Period:Unknown Production date:1986
Materials:paper
Technique:
Subjects:calligraphy
Dimensions:Diameter: 4 centimetres (bottom scroll bar) Height: 219 centimetres (mounted dimension) Height: 67.80 centimetres Width: 79.70 centimetres (bottom scroll bar) Width: 69.70 centimetres (mounted dimension) Width: 67 centimetres
Description:
Hanging scroll with calligraphy in cursive script, made of ink on paper.
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Comments:1. Farrer 1990, Cat. 8:”Wang Dongling is a lecturer at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art and a member of the Chinese Calligraphy Association. The writing of large single characters such as “tigher” in the present instance, or “long life”, has traditionally been a way of displaying the calligrapher’s virtuosity and brush control. Wang Dongling attempts to convey the strength of the tiger in this piece of calligraphy. After the first strokes at the top of the character the brush moves down vigorously from left to right and up to the top of the character for the final downward stroke which is the tiger’s tail. The grey ink blots in the background show the artist’s experimentation with ink on wet paper. His intention is to build up a rich ink background for his calligraphy.”2. Barrass 2002:From 1989 to 1992, Wang Dongling was appointed a visiting professor of calligraphy at the University of Minnesota. It was the first time he had ever visited a Western country and it proved to be a traumatic experience. He spoke no English and he began to understand what true loneliness was. At the same time, however, his art received a considerable boost from his new surroundings. By emphasizing the links between abstract art and Chinese calligraphy, he was able to develop new forms of composition that were closer to painting than to traditional calligraphy.In this piece, Wang Dongling broke with convention not only by writing the character for ‘tiger’ in a particularly powerful form, but also by setting it against a specially coloured background.
Materials:paper
Technique:
Subjects:calligraphy
Dimensions:Diameter: 4 centimetres (bottom scroll bar) Height: 219 centimetres (mounted dimension) Height: 67.80 centimetres Width: 79.70 centimetres (bottom scroll bar) Width: 69.70 centimetres (mounted dimension) Width: 67 centimetres
Description:
Hanging scroll with calligraphy in cursive script, made of ink on paper.
IMG
Comments:1. Farrer 1990, Cat. 8:”Wang Dongling is a lecturer at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Art and a member of the Chinese Calligraphy Association. The writing of large single characters such as “tigher” in the present instance, or “long life”, has traditionally been a way of displaying the calligrapher’s virtuosity and brush control. Wang Dongling attempts to convey the strength of the tiger in this piece of calligraphy. After the first strokes at the top of the character the brush moves down vigorously from left to right and up to the top of the character for the final downward stroke which is the tiger’s tail. The grey ink blots in the background show the artist’s experimentation with ink on wet paper. His intention is to build up a rich ink background for his calligraphy.”2. Barrass 2002:From 1989 to 1992, Wang Dongling was appointed a visiting professor of calligraphy at the University of Minnesota. It was the first time he had ever visited a Western country and it proved to be a traumatic experience. He spoke no English and he began to understand what true loneliness was. At the same time, however, his art received a considerable boost from his new surroundings. By emphasizing the links between abstract art and Chinese calligraphy, he was able to develop new forms of composition that were closer to painting than to traditional calligraphy.In this piece, Wang Dongling broke with convention not only by writing the character for ‘tiger’ in a particularly powerful form, but also by setting it against a specially coloured background.
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