1. A harmonious work should strive for stable center of gravity, complementary motion and static motion, symmetrical density and coherent pulse. The stable center of gravity is obvious to real works, but there may be objections to cursive works. Because of the need of mutual cooperation, cursive script is sometimes unbalanced, but it forms a new balance in the combination with adjacent lines, especially cursive script, aiming at creating a flowing momentum. This word always reaches a certain balance in the combination with surrounding words or in the overall layout. Dense, that is to say, the internal and external space of the text and the black and white distribution are relatively symmetrical. "Sparse and dense, not ventilated" means that lines and strokes should be closely tied and stretched freely. The contrast between sparsity and density is to establish the "symmetry" of visual images. A successful work, from conception to creation, from writing to collection, is leisurely, moderately stretched, relaxed and orderly, thus showing the strength, charm and spirit of calligraphy works. "It's a deal, it's a deal", and every gesture conforms to the law of natural beauty.
Zazie Hoko
2. Change is an important manifestation of the beauty of artistic form, and the composition of calligraphy also has the characteristics of change. The same is true of seal script, official script, regular script, regular script and cursive script. For example, there are more than 20 characters "zhi" in Wang Xizhi's Preface to Lanting, each of which has its own form, and none of them are the same; The beauty of Preface to Lanting is not only reflected in the beauty of every word, but also in the beauty of the overall visual image. To some extent, the beauty of calligraphy is the extension and broadening of the potential beauty of China's fonts. In different times, different calligraphers not only seek changes in size, integrity and movement, but also use various techniques and life accumulation in order to seek the beauty of composition changes. For example, the novelty of structure can be obtained through the change of brushwork and ink color, such as the combination of the inside and outside of a word and Fiona Fang, such as the interweaving and fusion of various calligraphy styles. The best example is that Deng introduced the brushwork of official script into seal script in Qing Dynasty. The changing beauty of composition shows its artistic charm in cursive script.
3. Style is a person, and whether there is a unique style is a remarkable sign to measure the achievements of calligraphy. Distinctive style is one of the important manifestations of the beauty of composition, and all famous calligraphers throughout the ages have this style. The composition and layout are not a hodgepodge, but a unified and coordinated style that runs through a main theme. Then, under the guidance of the main theme, we make changes and combinations, just like the main theme and variations in music, seeking differences in the same and seeking common ground in differences, which is naturally full of charm. For example, the composition of Zhang Xu's "sleet", Dong Qichang's "Shu Guang" and Zheng Banqiao's "Luanshipu Street" ... Art is the expression of personality, and these distinctive styles make his works have a diverse, unified and harmonious aesthetic feeling, which makes people know the works of a calligrapher at a glance.
Zazie Hoko
The structure of calligraphy works is the shape produced by the division of space by lines, which has sufficient spatial freedom and can form the life of the whole works through the displacement and exaggeration of lines. The composition of calligraphy works pays attention to rhythm and melody, and it is necessary to arrange the shape between words and lines, and handle the balance, coherence and change of the lines of the whole work. When choosing a form, we should not only conform to the general rules of this style, such as the gap between heaven and earth, inscriptions and seals, etc. Words and lines should be changed with the help of font size, length, density, diagonal, expansion, opening and closing, and even pen order. This is a link between the preceding and the following, calling from left to right, counting white as black, and combining reality with reality.