http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com We believe that calligraphy art is beyond inspiring. Its infinite imagery and passionate aura will bring prosperity and harmony into your life. en-us calligraphy Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:27:49 -0400 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:27:49 -0400 beyondcalligraphy.com http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/avant-garde_calligraphy.html80bd1926ba9a259b3da7ac4b637b669cAvant-garde calligraphy is a spiritual art of arranging space around black lines of characters or images Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:27:48 -0400 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/index.htmlafce8467f89af95b982d142d65b02307We believe that calligraphy art is beyond inspiring. Its infinite imagery and passionate aura will bring prosperity and harmony into your life. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:46:04 -0400 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/chinese_calligraphy_part_4.html0439ad2d0bf3517bf9df2d0d243bbbe7Chinese Calligraphy works can be so extreme that characters become unreadable yet their meaning is still sensible through amazing condensation of energy. Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:54:32 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/bukuseki.html7a460c64f16a6ce793bae8493046ef62The history of bokuseki goes back to Tang 618-907 C.E. and Song 960-1279 C.E. dynasties of China. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:46:33 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_brush.html387407f58c7ab26101d5e7623f15362bThe calligraphy brush symbolizes the extension of mind and body of the calligrapher. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:46:04 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_brush_anatomy.html140a7017c204c344e9619990b1efa0b9The calligraphy brush anatomy is made up of 9 differenet parts. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:45:15 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_brush_hairs.html20026e7b88cec564ef03003a861174d7The calligraphy brush hairs of the brush is one of the most importants parts of the brush Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:44:01 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_brush_handling.html6cc3facf69fbf536458995d3168dda90Calligraphy brush handling is very important in preventing damaged to the calligraphy brush Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:43:32 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_brush_sizes.html28b78daf5986d67b9d2cc961117ef79fAll calligraphy brush sizes have there own application in calligraphy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:43:03 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_ink.html8ebb8ae3e9022d116b8c5f8358c9e5efCalligraphy Ink grinding for a calligrapher is a form of meditation. The monotony of clockwise movements puts his mind and heart into a dream-like state. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:42:29 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_ink_types.html2ee5230ccfa3699827848df84190368aToday ink comes in two major calligraphy ink types: hardened and liquid Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:41:46 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_inkstone.htmlaae6a535114b8d2cd03d0565538a6b2aa calligraphy Inkstone is the second most important treasure of the study. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:58 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_inkstone_handling.htmlb860dfb9037722a98065404e3c27e0b3Proper Calligraphy Inkstone handling is vital as not to damage the surface Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:40:22 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_inkstone_types.html1f4922e863e28522cc6f621d75c8765cThe four main calligraphy inkstone types are called Duan, She, Taohe and Chengni Inkstones Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:39:12 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_paper.html9ba65a303d9595101231447f9b6e8e1cThe art of making calligraphy paper in Japan was initiated by a Korean monk in 610 A.D., who brought the recipe with him. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:37:37 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_paper_types.htmlc87bf3f7cf26c188103718e84823045fThere are many calligraphy paper types, but the most suitable is called Xuan paper. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:37:06 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_styles.htmlc679b5330de25ed1a328933146b6e512Calligraphy Styles can distinguish by five core styles: Seal script, Clerical script, Cursive script, Standard script and Semi-cursive script Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:36:07 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/chinese_calligraphy.html6fd96518b63067ff0c7f5a851feb75eaHistory of Chinese Calligraphy is debatable and scientists cannot settle down agreeing to a concrete point in time. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:35:18 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/chinese_calligraphy_part_2.html8df39139c0810ffcf5dbf0718cfa4993Chinese calligraphy has reached its full maturity in early C.E. which is when all of the styles were already in use. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:34:25 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/chinese_calligraphy_today_part_1.html29628316ab01f24d18c816c29feda8f8The essence of Chinese calligraphy today, both classical and modern, is raw magic of simplicity and deeply spiritual nature. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:31:57 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/chinese_calligraphy_today_part_2.html8a6f213484b24f849a051dc71b90d872The essence of Chinese calligraphy today, both classical and modern, is raw magic of simplicity and deeply spiritual nature. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:31:28 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/choosing_a_calligraphy_brush.htmlcc7b7c19bc4edde97f073cf4ce59bf32Choosing a calligraphy brush is as important as doing calligraphy itself Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:29:47 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/choosing_a_calligraphy_inkstone.htmla688516ff43f78d47352f038bc78e1a4Choosing a calligraphy inkstone will employ the use of your senses. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:29:15 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/choosing_calligraphy_ink.htmlf04cb7b8135f96fa0761246145ad2b75There are three main things when choosing calligraphy ink. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:27:24 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/choosing_calligraphy_paper.html9e700e0e4c3ddb8e4535e9172fd88645Things to remember about when choosing calligraphy paper Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:54 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/clerical_script.html8c1a573dd5bbda0e61bc07e0096ba1e7By simplifying the complex structure of characters, merging dots into single lines, etc, clerical script was brought to life. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:26:15 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/clerical_script_part_2.html289b177d0ea600f8c37c236bc55d6bdbThe basics rule of clerical script is called “one character, one wave”, from the wavy movement of hand during finishing a stroke Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:25:41 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/contact_us.htmla92d9c0b021efe9471925a54e489cb89If you have any Questions about Beyond Calligraphy, Please contact us. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:24:36 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/cursive_script.htmld1696ccb8c28d6d0e1b4ed4fb9989f9eKnowledge of cursive script is necessary for anyone who wishes to be able to read hand written Chinese characters Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:24:07 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/cursive_script_part_2.html35634c37fec4210d65e6f8dd23e54abfToday cursive script is understood as any style whenever strokes are executed with rapidity and they tend to “round up” structure of given character. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:23:29 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/flying_white_script.html73df1ec1370ab4a09193406a9349415eFlying White is extremely beautiful. Light, poetic in its mobility, graceful, and delicate. It is quite often being combined with paintings interwoven into the text, such as dragons, or other motives Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:22:49 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/four_treasures.html9dda7bc61eae0453f62e037576698864Four treasures of the study were often themes of poems, paintings and calligraphy in ancient China Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:22:17 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/great_seal_script.html29e0e24f6023fce608726266afd49b48Great Seal script in broad sense of its definition includes oracle bone script (koukotsubun) and kinbun Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:21:46 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/japanese_calligraphy.html1f50a9402faeba451c926e9a995bc41fHistory of Japanese calligraphy begins with importing Chinese writing system, namely kanji. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:20:11 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/japanese_calligraphy_part_2.html76ed4be4d57af11790a3b92b722176a0Simplified sougana gave birth to modern hiragana which is used in a unique Japanese calligraphy style simply called kana. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:19:36 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/japanese_calligraphy_part_3.html8068814a19de2c5f9fc4556615cd14d6Hiragana has replaced troublesome manyougana with much simpler and fewer forms, although both writing systems are still used (together) in highly artistic art of Japanese calligraphy Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:19:04 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/japanese_calligraphy_part_4.html0ac7120cdfa3ede1be5c013dad819239Japanese calligraphy and Chinese calligraphy was profoundly influenced by modern abstract painting, and vice versa. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:18:19 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/kana.html725d29577163021f356060ecd343cf36Therefore, modern Japanese language consists of two types of kana (hiragana and katakana) and kanji. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:17:49 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/kana_part_2.html37e0a48625c54efdfb74ef61c31c5827In later periods men begun to write poetry in kana (it includes hiragana combined with kanji in cursive script) and its popularity had expanded. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:17:18 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/nushu.html2a604c719bb3b1cfcd41c749ddf129fbNushu is a very feminine style, delicate and simple in form. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:16:47 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/oracle_bone_script_part_2.htmld6569b9d11648a0518343ecd1be48768It is important to point out, that oracle bone script was not a linguistically advanced writing system. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:15:29 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/seal_script.htmlba8c858428a119e2a48fd115c8fb944cSeal script is a term that is used for both great and small seal script Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:14:55 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/Semi-cursive_script.html7a9b2275be3cda62b7419c459fbf935dChinese Scripts can distinguish by five core styles: Great Seal script, Clerical script, Cursive script, Standard script and Semi-cursive script Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:14:25 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/small_seal_script.htmlbdce20640644c6ff0058030107a08562Small seal script was not however an invention of one man, neither it was developed immediately. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:49 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/small_seal_script_part_2.html02d3c621718df7afcdb08ac37a547387Rounded edges of each stroke and lines of even thickness are basic rules of small seal script Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:19 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/standard_script.html368db9698c42b73544634d6374599dfbChinese Scripts can distinguish by five core styles: Great Seal script, Clerical script, Cursive script, Standard script and Semi-cursive script Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:12:49 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/standard_script_part_2.html9f90fda42026a434a3cd90e465c6b10dChinese Scripts can distinguish by five core styles: Great Seal script, Clerical script, Cursive script, Standard script and Semi-cursive script Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:12:16 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/what_is_calligraphy.html7d3e39ec6ec2f22acd198baf5d489393What is Calligraphy: Chinese and Japanese Sho is based on logographic writing system. Unlike its western counterparts, a single character can depict a word, scene, mood, and also be a poem. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:11:49 -0500 http://www.beyondcalligraphy.com/calligraphy_ink_handling.htmlbec2799d3e498c54a1490eca2300368bProper calligraphy ink handling is required to prolong the life span of ink. Mon, 30 May 2011 09:49:56 -0400