A Study Of Feng Qiyong’s Calligraphy

Feng Qiyong(1924-2017),a native of Wuxi,Jiangsu Province,was a distinguished literary historian,redist,and educator,known for his study of The Dream of the Red Chamber,and a renowned scholar who was known for his calligraphy and painting.In his calligraphy studies,he always insisted on the "Two Kings" as his religion,and was also a skilled calligrapher and painter,and was highly regarded as a "literati calligrapher and painter".In the history of Chinese calligraphy,Feng Qiyong was a calligrapher who focused on the rediscovery of traditions,paying attention to literature and fieldwork in his calligraphy studies.Based on his profound knowledge of Chinese calligraphy and his unique understanding of calligraphy,he has also achieved profound attainments in both creative and theoretical aspects of calligraphy.The "source" here reflects the cultural spirit and meaning inherent in calligraphy,and is of great significance to Feng Qiyong’s calligraphic trajectory.Feng’s seriousness and seriousness are not only reflected in his academic exploration,but also in his calligraphic creation and theoretical practice.In his calligraphic practice,he mainly adhered to the aesthetic pursuit of the "Two Kings" as the calligraphic ideal,and created a large number of works in this style;in his calligraphic theory,he gave a great deal of thought to the development of calligraphy,and these understandings interpreted calligraphy more from the perspective of the literati,which is of great significance to the development of calligraphy.This paper focuses on Feng Qiyong’s calligraphy and develops a discussion of his calligraphic art,which is divided into five chapters:The first chapter introduces the origin and significance of this topic and explains the importance of this paper to the study of Feng Qiyong.The second chapter analyzes the current status and shortcomings of the study of Feng Qiyong’s calligraphy and explains the research methodology,and finally provides a specific discussion of the significance and value of the current study of Feng Qiyong,outlines the innovations,and presents the results of this paper.The second chapter discusses Feng Qiyong’s academic career and the origins of his mentorship,and then explores the important factors that influenced his calligraphic path.The third chapter is an overall analysis of Feng Qiyong’s calligraphic creation.This chapter discusses Feng Qiyong’s calligraphic style and characteristics from three separate perspectives.The first is the overall look,through the interpretation and analysis of Feng Qiyong’s images in various calligraphic styles,and the summarization of Feng Qiyong’s stylistic features and formal aesthetics,in an in-depth study and discussion of the inner connotations of Feng Qiyong’s calligraphic works.The fourth chapter focuses on Feng Qiyong’s calligraphic thought and theory.This chapter discusses Feng Qiyong’s view of literati calligraphy,creation,and aesthetics,respectively.The fifth chapter analyzes Feng Qiyong’s significance to contemporary calligraphy.The first point is summarized as the need to be diligent in learning calligraphy,diligent in the study and observation of calligraphy.The second point is that books can carry the way,discussing the idea of books carrying the way from the point of view that books can be written with emotion,and that books can be written with words that pass through nature.The third point is that the tradition of calligraphy is rooted in culture,and that "culture" is the cornerstone of calligraphy.