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Author : Hui Guo
Release : 2010
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Book Synopsis Writing Chinese Art History in Early Twentieth-century China by : Hui Guo
Download or read book Writing Chinese Art History in Early Twentieth-century China written by Hui Guo. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Michael Sullivan
Release : 2023-12-22
Genre : Art
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Book Synopsis Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China by : Michael Sullivan
Download or read book Art and Artists of Twentieth-Century China written by Michael Sullivan. This book was released on 2023-12-22. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This visually stunning book focuses on the rebirth of Chinese art in the twentieth century under the influence of Western art and culture. Michael Sullivan, recognized throughout the world as a leading scholar of Chinese art, vividly documents the conflicting pulls of traditional and Western values on Chinese art and provides 364 illustrations, in color and black-and-white, to show the great range of artistic expression and the historical processes that occurred within various movements. A substantial biographical index of twentieth-century Chinese artists is a valuable addition to the text. Sullivan discusses artists and their work against China's background of oppression and relaxation, despair and hope. He expertly conveys the diverse and at times bizarre intertwining of Chinese cultural history and art during this century. Included are the intense debates between traditionalists and reformers, the creation of the first art schools, and the birth of the idea—shocking in ethnocentric China—that art is a world language that obliterates all frontiers. The scholarly traditions of classical Chinese painting, the belated discovery of Western modernism, the artistic upheaval under Communism, and China's rethinking of the very nature of art all have a place in Sullivan's fascinating history. Michael Sullivan has known many of the major figures in China's modern art movement of the 1930s and 1940s and has also gained the confidence of younger artists who rose to prominence following the 1979 "Peking Spring." This long-awaited book—richly documented and abundantly illustrated—is a capstone to Sullivan's work and will be enthusiastically welcomed by art lovers everywhere.
Author : Martin J. Powers
Release : 2022-04-26
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 698/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Companion to Chinese Art by : Martin J. Powers
Download or read book A Companion to Chinese Art written by Martin J. Powers. This book was released on 2022-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the history of art in China from its earliest incarnations to the present day, this comprehensive volume includes two dozen newly-commissioned essays spanning the theories, genres, and media central to Chinese art and theory throughout its history. Provides an exceptional collection of essays promoting a comparative understanding of China’s long record of cultural production Brings together an international team of scholars from East and West, whose contributions range from an overview of pre-modern theory, to those exploring calligraphy, fine painting, sculpture, accessories, and more Articulates the direction in which the field of Chinese art history is moving, as well as providing a roadmap for historians interested in comparative study or theory Proposes new and revisionist interpretations of the literati tradition, which has long been an important staple of Chinese art history Offers a rich insight into China’s social and political institutions, religious and cultural practices, and intellectual traditions, alongside Chinese art history, theory, and criticism
Author : Lian Duan
Release : 2023-07-28
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 420/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Art History, Narratology, and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art by : Lian Duan
Download or read book Art History, Narratology, and Twentieth-Century Chinese Art written by Lian Duan. This book was released on 2023-07-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study constructs a framework of narratology for art history and rewrites the development of twentieth-century Chinese art from a narratological perspective. Theoretically and methodologically oriented, this is a self-reflective meta-art history studying the art historical narratives while narrating the story of modern and contemporary Chinese art. Thus, this book explores the three layers of narrative within the narratological framework: the first-hand fabula, the secondary narration, and the tertiary narrativization. With this tertiary narrativization, the reader-author presents three types of narrative: the grand narrative of the central thesis of this book, the middle-range narrative of the chapter theses, and case analyses supporting these theses. The focus of this tertiary narrativization is the interaction between Western influence on Chinese art and the Chinese response to this influence. The central thesis is that this interaction conditioned and shaped the development of Chinese art at every historical turning point in the twentieth century. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, critical theory, Chinese studies, and cultural studies.
Author : Song Li
Release : 2016
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 613/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A History of Chinese Art by : Song Li
Download or read book A History of Chinese Art written by Song Li. This book was released on 2016. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lavishly illustrated work covering the history of Chinese art from the Pre-Qin period to the early twentieth century in two volumes.
