Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in Twentieth Century China

Yang, Xiaoneng; et al

ISBN 10: 0937031313 / ISBN 13: 9780937031315

Published by Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts / 5 Continents, 2009

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First edition2010, first printing, January 2010. Published in conjunction with the exhibition by Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts / 5 Continents. Printed in Italy. Large softcover without DJ as issued. Condition as new, square, tight and clean book, corners not bumped, no edgewear, spine not creased, very slight crease ar rear lower corner, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. Folio, 440 pages, illustrated throughout. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future: Master Ink Painters in Twentieth Century China
• Publisher: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts / 5 Continents
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0937031313
• ISBN 13: 9780937031315
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Tracing the Past, Drawing the Future examines a crucial turning point in the development of Chinese ink painting in the twentieth century, a change represented by the beautiful and innovative work of four artists, Wu Changshuo (1844–1927), Qi Baishi (1863–1957), Huang Binhong (1864–1955), and Pan Tianshou (1897–1971). With careers spanning over a century of radical change in China, these artists were instrumental in propelling the ancient tradition of Chinese ink painting into the modern era in the face of compelling Western influences. As a group, their work represents an alternative approach to questions of relevance and modernity.

This lavish book illuminates the context in which these artists worked, describes their overall contribution to the history of Chinese art, and highlights their individual ideas and achievements. In his introductory essay, Xiaoneng Yang offers a brief historical background for the evolution of modern Chinese painting. Richard E. Vinograd analyzes the “alternative modernism” represented by these artists, each of whom worked in the brush-and-ink idiom, confronted the shift toward practices of the West, and gave new life through this confrontation to cherished traditions. Essays devoted to each artist are followed by individual entries discussing their works. Featuring more than one hundred works of both painting and calligraphy by the four artists, the book, which is published to accompany a traveling exhibition, also includes a glossary and detailed bibliography.

About the Author

Xiaoneng Yang, Patrick J. J. Maveety Curator of Asian Art at Stanford University’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts, is internationally recognized as a leading scholar and curator of Chinese art, archaeology, and history. Notable essay contributors to the book include Zaixin Hong, professor of Chinese art at University of Puget Sound, Lang Shaojun, professor at China National Academy of Arts, Pan Gongkai, president of China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, Kuiyi Shen, professor of Chinese art at University of California, San Diego, and Richard E. Vinograd, Christensen Professor in Asian Art at Stanford University.