Tag: Jingwei Zeng
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Between Ink and Illumination: Lixiang Zhang’s Chengxiang in a Global Horizon
This essay examines Lixiang Zhang’s (張立翔) Chengxiang (澄象, Purified Image) series as a pivotal case for understanding how contemporary Chinese ink painting redefines abstraction within global modernism. Through comparative dialogue with Mark Rothko and Isamu Noguchi, it argues that Zhang’s art transcends binary distinctions between East and West, tradition and modernity, materiality and transcendence. Drawing on Zong Bing’s (宗炳)…
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The Influence of American Nationalism on Mark Tobey’s Sumi Art
Mark Tobey (1890-1976) was a quintessential Abstract Expressionist dedicated to applying Japanese calligraphy to the Western style painting. In 1957, he created a group of over fifty sumi abstractions, including Space Ritual No.1, which was the epitome of his Japanese study. However, this strong Asian influence on his style marginalized his position in the art circles,…
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A Comparative Study of Art History Education Paradigms in China and the United States
This article conducts a comparative study of art history education in China and the United States, focusing on aspects such as curriculum design, training programs, faculty allocation, and teaching methods.
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Some Contributing Factors to the Modernity of Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century’s Chinese Calligraphy and Paintings
Jingwei Zeng DOI: 10.64212/MQHQ8880 AbstractThis paper explores some factors that gave rise to the modernity of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Chinese calligraphy and painting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Special Collections. The art in this period has long been signified as a cultural stagnation. However, its modernist tendency is demonstrated here, bringing the overlooked subjects…