Chang Dai-chien: Painting from Heart to Hand by Mark Dean Johnson (English) Pape

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Chang Dai-chien, one of the most celebrated Chinese painters of the twentieth century, is renowned for his stylistic variety and productivity. This book explores three key artistic dimensions - Chang's early ink paintings emulating ancient Chinese styles, his portrayals of nature, and the transcendent splashed-ink art of his later years.

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Chang Dai-chien (1899–1983), one of the most celebrated Chinese painters of the twentieth century, is renowned for his stylistic variety and unparalleled productivity. This book explores three key artistic dimensions—Chang's early ink paintings emulating ancient Chinese styles, his lively portrayals of nature made while residing in Brazil and California, and the transcendent splashed-ink art of his later years.Stunning reproductions of masterworks and insightful texts come together to commemorate the 120th anniversary of Chang's birth and his lasting connection to the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.See the Chang Dai-chien exhibit at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco: November 26, 2019—April 26, 2020

Author Biography

Mark Dean Johnson is professor of art at San Francisco State University. He was educated at Yale University, where he was a personal assistant to Josef Albers, and received his M.F.A. from UC Berkeley. He previously was professor at Humboldt State University in Arcata, CA, and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at the San Francisco Art Institute. He has coauthored or coedited several publications, including Asian American Art: A History, 1850–1970 (Stanford University Press, 2008), Chang Dai-chien in California (San Francisco State University, 1999), Changing and Unchanging Things: Noguchi and Hasegawa in Postwar Japan (University of California Press, 2019), and The Saburo Hasegawa Reader (University of California Press, 2019). He lives in San Francisco.Fan Jeremy Zhang is senior associate curator of Chinese art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. He holds a Ph.D. from Brown University and an M.A. from Vanderbilt University, both in art history. He previously served as Asian Art curators at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and the Smith College Museum of Art. He also held research positions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum. His publications include Royal Taste: The Art of Princely Courts in Fifteenth-Century China (Scala, 2015) and Collecting Art of Asia: Highlights of the Asian Collection at the Smith College Museum of Art (Smith College, 2013) Zhang also resides in San Francisco.

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Chang Dai-chien is one of the most well-known Chinese artists of the 20th century It is the 120th anniversary of Dai-chien's birth San Francisco's Asian Art Museum is having an exhibit to celebrate his work, November 26, 2019 - April 26, 2020

Details ISBN0939117878 Author Fan Jeremy Zhang Pages 112 Year 2020 ISBN-10 0939117878 ISBN-13 9780939117871 Publication Date 2020-01-14 Short Title Chang Dai-Chien Language English Format Paperback Subtitle Painting from Heart to Hand DEWEY 759.951 UK Release Date 2020-01-14 Imprint Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Place of Publication San Francisco Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-01-14 NZ Release Date 2020-01-14 US Release Date 2020-01-14 Illustrations over 85 color illustrations Publisher Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Audience General We've got this

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