Why 书法 can become a kind of art?There are mainly three elements,which are Chinese Characters, writing brush and the Chinese art paper. Chinese Characters are picturesque,and every Character is composed by many different parts,which coud offer the artists unlimited visual variation. So firstly,书法 is a kind of graphic arts.Since 书法 is an art of line,by the opion of aesthetics,书法 is abstract,only the person who receive fine art education and own artistic ability can enjoy it. The material, writing brush and the Chinese art paper,which enable the line of the Characters could appear in more variaty of shape\color\strenth,all increased the expression capacity of "书法"。
Thank you, guys. 1. Chinese characters are more than informantion carriers. They are pictures. 2. So the very same character could be interpreted in various ways by people "drawing" it. 3. Which makes "writing" an expression and overflow of personal feelings. In the light this perspective, can we say that "书法" is a parallel form of painting?
We can say "书法" is a special form of painting.Picasso once said,if he was born in China,he would rather become an artist of "书法" .However, the beauty of "书法" is abstract which is different from the paintings.So many painters cannot be a good artist of "书法" since the painters are all customed to imagery thinking.That is to say,“书法”need both imagery thinking and abstract thinking. "书法" is not only a parallel form of painting,but is a parallel form of dancing of the writer's hand because the rhythm is important.Without the rhythm,the writer could not express his feeling and personality.If we say the painting\architecture\sculpture are all art of "space",and the music\dancing\**** are all art of time,"书法"is both an art of space and time.