Invented in China around 300 B.C.E, the bamboo brush was originally intended solely for traditional calligraphy and ink painting styles. When grouped together with the inkstone, inkstick, and xuan ...
Huang Binhong (China, 1864–1955), Mountain Landscape, c. 1953. Ink and color on paper. Gift of Dr. Shirley Sun (A.B., 1964; A.M., 1969; Ph.D, 1974), 1994.113 The ...
Work by Chinese brush artist and calligrapher Gail Threinen is featured at the Lake Travis Community Library through May 29. Threinen’s works include famous Chinese poetry and inspirational ...
SOON after my arrival in the Orient in 1917, I , asked a Chinese friend why he preferred writings on his walls to paintings, of which he apparently owned none and this at a time when good originals, ...
Expressing spirit is at the heart of Chinese brush painting. It’s believed that a single brush stroke has the ability to portray the artist’s life force, sensitivity and thought processes. Marshaling ...
The Ridgewood Public Library will showcase Chinese brush paintings by local artists Theresa Ning and Jane Chang throughout the month of February. The exhibit features images of fowls, landscapes and ...