Tracing the past, drawing the future : master ink painters in twentieth-century China
- Yang, Xiaoneng.
- Stanford, CA : Cantor Arts Center, Stanford University, 2010.
- Physical description
- 437 p. ; 31 cm.
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- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Publisher's Summary
- "Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future" examines a crucial turning point in the development of Chinese ink painting in the twentieth century, a change represented by the beautiful and innovative work of four artists, Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), Qi Baishi (1863-1957), Huang Binhong (1864-1955), and Pan Tianshou (1897-1971). With careers spanning over a century of radical change in China, these artists were instrumental in propelling the ancient tradition of Chinese ink painting into the modern era in the face of compelling Western influences. As a group, their work represents an alternative approach to questions of relevance and modernity. This lavish book illuminates the context in which these artists worked, describes their overall contribution to the history of Chinese art, and highlights their individual ideas and achievements. In his introductory essay, Xiaoneng Yang offers a brief historical background for the evolution of modern Chinese painting. Richard E. Vinograd analyzes the alternative modernism represented by these artists, each of whom worked in the brush-and-ink idiom, confronted the shift toward practices of the West, and gave new life through this confrontation to cherished traditions. The essays devoted to each artist are followed by individual entries discussing their works. Featuring more than one hundred works of both painting and calligraphy by the four artists, the book, which is published to accompany a traveling exhibition, also includes a glossary and detailed bibliography.
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- Publication date
- Xiaoneng Yang ; with essays by Zaixin Hong ... [et al.] ; with catalogue entries by Gao Tianmin ... [et al.].
- Title Variation
- Master ink painters in twentieth century China
- Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University, Feb. 17-July 4, 2010.