Author : Shelley Drake Hawks
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2017-11-09
ISBN 13 : 0295741961
Pages : 304 pages
Rating : 4.9/5 (741 downloads)
Download The Art of Resistance PDF Format Full Free by Shelley Drake Hawks and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Art of Resistance surveys the lives of seven painters�Ding Cong (1916�2009), Feng Zikai (1898�1975), Li Keran (1907�89), Li Kuchan (1898�1983), Huang Yongyu (b. 1924), Pan Tianshou (1897�1971), and Shi Lu (1919�82)�during China�s Cultural Revolution (1966�1976), a time when they were considered counterrevolutionary and were forbidden to paint. Drawing on interviews with the artists and their families and on materials collected during her visits to China, Shelley Drake Hawks examines their painting styles, political outlooks, and life experiences. These fiercely independent artists took advantage of moments of low surveillance to secretly �paint by candlelight.� In doing so, they created symbolically charged art that is open to multiple interpretations. The wit, courage, and compassion of these painters will inspire respect for the deep emotional and spiritual resonance of Chinese art.