Vulgar is just a word, but its connotation is very rich. Why is Zhao vulgar?
1, tracing back to his calligraphy style, Zhao Mengfu advocated respecting the ancient and restoring the ancient ways, and regarded the ancient as the law, and was hostile to all the "modernity" of innovation and development. Contrary to Su Huang Camo's concept of "respecting meaning" in the previous dynasty, in his calligraphy concept, especially regular script and running script, he specializes in two kings and never mixes modern brushwork and style, so he has an oriental effect.
2. The greatest feature of Zhao Zi is gorgeous and beautiful, but it lacks majestic spirit.
Isn't Yeon-mi good? Of course, Liu Xizai, a calligrapher in the Qing Dynasty, said that "it was not intended at first"; Ouyang Xiu also said, "The more you keep looking, the more endless its meaning will be." It means nature, naive modality, unpretentious beauty and vivid charm, which is of course the highest beauty that calligraphy can contain.
However, Zhao Shu's beauty is only a deliberate pursuit, even an excessive exaggeration. As the saying goes, "women's taste is particularly affected by different customs." It is inevitable that it will not fall into the category of "popular books".
The beauty of his calligraphy is the same as his view of human beings, and they are all trying to please people by imitating the orientals. This practice of "learning from the scriptures" and "dealing with people" has gone to the truth of "unintentional" and the opposite of nature, and it has developed to a fantastic degree, which has always been hated by knowledgeable and insightful calligraphers, so it was put forward by Fu Shan, a great calligrapher in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties.
Zhao Mengfu's word "Yan Mei" is more than enough, and it is really inappropriate to get stuck too deep for too long.
Knowing the characteristics of Zhao Shu customs, as a beginner, there is a principle in learning regular script: "If you don't work, you will work." There is a similar saying: "The carving is both carved and cut, and it belongs to the garden." Therefore, there is nothing wrong with learning from Zhao Mengfu's "work", "familiarity" and "beauty", especially his world-famous small letters; Only if we want to further improve the realm and seek "no work" and "simplicity" is the right way in the second half and the ultimate destination of calligraphy aesthetics.
If you indulge in Zhao Shu's "charm" for too long, you will eventually find it hard to extricate yourself, even more difficult to be refined.