Exploring the Historical Artistry of Chinese Brushwork: Aesthetics, History, and Techniques

“A quantity of nice worth to the admirer of Chinese language artwork that additionally comprises a lot sensible recommendation for the coed.” ― Library Journal
When this e book was first revealed, there have been few if any essential research coping with Chinese language brushwork and its essential position in Chinese language artwork. The current quantity, by a famous scholar, calligrapher, and artist, was the primary vital remedy of the subject and stays among the many foremost works dedicated to the historical past, aesthetics, and strategies of the comb ― the only most essential instrument in Chinese language fantastic artwork.
The creator begins by tracing the historic growth of strategies and kinds developed by Chinese language masters from the 14th century B.C. to the current. An in-depth clarification of Chinese language aesthetic ideas and standards follows, enhanced by the creator’s perceptive private insights in such issues as line, type, house consciousness, and composition. A closing part offers a invaluable introduction to the supplies, technical rules, and main brush strokes of Chinese language portray and calligraphy. Methods are demonstrated in quite a few illustrations, together with examples of the creator’s personal extremely revered work and portray and calligraphy from historic and trendy occasions.
Additionally included amongst greater than 200 illustrations and pictures are a map of historic China, chronological charts of calligraphic kinds and dominant portray topics, in addition to a glossary of main phrases in English and Chinese language.
Dr. Kwo has exhibited his work at museums and artwork galleries all through the world and has taught Chinese language brushwork extensively in faculties and universities in each China and america. For college kids of artwork, for painters and calligraphers ― for anybody desperate to strategy Chinese language artwork from a contemporary and rewarding perspective ― his e book is should studying.