CHINESECALLIGRAPHY——ThespiritofChineseartChinesecalligraphyworldfamousformerfirstladyLauraBush美国前总统布什夫人WhatisChinesecalligraphy?ArtoflinesPhilosophySpirit中国书法是一种艺术中国书法是一种理念中国书法是一种精神Fourtreasuresofthestudy•Brush:bambooandweasel(黄鼬)hair湖笔•Inkandinkstick:madefromlampblack(soot)andbinders,grindedwithwaterbeforeuse.徽墨•Paper:SpecialtypesofpapercalledXuanzhiisused,fromTatarwingceltis(青檀)andothermaterials.宣纸•Inkstone:usedtogrindthesolidinkstickintoliquidinkandtocontaintheinkonceitisliquid.Madeof:stone,ceramic,orclayfromthebanksoftheYellowRiver端砚汉字的字体演变TheevolutionofChinesecharactersfont→小篆→隶书→楷书→草书→行书篆书Sealscript隶书和楷书officialandregular颜真卿(A.D.709-785)—Tangdynasty•OneofthefourgreatestmastersofkaishuYanZhenqingusedtopractisecalligraphywhilesweepingtheyardwithagroomwhenhewasyoung.LaterheaskedZhangXun,afamouscalligrapheronhowtoachievetheachievementsastheancients.Afteryearsofhardworkandcombininghissentimentsandambitionsfromthebattlefield,hisworksreachedtheconsummatelevel.Yan’sworks:firmandstretchy草书Cursivescript柳公权(778-865)—Tangdynasty•LiuGongquan,amasterofkaishuandcursive(行草)whoisoftenmentionedwithYanZhenqing.Kaishu:vigorousandrigorousRunning-cursive:fluentandflowing“Thebestrunninghandwriting”行书王羲之兰亭集序汉语是我们的母语,不一定每个人都能成为书法家,但每个人都要把汉语学好、把汉字写好。Chineseisthemothertongue,it’sourdutytolearnandwriteitwellthoughnoteveryonecanbecalligrapherAtthesametime,weshouldtryourutmosttolearnEnglishwelltospreadChinesetotheworld!同时,我们要把英语学好,将汉字传播到全世界!Thankyou!BY:王晓晨Mar21st2016