For millennia, adepts of calligraphy in China and connoisseurs worldwide have regarded it as the summit of the arts of Asia. "Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy" at the Asian Art Museum ...

Brice Marden, “Etchings to Rexroth” (1986), print; sugarlift, aquatint, openbite, drypoint, and scraping. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Purchase through a ...

Calligraphy, or shufa, is one of the four basic skills and disciplines of the Chinese literati, the other three being painting (hua), playing a stringed musical instrument (qin) and board games (qi).

Practice makes perfect for this pupil, March 26. [Wang Jianzhong/Asianewsphoto] The news that United States first lady Michelle Obama had tried her hand at Chinese calligraphy under the watchful eye ...

It also represents an exploration of how Western lettering traditions can be adapted to the structural logic of Chinese characters. Xu, 38, is a co-founder of ABS Crew and an early practitioner of ...

Although abstract art is a Western form that was first introduced into China during the period of the Republic of China (1912-49), and later saw a resurgence in the 1980s, affinities with the form can ...

Ng said mastery of Chinese calligraphy rests on sustained training and long-term dedication, as each character embodies its own structure and technique. Photo: Bernama Beyond the festive flourish of ...

As a young boy in Taiwan, Jerry Yang was forced to study calligraphy — writing Chinese characters with a brush. The practice is thought to mold character as well as to reflect it, but Yang found it a ...

NEW YORK — Large public exhibits of ancient Chinese calligraphy are rare in the United States, as are major shows that can be appreciated by kids as well as adults, novices as well as experts. ''Out ...