Art Signature Style-Couple Signature
With the appearance of surnames and characters, signatures are widely used as a writing form of names and personal identification. "The book of the later han dynasty. The Book of Sacrifices says, "Since the Five Emperors, there has been a book agreement. As for the three kings, vulgarization is fading, deception is growing, and rape has been stopped. " By the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, feudal society began to sprout and the composition of political organs was complicated. It is necessary to show identity, perform functions and communicate with each other. Because the recognition ability was not high at that time, the handwriting was easy to be imitated by others, so it represented the anti-counterfeiting function of the signature and inspection certificate of the state authority. Instead, it is a seal with higher technological level, more difficult production, stronger anti-counterfeiting, simpler use and stronger symbol. The use of seals continues to this day. Although the legal status of signature is weakened, as an important symbol of personal identity, signature is also widely used and often used in conjunction with seal. This can be proved by many letters, memorials and legal posts circulated through the ages. With the rise of literati management printing, the anti-counterfeiting function of seals is also weakening. The rise of computer engraving makes printing more simple and exquisite. But it's a thousand people, and there's no counterfeiting at all. The seal has lost its original anti-counterfeiting value. Signature is like a badge, which can enhance people's credibility. With the development of handwriting identification technology, the function of signature is almost equivalent to fingerprint, which is much higher than the anti-counterfeiting function of seal. Because everyone has its unique signature characteristics, mainly lies in the speed, strength, angle, consistency and rhythm of writing. Even if the writing environment, mood, time, pen and other conditions are different, the name of each sign is different, but the unchangeable factors such as personality and habits do not affect the identification of authenticity.
Kong Ziyun: "Irregular names are not smooth, while regular names are smooth." Su Dongpo said: "There is nothing in the world except fame." As the saying goes, "a gentleman doesn't change his name, he sits without changing his surname" and "the word is like his person". These ideas are deeply imprinted in the hearts of China people. For a long time, the signature on formal occasions often pays attention to solemnity, clarity and legality. For example, the signature of Wang Xizhi, a great calligrapher in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (as shown in figure 1-2- 1) is beautiful, vivid, concise and lively; Even Huai Su's signature (as shown in figure 1-2-2) is free and easy. As a country of calligraphy art, it is the artistic realm pursued by calligraphers of all ages to show their individuality, be unique and unique. Therefore, there are many superb artistic features in their signatures, which are artistic signatures in the traditional sense.
After the Song Dynasty, some artists began to make careful arrangements for their signature structures consciously, especially the flower-sign became popular. For example, the flower card "A Man in the Sun" in Evonne, Song Huizong was written with four strokes. Showed the frank and lovely side of this political mediocrity and artistic genius; The signature of Badashanren, a painter and painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties and a descendant of the Ming royal family, is "Badashanren" when viewed alone, but it is "crying" and "laughing" when viewed carefully. Punning, in order to express the helplessness of our country, is a sign language mode to express strong thoughts and feelings.
In foreign countries, as early as the late 1 century, words and marks were engraved on ceramic tiles and ceramic oil lamps in Greece and Rome. These are the first letters of the names of manufacturing workers and factory owners, or combination words or graphic symbols. Since the Renaissance, the owner's signature has appeared on all kinds of books and commodities. At that time, the signature was mainly handwritten cursive, paying attention to spelling and being more regular. Influenced by modernism, postmodernism and other artistic schools and philosophical thoughts in the 20th century, the signature styles of European and American countries tend to be diversified. The pursuit of simplicity and excitement, the development of abstract symbolic words, more romantic, more emphasis on formal sense. In official documents, we see that many signatures are made by exaggerating, deforming or adding decorative patterns to some letters under relatively standardized spelling. Give people a sense of simplicity and atmosphere. On personal documents such as bank bills and credit cards, their signatures are more anti-counterfeiting, and it is difficult for us to recognize their spelling.