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1、Calligraphyisanartdatingbacktotheearliestdayofhistory,andwidelypracticedthroughoutChinatothisday.Onedoesnothavetoknowthewordtoappreciateitsbeauty.Becauseinessence,Calligraphyisanabstractart.(WhileviewingaWesternabstractpainting,onedoesnotask,"Whatisit?"Wh
2、enviewingChinesecalligraphy,oneneednotask,"WhatistheChineseword?")It’sfascinatingtolearnaboutserif衬线andsanseriftypefaces字型,aboutvaryingtheamountofspacebetweendifferentlettercombinations,aboutwhatmakesgreattypographygreat.Itwasbeautiful,historical,artistic
3、allysubtleinawaythatsciencecan’tcapture.SteveJobs,founderApple&Macintosh,Inyear’2005,InhiscommencementaddresstotheStanfordUniversitygraduates,sharedhisintimatethoughtsaboutApple,amongwhichcalligraphycontributealot.“IfIhadneverdroppedout(mynormalclasses),I
4、wouldhaveneverdroppedinonthiscalligraphyclass,andpersonalcomputersmightnothavethewonderfultypographythattheydo.”GoodforMentalEdificationCalligraphyisanabstractartofbeauty,whichisinspiredbynatureandcomefromlife,closelyrelevanttothesurroundings.Famouscallig
5、rapher吴善茂oncesaid：“calligraphyiswriting,butnotintheotherwayaround.”书法是写字，但写字不都是书法。Soinordertowritebetter,wehavetolearnmore,knowmore.Finally,wegetourselveshighlyimprovedinturn.Goodforhealth古往今来说书法能使人健康长寿，并非虚传。“作书能养气，也能助气。”练书时，须绝虑疑神，全躯启动，力送毫端，注于纸上，抒胸中气，散心中郁
6、。这样，对人的心理和生理方面都有一定的调节和锻炼作用，久而久之，可使人灵心焕发，无疾而寿。即便不幸患病，也可通过练习写字，养心愈疾，畅达延年。longevity历史上欧阳询、颜真卿、大书法家平均寿命79.2岁，其中颜真卿76岁时遭杀害，不然寿命会更长。另据资料介绍，明清两代著名书画家（书画相通）同高僧比较，28人中，书画家比高僧长寿12.7岁，说明书画活动可能比高僧修行还有利健康，己为世人共识。CalligraphycrazeItstartedfromthereformingandopening,coin
7、cideswiththethrivingofmartialartandpoetry.However,after30years’development,calligraphyremains,beingtheonlyone.reasonItdependsontheprosperityofcharactersandChineseculture,withoutintervals,whichmanifestsitsvigorandvitality.毕加索曾经对张大千说过“我生在法国，如果我生在中国的话可能我会成为书
8、法家”。因为他觉得书法能够充分表达自己的情感和意愿。Thankyou!
