content of the text is contrary to the atmosphere of the occasion, it is easy to make people feel that the calligrapher is confused, as if he said some inappropriate words on some solemn occasions.The content of the text is like this, and the writing style, that is, what style of writing is written on what occasion, is also a criterion for whether it is appropriate or not. Although sometimes the placement of calligraphy works is not decided by the calligrapher, since there is such a placement problem, as a calligrapher, he has to consider where his works will be placed when deciding on the writing method.If it is used in a solemn place, it should be more solemn; if it is used on a cliff, it should not be frivolous and delicate; if it is used in a comfortable place, it should be more elegant; if it is used in a lyrical place, It should be written boldly.Otherwise, it is inevitable that you will not be able to win the money.Although this is not a problem of writing, calligraphers have to consider whether it is appropriate or not.

Looking further, the text content and writing style must be combined into a work, but there must also be a problem of harmony.Of course there are no strict rules, for example, to limit the content of a certain type of writing, a certain calligraphy style must be used; but judging from the writing practice of ancient calligraphers, there is still a certain connection between the two. Books are often written in dignified and elegant official script, while private correspondence is mostly written in easy cursive script.This reflects that since there has been a relationship between the content of the written text, the occasion of use and the style of calligraphy, it is necessary to consider it holistically.As an art of expressing emotions, in principle, the style of calligraphy should be consistent with the style of the content of the text. The so-called "emotion moves from the inside and comes out from the outside". Get confirmed.Sun Guoting, a calligraphy theorist in the Tang Dynasty, pointed out in his analysis of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy: "The beauty of Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is not only the combination of ancient and modern, but also the deep harmony of emotion" (not only in his integration of ancient and modern, but also in the natural expression of emotion, resulting in a harmonious style), he "Wrote "Le Yi" with a lot of emotion [fu Buddha] melancholy, "Hua Zan" was full of magnificence, "Huang Ting Jing" was Yiyi [yi meaning] nothingness, and "Tai Shi Zhen" also Vertical and horizontal struggles, cum to Lanting Xingji, Siyi Shenchao, private vows, love and sorrow." Emotions and text content are generated together, and they are displayed in twists and turns in stippling vibration, structure construction, and chapter layout. Finally, unified into a harmonious whole.Therefore, we say that there is an intrinsic relationship between calligraphy style and text content.If the bold and unrestrained Su Shi's poems can be matched with a vigorous and agitated calligraphy style, it will increase the momentum; if it is replaced with a graceful style like "Looking for and looking, deserted, desolate and miserable", it will inevitably make people feel uncomfortable. The round gouges, the perfect mood of the work, are certainly compromised.