The Study Of Calligraphic Art Theory Based On "Gas"

"Gas" is an important concept of Chinese philosophy which leads to the understanding of the structure of the universe,the nature's ‘law of motion' and how life individuals work.During the developing of Chinese traditional art criticism,the concept ‘Gas' was introduced into describe and how art works were produced and gave standards which critics depend on.As the old saying goes,the Dao of calligraphy is the reflection of Dao as the reality,which shows how high the position in the calligraphy art ‘Gas' maintain.‘Gas' is also a standard based on which good works and bad could be tell apart so we could easily find ample examples that show how calligraphers and critics use the concept of ‘Gas' and continually expand the meaning of it.After a brief review of ‘Gas' in metaphysical area it comes to how criticizers use the word ‘Gas' to describe and evaluate calligraphy works during those dynasties which can assist us in understanding the usage of the concept ‘Gas' in calligraphy theory,do great help to creation practice as well.