Traces of the Brush: The Chinese Arts of Calligraphy and Painting

2017-11-13T22:32:37+00:00

Mimi Gardner Gates provides a dynamic introduction to Chinese painting and calligraphy, showing slides of masterworks throughout history. From designs on Neolithic pots to works by literati and individualists (notably Shihtao and Bada Shanren), to a modern calligraphy entitled “single-stroke” Tiger, Gates discusses the expressive potential of the Chinese brush [...]