What exactly does let mean in calligraphy?

"Let" is a principle of knotting in calligraphy. It is also known as "Yingrang". That is, the various parts of the word (dot painting, radicals, etc.) should be friendly with each other, and give in to each other, which is the harmony and unity of the whole.

A word is an organic whole, and some of the various components in this whole occupy a dominant position, and naturally occupy a larger space, so the other parts should shrink accordingly, showing a gesture of welcoming to the main part. In short, there must be a welcome, if the parts do not give way to each other, the word can not be harmonious and organically unified, the word has become a rigid mechanical patchwork of the parts, not vivid, it is not beautiful.

The principle of accommodating calligraphy is also applicable to the layout of calligraphy, and there is also the problem of mutual accommodation between the various parts that constitute a calligraphy work, (especially in cursive writing), if handled well, the whole part will constitute a living organic whole, and it will have artistic beauty.

Let's "let" refers to the dot painting of the word, the structural avoidance relationship, and the use of this in the chapter arrangement.

If you write a "day" character, you must have a compromising stroke, you can write the horizontal inside a little shorter, close to the left vertical, and the right vertical to get away, the same is true of the horizontal below, with this avoidance, the whole character will appear ethereal, subtle, Chinese pay attention to humility, this etiquette is expressed in all aspects, even calligraphy is no exception.

Let me give you an example: the skimming next to the character "hide", (upper right) does not write the beginning, just to make the right side of the word crossing. From this, it can be understood in this way - to avoid the conflict of strokes is to "let".

1 all hello, calligraphy is the corresponding to the let and the supplement, there is a make, there is a make, it refers to a word in the side of the make, between the word and between the word, between the line between the line. The strokes of the words should be transferred to each other, and echo each other, the words with many strokes do not appear dense, and the words with few strokes do not appear empty. The result is a patchwork of beauty.

Why should there be a make-up?The key is the consideration of chapter and layout, line calligraphy, line grass, cursive more often let make up, this kind of make up, so that the work is strange and colorful, staggered, showing an asymmetrical beauty!

However, it should be noted that no matter how you make up for it, you must achieve a center and a center of gravity

The so-called "let" of calligraphy has the following types: a word is drawn to a word, between words, between vertical lines and vertical lines, and between horizontal lines and vertical lines.

The structure of calligraphy, in short, is the structure of the character, and the structure of the character is the combination of the radicals and strokes of the character to become a certain character. A calligraphy work ranges from a few words to many characters. It is composed of a single structure of words, superimposed into a complete content of the calligraphy work, the appearance of the text of the work, we call it the layout of the article.

When people hear it, they will understand what "the structure of calligraphy refers to the work".

My understanding is that if it is said that for a single word, the structure is the position of the strokes that make up the word, and after the position of each stroke is placed, the whole word depends on what structure it is, for example, the lower half of the grass prefix in the word "chrysanthemum" is a semi-enclosed structure, and when writing, the "meter" is written a little outside, and it cannot be squeezed inside, otherwise it is not very good-looking. For the whole work, then the structure is the chapter of the work, that is, how to design the content and the position of the payment.

The structure of calligraphy mainly refers to the structure of the frame and the rational collocation of the characters themselves.

For the work, it refers to the rules, including the tone, kerning, size, balance, etc.

The meaning of a word is the same as that of a pen.

1. Literal understanding.

In the superficial sense of the word, calligraphy refers to the law of writing. In life, the word calligraphy has the following meanings. First, the pronoun of a certain written work or the collective name of all written works; Second, an art category, which generally refers to the art of writing Chinese characters.

2. Narrow understanding.

In a narrow sense, calligraphy refers to the method and rules of writing Chinese characters with a brush. Including pen holding, pen movement, dot painting, structure, layout (distribution, line order, chapter) and so on. For example, the pen refers to the real palm and the five fingers work together; The center of the pen is paved; The dot painting means that the brush follows, and the runchu is the same; The structure is in the shape of a word, echoing each other; The distribution is intricate, the density is appropriate, the virtual and the real are born together, and the whole chapter is coherent; Literacy ancient and modern, big and small, rather high than low.

3. Broad understanding.

Broadly speaking, calligraphy refers to the rules of writing linguistic symbols. In other words, calligraphy refers to writing in accordance with the characteristics of the text and its meaning, with its style, structure and chapter, making it an aesthetically pleasing work of art.

4. Introduction to calligraphy.

Calligraphy is the art form of written expression in the world, including Chinese calligraphy, Mongolian calligraphy, Arabic calligraphy and English calligraphy. Among them, "Chinese calligraphy" is a traditional art unique to Chinese characters. Broadly speaking, calligraphy refers to the rules of writing text symbols.

In other words, calligraphy refers to the writing of the characters according to their characteristics and meanings, with their calligraphy, structure and chapters, so as to make them a work of art full of aesthetic sense. Chinese calligraphy is an original expressive art of the Han nationality, known as: poetry without words, dance without lines; Painting without pictures, music without sound.

Modernist "calligraphy."

The formation of genres is always the conscious combination of people with similar or similar world views, life outlooks, political outlooks, and artistic outlooks under certain time and space conditions.

Modernism"Calligraphy is a calligraphy school in which some calligraphy artists are not satisfied with the limitations of traditional calligraphy, and on the basis of traditional calligraphy, they expand some modern concepts and production techniques, break the traditional form with Chinese characters as the main axis, and express their artistic pursuits, aesthetic tendencies, thoughts and emotions with modern composition, etc., and have obvious artistic personality through their works. "Modernism"Calligraphy is a spiritual phenomenon in which a group of calligraphers who draw on modern Western aesthetic ideas to express and reflect the objective world through their subjective feelings of life and personal aesthetic grasp. They decompose Chinese characters and use a variety of means and methods such as painting and writing, making, and binding, as well as using different materials and tools, to reflect their pursuit of the art of calligraphy.

In terms of expression, there will be obvious personalized artistic styles and characteristics.

Although"Modernism"Calligraphy is still in the exploratory stage, but its emergence is undoubtedly a collision with the traditional art of calligraphy.

It is very vague and unclear, it should be a style or genre that modern calligraphers have more innovative content, representing the advanced nature of a certain period, and the aesthetic methods are also different, and the creative techniques are completely new. For example, even a brush may be replaced.

Beginners prepare pens, ink, paper, inkstones, pen holders, pen washes, paperweights, and notebooks.

The four treasures of the study, that is, pen, ink, paper, inkstone.

Before I went to class, in case I forgot to bring something, there was a mantra, that is, pen, ink, paper, inkstone, felt homework.

The most important thing is that a good teacher, a teacher, can make you excellent, but it can also make you lose interest in calligraphy completely.

Liu Gongquan, Yan Zhenqing, Ouyang Xun, and one forgot about it.

Liu Gongquan, Ouyang Xun, Yan Zhenqing, Zhao Mengfu.

[Explanation]: Yan: Tang Dynasty calligrapher Yan Zhenqing; Liu: Tang Dynasty calligrapher Liu Gongquan. The calligraphy of the two families is very strong and powerful, but the style is different. It is also commonly known as excellent calligraphy.

From]: Song Fan Zhongyan's "Sacrificial Stone Bachelor's Text": "Manqing's pen, Yan muscles and willow bones." ”

There is a difference in appearance, mainly emphasizing the power of the pen.