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Chinese Calligraphy

Chinese Calligraphy. Yi- Zhi Huang ( 黄一 知 ) Rutgers University. A Highly Sophisticated Fine Art An Important Carrier of Chinese Culture. April 2, 2014 Zimmerli Museum Rutgers University. Chinese Calligraphy as an Art. A highly sophisticated fine art (not a folk art)

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Chinese Calligraphy

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  1. Chinese Calligraphy Yi-Zhi Huang (黄一知) Rutgers University A Highly Sophisticated Fine Art An Important Carrier of Chinese Culture April 2, 2014 Zimmerli Museum Rutgers University

  2. Chinese Calligraphy as an Art • A highly sophisticated fine art (not a folk art) • An abstract art with a long tradition • A large collections of classical art works • Many years of technical training starting from a young age are necessary • Need delicate tools and materials • The standard for good art works are based on personal styles and influences on others

  3. Chinese Calligraphy as a Carrier of Culture • The basic education in China emphasizes music instrument(琴), go game(棋), calligraphy(书) and painting(画) • An intellectual needs to be excellent in poetry(诗), calligraphy(书) and painting(画) • The calligraphy work of a person often reflects his or her personality, education level and culturalbackground

  4. Chinese Calligraphy as a Carrier of Culture • Calligraphy was used as a criterion in the selection of officials in ancient China • Chinese calligraphy also had a renaissance movement closely related to the changes in the society and the culture • The western visual art has had much less influence on Chinese calligraphy than on Chinese painting

  5. History and Different Scripts • Oracle bone script (甲骨文): 1400 to 1000 BC • Bronze script (钟鼎文,大篆): 1300 to 200 BC • Small seal script (小篆): 200 BC to 800 AD • Clerical script (隶书): 400 BC to present • Regular script (楷书): 200 AD to present • Running script (行书): 100 AD to present • Cursive script (草书): 200 AD to present

  6. Oracle Bone Script (甲骨文) Oracle turtle shell with oracle bone scripts Artist: Luo, Zheng-Yu (罗振玉)

  7. Bronze Script (钟鼎文,大篆) Stone drum with bronze scripts Artist: Wu Chang-Shuo (吴昌硕)

  8. Small Seal Script (小篆) Artist: Wang, Fu-An (王福庵) Artist: Li, Si (李斯)

  9. Clerical Script (隶书) Yi Ying Stele (乙瑛碑) from Han Dynasty Artist: Huang Bao-Yue(黄葆戉)

  10. Regular Script (楷书) Artist: Yan, Zhen-Qing (颜真卿) Artist: Huang, Jian (黄简)

  11. Running Script (行书) Artist: Wang, Xi-Zhi (王羲之) Artist: Shen, Yin-Mo (沈尹默)

  12. Cursive Script (草书) Artist: Huai Su (怀素) Artist: Zhou, Zhi-Gao (周志高)

  13. Poetry and Chinese Calligraphy • Chinese poems written using Chinese calligraphy reveal their full beauty • Chinese poems provide spiritual meanings to calligraphy works • Many Chinese calligraphers are also poets • In a calligraphy work with a poem as its content, the poem and the calligraphy are inseparable parts of the art work

  14. Artist: Huang, Yi-Zhi (黄一知) Poet: Liu, Chang-Qinq (刘长卿) Artist: Gao, Shi-Xiong (高式熊) Poet: Wu, Chang-Shuo (吴昌硕)

  15. Artist: Shen, Pei-Fang (沈培方) Poet, Li, Bai (李白) Artist: Huang, Yi-Zhi (黄一知) Poet: Wang, Wei (王维)

  16. Chinese Painting and Calligraphy • Chinese painting and calligraphy have the same root（书画同源） • Training in calligraphy is necessary for a Chinese painter • Chinese paintings usually have calligraphy as a necessary part of the art work • Techniques and styles in calligraphy revolutionized Chinese painting several times

  17. Artist: Wu, Chang-Shuo (吴昌硕) Artist: Huang, Bao-Yue (黄葆戉)

  18. Chinese Calligraphy, Classical Music and Mathematics • Abstract but with a long tradition • A lot of training is needed for someone who would like to be a calligrapher, a classical musician or a mathematician • Experience and study are needed even for someone who just wants to appreciate them • People can enjoy them individually but can still reach agreements on their beauty

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