From "Harmony But Difference" To "All Roads Lead To Rome"

Wu Changshuo is a great master of seal cutting in the 20 th century in China.In modern times,only Qi Baishi can compete with his seal style.Both of them can be regarded as the leaders of the seal circle.Wu and Qi are two "century making" figures in the history of modern seal cutting art.They are great artists who integrate poetry,calligraphy,painting and seal carving.Their artistic talents promote the freehand seal style to the peak of seal cutting art in the 20 th century.And has a profound impact on the future generations.Starting from Wu Changshuo's and Qi Baishi's academic approaches,life experiences and learning methods,this paper respectively discusses their printing ideas and characteristics of seal cutting art,and from the three aspects of seal cutting techniques(including character pattern,layout,knife technique),seal carving style,and the influence of the integration of poetry,calligraphy,painting and seal science on their seal cutting works,through a detailed analysis of their seal cutting works,this paper makes a comprehensive comparison of their seal cutting art features,and probes into their artistic achievements and far-reaching influence on later generations,which proves the importance of correct seal thinking for guiding successful art practice,and the key of " outstanding technology and principles " for artists.Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi are both influenced by the concept of " learns seal carving from calligraphy and out of itself ",but they have their own inheritance and development.They are the most successful practitioners of the concept of "learns seal carving from calligraphy and out of itself".Today,this concept still guides the development of contemporary seal cutting,and continues and improves constantly.Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi have different seal carving art characteristics,but they also have great artistic achievements.The comparative study of Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi enriches the depth and breadth of the case study of these two great men,and tries to find the internal relationship between their artistic characteristics,so as to explore the law of their artistic creation personalization.