Lines in Translation: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Modernist Calligraphy, Early 1980s–Early 1990s

Volume 15, Number 4, July/August 2016
by Shao-Lan Hertel


Article Description

Shao-Lan Hertel explores cross-cultural encounters among three artists—Wang Dongling, Roman Verostko, and Andreas Schmid—as it pertains to the evolution of calligraphy in China during the 1980s and into the 90s, a relatively early period for contemporary Chinese art, and the subsequent interaction with aspects of Western abstract art.


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Shao-Lan Hertel, Wang Dongling, Roman Verostko, Andreas Schmid, Chinese calligraphy, 1980s, 1990s, Western abstract art