书法英语简介课件

1、书法英语简介calligraphy: penmanshipcalligraphy: penmanship 1. the origin of this tradition chinese art “声不能传于异地，留于异时，于是乎文字生。文字者，所以为意与声之迹。”书林藻鉴 sound is temporary valid in certain location and time. it is unable to transcend the limits of time and place. characters, at this moment, serve its functions and

2、record the meaning and its sound. 2. an extraordinary artistic expression 汉字书法为汉族独创的表现艺术，被誉 为：无言的诗( a silent poem)，无行的舞(a motionless dance)；无图的画(a traceless picture)，无声的乐(a soundless music)。 书法英语简介 evolutions of chinese calligraphyevolutions of chinese calligraphy 甲骨文 (oracle bone script) 金文 (bronze

3、ware script) 篆书 (seal script) 隶书 (clerical script) 楷书 (regular script) 草书 (cursive script) 行书 (half-cursive script) penmanship - 书法艺术包括 笔法(power manipulation)、字法(design of strokes)、章法(distribution balance)、墨法(manipulation of ink)、笔势(brush manipulation)等内容。 笔法也称“用笔”，指运笔用锋的方法。 字法，也称“结字”、“结构”，指字内点画的搭配(

4、collocation)、穿插(alternation)、呼应(echo)、避就(omission and addition)等等关系。 章法，也称“布白”，指一幅字的整体布局，包括字间(character space)关系、行间(line space)关系的处理。 墨法，是用墨之法，指墨的浓(heavy)、淡(light)、干(dry)、枯(withering)、湿(wet)的处理。 书法英语简介 on on 笔锋笔锋(tip of brush handwriting)(tip of brush handwriting) 一个笔画(stroke)，都有入笔(start)、行笔(act)、收笔

5、(end)三个过程。入笔有“露锋”法，顺笔而入，使笔画开端呈尖形或方形；有“藏锋法”，逆锋入笔，横画欲右先左，竖画欲下先上，使笔锋藏在笔画中，笔画开端基本呈圆形。行笔要学会“中锋用笔”，使锋尖常在点划中间运行。为使笔画有力度，还要学会涩势用笔，行中留，留中行，避免浮华。收笔有“露锋”（把笔逐渐提出纸面，画呈尖形，如悬针竖、撇、捺、钩），有“藏锋”（将笔尖收回画中，如垂露竖，笔画尾端呈圆形）。 书法英语简介书法英语简介草书若不入晋人格，辄徒成下品。张颠俗子，变乱古法，惊诸凡夫，自有识者。怀素少加平淡，稍到天成，而时代压之，不能高古。高闲而下，但可悬之酒肆。光尤可憎恶也！ a work by so

6、ng dynasty (a.d. 1051-1108) poet a work by song dynasty (a.d. 1051-1108) poet mi mi fu (fu (米芾米芾). ). the style caoshu (cursive script) displayed the style caoshu (cursive script) displayed there is specific by its there is specific by its fast speedfast speed and and low pressurelow pressure of of

7、the ink-brush on the paper. the calligrapher may the ink-brush on the paper. the calligrapher may play with play with speedspeed, , pressurepressure, , stroke orderstroke order to create to create visual effects which may be in accordance with the visual effects which may be in accordance with the e

8、motionsemotions within the text, such is in the most revered within the text, such is in the most revered preface to the orchid pavilion(preface to the orchid pavilion(兰亭序兰亭序) ) by wang by wang xizhi. xizhi. 书法英语简介永和九年，岁在癸（永和九年，岁在癸（gugu）丑，暮春之初，会于会稽（）丑，暮春之初，会于会稽（kui jkui j）山阴之兰亭，修禊（山阴之兰亭，修禊（xx）事也。群贤毕

9、至，少长咸集。此地有崇）事也。群贤毕至，少长咸集。此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹，山峻岭，茂林修竹， 又有清流激湍（又有清流激湍（tuntun），映带左右。引以为），映带左右。引以为流觞（流觞（shngshng）曲（）曲（ qq）水，列坐其次，虽无丝竹管弦之盛，一）水，列坐其次，虽无丝竹管弦之盛，一觞（觞（shang)shang)一咏，亦足以畅叙幽情。一咏，亦足以畅叙幽情。 是日也，天朗气清，惠风和畅。仰观宇宙之大，俯察品类之是日也，天朗气清，惠风和畅。仰观宇宙之大，俯察品类之盛，所以游目骋（盛，所以游目骋（chngchng）怀，足以极视听之娱，信可乐也。）怀，足以极视听之娱，信可乐也。 书法英语简

10、介chinese calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely chinese calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practiced and revered in practiced and revered in the men of lettersthe men of letters. there is a . there is a general standardization of the various styles of general standardization of the var

11、ious styles of calligraphy in this tradition. chinese calligraphy and calligraphy in this tradition. chinese calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related, since they ink and wash painting are closely related, since they are accomplished using similar tools and techniques. are accomplish

12、ed using similar tools and techniques. chinese painting and calligraphy distinguish chinese painting and calligraphy distinguish themselves from other cultural arts because they themselves from other cultural arts because they emphasize emphasize motionmotion and are charged with and are charged wit

13、h dynamic lifedynamic life. . calligraphy is sheer life experienced through calligraphy is sheer life experienced through energy energy in motionin motion that is registered as that is registered as tracestraces on silk or paper, on silk or paper, with with timetime and and rhythmrhythm in in shifti

14、ng spaceshifting space its main its main ingredients.ingredients. 书法英语简介styles of chinese calligraphy 1. oracle bone script (甲骨文甲骨文 ; ji g wn; literally shell bone writing) appears pictographic in flavor in the late shang dynasty. oracle bone script graphs turned 90 degrees: from left, 馬馬/ /马马 m hor

15、se, 虎虎 h tiger, 豕豕 sh swine, 犬犬 qun dog, 鼠鼠 sh rat and mouse, 象象 xing elephant, 豸豸 zh beasts of prey, 龜龜/ /龟龟 gu turtle, 爿爿qing low table (now 床床 chung), 為為/ /为为 wi to lead (now do or for), and 疾疾 j illness.书法英语简介 2. bronze script or bronzeware script ( 金文金文 ) writing in a variety of chinese scripts

16、 on chinese ritual bronzes such as zhng 钟钟 bells and dng 鼎鼎tripodal cauldrons from the shang dynasty to the zhou dynasty and even later. examples of bronze inscription graphs rotated 270: from left, m 馬馬 horse; h 虎虎 tiger, sh 豕豕 swine, qun 犬犬 dog, xing 象象 elephant, gu 龜龜 turtle, wi 為為 to lead (now d

17、o), j 疾疾 illness. 书法英语简介 3. seal scripts include the large or great seal script (大篆大篆 d zhun), and the lesser or small seal script (小篆小篆 xio zhun); the latter is also called simply seal script. as its name indicates, this style of scripts is mostly used in seals of wood, jade, and stone. chinese cha

18、racters for the words seal script in regular script (left) and seal script (right). 书法英语简介 4. clerical script (隶书隶书:l sh), also formerly chancery script, is an archaic style of chinese calligraphy. the etymology of the chinese name for the script is uncertain. l meant a slave or prisoner serving the

19、 state, and thus, some infer that the script was used in recording the affairs related to such slaves, while others infer that it was used by prisoners conscripted as scribes. in structure and rectilinearity, it is generally similar to the modern script; however, in contrast with the tall to square

20、modern script, it tends to be square to wide, and often has a pronounced, wavelike flaring of isolated major strokes, especially a dominant rightward or downward diagonal stroke. some structures are also archaic. 书法英语简介 chinese characters for clerical script, in regular script (left) and clerical sc

21、ript (right). 书法英语简介 5. cursive script (草书草书: co sh), is sometimes translated as grass script. the character 草草 (co) means quick, rough or sloppy. thus, the name of this script is literally “rough script” or “sloppy script”. the same character 草草 (co) appears in this sense in the noun “rough draft”

22、(草稿草稿, co go), and the verb “to draft a document or plan” (草拟草拟, co n). an early form of cursive developed as a cursory way to write the popular and not yet mature clerical script，cursive scripts are faster ways to write characters developed through four mechanisms: omitting part of a graph, merging

23、 strokes together, replacing portions with abbreviated forms (such as one stroke to replace four dots), or modifying stroke styles). 书法英语简介 6. semi-cursive script( 行书行书 ) is a cursive style of chinese characters. because it is not as abbreviated as cursive, most people who can read regular script ca

24、n read semi-cursive. 7. regular script (楷书楷书 ki sh ) use consistently the pause technique (dn 頓頓, used to reinforce the beginning or ending of a stroke) when ending horizontal strokes, a practice which already appears in early period semi-cursive script, and further were to make use of right-falling

25、 strokes with thick feet. 书法英语简介 seal clerical semi- cursive cursive regular书法英语简介highlight on calligraphy: an art of lines or strokes 1. calligraphy:, the art of rhythm, of internal energy and tension one stroke character(一笔书一笔书) is an internal line of energy(气脉气脉) and is written with strokes at on

26、e go, rather than implying only one single stroke. these strokes may not look connected on the exterior but are closely related in the interior. without interior linkage, a character lacks vigor and vitality.书法英语简介 2. calligraphy: an art that can be performed lin huaimin (林怀民林怀民), an taiwanese danci

27、ng director was inspired by the rhythms of this art form and choreographed “running-cursive script”. (page 130) the spirit of the art of writing was enlivened. master calligrapher zhang xu (张旭张旭) was enlightened by the enchanting sword dance of lady gongsun (公孙大娘公孙大娘) and integrated the genuine beauty of her dance into his profession of calligraphy. (page 130) 书法英语简介3. calligraphy: an art of vigor wang xizhis handwriting in his calligraphic works were compared