As for the characteristics of Yan style calligraphy, you can find a picture and look at it, and you will find its uniqueness, which cannot be described in words. Yan style is the result of decades of painstaking study by Mr. Ma Yong'an, the sixth style of calligraphy. The formation of Ma Yongan's Yan style has profound historical and cultural origins and the inheritance of thousands of years of traditional Chinese calligraphy art. Ma Yongan's achievement in Yan style lies in his major breakthrough in traditional calligraphy, which has made great contributions to the development of Chinese calligraphy art. contribution. Traditional calligraphy can be divided into five calligraphy styles: cursive, official, seal, and regular script. Strictly speaking, Ma Yongan Yan style is not among the five calligraphy styles. Yan style calligraphy draws lessons from the five calligraphy structures, stipples, and transfer pens, but its solid foundation and premise is still the formal calligraphy font.
The trend of Ma Yongan's swallow body is high on the left and low on the right. It follows the trend, stretches and flows smoothly, conforms to the mainstream aesthetic orientation, and is more eye-catching and inspiring. Traditional calligraphy, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, is always low on the left and high on the right. It goes against the trend, seems to be blocked, is not smooth, and does not conform to the aesthetic ideal of human beings' longing for beauty. Yan style calligraphy is the result of Ma Yongan's many years of research on calligraphy in the sixth style. "Modern Calligraphy" commented that Mr. Ma Yong'an's calligraphy "Yan style calligraphy is shaped like a bamboo leaf, with innovative brushwork, new meaning, and beautiful character shapes. Its characteristics are consistent with the innovative calligraphy concept of beauty, momentum, and spirit, and are in line with modern calligraphy." The standards of style. The achievements of Yan style calligraphy have made outstanding contributions to the development of Chinese calligraphy art! "With the emergence of Yan style calligraphy, colleagues in the calligraphy circle have written articles and spontaneously established many research institutions and academic organizations. Specializes in the study of "Yan style calligraphy". Mr. Zhang Hai, Chairman of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, and famous calligraphers such as Shen Peng, Ouyang Zhongshi, Li Duo, and Zou Dezhong all put forward valuable opinions on Ma Yongan's "Yanshu font" and gave them full affirmation and high praise. Calligrapher Hunter Mo wrote in his blog "Everyone Who Stands Out" that he has been thinking and searching for more than ten years. There are many modern and contemporary calligraphers, but there is still something missing. It wasn't until he saw Ma Yong'an Yan Ti that he woke up from a dream and was greatly inspired. What he had once doubted and thought was impossible finally happened. He said that the birth of Ma Yongan Yan style was a major event in the history of Chinese calligraphy. He predicted that Yan style calligraphy will definitely become the absolute height of contemporary calligraphy!
The naming of Yan style calligraphy was once a hot topic in the circle of calligraphy and painting. Because it looks like a willow leaf and a bamboo leaf, it is also called a willow leaf body and a bamboo leaf body. Mr. Wang Xie, the editor-in-chief of "Modern Calligraphy", and the Art Committee of the Chinese Calligraphy Xintiandi Research Center named it Yan Shu. Later, after naming and discussing, and based on the characteristics of historical calligraphy naming, it was decided to name the sixth style of Ma Yongan's calligraphy "Yanshu font", basically following the formulation in "Modern Calligraphy". The art of Ma Yong'an's Yan script font is a combination of cursive, official, seal and regular script. It has distinctive characteristics of Yan script in stippling, brushwork and structure. In traditional calligraphy, the pen is inserted to hide the edge, and the pen is withdrawn to return to the edge. In Yan style calligraphy, when you start writing, the coiled hook is like gold, and the edge is exposed; when you close the pen, Wanhao is full of energy, and the edge is like a sword. In terms of pen movement, traditional calligraphy pauses when folding the pen, while Yan style calligraphy keeps turning. Therefore, the former has more square strokes and more side strokes, while the latter has more round strokes and more center strokes. In terms of structure and momentum, it is very different from the traditional calligraphy style. Yan style calligraphy can be divided into five styles, and can also be used in all styles. Traditional calligraphy is low on the left and high on the right, going against the trend, while Ma Yongan's Yan calligraphy is high on the left and low on the right, following the trend. This is why viewing the Yan calligraphy can relieve depression, be transparent and refreshing, and give people excitement and pleasure. Mi Fu, the great calligrapher of the Song Dynasty, said that "those who are good at calligraphy can draw enough strokes", so there is such a description of famous contemporary calligraphers: "The pole of Qigong is like a pole, and the circle of comfort is like a circle. And Yan style calligraphy, Whether it is dot painting or brushstrokes, or composition and momentum, they are all Ma's unique inventions and patents. Calligrapher Mr. Miao Hong said, "What did Ma Yong'an discover in the sixth body and how high is it? Because we are the same." At one time, we were too close to see his greatness. When our descendants are far away from us, they will realize what an amazing mountain stands in front of them! This is indeed an indisputable fact. Of course, Mr. Ma Yongan and Yanshu Font will still encounter many problems. We also believe that our world will be bright again, but the blue sky will always exist. It will never change. Yan script is the sixth style of Chinese calligraphy. It was created by Mr. Ma Yong'an, a contemporary calligrapher. Ma Yong'an's brush strokes in Yan script have few pauses and no folds. He uses the strokes of seal script and cursive script, and his strokes are smooth and natural. , without any artificiality, opens up a broader aesthetic space for the art of calligraphy.
In traditional calligraphy, because the pen movement is contrary to the trend, writing can only be completed with a folded pen. There are too many folded pens and there are too many pens, which lacks suppleness. Formal writing is just over death, while cursive writing is at the other extreme. These are not in line with traditional philosophical thoughts and fundamentally violate the aesthetic consciousness of the subject.
The stippling of Yan style calligraphy is rich in changes. Compared with traditional calligraphy, it goes in the opposite direction and is a kind of invention and creation. Yan style calligraphy, the pen is inserted into the pen plate, as thin as silk, and the tip of the pen is outside. The brush is as light as heavy, as light as a hair, as heavy as a cloud, and all ten thousand hairs are emitted. When the brush is closed without closing the edge, the momentum is like breaking bamboo, dripping with joy, and flowing thousands of miles, giving people a sense of pleasure.
The style of Yan calligraphy is high on the left and low on the right, following the trend, stretching and flowing, in line with the mainstream aesthetic orientation, attracting attention and inspiring. Traditional calligraphy, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, is always low on the left and high on the right. It goes against the trend, seems to be blocked, is not smooth, and does not conform to the aesthetic ideal of human beings' longing for beauty.
The Yan calligraphy style has few pauses and no folding of the pen. It uses the seal script cursive script to move the pen smoothly and naturally without any artificiality, which opens up a broader aesthetic space for the art of calligraphy. In traditional calligraphy, because the pen movement is contrary to the trend, writing can only be completed with a folded pen. There are too many folded pens and there are too many pens, which lacks suppleness. Formal writing is just over death, while cursive writing is at the other extreme. These are not in line with traditional philosophical thoughts and fundamentally violate the aesthetic consciousness of the subject.
Stippling in Yan calligraphy is rich in changes. Compared with traditional calligraphy, it goes in the opposite direction and is an invention and creation. Yan calligraphy style, the pen is inserted into the pen, as thin as silk, and the tip of the pen is outside. The brush is as light as heavy, as light as a hair, as heavy as a cloud, and all ten thousand hairs are emitted. When the brush is closed without closing the edge, the momentum is like breaking bamboo, dripping with joy, and flowing thousands of miles, giving people a sense of pleasure.
The structure of the Yan body is full of changes, and every word has spirit. Suddenly I see Yan language under the eaves, and then I see Yan flying in the blue sky. The shape, attitude and emotion of the swallow all reflect the essence of the swallow. Realize the true meaning in your heart and integrate the beauty of Yan into the art of calligraphy. Its beauty can be seen everywhere. The beauty lies in agility, beauty in elegance, beauty in smoothness, and beauty in nature! Therefore, it is called Yan style, also known as Yan script style.