On Wed, 2003-01-01 at 09:55 -0200, Ana Olinto wrote:
> china is the only culture where painting was, from almost
> the beginning (tang, and then even more with the sung),
> seen and reflected as the most noble of human activities
> (actually the most noble was calligraphy, but painting is
> an extention from it.)
Judy also, the cross media (image and text) would interest you, and
thanks for the replies and links.
Chinese landscape also has a long monochrome landscape painting
tradition along with multiple viewpoints. On top of this is cross media;
poetry, painting and calligraphy.
Perhaps linked to this is the way that recent Chinese photography
considers monochrome to be a recent and new media. Unlike a western view
that considers black and white old fashioned and nostalgic. (Some of my
film come from Shanghai.)
What is happening here, perhaps, is a return or reinforcement of
monochrome photography as new media. Black and white then is not left
behind as a nostalgic fancy. It could be said black and white
photography returns as always new. This link between Modernist
poetics/aesthetics from the West and continental Europe and Chinese
aesthetics seems worth following up on. Also, Haiku and bonsai. (Popular
western bonsai also over codes bonsai with a western aesthetic.)
best Chris Jones.
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