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Dimensions of Originality
Katharine P Burnett
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Description for Dimensions of Originality
Hardcover. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations, colour plates. BIC Classification: ACQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 794.
Dimensions of Originality investigates the issue of conceptual originality in art criticism of the seventeenth century, a period in which China dynamically reinvented itself. In art criticism, the term which was called upon to indicate conceptual originality more than any other was qi 奇, literally, "different"; but secondarily, "odd," like a number and by extension, "the novel," and "extraordinary." This work finds that originality, expressed through visual difference, was a paradigmatic concern of both artists and critics. Burnett speculates on why many have dismissed originality as a possible "traditional Chinese" value, and the ramifications this has had on art historical ... Read more
Dimensions of Originality investigates the issue of conceptual originality in art criticism of the seventeenth century, a period in which China dynamically reinvented itself. In art criticism, the term which was called upon to indicate conceptual originality more than any other was qi 奇, literally, "different"; but secondarily, "odd," like a number and by extension, "the novel," and "extraordinary." This work finds that originality, expressed through visual difference, was a paradigmatic concern of both artists and critics. Burnett speculates on why many have dismissed originality as a possible "traditional Chinese" value, and the ramifications this has had on art historical ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The Chinese University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
Number of Pages
450
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789629964566
SKU
V9789629964566
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About Katharine P Burnett
Katharine P. Burnett is associate professor of art history at the University of California, Davis where she specializes in Chinese art and culture.
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