Empty and Full (Out of Print)
By Francois Cheng. 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", 158 pages, paperback. Empty
and Full: The Language of Chinese Painting uses semiotic analysis and textual
explication to reveal the key themes and structures of Chinese aesthetics
in the practice of pictorial art. Among the many Chinese writers, poets,
and artists whose writings are quoted, Francois Cheng gives special emphasis
to a great Ching dynasty theoretician and painter, Shih-Tao. Twenty seven
reproductions of the words of Shih-Tao and other masters illustrate the
interpretive commentary. Chinese painting could be called "philosophy
in action", one of the highest expressions of spirituality.
NOTE: THIS BOOK IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE FROM THE PUBLISHER. |