Word: brush
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Heritage of the Brush, an exhibit of Chinese art, aims to depict major and fundamental trends in the field. While it frequently succeeds in illustrating an artistic development, and contains some terrific examples of Chinese art, this exhibit's treatment of the implications of an artistic heritage is, at best, cursory...
...other times, an artist will refer to his roots by inscribing a tribute within the actual painting. Thankfully, the organizers, Dr. Claudia Brown and Dr. Ju-hsi Chou, frequently inform the viewer of this, as in the case of Zhang Pengchong's Landscape: Brush Marks in Blue and Green (early 18th cent.) This pain ting's subtle coloring is inspired by Sheng Zhou, an artist who worked 300 years earlier...
...From an elegant window, official tassels glitter against a clear view of the sky;/ Clouds enter, and one could stoop them along with one's sleeves./ There is no predicting whether I'll return to this place again;/ About to leave, I brush past the rocks and waste a new verse...
Unfortunately, these questions are not answered. While the works are inspiring, the lack of social context makes for a shockingly simplistic view of the "heritage" of the brush, one that stubbornly avoids the significance of individual works...
...addition, Rasminsky's attention to detail adds depth to her characterizations. She has Laura stumble against a chair while crossing the stage and Ms. Wingfield brush Tom's cowlick in the middle of an argument...