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Intoxicated Dancing (II)

醉舞下山去

1981
calligrapher
(American, born China, 1913–1997)
Measurements
Image: 66.7 x 49.8 cm (26 1/4 x 19 5/8 in.); Overall: 142.2 x 73.7 cm (56 x 29 in.)
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Wang Fangyu viewed calligraphy as the writing of pictures, returning to the character’s origins, which were pictographs.

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Characters inclined slightly to the left or right glide almost effortlessly through space and over the picture plane, suggesting the inebriated state of the homeward-bound subject.

While one Chinese tradition was to enjoy art while inebriated, the artist rarely imbibed and was never seen intoxicated. That said, he still appreciated the tradition. In this piece, note the oddly tilted characters and the ease with which the brush seemed to have flowed.
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Intoxicated Dancing (II)

1981

Wang Fangyu

(American, born China, 1913–1997)
America, New Jersey

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