The Commentary On Xu Wei’s Calligraphy Theory And Practice

Xu Wei was a representative figure of special significance in the Chinese calligraphy history, as the central person of "worship states" calligraphy in the Ming Dynasty and romanticism calligraphy hurricane in late Ming dynasty, his calligraphy practice established a expressionism peak in the history of calligraphic style, and had a profound impact on the development of calligraphy on later generations. Meanwhile, Xu Wei carried study of calligraphy theory, his large number of calligraphy theories presenting as preface and postscript, theories, poems, theory compilation, and a variety of other ways, these works including both of triming and exegesis to calligraphy theories of former generation, also have his own thinking and summary about calligraphy learning. His calligraphy thoughts and calligraphy creation rely on each other and closely linked together, form the organic whole of Xu Wei’s calligraphy system. Therefore, for the study of Xu Wei’s case, not only focus on his work style analysis, it is more important to an in-depth discussion of the motivation and thoughts behind the works, to explore the relation of interdependence between his thoughts and practice. Meanwhile, the shining personality insights and creative practice creativity possess universal value and significance in calligraphy, and pointing to a series of major propositions of calligraphy ontology, such as inheritance and innovation of tradition, calligrapher subject spirit, combination of personality experience and calligraphy, calligraphy of expressionism characteristics and method, the realization of the unconstrained cursive script calligraphy, breakthrough of calligraphy form, and so on. These propositions for the study of contemporary calligraphy theory and creative practice all have important implications.This article put Xu Wei’s calligraphy theory and practice as a center, focus on the Xu Wei’s calligraphy theory and practice in further interpretation, tried to explore the inner motivation of Xu Wei’s calligraphy practice, mutual reference and certificate relationship between his calligraphy practice and learning, and the influences of Xu Wei’s calligraphy thoughts and creative practice on later generations, and so on.