The research about calligraphy structure:script calligraphy

• Main Author: 陳炫明
• Other Authors: 林昌德
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/83116108518625142449

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 美術學系在職進修碩士班 === 95 === The Chinese Calligraphy originated very early. It was handed down from generation to generation that in the prehistorical period, the Fu Hsis observed the phenomenon from the Heaven and the regulations from the Earth, using Ba Gua as laws. After the Sen Ruens recorded things by knotting the rope, the characters had their embryonic forms. Cheng Chi, the Yellow Emperor’s historical official, found that the lines of the birds and beasts were distinctive, so he created characters first, and then the sounds formed. Gradually, there were more and more characters created. In Historical Volumes are Oracle Bone, Zhong Ding, the Qin Seal -style, the Han Clerical-style, Running-style, and even the Model-style characters. We can say that the development of the styles of characters had been completed in the Tan Dynasty. As for the styles, the ancient characters in the early Qin and the Hans were strong and simple; the Wei and the Jin Dynasties focused more on rhymes. The Tan Dynasty liked regulations, while the Song Dynasty preferred conception. The Yan & Ming Dynasties advocated deportment, but the Ching liked plain. In modern times, the characters tended to a multiple blend. The usages also changed with the need of the era. In the Qin Dynasty, people used the characters to carve the stone, but in the Han, they used the characters on the gravestone. Therefore, no matter how it was, Manuscript in the south or Inscription in the north, there was a great variety. And the key purpose was to praise, not only to keep records. They were practical and beautiful. And because more and more characters were created, people intended to make them splendid. We learned the forms were changeable and the appearances were elegant. Later, it became the way that the calligraphers consciously expressed their feelings and the concepts of creation. Nowadays, the art of calligraphy can express a visual creation simply from the characters. Different backgrounds and styles show different tastes. And because of the differences between a person’s knowledge and creative ideas, the characters have their own characteristics and styles. However, one must first imitate and study, and then they can blend a new course of calligraphic study. Thus, it can exceed the boundary of the type and the era. We can say the peculiarities of art are a passing-down spirit that derived from the same origin. There are five chapters in this article. Chapter I : to introduce motivation, purpose, content, scope and methods. Chapter II: to quote from the ancient documents and research the origin and the progress of running-script style; the revelation of modern calligraphy in Taiwan, Japan, Mainland China. Chapter III: The Basis of Learning --- the significance of the internal aesthetics, the meaning of external structure about calligraphy. Chapter IV: Creation Concepts and Practice--- expressive intention of calligraphic painting and the analysis of the calligraphers’ creations. Chapter V: Conclusion.