| Summary: | 碩士 === 華梵大學 === 美術學系碩士班 === 105 === Abstract
"Calligraphy as comfort" means that through the operation of handwriting to produce expressing and relaxing function which is a comfortable feeling. With the “therapeutic effect of calligraphy” as its central theme, this study examines famed calligraphy masterpieces spanning various dynasties, ranging from Eastern Jin Dynasty’s calligrapher Wang Xizhi to modern work by Yu Youren. The selected masterpieces are categorized into four groups, which respectively, describe the personal traits of the artists, the written content and form of their work. “Anguish,” “Malaise,” and “Sorrow” are three types of calligraphy work that can be characterized as unruly, as they were produced under negative emotional states — disturbed emotions are clearly visible from indicators such as irregular character sizes and corrective smears. “Bliss” describes calligraphy written under positive moods, which are characterized by neat fonts and a profound force of expression. What all of the listed masterpieces have in common is the expression of personal emotions by means of confiding, seeking approval or changing focus — and through doing so, achieving a therapeutic effect to help the wounded heal.
In addition to the famed calligraphy masterpieces, the calligraphy creation needs the basic training, creative principles and psychological state is also an integral part of this article.This study will use a complete chapter to do a detailed description. And then combined with the above description to categorized into three groups which are the character characteristics, ink characteristics and characteristics of life. It will be joy, anger, sadness, happiness and feelings of life in different time through the operation of calligraphy to express personal emotion for achieving therapeutic effect .
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