Jia’s The Chinese Version

Abstract

The Chinese Character Simplification Programme of 1955–1957 that remains a national standard by force of law in the People’s Republic of China, not only degraded the aesthetic properties of the Chinese written character, but also hindered literacy by means of a haphazard formal reduction of the number of strokes, and by eliminating two-thirds of characters from the lexicon of those allowed for publication. In The Chinese Version painting series by Jia (b.1979), the artist arranges Chinese characters according to formal rather than semantic criteria, in order to generate by means of their juxtaposition, abstract or figurative patterns. Each character may retain its individual meaning, but not its function as a sequential syntagm. This strategy invests the characters with a formal aspect to ‘return’ that which was mutilated by the Simplification Programme. As the Simplification Programme’s formal changes ended characters’ role as image-signs, the artist’s choice to present each work as a painting alludes to their lost image capacity while appearing to imitate the outward aspect of printed characters, thereby implicitly turning against itself the pretext of character simplification for the sake of efficiency.     

姚奠中学者书法之大境界

姚奠中先生是国学大师章太炎先生唯一健在的弟子,曾得到章太炎先生的指点,悟得笔法,书艺大进.在长达半个多世纪的人生风云中,姚先生博采众长、融会贯通,形成了刚健清新的书法风格,并与自己的人格襟抱和满腹经纶相激荡,成就了一种厚重儒雅的学者书法文人书风.姚先生是学术与书法相结合的书法家,他强调文化对书法本体的优先性,其作品体现出一种大境界.他的书法是“守正创新”的书法,其书法美学呈现出“正大气象”.他的作品具有浓郁的学者书法意味,很好地表达了他深厚的文化内涵,笔墨线条中透露出中国传统文化的精神气质.姚奠中先生的学术和书法成就荣获书法界最高荣誉奖——兰亭终身成就奖.     

略论中国书法与文学趣味之关系

以中国书法艺术与文学趣味之间的关系为着眼点,以中国书法史为经略,展示出不同历史时期的文学趣味对同期的书法艺术风格的影响,并以魏晋风度、盛唐气象为个案,着重剖析二者之间的相互浸濡与融汇。     

论师范院校学生汉字书写技能的训练途径

“传道、授业、解惑”是人民教师的神圣使命,因此,每一个师范专业的在校大学生都理应学会写一手规范、美观的汉字。而我国目前的实际情况是,由于不少大学生对书法学习这个问题存在一些误区,所以,他们的汉字书写水平很不令人满意。摆脱手头那些平庸浅陋的钢笔字帖,认真临习经典书法作品,这是师范专业大学生提高汉字书写水平的可靠途径。     

夏目漱石文学创作与书画艺术

夏目漱石对书画艺术有着特殊的感情,其书画艺术修养源自于家藏的名画,在之后的汉学和西学的学习过程中,他大量接触、鉴赏中国和西方书画作品,并与书画艺术家有广泛的交往,也在他们指导下练习书法和绘画,"漱石山房藏书目录"中有丰富的书画作品和理论著作。书画艺术对漱石的文学产生了深刻影响,其创作中常以书画内容为题材,引用书画的某些元素,或借用书画艺术的技法和表现手段,丰富作品的内容和审美内涵,漱石还为绘画作品题诗,集书法、绘画、诗歌于尺幅之中。他的小说《草枕》、《三四郎》被称为"绘画小说",将书画艺术的内涵和精神融凝在小说创作中,融情于景,文中有画,以图像叙事,将文学与绘画巧妙结合。     

凉月如眉挂柳湾越中山水镜中看 ——简评曹隽平新作《抱朴求真》之书法艺术和书法理论

曹隽平的《抱朴求真》共四册,内容涉及书法作品、书法理论、艺术批评、收藏考据和采访交游等。其书法艺术作品华美而不乏骨力,流丽而不落甜俗,森严法度中呈现高雅,流畅秀逸中蕴含静气,表现了一种宁静、恬淡、细致、平和的静态之美。其书法理论宏观叙事与微观论证相结合,点面照应处理史料,让读者既能全面把握中国书法发展传承的宏观概貌,又能深入体察不同书家在书法史上的独特贡献。     

赵孟频行书艺术浅说

赵盂频是元代著名的书法家，他师法古人，推崇经典，汲取名家之长，形成风格独特的赵字。赵氏各体兼擅，以行书最为出众，其用笔圆润宛转，结体严谨，骨气隐含，具有中和之美，对后世书法艺术事业的发展影响深远。     

Calligraphy and Modern Chinese Writers

迄今为止，中国现代文学研究已取得了举世瞩目的成就，但趋于“饱和”的状态 也使其陷入了举步维艰的境地。因此，寻找新的学术增长点就变得异常重要和紧迫。 “书法文化”与“中国现代作家”的关系，几近是一个研究空白，以往很少引人注 意，这是令人遗憾的。事实上，许多中国现代作家都与书法文化有着不解之缘，他们 在书法收藏、书法创作、书学探讨上都做出了重要贡献；反过来，书法文化也对现代 文学的存在方式、文本形式、情感表达、思维方式以及审美趣味等产生了深刻的影 响。另外，通过对书法文化与中国现代作家关系的考察，还可引发我们进一步深入思 考文学、书法、文化、教育等相关问题，以便有助于新世纪的中国文学和文化获得更 大的发展空间。

关键词: 书法文化?中国现代作家?学术创新?第三种文本?书学

Research on modern Chinese literature has achieved results that have attracted wide attention. However, its state of near “saturation” has placed it in a dilemma with no clear way forward. Finding new academic growth points has become exceptionally important and urgent. The relationship between the “culture of calligraphy” and “modern Chinese writers” is virtually a research blank and has so far attracted regrettably little attention. In fact, many modern Chinese writers have had close ties with calligraphy, making important contributions to its collection, creation and scholarly exploration. Conversely, the culture of calligraphy has exerted a profound influence on such things as the mode of existence, textual forms, emotional expression, ways of thought and aesthetic tastes of modern literature. Moreover, an examination of this relationship may stimulate us to reflect more deeply on literature, calligraphy, culture, education and related issues, which may help us gain a larger space for the development of Chinese culture and literature in the new century.     

试析太极玄学与舞蹈、书法的相通之处

太极玄学与舞蹈、书法三者表面看似无太多关联,实则有着千丝万缕的联系.太极玄学与舞蹈、书法的相通之处,主要体现在“气”、“阴阳”等这些方面,对其表现出的特点进行初步的剖析阐释,指出“内求”、“意”、“空间运作规律”等两两相通之处,并结合部分具体相关的舞剧进行分析.     

先秦书法审美意识概观

先秦书法是中国书法艺术的开端。从文字创造、甲骨文、金文、大小篆书到隶变的发生,是由汉字之美到书法之美,由制作性书法向抒写性书法的转变。先秦书法决定了后世书法的审美特征和演变的基本因子,包含着空间艺术和时间艺术的普遍性原则。考察这一具体艺术现象,将有助于深化艺术起源和艺术本质特性等问题的探讨。