Today is National Handwriting Day. In this book, you’ll see some beautiful examples of Korean handwriting, whether brushes and bamboo on paper or script on fabric, ceramics, and metal.
"Offering an extraordinary window into Korean culture, Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing brings a multidisciplinary approach to the history of Korean writing--from the earliest texts from the Three Kingdoms period to its use in contemporary art. This volume discusses the social and cultural conditions that led to the creation of calligraphic works by a wide range of people, including kings, queens, officials, scholars, painters, monks, and even slaves. It also explores the variety of materials employed in the creation of the art--from paper, ink, and bamboo to ceramics, silk, and metal. In addition, it looks at how calligraphy was used both to maintain Korea's historical class structure and, as literacy spread, to incite social change for women, merchants, and other segments of society. The authors explore how the invention of the hangeul phonetic script led to a more global identity for Korea, and how this script continues to shape contemporary art and design. Beyond Line illuminates the restrained beauty, strength, and flexibility of Korean calligraphy."-- from publisher.
Beyond line : the art of Korean writing
Edited by Stephen Little, Virginia Moon ; essays by Insoo Cho [and three others] ; additional contributions by Christina Gina Lee, Stephen Little, Natalie Mik, Audrey Min, Virginia Moon, Joon Hye Park, Eunsoo Yi.
Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art ; Munich ; New York : DelMonico Books·Prestel, 2019.
407 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 33 cm
Language: English
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition Beyond Line: The Art of Korean Writing at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California (June 16 through September 29, 2019)"-
ISBN : 9783791358147
ISBN : 3791358146
2019
HOLLIS number: 99153845075603941