But be sure to check out this site for a listing of regularly-scheduled happenings around the Institution. Saturday, October 3: The Lives of Chinese Scripts and Calligraphy - Gallery Talk and Workshop ...

Yu, a founder and student instructor, emphasized that calligraphy involves more than just writing Chinese characters artistically. Its different forms, she said, allow calligraphers to express their ...

For millennia, adepts of calligraphy in China and connoisseurs worldwide have regarded it as the summit of the arts of Asia. "Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy" at the Asian Art ...

As a young boy in Taiwan, Jerry Yang was forced to study calligraphy — writing Chinese characters with a brush. The practice is thought to mold character as well as to reflect it, but Yang found ...

Actually, when Chinese calligraphers practice calligraphy, they do not consider the linguistic meaning. And, in fact, many Chinese cannot read cursive script themselves.

Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens ...

The Chinese calligraphy exhibit emphasizes two of the five major styles of Chinese script, historically known as “kaishu,” or regular script, and “caoshu,” or cursive script, Zhou said. The last of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — When learning Chinese, it’s often difficult to appreciate the subtle beauty of each character. In the mist of trying to hammer each one into memory, a Chinese learner rarely ...

Chinese calligraphy has always been more than simply a tool for communication, incorporating as it does the element of artistry for which the practice is still valued in an age of ballpoint pens and ...

For many, Chinese calligraphy is the world's most favorable form of art. I can remember the time when I was a preschooler, my grandfather, Chen Teh Tseng, had taken me to one of his home ...