Patricia, hi
Hope you are well.
I wrote this extract a year, or so ago as part of a contribution to the
Social Sculpture web exhibition on greenmuseum.org - Due to ill
health, I don't think the exhibition was published:
"Judy Ling Wong, the director of BEN (Black Environmental Network)
explained some lessons she had learned about the practice of
traditional Chinese art:
In China the student/apprentice spends much time reproducing the
Master’s work. We learn from nature by drawing nature and we learn
from art by drawing art. There is no such thing as ‘copying’, that is
a silly idea. Nobody can make a copy – only a photocopier can do this.
Every time the student draws from the Master’s work, the student is
recreating an artwork – making new art.
The artist has a duty to pass on their art to others. In the West,
notions of genius and uniqueness mean that an artist’s work dies with
them. In the East, however, achievement is measured by the
effectiveness of the Master’s transfer of knowledge to other artists.
This makes for a living art and meaningful legacy."
I hope this contributes to your search...
All the very best
David
On 6 Jul 2006, at 14:20, Patricia Cain wrote:
> I'd be grateful if anyone could give me references concerning the
> reproduction or copying of masterpieces please.
> In particular, I'm interested in the subject from the point of view
> of what can be learnt from doing this, or any first person accounts
> which might relate to this.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Trish
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