Xu Beihongs Aesthetic Thoughts on Calligraphy

Abstract

Xu Beihong was a pioneer of modern Chinese art. Meanwhile, calligraphy also played an important role in his artistic career. Looking back on his artistic career, creative practice and theoretical propositions, it can be found that Xu Beihong ingeniously integrated traditional
and modern, Eastern and Western artistic concepts. His calligraphy aesthetic thought, centered on realistic spirit, humanistic connotation and
innovative consciousness, not only had a profound impact on the development process of modern and contemporary Chinese calligraphy, but
also provided important inspirations for the inheritance and innovation of contemporary calligraphy art. This article mainly discusses Xu Beihongs calligraphy aesthetic thoughts