History and Spirit of Chinese Art

Art is always a product of cultural evolution, and The History and Spirit of Chinese Art looks at this universal process as it unfolded in ancient China. With "mountain-water" landscape paintings, works of classical Chinese calligraphy, and blue and white porcelain widely displayed in museums and fetching high prices in auction houses worldwide, Chinese art is no longer foreign to the Western world. However, to many, the making of such cultural artefacts remains an enigmatic process. Indeed, Chinese art, the product of such an old civilization, was shaped by an ongoing process of evolution along the ebbs and flows of China's history as a nation. In The History and Spirit of Chinese Art, aesthetics expert Zhang Fa deciphers the philosophies and thoughts that have defined Chinese art since the very beginning of the Chinese civilization, moving through the dynastic landmarks of artistic development with discussions of numerous art forms including paintings, architecture, dance and music, calligraphy, and literature.

Arta este intotdeauna un produs al evolutiei culturale, iar Istoria si spiritul artei chinezesti privesc acest proces universal asa cum s-a desfasurat in China antica. Cu picturi peisagistice „de munte-apa”, lucrari de caligrafie clasica chineza si portelan albastru si alb expuse pe scara larga in muzee si aducand preturi ridicate in casele de licitatii din intreaga lume, arta chineza nu mai este straina lumii occidentale.