This interdisciplinary study promotes the thesis that some contemporary Chinese ink artists succeed in using principles of traditional Chinese aesthetics to convey the union of self with nature, others and the universe. The investigation is a case study of the writings and paintings of Jizi, an ink-wash artist in Beijing, who combines images of icy mountains, Tibetan landscapes, cosmic vistas, and enclosures of personal existence. Jizi s success in expressing the unification of these dimensions is confirmed by developing and applying an interpretation of Jing Hao s classic description of...
This interdisciplinary study promotes the thesis that some contemporary Chinese ink artists succeed in using principles of traditional Chinese aest...
This book is the first case study on Wenda Gu that systematically investigates the cultural and artistic context of his life and works, examining selected images of his artwork spanning from the late 1970s to the early 21st century. It is the first monograph to provide a comprehensive and profound study of a Chinese contemporary artist. In the 1980s, the School of Hermeneutics attempted to launch a discursive revolution. Vanguard artists believed that the visual art revolution was an integral part of the critique of culture because it tended to subvert and rebuild the cultural tradition at a...
This book is the first case study on Wenda Gu that systematically investigates the cultural and artistic context of his life and works, examining sele...
The book contains a range of articles and conversations which offer critically searching insights into the development of contemporary Chinese art both within China and internationally. It brings together selected critical writings, previously published as well as unpublished, by Paul Gladston, one of the foremost international scholars of contemporary Chinese art. The articles are based on extensive first-hand research much of which was carried out during an extended residence in China between 2005 and 2010. In contrast to many other writers on the subject of contemporary Chinese art,...
The book contains a range of articles and conversations which offer critically searching insights into the development of contemporary Chinese art bot...
This book discusses how China's transformations in the last century have shaped its arts and, of relevance, its philosophical aesthetics. For instance, how have political, economic and cultural changes shaped its aesthetic developments? And, how its long-standing beliefs and traditions intercept with the modernizing desires and forces and how have these changes materialized in the artistic manifestations? By answering these questions, this book brings the Chinese philosophical ideas on aesthetics in dialogue with those of the West. It makes an important contribution to the field of art,...
This book discusses how China's transformations in the last century have shaped its arts and, of relevance, its philosophical aesthetics. For instance...
This interdisciplinary study promotes the thesis that some contemporary Chinese ink artists succeed in using principles of traditional Chinese aesthetics to convey the union of self with nature, others and the universe.
This interdisciplinary study promotes the thesis that some contemporary Chinese ink artists succeed in using principles of traditional Chinese aesthet...
This book, using a case study on Wenda Gu as representative of Chinese avant-garde, investigates the centrality of culture in art, providing readers with insights on the origin, rationale and methodology of Chinese contemporary art.
This book, using a case study on Wenda Gu as representative of Chinese avant-garde, investigates the centrality of culture in art, providing readers w...
