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Record Nr.

UNINA9911015877103321

Autore

Gao Jianping

Titolo

The Invisible Body in Chinese Calligraphy and Painting / / by Jianping Gao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2025

ISBN

9789819666461

Edizione

[1st ed. 2025.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 pages)

Collana

China Academic Library, , 2195-1861

Disciplina

111.85

Soggetti

Aesthetics

Art - Philosophy

Arts

Ethnology - Asia

Culture

Philosophy of Art

Fine Art

Asian Culture

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction Chinese Society and Literati Painting -- The Quality of a Line -- The Relationships Between Lines -- The Act of Painting Part One: Performance, Expression, and Strength -- The Act of Painting Part Two: Momentum, Rhythm, and Time -- Painter, Painting, and the Painted: Penetrating the Appearance of the World -- Painter, Painting, and the Painted: Demonstrating the Self through Action -- A Unity of Expressive Act.

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores Chinese calligraphy and painting from an aesthetic perspective, using modern visual theory to analyze the theoretical implications of the relationship between ancient Chinese literati painting and calligraphy, in contrast to Western aesthetic traditions. It highlights the action-oriented nature of Chinese calligraphy and painting, demonstrating that these art forms should be viewed not as static images, but as dynamic traces of the artist’s expressive movements. This book is ideal for those interested in aesthetics, art historians, scholars of visual theory, and anyone fascinated by the



dynamic essence of Chinese artistic traditions.