Ouyang Tong's Calligraphy Art Research

In the early Tang Dynasty,the prosperity of politics and economy promoted the unprecedented development of culture,from which calligraphy,as a part of culture,occupied an important position.During this period,many famous calligraphers emerged,which made the development of calligraphy art in Tang Dynasty reach a certain height.Ouyangtong,as one of the representatives,inherits the charm of Chinese calligraphy with his unique artistic style.Because of the influence of his father Ouyang Xun,Ouyang Tong’s calligraphy achievements were covered up.Up to now,there are relatively few researchers on ouyangtong’s calligraphy art,but the number of calligraphers who learn from the techniques gradually increases.In the th National Exhibition,several works based on ouyangtong’s calligraphy stand out and inject new vitality into the contemporary calligraphy world.This paper starts from ouyangtong’s calligraphy,aiming to let everyone know ouyangtong’s personal life while learning ouyangtong’s skills.Then,two works of ouyangtong who lived in the world are taken as important objects of analysis,trying to analyze the style characteristics,status and influence of ouyangtong’s calligraphy art,as well as the style differences between him and ouyangxun’s "Jiucheng palace and Liquan Ming";at the same time,it analyzes the Tang Dynasty’s The calligrapher and the style of calligraphy also made a brief introduction,which revealed the reason why the calligrapher preferred Ouyang Tong’s calligraphy more and more.So that more learners can better understand the real art of ouyangtong calligraphy and the value it brings,and provide corresponding help for modern and contemporary people who study and copy the European style.The article discusses from four chapters in turn:the first chapter mainly introduces the social and cultural background of the early Tang Dynasty,ouyangtong’s personal life,ouyangtong’s calligraphy and character;the second chapter mainly describes ouyangtong’s calligraphy origin and the relationship between teachers and students,and states the calligraphy style at that time and his learning from his father ouyangxun’s calligraphy;the third chapter is the core part of this paper,mainly from ouyangtong’s calligraphy works of the world To start with,the author makes a comprehensive analysis of "the Taoist priest’s stele" and "the spring boy’s epitaph",and explains the contents of the two steles and the owner of the inscription.The fourth chapter is the historical status and influence of ouyangtong calligraphy,as well as the driving role in calligraphy,the impact on calligraphy at that time and later generations,and the impact on the personality of calligraphy art.Ouyang Tong influenced the calligraphy of he Shaoji,Kang Youwei and Zheng Xiaoxu.In the modern calligraphy exhibition,there were also those who went to study Ouyang Tong’s calligraphy.This is the recognition and inheritance of Ouyang Tong ’ It’s one of the controversies about his calligraphy.The contemporary calligraphers also highly praise ouyangtong’s calligraphy,which is the promotion of ouyangtong’s calligraphy value.