Posts by Beyond Calligraphy
Chinese New Year’s Eve
This year’s Chinese New Year, which is the first day of the lunar year, is coming in less than a month on February 8th. According to ancient tradition, families gather around for dinner on New Year’s eve, symbolizing the start of a fifteen-days celebration from lunar January 1st to the 15th, which is also the…
Read MoreCalligraphy exhibition to raise funds for four independent Chinese schools
The Lion-Parkson Foundation organised a Chinese New Year Calligraphy Exhibition-cum-charity sale recently to raise funds to help needy students in Chinese schools.
Read MoreWang Xizhi and Kukai of a new era
The exhibition was held with the hope of nurturing a younger generation of calligraphers in the tradition of Wang Xizhi (王羲之) and Kukai (空海).
Read More流浪的龍魂 水墨 痕跡
我被日本文化的魅力所吸引開始於武術 。武術訓練所需的精神和思維定式，對應的就是 水墨 畫和書法藝術
Read MoreÎntâlnirile mele cu pensulele: Partea I
Întâlnirile mele cu pensulele au continuat pănă la finalul facultăţii. Când am aterizat la Boston, mi-am amenajat un atelier de pictură, dar era mai dificil
Read MoreCan an Armless Person become a Calligraphy Master
It’s a pretty rare person who has mastered the classical art of calligraphy. Wu Yong is all the more exceptional because he writes by holding the brush between his teeth.
Read MoreWords Become Art All Around The World
Calligraphy can be considered a formative art that uses writing as its medium. While typical writing is used as a set of signs designed to replace spoken words
Read MoreKanji: 上 (German translation)
Spätere Siegelschrift-Formen des Schriftzeichens 上 wurden von denen der Orakelknochenschrift und kinbun abgeleitet.
Read More彷徨う 龍 の魂の軌跡
Choosing Calligraphy Paper
The famous words of calligraphy sage Wang Xizhi (王羲之, 303–361) from the Jin dynasty (晉朝, 265 – 420) go: “use a hard brush on soft paper, and a soft brush on hard paper.” This golden rule is followed today, however one needs to remember than only the artist really knows what he wants. Learning how…
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