Chinese Calligraphy Used In Tattoos
I went on a search recently for my perfect tattoo. I wanted something exquisite, basic and with deep spiritual meaning. I didn't have much of an idea what I was looking for to begin with. Then I looked up Chinese calligraphy and I was taken back by words being brush stroked eloquently and masterfully on paper. They spoke to me at first sight. Without even knowing what they meant, I could tell each symbol held a world of thought within it’s own. As I went through the pages, the calligraphy got only better, making it even more difficult which one I should choose to eternalize on my skin. I was so entranced with the Chinese calligraphy letters that I impatiently pushed right on through to see how they were put together as words. Thay appeared even more beautiful to me. All of them seemed to have a deep meaning.
Chinese calligraphy is an ancient art form stretching back to almost 3000 years in the past. This style of writing is said to be a type of abstract art in itself. Numerous masters throughout Chinese history have left behind their own unique interpretation of the Chinese characters. It was Tu Mang who collected it all together with form identification and styles. He established names for the techniques used to specify the words. For example, a carefree style has an undefined or unknown direction. On the opposite side, a carefully executed type insists on a very careful execution and thought behind the work. Mysterious is to use your imagination. There are 120 distinct expressions used in Chinese calligraphy, very many born by great masters of the past.
align=left border=0>This graceful and serene art form called Chinese calligraphy is a greek word meaning beautiful writing and can be seen everywhere from art galleries to restaurants, and tattoo shops. This takes me back to my search for the perfect Chinese word. As soon as I had the words I wanted to immortalize on my back, after learning so very much more about Chinese calligraphy, it occurred to me I would have to choose a form too. What type of brush strokes would best represent the meaning of the words I had chosen? I could go with a classic, traditional style used in ancient times or even something called the grass style, which looked more whimsical to me. I had't realized the depth of expression tied up not only in searching for a tattoo, but the actual essence, personality, and layers upon layers of meaning connected with this wonderful art form.
Beyond the style, there are phrases, and the writing itself there is traditional, vertical or modern horizontal. I could go for quotes, character idioms, or even 7 character extractions from well-known poems. I could get my name or my children’s names translated into Chinese or frame the words with other kinds of Asian art. The more I searched on Chinese calligraphy, the more infatuated I became of the work, and yet I was not getting any closer to choosing a tattoo because, being very honest, every word or quotation inspired a different feeling in me. There were simply far too many I identified with on a deep and spiritual level. For the time being, I shall have to consider my final choice of Chinese caligraphy very carefully indeed.
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