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help from my dear students 2008

Super thanks N and J come to my studio, help me to tidy up
all the research materials together !
Hope they both enjoy it !
:P

Chinese Calligraphy: Victor Lai

Another writer who has described the relation between Chinese calligraphy and ‘time and space’ in Hong Kong is Dr. Lai Ming-hoi, Victor. In his writings ‘ The Influence of the Art Concepts of Taoism and Zen on the Birth and Development of American Abstract Expressionism’, he stated that the expression of a line – of the Chinese calligraphy – links up two emotional activities: one controlling the movement of the hand and the other from the heart deciding the intention of action. These two activities eventually become interwoven with each other and manifested in the lines. There were two reasons for the lines to be able to make such a record. Firstly. A line was a form as spatial expression. Secondly, a lone flowed and was a union of time and space. The stop of the flow means death of the spirit and emotion. As in the quotation of Do De Jing “Goes round and does not weary”. (Dao De Jing: chapter 25), the ever-flowing moving force is the way to show the true inner picture of a phenomenon.

楚帛書圖像 'Chuboshu tuxiang '

聯繫帛書文字論述了天象與人間災禍的關係﹑四時和晝夜形成的神話﹐並提及女媧﹑炎帝﹑祝融等南方信仰的主神﹐可認為十二神是楚國泛神觀念和崇尚巫術風俗的 產物。十二神和 4種植物可能與四時(四季)順序﹑四方位置的對應﹐它們表明某一時序相當於某一方位﹐每個形像可能深刻地蘊藏了廣義楚文化的豐富內涵﹐是迄今所見最早的四 時﹑四方觀念的形像體現﹐顯示了先秦美術通過形像位置體現含意與功能的一般特徵。
【作　　者】范迪安
Website [click here]

Lucky Clouds on Beijing Olympic Torch

I just gone through a web about Lucky Clouds on Beijing Olympic Torch, which was issued by Love Chinese culture group.
I found out that not only the Opening Ceremony was related to Painting Scroll, but also the design of the Torch.

In the web, which mentioned:

"The Olympic flame will travel through Beijing for three days carried by a total of 841 torch bearers. The red, scroll-shaped, torch is the focus of eyes from across the whole country. The torch designed for the Beijing Olympic Games has a very strong Chinese flavor.The shape of the paper scroll and the lucky clouds graphic, expresses the idea of harmony. Paper was one of the four great inventions of ancient China that was spread to the rest of the world along the ancient Silk Road. Since the planned torch relay route followed the idea of the Silk Road, the scroll-shaped torch is perfect The torch is the first in the history of the Olympics to bear the color red, the classic color people associate with China. Carving red lucky clouds on a silver base suggests a combination of ancient China and the modern world. Lucky clouds, or auspicious clouds, are commonly used in Chinese mythology, with deities often perched on the top. Chinese people expect the auspicious clouds to bring blessings and harmony to the society. "

漢字双年展

汉字双年展
中华文化在新世纪伊始，便显现出强大的复兴迹象。中国当代艺术作为中国新文化的一项重要战略组合，自然当仁不让地担当起中国形象再造之重任。而当代艺术家也早已不愿再给世界一副模糊夹杂着错误的中国印像。二零零八年八月二日至九月二日，由“漢字基地”策划，KU艺术中心主办的全球首届“漢字双年展”，将在北京环铁国际艺术城“KU国际艺术家创作基地”和“汉字基地”同时举行。
漢字是代表中国文化的名片，对漢字艺术的执著其实就是对国际话语权的明确争夺，是中国当代艺术自我身份明确标示。漢字艺术于海外文化界的处境，实为华人政治处境的缩影，它是东西方综合实力彼消此长之温度计。此次双年展将以空间漢字艺术为主题，展出来自中国（香港/台湾）、美国、英国、加拿大、澳大利亞、奧地利、荷蘭、 德国、韩国、日本、新加坡、越南、西班牙等地的四十几位艺术家作品，作品形式包括漢字装置、漢字影像、漢字行为、漢字音乐，漢字建筑，漢字雕塑等多种门类。这些作品将引领观众思考如何将漢字一步步有系统地拉出扁平的视觉传统，如何改造厚“道”簿“器”积弱文化基因，如何还原漢字艺术的空间结构张力，如何摆脱东方主义式的伪观念艺术对漢字本体的蚕食，以及如何将空间漢字艺术理念提升到一个国际艺术学术研究的新高度，从而为世界当代艺术史增加崭新的一个门类等问题。
空间漢字艺术运动的国际气候渐已形成，中文事实上已然成为全球第二大语言体系。我们漢字它有着千年沉淀、厚积薄发的本体能量，在中国新时期的文化政策调整过程中，空间漢字艺术必将登上大雅大俗的中国艺术平台。
策展 ：潘星磊 Koan Jeff Baysa(寇杰) 李氏
开幕 ：零八年8月2日（周六）下午三时
研讨 ：零八年8月2日（周六）下午一时
展期 ：零八年8月2 —— 9月 6 日
地点 ：中国北京朝阳区环铁艺术区 KU艺术中心（艺术城）
“ 漢字基地 ” （环铁一线）
主办 ：KU 艺术中心

京奧開幕式泄密: re-invented scrolling painting

Tseng Tso Choi: "Graffiti King"

Serge Clement
Hong Kong, Graffiti-king, 1996
Archival pigment print
5.5 x 7.5 inches in edition of 30


A special mini edition issued by INDEXG. Printed on 7.5 x 5.5 inches c-type photographic paper. 30 editions, with the Edition Stamp and numbered on verso. This edition also comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity issued by INDEXG.

The photograph "Graffiti King" was shot in Hong Kong in 1996 by Montreal photographer Serge Clement. Serge Clement made frequent trips to Hong Kong and China from 1995 to 1999 and has produced many memorable photographs. Based on these images he edited and published a monograph entitled "Fragrant Light" in 2000.

The image "Graffiti King" is one of the photographs collected in "Fragrant Light". It has documented Tseng Tso Choi - nicknamed "King of Kowloon"'s unofficial public work. Tseng was one of the former British colony's most infamous citizens. He is thought to be mentally unbalanced because he believes that Kowloon is his by ancestral right, stolen by Queen Victoria, and has spent over 40 years writing about this claim on public walls, posts and cable boxes. Though he is considered by many a public nuisance but he gets notice from the art world and his unique calligraphic style has inspired artists, fashion designers, interior decorators, and most of all invited some important curators' gaze. Tseng was featured in the 50th Venice Biennial in 2003 and a piece of wood he painted fetched US$1,100 at an auction.

A note to this photograph: On the lower corner is Tseng Tso Choi's bag and it is Tseng Tso Choi's shadow on the wall filled with his scrawlings.

website: http://goodedition.com/pdetail.asp?item_id=2230

古代哲人和诗人对时间的思考

逝川之叹--古代哲人和诗人对时间的思考
Thoughts by Ancient Philosophers and Poets on Time

<<中国文化研究 >>2002年03期
袁行霈

(一) 在先秦哲学家中,墨子和庄子都正面提出了时间的概念,虽然他们并没有用"时间"这个词.墨子所谓"久",就是时间的意思.<墨子·经上>:"久,弥异时也.宇,弥异所也."<墨子·经说上>:"久,合古今旦莫.宇,冢东西南北.""久"与"宇"相对而言,前者显然指时间,后者显然指空间."久"包括了古今旦暮各个不同的时段.<庄子·庚桑楚>中分别用宇和宙指空间和时间,空间是无边无际的,时间是无始无终的:"有实而无乎处者,宇也.有长而无本剽者,宙也."本剽就是本末,没有本末就是没有始终.这两句话的意思是说:有实而无处不在的,是宇;不断延续而无始无终的,是宙.关于宇宙,<尸子>有更明确的解释,可以对照:"上下四方日宇,古往今来日宙."

宇宙

《文子·自然》：“往古來今謂之宙，四方上下謂之宇。”

《尸子》：“上下四方曰宇，往古來今曰宙。”

二字连用，始见于《庄子·齐物论》曰：“旁日月，挟宇宙，为其吻合。”

《淮南子•天方訓》中關於世界起源的論述：「天地未形，馮馮翼翼，洞洞灟灟，故曰太昭，道始於虛霩，虛霩生宇宙，宇宙生氣，氣有涯垠，清陽者薄靡而為天，重濁者凝滯而為地。清妙之合專易，重濁之凝竭難，故天先成而地後定，天地之襲精為陰陽，陰陽之專精為四時，四時之散精之萬物，」

Recently, I need to learn what the meaning of universe is in the perspective of Chinese thinking ! Though it is complicated but sounds to be so interesting! hope I would have more time .. !

墨子: Mohism / Moism

墨子
《經說上》
40 經說上: 久：古今旦莫。
41 經說上: 宇：東西家南北。

It is lucky to find out that the philosophy from Moism also mentions about the meaning of time and space ! Though it is hard for me to translate it into English, it serves a very useful and valuable research reference for my study !
Cool ! Should work hard !

墨子: Mohism / Moism / Mohist Canon (Mo ching)