CHIN 180: Chinese Calligraphy and Painting: Aesthetics and Practice

Instructor: Philip Jun Fang
Teaching Assistants: Qinao Wang, Zhiyao Lu

This course on the art and practice of Chinese calligraphy and painting consists of an introduction to the history, principle and aesthetic values of Chinese characters and calligraphy and offers hands-on experience on brush composition. It also covers the connections between calligraphy, painting, poetry and philosophical thoughts, namely Taoism (yin and yang), Confucianism, and Buddhism. Students are required to finish five projects over the course of the semester, including a bamboo painting, an orchid painting, calligraphy of Chinese proverbs and poetry, and a final project that combines calligraphy and painting. For more information, please visit: http://wmcalligraphy.wix.com/wmcalligraphy.

Images of the exhibit are available from Swem Library on Flickr.

Exhibit design and installation: Jennie Davy, Burger Archives Specialist. This exhibit was created with funding from the William & Mary Confucius Institute.