The Charm of Woodcut Seals and Chinese Calligraphy by Tseng-Yao (Terry) Sun
Exhibit opens with reception. For centuries, Chinese and Japanese artists have used intricate seals carved with their names in ancient script to authenticate paintings and calligraphy. Exhibit showcases enlarged leisure seals carved into wood, making traditionally diminutive art more accessible to public.
In the 1980s, Terry developed a technique of enlarging seal designs and carving them into wood, making a traditionally arcane and diminutive art more accessible to the general public. Terry?s accompanying calligraphy also emphasizes the beauty and meaning of the seals. His work has been exhibited in the R?bel Asiatic Research Collection, Fine Art Library; Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University, the Gallery of Palos Verdes Library and the East Asian Library at USC.
Date: May 31 through July
Admission: general $2, children under age 12 are free
Location: Chinese Historical Museum, 404 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
For more information:
Phone: (619) 338-9888
or
Visit: sdchm.org
or
Email:
Exhibit opens with reception. For centuries, Chinese and Japanese artists have used intricate seals carved with their names in ancient script to authenticate paintings and calligraphy. Exhibit showcases enlarged leisure seals carved into wood, making traditionally diminutive art more accessible to public.
In the 1980s, Terry developed a technique of enlarging seal designs and carving them into wood, making a traditionally arcane and diminutive art more accessible to the general public. Terry?s accompanying calligraphy also emphasizes the beauty and meaning of the seals. His work has been exhibited in the R?bel Asiatic Research Collection, Fine Art Library; Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University, the Gallery of Palos Verdes Library and the East Asian Library at USC.
Date: May 31 through July
Admission: general $2, children under age 12 are free
Location: Chinese Historical Museum, 404 Third Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101
For more information:
Phone: (619) 338-9888
or
Visit: sdchm.org
or
Email:
