「Art Appreciation Through Visual Reading」Decipher a Single Masterpiece Within One Exhibition
How to truly interpret a painting? The concept of the punctum, coined by Roland Barthes in “Camera Lucida”, was original…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」A Tribute to Fathers Through Art
Images of Fathers Painted by Master Artists Albrecht Dürer’s “Portrait of Father” delicately depicts his father, a golds…
「Look at the Picture and Talk about the Painting」Understanding the Five Auspicious Plants and Five Venomous Creatures through an Ancient Painting
The Dragon Boat Festival in ancient times was closely related to the "Five Auspicious Plants" and the "Five Venomous Cre…
「The Art of Collecting」Ming – style Furniture: Usage Surpasses Mere Collection
The implicit elegance and romanticism of the Chinese people are mostly enshrined in wood! Many people think that old fur…
「The Art of Collecting」Jiansongge: Stones Embracing Visions, the Heart Follows Its Delights
When people appraise and appreciate the elegant stones in the study, they often get fixated on the form and value. Howev…
「The Art of Collecting」Inkstones Through Rubbings, Absorbing the Noble Spirit of Wang Yangming
Why do so many collectors have a passion for rubbings of ancient inkstones? In my view, a rubbing does more than just pr…
「The Art of Collecting」Contemporary Art is a Subtraction of Ideas
The evolution of art is a process of "subtracting" ideas. Starting from focusing on the external human figures, it gradu…
「One object per period」The Silent Stone: Why It Has Captivated Hearts for a Thousand Years
"Flowers that speak would bring idle cares; Mutes stones alone win our fondest stares." With these simple lines, Lu You …
「One object per period」Slender, Wrinkled, Pierced, Porous: Understanding the Aesthetics of Stone Appreciation
A honeycomb-shaped stone holds great significance? Many people, while strolling through gardens, come across unusual sto…
「The Art of Collecting」The artist themselves determine the value of the artwork
The artist himself is the core criterion for evaluating the long-term value of an artwork. So, how do we choose an artis…