Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...
For those who saw calligraphy as an art, this was an appalling choice ... rather than canonical models from ancient masters. China’s push for higher literacy rates accelerated during the 1980s, as the ...
Guqin playing developed as an elite art form, practised by noblemen and ... Furthermore, the guqin was one of the four arts - along with calligraphy, painting and an ancient form of chess - that ...
Yan Zhenqing is one of ... of Art in Washington DC, but has remained in Taiwan ever since. The work is now being displayed in Tokyo as part of an exhibition titled "Unrivalled Calligraphy: Yan ...
but by bringing cutting-edge technology to an ancient craft, Huang says he wanted to bridge the gap between the past and ...
“It’s an art and an exercise,” Neal said of Chinese calligraphy. He added a few drops of water to the stone and swirled it around with a brush. “First, you practice with water, then you use in ...
A new “Paths of Ink” exhibition celebrating the art of calligraphy will open in the Maui Arts & Cultural Center’s Schaefer International Gallery on Nov. 12, with works by eight Japanese and Korean ...
The seals' knobs come in diverse forms and shapes and are regarded as art, and the character ... in research on calligraphy, and then became fascinated by ancient Chinese writings, such as ...
Ma, the Met curator, was introduced to the artist in 2010, but she had admired her calligraphy since childhood. “I grew up in Taipei, and I remember that we had a catalog of hers,” Ma recalled. “At ...
Paths of Ink is an international invitational exhibition featuring eight artists from Japan and Korea who pursue innovative new movements in calligraphy, amplifying age-old traditions into a ...
Calligraphy and seal-carving art works by 200 prominent artists from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan are being exhibited at the 2024 Cross-Strait Chinese Character Culture & Art Festival ...