The double screen : medium and representation in Chinese painting
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The double screen : medium and representation in Chinese painting
（Essays in art and culture）
Reaktion, 1996
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- : [pbk]
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Bibliography: p. 280-287
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: hbk ISBN 9780948462917
Description
In this exploration of Chinese paintings as both material products and pictorial representations, the author sets out to show how the collaboration and tension between these two aspects gives life to a painting. He undertakes a forensic investigation of the screen, which can be an object, an art medium, a pictorial motif, or all three at once. With its diverse roles, the screen has provided Chinese painters with endless opportunities to reinvent their art. The book provides a non-Western perspective on issues from portraiture and pictorial narrative to voyeurism, masquerade and political rhetoric.
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: [pbk] ISBN 9780948462924
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This book contemplates a large problem: what is a traditional Chinese painting? Wu Hung answers this question through a comprehensive analysis of the screen, a major format and a popular pictorial motif in traditional China. The Double Screen offers a powerful non-Western perspective on diverse artistic and cultural genres, from portraiture and pictorial narratives to voyeurism and masquerade.
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