筆法與時代用字的風氣

Calligraphy Techniques and the Wording Trend of the Time

書寫行為與時代風氣有關，包含當時通行的字體與個人書寫方式，漢代趙壹〈非草書〉的批評立場，肯定書寫需有天分，反對不切社會實用的草書風氣，可以做為觀察字體變遷及個人書寫技藝的原則，也就是說〈非草書〉開立人對其時代用字及書寫技藝的評論，在批評草書現象中，後人反從草書的運筆方式，加深體會書寫技藝的身體感受，確立後代從字體變遷中，掌握書法筆法作為書寫的核心思想，筆法是指毛筆書寫時的合理運動方法，依作品線條字形的表現可以判斷是否掌握筆法，而當代書法或者以特殊線條及形式構成為優先，為求強烈視覺效果，雖以毛筆為工具，多不守傳統筆法，或者是以紙上書寫為基礎，進一步使用電腦做畫面處理，再有是將書寫的呈現視為空間營造的一部分，當代書法觀念因為文字生產技術多元，一方面去筆法中心；另一方面則是向其他領域延伸。

Writing relates to the trend of the time, including common fonts and the way people write. In his “Non-cursive,” Zhao Yi in the Han Dynasty affirmed that writing requires talent and opposed the socially impractical cursive trend at that time. The article could be taken as the criterion of examining the transition of fonts and personal writing modes, that is, the article established the criticism of wordings and writing styles of its time. Later generations, however, found cursive writing a better way to feel body movements from the way writing flowed. Hence, the brush-movement has become the core value of writing. The movement of the brush means the way that the brush properly drifts with that of the body, which can be analyzed and judged by the shapes of the lines. Nevertheless, contemporary calligraphers have given priority to peculiar lines and forms. To achieve strong visual effects, calligraphers rarely follow traditional writing techniques even with a Chinese brush. Alternatively, they have even worked on the screen of computers without using paper. Furthermore, how writing is displayed has also turned into a way of space building. Contemporary calligraphy has decentralized the movement of the brush. Because of the new methods of producing words, writing has extended to the realms other than its own.