The painting theory "Six Methods" of Xie He, a painter in the Southern Qi Dynasty, has not only guided the creation of painting for thousands of years, but also has the same significance for calligraphy and seal cutting. The "vivid charm" is of vital importance in seal cutting creation. The creation of seal cutting is first of all the state, and the excited state and the exuberant creative desire are the prerequisites for the success or failure of creative works.
The creation of seal cutting is an important way for artists to express their feelings and write their experiences. It uses a unique way of language expression - knife, stone, line, inkpad and inkpad. Therefore, the language of seal cutting should be "inspired" and not created for creation. I have felt and thought about it for some time, and carved it with seal cutting; If not, at least you have to resonate with the content you want to engrave. It's better to feel the same. Only works created in this way have vitality, are fresh, and are "vivid".
Luo Pengpeng's Seal Cutting at the Beginning of the Twenty four Solar Terms
"Moving and Wonderful" is an important theory of Gu Kaizhi, a painter in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, which is very suitable for seal cutting creation. In fact, "Moving to Wonderful" is a process of capturing inspiration. If the creative desire comes, and inspiration flashes before or during the creation, we must seize it, and start carving it immediately, without delay. When creating with inspiration and desire, good works are often produced. In addition, stamp tools and materials are also relatively particular. As for the integration of various cultural elements, it is not an overnight thing. In fact, this is a natural process, not mechanically. If the knife technique is excellent, everything in the stomach will be on the blade.
(Song Dynasty) Yang Wanli's "Little Lotus" Luo Pengpeng's calligraphy
Innovation is the soul of creation, even the life of creation. In terms of form, innovation is to break the previous visual convention. One is to re-examine the past and apply it organically. The second is to build an unprecedented form of artistic expression. The third is its value orientation, either leading the present or surpassing the future. Nietzsche, a philosopher in the 20th century, once said, "My time has not come yet, and some people will live after death." As Nietzsche said, the essence of innovation is the revaluation of traditional values.
Innovative people are intelligent, brave and brave. Innovative people, because of their intelligence, can throw away the inherent rules and create new ways. Innovative people are brave, so they have the courage to deny themselves and deny others. Innovative people have the courage to take on responsibilities. Whether new things are accepted or not requires the spirit of taking on responsibilities.
In my opinion, from the perspective of artists' creation, innovation is the way of existence of artists' essence and the meaning of their artistic life.
(The author is the honorary president of the Seal Cutting Institute of the Chinese Academy of Arts)
(Editor in charge: Wang Yifan, Liu Jia)
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