Yu Chengsong and his composite oil print works were I first known to the art circle in 1993 when he published a 35-volum painting album on Chinese landscape. The album, printed in six languages including Chinese, Engl...Yu Chengsong and his composite oil print works were I first known to the art circle in 1993 when he published a 35-volum painting album on Chinese landscape. The album, printed in six languages including Chinese, English, Japanese and French, was distributed worldwide. In order to create this album, Yu traveled across the country on his own expenses. He painted the most marvelous and beautiful landscapes in China,展开更多
Chinese print can date back 1100 years. For example, carved bricks and stones in the Han Dynasty are actually early forms of woodprint. As a type of print art, wood board printing invented in the Tang Dynasty was clos...Chinese print can date back 1100 years. For example, carved bricks and stones in the Han Dynasty are actually early forms of woodprint. As a type of print art, wood board printing invented in the Tang Dynasty was closely related to life of ordinary people and helped to spread arts in ancient China. Buddhist sutra Vajracchedika printed in 868 AD is the important evidence testifying to the wood board printing of the Tang Dynasty and the world’s earliest complete printed book still preserved today. Thus it is generally recognized as the peak of print art of the Tang Dynasty.展开更多
文摘Yu Chengsong and his composite oil print works were I first known to the art circle in 1993 when he published a 35-volum painting album on Chinese landscape. The album, printed in six languages including Chinese, English, Japanese and French, was distributed worldwide. In order to create this album, Yu traveled across the country on his own expenses. He painted the most marvelous and beautiful landscapes in China,
文摘Chinese print can date back 1100 years. For example, carved bricks and stones in the Han Dynasty are actually early forms of woodprint. As a type of print art, wood board printing invented in the Tang Dynasty was closely related to life of ordinary people and helped to spread arts in ancient China. Buddhist sutra Vajracchedika printed in 868 AD is the important evidence testifying to the wood board printing of the Tang Dynasty and the world’s earliest complete printed book still preserved today. Thus it is generally recognized as the peak of print art of the Tang Dynasty.
