Variations of Cursive-Script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty
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1. Activity background:
On the compensatory holiday for a school sports day, everyone wished to continue the field trip of arts after visiting Da Der Commercial and Technical Vocational School and interviewing Chairperson Chuang Hung-liang. Therefore, everyone drove to Ming Dao University to watch the exhibition “Variations of Cursive-Script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty” by the The Nine Prodigies of Huangsi as well as to visit Nanjou Elementary School, where our school principal used to work for.
2. Activity data and venue:
Date: November 18, 2013
Venue: Ming Dao C.W. Wang Memorial Library and Nanjou Elementary School.
On the compensatory holiday for a school sports day, everyone wished to continue the field trip of arts after visiting Da Der Commercial and Technical Vocational School and interviewing Chairperson Chuang Hung-liang. Therefore, everyone drove to Ming Dao University to watch the exhibition “Variations of Cursive-Script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty” by the The Nine Prodigies of Huangsi as well as to visit Nanjou Elementary School, where our school principal used to work for.
2. Activity data and venue:
Date: November 18, 2013
Venue: Ming Dao C.W. Wang Memorial Library and Nanjou Elementary School.
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3. Activity content:
At the Ming Dao C.W. Wang Memorial Library, Principal Huang Jung-sen, who was one member of the “The Nine Prodigies of Huangsi”, gave us a tour of the “Variations of Cursive-Script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty” exhibition, which featured a total of 35 calligraphic works. Cursive-script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty referred to more renowned variations of cursive-script calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, which were especially represented by works of calligraphers Huai Su (懷素) and Sun Guoting (孫過庭). Distance between brush strokes, size and breadth of each brush stroke, the amount of ink used in each brush stroke, and the overall spatial configuration were emphases of observation. During the tour, Principal Huang also attempted to let us pair calligraphic works with calligraphers by judging from the different styles of these works.
At the Ming Dao C.W. Wang Memorial Library, Principal Huang Jung-sen, who was one member of the “The Nine Prodigies of Huangsi”, gave us a tour of the “Variations of Cursive-Script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty” exhibition, which featured a total of 35 calligraphic works. Cursive-script Calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty referred to more renowned variations of cursive-script calligraphy in the Tang Dynasty, which were especially represented by works of calligraphers Huai Su (懷素) and Sun Guoting (孫過庭). Distance between brush strokes, size and breadth of each brush stroke, the amount of ink used in each brush stroke, and the overall spatial configuration were emphases of observation. During the tour, Principal Huang also attempted to let us pair calligraphic works with calligraphers by judging from the different styles of these works.
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4. Afterthoughts:
Over the past few months, we have been to a number of exhibitions and witnessed representative works of many calligraphers. Eventually, we not only felt these calligraphy works appeared more approachable but also began to appreciate artworks of different styles and imagine what messages authors of these works intended to express!
Over the past few months, we have been to a number of exhibitions and witnessed representative works of many calligraphers. Eventually, we not only felt these calligraphy works appeared more approachable but also began to appreciate artworks of different styles and imagine what messages authors of these works intended to express!
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