Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in Twentieth Century China - Hardcover

Xiaoneng Yang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 093703133X ISBN 13: 9780937031339

Publisher: 5 Continents Editions, 1999

Synopsis

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 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. 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 093703133X
• ISBN 13: 9780937031339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 439