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Copyright © 2003 Rona Conti
| The Art of Calligraphy | |||
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Training in calligraphy involves reproduction
of the same characters using brushes, ink,
paper, and techniques employed for several
thousand years. The order of each stroke is predetermined.
It is the calligrapher who must
maintain a sense of space and balance in the
combination of strokes.
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Consideration is given to the texture
of the ink, the grade of the paper, and
the flexibility and power of each stroke.
The aim is to create a composition of
great beauty, sensitivity and strength,
with its own vibrating spirit. Constant
practice, concentration and discipline
develops instinctive movement. Inspiration
is the final ingredient to create great works
of calligraphy, a highly cultivated art form.
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 | A character, a paragraph, even a single stroke of a character, is not created in isolation. Each part is an integral piece of the whole. It is the perfect whole that can make calligraphy a magnificently conceived work of art. | ||
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There are many different styles of calligraphy.
Small Seal Script, believed to be from two to
four thousand years
old, depicts ancient Chinese words,
hieroglyphs made of pictures and figures
of concrete objects. Modern Chinese and
Japanese characters retain this original
meaning or idea. Calligraphy must be exactly
like the ancient words in shape, but the personal
style of the artist will be expressed in the length
of line, the texture of the ink, and the strength
of chi, or power of the stroke. Calligraphy is not simply the art of writing chatacters well. The calligrapher strives to cultivate complete concentration, flowing rhythm, meditation, and a contemplative disposition. It is in the ultimate suspension of intellectual guidance of the hand and brush that the calligrapher is able to manifest, in ink on paper, the myriad aspects of life... subtle, heart rending, beautiful, sad, elegant, exquisite. |  | ||
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Inspiration by Kobayashi Sensei Gunma-machi, Gunma, Japan Rona Conti, Maebashi, Gunma Ken, Japan May, 2003 Copyright (c) 2003 Rona Conti
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