Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art: The Exhibition on Its Way

The internatioal exhibition of Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art will be ready in the beginning of September. This exhibition has been supported by leading calligraphers and scholars around the world. It is designed for both Dartmouth’s “Year of the Arts” and Prof. Wen Xing’s CHIN 82 “Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Culture: Orchid Pavilion” course. Six sections of the exciting exhibition include:

1. The Orchid Pavilion and Professor Huang Dun’s Manuscripts
2. The Heart Sutra in the Qi Style and Professor Qi Gong’s (1912-2005) Art
3. Manuscript, Sutra, and Mantra: The Heart Sutra in Five Scripts by Prof. Wen Xing
4. Pre-Classics Era: Bone, Bamboo, and Bronze Manuscripts
5. Manuscript Art in Practice: From the Orchid Pavilion to the Women’s Script
6. Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Art at Dartmouth and in Higher Education

Please enjoy two calligraphy masterpieces below.

By “Sage of the Cursive Script” Lin Sanzhi “草圣”林散之 (1898-1989)

     By  Prof. Qi Gong 启功教授 (1912-2005)
On loan from Professor Hua-yuan L. Mowry

“中国书法与手稿艺术”国际书展已进入布展阶段,将于九月初开幕。本次书展幸得国际著名书家与学者支持,谨志鸣谢。书展系为美国达慕思大学艺术年及邢文教授的中文82课程《中国书法与手稿文化——〈兰亭〉》设计,共有八个部分:
1、《兰亭》与黄惇教授的手稿
2、启体《心经》与启功教授的艺术
3、手稿与经咒:邢文教授敬书五体《心经》
4、前经学时代:甲骨、简帛与金文手稿
5、实践中的手稿艺术:从《兰亭》到女书
6、达慕思大学及高等教育中的中国书法与手稿艺术
以上选登“草圣”林散之先生(1898-1989)大作及启功教授(1912-2005)精品,敬请赏鉴。