beauty in art, calligraphy, chinese calligraphy, improved concentration, noble character, perseverance, self-cultivation

10 Advantages to Practicing Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese calligraphy is a unique part of traditional culture. But nowadays, we have developed network communication tools, and we seldom write Chinese, not to mention practice calligraphy. Chinese calligraphy, however, is one of the fundamental ways of self-cultivation. Advantages you can gain from practicing calligraphy 1. It nurtures your spirit In the Yellow Emperor, an ancient Chinese medical ...

Kathy McWilliams

Several calligraphy brushes sit on a table next to bowls of ink and paper.

Modern Art and the Extreme Desecration of Beauty

Until the earlier parts of the 20th century, there was a definition for music and arts, and that is, an expression of beauty. According to Roger Scruton, the renowned philosopher and writer, the point of beauty is that it is a value, similar to truth and goodness. From the 20th century onward, art endeavored to ...

Jessica Kneipp

Roger Scuton.