One needs years of immersion in Chinese culture, language, history and philosophy to be able to fully appreciate the timeless beauty and symbolic richness of Chinese ink paintings. Despite this, ...
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Chinese ink landscape paintings have rarely been about depicting landscapes. Realistic depictions of craggy mountain ranges with jutted peaks or numinous landscapes shrouded with mist are always ...
Expressing spirit is at the heart of Chinese brush painting. It’s believed that a single brush stroke has the ability to portray the artist’s life force, sensitivity and thought processes. Marshaling ...
The Chinese art tradition is guided by specific aesthetic principles, philosophical values and historic lineage. In this series, the Post introduces basic approaches to appreciating Chinese art and ...
SOON after my arrival in the Orient in 1917, I , asked a Chinese friend why he preferred writings on his walls to paintings, of which he apparently owned none and this at a time when good originals, ...
Beyond their shared interest in Shen's visual art, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the Pocantico Center are also hosting ...