“字如其人”:论颜真卿书品出于人品的导向意义

On the Guiding Significance of Yan Zhenqing’s Calligraphy Features Based on His Personality

“字如其人”说法古来有之,体现了书法艺术与作者品格的联系。颜真卿不仅是书法名家,在历代叙事和书写中,他也往往被尊为道德楷模、民族英雄,是典型的德艺双馨书法家。在分析“字如其人”这一文化观念演变的基础上,以颜真卿为个案,通过剖析其作品和人品之间的关系,有助于人们更加清晰地认识到历史时空中颜真卿形象的建构。在文化艺术高质量发展的今天,通过颜真卿来研究“字如其人”的文化观更具导向意义。

The saying “The handwriting reflects the writer’s personality” has existed since ancient times, which reflects the relationship between calligraphy art and writer character. Yan Zhenqing is not only a famous calligrapher, but also a moral model and national hero in the historical narration and writing of the past dynasties. He is a typical calligrapher with both virtues and arts. Based on the analysis of the evolution of the cultural concept of “The handwriting reflects the writer’s personality”, this paper takes Yan Zhenqing as a case to analyze the relationship between Yan Zhenqing’s works and characters, which helps people to more clearly understand the construction of Yan Zhenqing’s image in historical time and space. Today, with the high-quality development of culture and art, it is of guiding significance to study the cultural view of “The handwriting reflects the writer’s personality” through Yan Zhenqing.