Chinese Calligraphy Chinese calligraphy is deliberate and distinct. It literally means “beautiful handwriting” (AsiaSociety.org). How and what a calligrapher writes is important to the craft. In ancient times, calligraphy was an art reserved for scholars, but contemporary Chinese artists today revitalize an ancient practice in the modern day. An important age for calligraphy was the 4th century when the Kaishu style was formed. This style is popular, flexible, and still relevant today (ChinaArtLover.com). Wang Xizhi greatly influenced the Kaishu style by developing the running script, which allowed an artist to form characters without lifting the brush. Calligraphy evokes smooth motion and mimics the workings of nature (AsiaSociety.org). Wang Dongling 王冬龄 : TANG Xianzu, ‘Peony Pavilion: Introduction of the Thrush’, Entangled Script, 2017 This is Peony Pavilion: Introduction of the Thrush from Entangled Script by Wang Dongling 王冬龄 . It is ink on paper, and it was created in 2017. Th
Post-Modern art rejects the era preceding it. There is a re-examination of what composes art, and greater diversity in materials in art. Innovation in technology provides new outlets to create art. Art in the Post-Modern era is more diverse in subject matter and material. The idea of deconstruction is also very popular. Deconstruction can refer to taking things apart and the lack of universal meanings in art. The pieces I’ve compiled here exhibit the use of diverse materials in art that is so prominent in post-modernism. Faith Wilding Crocheted Environment This fiber art installation is Crocheted Environment by Faith Wilding. It is composed of Woolworth’s Sweetheart acrylic yarn and sisal rope, and it was created in 1972 for the exhibition Womanhouse . It was originally staged in an abandoned mansion in Hollywood, and it is also referred to as the “womb room” (ICABoston.org). This is the kind of art that you can walk around in. I like the size of this as well as the ability a view