Ancient masters in modern styles : Chinese ink paintings from the 16th-21st centuries / Kathleen M. Ryor

Object Details

Notes
"This exhibit accompanies the exhibition Ancient masters in modern styles, Chinese Ink paintings from the 16th-21st centuries, August 24-December 16, 2012, University of Virginia Art Museum ... January 4-March 8, 2013 Perelman Teaching Museum, Carleton College ...."--T.p. verso.
Contents
Foreword / Bruce Boucher -- "Finding consolation in the present by seeking the past" artistic dialogues with ancient masters / Kathleen M. Ryor -- Catalogue
Summary
"The Chinese art of ink painting is an ancient and continuously practiced tradition transmitted and learned in part through the study of the works of past masters. This practice formed the fundamental basis for learning the art of painting in China until the twentieth century. At the same time, Chinese painters were aware of the potentially limiting aspects of imitating the ancient masters too closely. As a result, they self-consciously evoked past masters' styles while simultaneously working to transform and even subvert them. This exhibition of Chinese ink paintings from the The Fralin Museum of Art and Lijin Collections examines the influence of this honored tradition on later artists and how they sought to balance reverence for the art of old masters with their own impulses for artistic expression. Ancient Masters explores this tension through an investigation of style, subject matter, and inscriptions on paintings from the early modern period up until the present, while examining the social and historical context of their production. The exhibition demonstrates the rich variety of ink painting in China over many centuries and the continuing relevance of tradition to Chinese artists today."--Curated by Kathleen M. Ryor.
Data Source
Smithsonian Libraries
Date
2012
C2012
Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
20th century
21st century
Call number
ND2068 .R96 2012
Author
Ryor, Kathleen M
Boucher, Bruce
Perlman Teaching Museum
University of Virginia Art Museum
Type
Exhibitions
Physical description
102 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm
Title
Chinese ink paintings from the 16th-21st centuries
Topic
Ink painting, Chinese
Painting, Chinese
Record ID
siris_sil_1001504
Usage
CC0