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| Chinese Arts of the Brush |
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| Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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"Long before the Chinese invented paper in the first century B.C.E., they devised the round brush, which is used for both writing and painting." The unique versatility of the Chinese brush lies in its tapered tip, which is composed of a careful grouping of chosen animal hairs. Through this resilient tip flow the ever-changing linear qualities of the twin arts of the brush: calligraphy and painting. An historical overview of the "twin arts" of calligraphy and painting in Chinese art.
Go to Museum Resource: https://asia.si.edu/exhibition/gallery-guide-chinese-arts-of-the-brush/ | |
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| The Embodied Image: Chinese Calligraphy from the John B. Elliott Collection |
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| The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Online presentation of a 2000-2001 exhibition "of more than fifty-five hanging scrolls, handscrolls, and album leaves from the Elliott collection, accompanied by a nearly equal number of selections from the Metropolitan's renowned John M. Crawford Collection Jr. and private collections, constitutes the most important display of calligraphy ever assembled in the West." With images of 9 related artworks dating from the 4th to the 17th century.
Go to Museum Resource: https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2000/john-b-elliott-collection | |
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| Song and Yuan Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy |
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| Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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"Presented here in text and image are eighty-five works of Song and Yuan dynasty painting and calligraphy in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art. The works are arranged in five thematic groups: secular figure painting (17 examples); landscape painting (29 examples); religious figure painting (25 examples); natural subjects (11 examples); calligraphy and rubbings (3 examples). Each group is further subdivided into topical categories arranged in rough chronological order. Some groups contain contemporary paintings created in border regions beyond the control of Song and Yuan authorities as well as a small number of Ming dynasty works that continue Yuan styles. Every work is fully documented through images and related text. Labels, frontispieces, inscriptions, colophons, and seals have been transcribed, and texts of art historical relevance are accompanied by annotated English translations."
Go to Museum Resource: https://asia.si.edu/publications/songyuan/ | |
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| Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing |
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| Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
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Interactive website designed to complement a 2001 exhibition of works by contemporary artist Xu Bing, who is known for his "bold, teasingly thought-provoking works of art (that) challenge preconceptions about written communication." Includes audio interviews with the artist and interactive explorations of three works from the exhibition. Uses Flash.
Go to Museum Resource: https://archive.asia.si.edu/exhibitions/online/xubing/default.html | |
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