| Calligraphy creation is the organic unity of Calligraphers’ rational thinking and "irrational" play.Whether rationality dominates or "Irrationality" prevails in calligraphy creation depends on the calligrapher’s personality,life experience and creative environment,as well as different calligraphy styles.Xu Wei’s calligraphy creation with "Irrationality" has internal and external reasons.In terms of external factors,this is the performance of "true character" under the trend of ideological emancipation,the manifestation of "true self" under the background of psychological culture,and the expansion of "self will" under the publicity of friends’ personality.In terms of internal causes,this is Xu Wei’s response to "depression" and "disease",the expression of "true self" and "self meaning",and the resonance of "poetry" and "painting".Xu Wei’s "irrational" calligraphy creation shows the following characteristics.First,he is anti-traditional.He has opened a distance from the traditional calligraphy creation in terms of handwriting,calligraphy and composition.Second,he forgot his heart and hands,exaggerated his writing and composition,and had the spirit of freehand brushwork.Third,he released himself and reached the degree of madness in his creation.Fourth,the style is outstanding,which can be summarized as "surprised","strange","unique" and "different".The research on the "Irrationality" in Xu Wei’s calligraphy creation will help to deeply understand the relationship between human calligraphy,guide the perspective of calligraphy appreciation,inspire calligraphy creation and thinking,and reflect on the current calligraphy phenomena and problems. |
