Wang Xizhi's "Orchid Pavilion Preface" is known as "the first line of calligraphy in the world", which is the most famous work in the history of calligraphy, and it is also the object of calligraphy that calligraphers of all dynasties are keen to writeFor example, Yu Shinan, Zhiyong, Zhao Mengfu and other calligraphers are all copied and respected by the "Orchid Pavilion Preface".
The calligrapher we are going to talk about today has also written the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" many times, and he isIt is the most influential and controversial field of contemporary regular scriptMr. Tian Yingzhang.
The evaluation of his calligraphy can be described as ** two heavens. Tian fans call him "the contemporary Kaisheng", "the first person in contemporary Oukai", and "contemporary Ouyang Xun".In 2018, he was also awarded the honorary title of "International Calligrapher Lifetime Achievement Award" by the Japanese calligraphy community, which is really a high praise!
At the same time, the criticism of him has never decreased, and Su Shishu, the former chairman of the Chinese Calligraphy Association, has said publicly"The Chinese Calligraphy Association will never welcome Tian Yingzhang"."Master of Roaring Books" Zeng Xiang also said:"Tian Yingzhang and Tian Yunzhang only know the first step, and they are always at the primary level".It can be described as a matter of extreme criticism!
So what is Tian Yingzhang's calligraphy? Is it a master or a wordsmith? Let's find the answer from the regular script "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written by him in the two periods before and after!
Through the comparison of the two, it can be seen that the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written in his early days paid more attention to the rigor of the law, and took the expression of dignified and beautiful as the ability, and the whole was slightly rigid and lacked a little aura, so some people criticized its regular script for having the disadvantages of being like an operatorBut on the whole, it can be regarded as a very powerful calligraphy work; The "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written in his later years pays more attention to the expression of the calligrapher's temperament, pays attention to the natural swaying of writing, and has a subtle and warm beauty that is not agitated, and it can be said that it has reached the ideal realm of doing what you want without exceeding the rulesIt can be described as a masterpiece of calligraphy that everyone has written.
A glimpse of the whole leopard can be seen through the "Orchid Pavilion Preface" written in the two periods before and after Tian Yingzhang, which shows the depth of his calligraphy skills. So, no matter how much the outside world criticizes,Tian Yingzhang's achievements in regular script are obvious to all and cannot be erased, and his decades-long consistent focus and obsession with calligraphy are especially lacking in this eraAlthough there are certain deficiencies in its regular script, no one is perfect, whose calligraphy is perfect? What do you think about this? Welcome to leave a message to discuss!
Calligrapher's profile: Tian Yingzhang, the word Cunqing, Cunqing, a famous contemporary calligrapher, the head of "Tian Kai" calligraphy, his protégé ** all over the world, has a large number of fans, has a decisive influence in the contemporary calligraphy industry, known as the contemporary "Kaisheng". Its regular script pen is fine, the structure is rigorous, dignified and stable, neat and beautiful, and it is deeply loved by the majority of calligraphy lovers.Tian Yingzhang