Repentant monk : illusion and disillusion in the art of Chen Hongshou / edited by Julia M. White ; with essays by Tamara H. Bentley [and 4 others] ; appendix by Julia Jaw.
Publisher:
University of California Press,
Copyright Date:
2017
Description:
196 pages : color illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index. "Repentant Monk: Illusion and Disillusion in the Art of Chen Hongshou is organized by Julia M. White, Senior Curator for Asian Art. The catalogue is made possible with major support from the Bei Shan Tang Foundation. The exhibition is made possible with lead support from The American Friends of the Shanghai Museum and The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation"--Colophon.
Contents:
Repentant monk : illusion and disillusion in the art of Chen Hongshou / Julia M. White -- Enigma and intertextuality : creative response to adversity / Tamara Bentley -- Printed beauties / Hiromitsu Kobayashi -- Visions of the occult in early figure painting / Shi-yee Liu -- Living in a world of regret: Buddhist paintings -- Composite identities : portraits / Richard Vinograd -- Catalogue -- Appendix: Inscriptions and documentation / Julia Jaw.
Summary:
Repentant Monk: Illusion and Disillusion in the Art of Chen Hongshou is the first U.S. exhibition focusing solely on Chen Hongshou (1599-1652), a major figure in Chinese painting. Chen has long been regarded as one of the most visually exciting artists of his time as evidenced in this exhibition by a careful selection of his best extant work including figure, landscape, and bird and flower paintings drawn from collections world-wide. Chen's iconic manner of painting figures in the styles of ancient masters lends an aura of antiquity to his work which is equally charged by distinct expressions of irony, humor, and pathos. In his landscape paintings we recognize his vast knowledge of past traditions while in his bird and flower paintings we see a remarkable freshness and modernity that has tremendous popular appeal. Repentant Monk addresses the need for a greater historical understanding of this artist's work and breadth of paintings made during the transitional period of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties (early to mid- seventeenth century). Chen used "Repentant Monk" (Hui Seng) in seals and signature for a short period of time but his paintings reflected his personal state of mind throughout his later period. Published in association with The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA). Exhibition: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA), USA (25.10.2017-28.01.2018).
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