Translated by Xiaohui Tang and Yayi Lin Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. A Comparison between Western and Chinese Painting Techniques 中西画法之比较 When I lay my eyes on nature, I either rejoice or despair. That is because I already possess the ability to sense the invisible beauty. Everyone in this world…
Chinese Art History
This project aims to translate early twentieth century canonical Chinese texts on art into English. Students from the University of Melbourne’s Master of Translation and Interpreting programme worked on these translations in 2019 as part of the subject Translation in a Chinese Context.
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Views on my artistic life 我的藝術生活觀
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Views on my artistic life -Pan Yuliang[1] [1] Pan Yuliang 潘玉良, “Wode yishu shenghuo guan” 我的藝術生活觀 [Views on my artistic life]. in Dangdai funü 當代婦女, October 1936, 177-79. 我的藝術生活觀 —潘玉良 The “yi” (藝) of art (yishu 藝術) contains various information which…
Woman and Art 女性與美術
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Woman and Art – Jin Qijing[1] [1] Jin Qijing 金啟靜. “Nüxing yu meishu” 女性與美術 [Women and art]. Funü zazhi 婦女雜誌,15, no.7 (July 1929): 31-33. 女性與美術 — 金啟靜女士 There is a natural special relation between women and art. However, most women are not enthusiastic about fine art…
From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art 從學習書畫談到婦女研究藝術
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art – Feng Wenfeng[1] [1] Feng Wenfeng 馮文鳳, “Cong xuexi shuhua tandao funü yanjiu yishu” 從學習書畫談到婦女研究藝術 [From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art], in Dangdai Funü當代婦女, October 1936, 170–75….
Huo 惑 [In Question], Mei zhan 美展5 (1929)
Translated by Tianyue Wang, Tanda Li, Lijing Zhu, Zhengtang Ma, and Damian Mandzunowski Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. In Question By Xu Beihong 惑 徐悲鴻 Holding China’s inaugural National Exhibition of Art[1] is a joyous occasion deserving appraisal. But the most laudable aspect is that there will not be any…
The relation between art and science “Meishu yu kexue de guanxi” 美术与科学的关系. Beijing daxue rikan 北京大学日刊 (1921): 168-179.
Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Cai, Yuanpei, The Relation between Science and Art Translated by Wendy Xue and Yuning Yan 蔡元培 美术与科学的关系 There are three aspects within our psychology: Will, knowledge and emotion. Will is reflected in behaviour, which belongs to ethics. Knowledge comes from different branches of science, and…