Fractal Calligraphy was developed in recent years at Dartmouth College as part of Technical Calligraphy Studies. This exiting new form of art cannot be fully appreciated without the contexts and insights of Mathematical Art History. In addition to invited lectures and conference/workshop presentations around the world, Prof. Wen Xing also formally introduced Fractal Calligraphy to Dartmouth students in his CHIN 62 “Chinese Calligraphy” course in the Fall Term of 2016. With the generous support from Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, “Fractal Calligraphy” was taught as one of Dartmouth’s School House Mini-Seminars during the Winter Term of 2017. Thanks to the enthusiasm of some workshop participants and the current CHIN 82 “Chinese Calligraphy and Manuscript Culture” and CHIN 54 “Classical Chinese Poetry” students, this first ever Fractal Calligraphy exhibition successfully starts today, Friday, April 28, 2017. Please find the exhibition information in the posters above. You are cordially invited to the exhibition reception during 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM, Thursday, May 18, 2017, on the first floor of the Haldeman Center in front of the Dickey Center for International Understanding, Dartmouth College.

On April 10, 2017, Professor Wen Xing presented his Dartmouth-Neukom calligraphy GIS project, “A Western Han Chinese Clerical Calligraphy GIS in the Context of Mathematical Art History” (数理美术史背景中的西汉隶书编年地理信息系统), at the 33rd National Technology and Social Science Conference in the Executive Conference Center, Lake Mead 1, 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, N.V.

Fractal Calligraphy in Mathematical Art History
数理美术史中的分形书法
Three approaches to create fractal calligraphy
By Prof. Wen Xing

6:00-7:00 PM, 4/6/2017
House Center B, 2nd Floor
Dartmouth College

Dinner provided.
Registration Required.
Email: Wen.Xing@Dartmouth.EDU