Line, Form, Qi: Calligraphic Art from the Fondation INK Collection

Susanna Ferrell

ISBN 10: 1636811582 / ISBN 13: 9781636811581

Published by Distributed Art Publishers, US, 2025

Exquisite works of contemporary Asian calligraphy and the written wordPublished with Los Angeles County Museum of Art.Featuring more than 30 artists, Line, Form, Qi highlights contemporary works that range from the traditional to the deeply experimental. The publication features predominantly Chinese artists, along with Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean artists working mainly with Chinese characters. The themes reflect significant trends and innovations in contemporary calligraphic art, including abstraction of the character, performance and phenomenological practice, and the exploration of alternative or nontraditional materials and calligraphy methods such as incense burn drawing and lithography. This publication also addresses different through lines from premodern calligraphy to contemporary practice, reflecting the evolution of the Chinese language from pictograph to ideograph and beyond. Seller Inventory # LU-9781636811581

Synopsis:

Exquisite works of contemporary Asian calligraphy and the written word

Published with Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Featuring more than 30 artists, Line, Form, Qi highlights contemporary works that range from the traditional to the deeply experimental. The publication features predominantly Chinese artists, along with Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean artists working mainly with Chinese characters. The themes reflect significant trends and innovations in contemporary calligraphic art, including abstraction of the character, performance and phenomenological practice, and the exploration of alternative or nontraditional materials and calligraphy methods such as incense burn drawing and lithography. This publication also addresses different through lines from premodern calligraphy to contemporary practice, reflecting the evolution of the Chinese language from pictograph to ideograph and beyond.

From the Back Cover: Exquisite works of contemporary Asian calligraphy and the written word.

Featuring more than 30 artists, Line, Form, Qi highlights contemporary works that range from the traditional to the deeply experimental. The publication features predominantly Chinese artists, along with Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Japanese and Korean artists working mainly with Chinese characters. The themes reflect significant trends and innovations in contemporary calligraphic art, including abstraction of the character, performance a

Bibliographic Details

Title: Line, Form, Qi: Calligraphic Art from the ...
Publisher: Distributed Art Publishers, US
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Hardback
Condition: New