Discarding the Brush Gao Qipei Chinese vingerschilderkunst

'Discarding the brush' door klaas ruitenbeek.

Gao Qipei (1660 - 1734) and the art of chinese finger painting
Schilderen zonder penseel.

Gao qipei (1660 - 1734) en de chinese vingerschilderkunst.

Catalogue of the excellent exhibition held in the rijksmuseum in amsterdam. Gao qipei was born in the north of china. His career was that of a high-powered civil servant in the administrations of the emperors kangxi (1662-1722) and yongzheng (1723-1735) of the qing dynasty. His bureaucratic post left him plenty of time to develop his skills as a painter. By the time he was twenty gao was searching for his own style. He found it by using his fingers rather than a brush, an idea that came to him in a dream. Using his fingertips and his entire hand he applied strokes of paint, employing his long nails for the lines. At first gao also used a brush, but he eventually abandoned this altogether after perfecting his skill with his fingers. Gao's finger paintings of landscapes are notable for their spontaneity.


Engels en nederlandstalig.
In goede staat.
Ingenaaid, 342 p.
1E druk, 1992.