57 New English Calligraphy

As xu s english calligraphy demands undivided attention to read a state of tranquillity is attained through the journey to reflect on zen.

New english calligraphy. Xu bing attempted to fuse written english and written chinese. The characters are really beautiful but i can hardly recognize them. Kelley in 2012 is a new version of the original square word calligraphy 英文方块字 system developed in 1994 by the chinese artist xu bing 徐冰. But you still have until this sunday the opportunity to visit the john madejski garden at the v a to enjoy travelling to the wonderland an installation by the. All good things must come to an end and for the exhibition masterpieces of chinese painting 700 1900 that was the case on sunday 19th jan 2014. New english calligraphy china in the v a. In the process of deciphering xu s text viewers break down cultural barriers.

Yes xu bing is the artist who combines english letters and chinese calligraphy together. He calls it new english calligraphy. I was really really impressed when i saw it. The art of producing beautiful writing often created with a special pen or brush. An introduction to square word calligraphy expands on the didactic potential of the new script by offering directions for how to prepare ink hold a brush and execute individual brushstrokes. The square word calligraphy system presented on this page and developed by dr.