Who created European calligraphy? Characteristics of European calligraphy

The main characteristics of the European structure are: rigorous and neat, tight inside and loose outside, left and right, strong and straight. Most of the fonts are expanded to the right, but the center of gravity is still very stable, and there is no sense of tilting in the middle of the square.

There are three obvious dot painting characteristics in the European regular script: floating goose hooks, vertical dots, and three-point water. Even people who have never studied books can distinguish the European style from a variety of regular script scripts by virtue of these three characteristics.

Whether it is a single word, or a whole row or column, or a whole word, it is very beautiful. This kind of beauty, each word is subtle and expressive, dexterous and vivid, the structure is symmetrical, and the chapter is dense and compact. From an aesthetic point of view, it feels beautiful and gentle.

How to write a good European style?

For beginners, first of all, we must master the posture of holding the pen and writing, understand what is the "five-finger pen method" in Qinghu, use all the five fingers of the right hand to exert force, and hold the pen firmly with the method of "pressing, pressing, hooking, topping, and resisting".

Then the post, "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming" is Ouyang Xun's regular script representative work, the most suitable to take Linxi. Ou Kai remember to use less hanging needle vertical, he is different from the face body, Ou Kai rarely appears hanging needle vertical, mostly hanging vertical upright.

Ouyang Xun.

Ou Ti, the ancestor Ouyang Xun was born in the first year of Yongding of Emperor Chen Wu of the Southern Dynasty (557), died in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (641), the character letter, Tanzhou Linxiang (now Hunan). It is known for regular script and line script. It is the first regular calligrapher in the history of calligraphy, and its font is called"European Body", and Yan (Zhenqing) body, Liu (Gongquan) body, Zhao (Meng Fu) body.

European style is a kind of regular script font created by Ouyang Xun, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, which is characterized by both square and round, mainly square, strong dot painting, and condensed pen force. Qi Gaoyin is not only steep on the side, but also rigorous and neat. The middle of the side remains stable, and the compactness does not lose sparseness.

Introduction to Ouyang Xun

Ouyang Xun (557-641), a letter book, was born in Linxiang, Tanzhou (now Changsha, Hunan), and one of the four masters of regular script (Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, and Zhao Mengfu). Dr. Taichang of Sui Shiguan, and Tang Shi was named the prince rate of the order, also known as "Ouyang rate change". and the other three of the same generation (Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Xue Ji Nianxiao), and called the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty.

Because his son Gao Yan Ouyang Tong is also good at calligraphy, it is also called "Da Ou". Ouyang Xunkai's calligraphy is rigorous, the pen power is steep, and the world is unparalleled, and it is called the first regular script of the Tang Dynasty. He and Yu Shinan are famous for their calligraphy in the early Tang Dynasty, and called "Ou Yu", and the descendants of their books are in danger in the peace, and they are the most convenient beginners, called "European Sports".

The ancients admired Ouyang Xun's regular script and praised it as one of the "four masters of regular script".

Chinese calligraphy can be described as broad and profound, from the perspective of its types alone, there are many kinds of seal script, official script, regular script, hunger bend line script, etc.

But the one that is closest to our lives and most easily accepted by the public is still to be a regular script.

Ouyang Xun, who lived from the Sui Dynasty to the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, died at the age of eighty-five and was a long-lived elder.

He, Yan Zhenqing, Liu Gongquan, and Zhao Meng are known as the four masters of imitation letters.

In addition, he also joined Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, and Xue Ji together as the four masters of the early Tang Dynasty.

Guan is bored with Ouyang Xun's experience of practicing calligraphy, and there are many stories that have been handed down to this day.

Once, when he was out on horseback, he happened to see a stone monument on the side of the road.

The inscription on this stele is not an unknown passerby, but Suo Jing, a calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty.

Suddenly, Ouyang Xun was like an electric shock, shocked by the power of words that traveled through time.

He first lingered on horseback for a long time, and finally couldn't help but dismount and take a closer look.

After observing for a long time, he still didn't want to leave, so he simply laid out the felt and sat in front of the stone monument to ponder repeatedly.

This sitting is a full three days and three nights.

There is no doubt that Ouyang Xun, who obtained the essence of Suo Jing's calligraphy in three days, is the genius of the world.

This point was also directly praised in the history books, calling him "extremely sensitive".

Despite his talent, Ouyang Xun's dedication and effort to practice calligraphy are beyond the reach of others.

Ouyang Xun, the letter book, learned the Erwang calligraphy in the early days, and later studied the inscription calligraphy of the Northern Dynasty. At the same time, he absorbed the strengths of some calligraphers at that time, and formed his own unique artistic style. The characteristics of the pen movement of the European body The characteristics of the pen movement of the European body are mainly manifested in:

The cavity is both square and round, mainly square, the dot painting is strong, and the pen is condensed. The horizontal and vertical paintings of the European style are mostly hidden with folding brushes, such as the words "up" and "sex". The line of writing is more straight.

The right side of the horizontal painting is slightly higher than the left side, and the middle section of the long horizontal painting is thinner, such as the words "five" and "goodness". Vertical painting is upright. The hanging needle is slightly pressed before the front to make the pen subtle and powerful.

The pen of the skimming painting is mostly used to hide the front, or square or round, and the pen is obliquely pressed before Shao presses, so that the lower part is slightly thicker, and the gesture appears to be strong. Such as the words "name" and "hand". In the painting, the flat pen is mostly used to fold the pen to hide the edge, and the oblique pen is mostly exposed.

Whether it is flat or oblique, the foot is stationed in the pen square, and the pen is raised to the right. The arc of the pinch is very small. Such as "change", "people", "long" and "far".

The structural characteristics of the European body are not only steep on the side, but also rigorous and neat. It remains stable in the difficult transportation on the side, and does not lose its sparseness in the compactness. The variations of the European dot painting combination are very rich.

The characters of the upper and lower structures are mostly stretched longitudinally, such as the words "summer" and "ying". The characters of the left and right structures are mostly spread horizontally, such as the words "Ming" and "Pure". The words with more dots are written very large, and the words with fewer dots are written very small, such as the words "obvious" and "sheng".

Vertical in the middle of the multitude stretch up and down, such as "shen". Vertical multi-directional backs on both sides take the momentum. Such as "pavilion".

The group painting knots of the European style are very ingenious. For example, "Ling" is a point that quietly touches and draws a lot of words, and the middle palace is contracted very tightly in the combination arrangement, and the reasonable distribution of the upper and lower parts makes the whole word not feel crowded.

Ou Ti, the ancestor Ouyang Xun was born in the first year of Yongding of Emperor Chen Wu of the Southern Dynasty (557), died in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan of Taizong of the Tang Dynasty (641), the word letter, Tanzhou Linxiang people (now the south of the lake chain). It is known for its regular script and line script. It is the first calligrapher in the history of calligraphy, and its font is called"European Body", and Yan (Zhenqing) body, Liu (Gongquan) body, Zhao (Meng Fu) body.

Representative works of European calligraphy: Tang Dynasty inscription - "Jiucheng Palace Liquan Ming", as well as: Yu Gonggong Tablet, Huangfu Birthday Tablet, Huadu Temple Tower Inscription, Yellow Emperor Yin Fu Jing (now stored in Xuzhou City Museum), Recommended Fu Temple Tablet (has been lost), Zhang Hansi Perch Post, Dream Dian Post, Bu Shang Post, Zhengcao Thousand Character Text, Xingshu Thousand Character Text, etc.

Calligraphy appreciation: The book is strong and strong, although the dot painting is thin and hard, but the spirit is rich and full, and the upward pick of the pen is subtle, with the meaning of the calligraphy. The font structure is elegant and generous, the French style is rigorous, and it seems to be fair, but in fact it is dangerous.

The glyph adopts a rectangular posture, the words and line spacing are large, and the chapter appears loose and clear.

The inscription of Jiucheng Palace, often makes many beginners misunderstand, a dozen eyes seem very simple, feel easy to get started, but, write a few years to know, can write Ouyang Xun this level, it is not easy.

Since Ouyang Xun's death, there has been no shortage of imitators and admirers in the past dynasties, but not to mention transcendence, even the comparable ones have not appeared. There are many people who have studied Europe in history, including many people who are famous for learning Europe in modern times, but there is no one who has both form and spirit.