Taction : The Drama of the Stylus in Oriental Calligraphy
Taction : The Drama of the Stylus in Oriental Calligraphy
International House of Japan
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by Kyuyoh Ishikawa
You have in your hands an unprecedented account of the history of East Asian calligraphy. Here is a book every bit as accessible and fascinating for noncalligraphers and for individuals unversed in kanji as it is for calligraphers and for kanji-literate readers. The author, Ishikawa Kyuyoh, speaks of “the drama of the stylus” [brush and chisel], and he brings that drama alive by positioning it in compelling context: historical and spiritual, as well as artistic and cultural. Ishikawa has been a leading light in the calligraphic firmament for more than 40 years. He has continuously highlighted new expressive possibilities through work that is at once avant-garde and firmly rooted in calligraphic tradition. As interpreted by Ishikawa, calligraphy’s spiritual orientation engenders a powerful creative tension. “The calligrapher’s tension,” he insists, “is part of the spiritual awareness that is inseparable from the act of writing. It is the unrelenting self-scrutiny of the calligrapher who would fulfill a commitment akin to a holy vow.”
From the translator’s introduction
Condition: Very good, Ex-library book with usual library markings, stamps and stickers.
Format: Hardcover
Published: 2011
Pages / Size: 297 p, 23.5 x 16.3 cm
Language: English
ISBN: 978-4924971318
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