Chinese Calligraphy 248-301
EssayWritingAssignment
Due date:Friday.June 2 2017
FormatRequirements:
4-10pagesstapleddouble-spacedTimes New Roman 12 point font
Plus acover page that hasthe title of the essaythe name of this course (Chinese Calligraphy 248-201)your name and the datewritten
AndplusaWorks Cited pageat the back.
Topic:You can use your own topic or choose one of the followingas your topic but if you prefer any topic belowyoumay need tochange it to a formalessaytitle.
Content Requirements:Inanexpositorystyle explore the topic you have chosen.No matter which topical choice you prefer–your own or from belowyour topic has to be about Chinese calligraphy or painting.
What the professor is looking for:
The richness of the content.
The depth of the exploration.
The logic of the reasoning.
The coherence of the writing.
The concreteness of the materials used.
Relevance oftheexamples used.
Artistic presentation of the writing if you can come up with any.
Suggested topics:
What isChinesecalligraphy and whatisit all about?
What issoappealinginChinese calligraphyand why?
Why Chinese calligraphy is one of the highest formsofvisualart?
What makesit possible for Chinese calligraphy to becomeone of the highest forms of visualart?
Why can Chinese characterwritingevolve into a uniquevisualart?
What do we seek in Chinese calligraphy?
What makes a good calligraphy-writing?
How to appreciate Chinese calligraphy?
What role does Chinese philosophy play in Chinese calligraphy?
What role does individualityorpersonalityplay in Chinese calligraphy?
From a philosophic perspective what role does the four treasures of a studio play in Chinese calligraphy?
What is the difference between Chinese calligraphy and the Western calligraphy?
Whatare thesimilarities anddifferencesbetween Chinese calligraphy and its painting?
Does Chinese calligraphy curb spontaneity and why?
What guides thehistoricaldevelopment of Chinese calligraphy?
Comparison of two famous calligraphers
Linesproportions gravitystructure compositions etc.in Chinese calligraphy and aesthetics
Chinese philosophy and the development of Chinese calligraphy
Chinese calligraphy and Yin and Yang
Chinese calligraphy andDao byLaozi
Chinese calligraphy and the Golden Mean by Confucius
Chinese calligraphy and Laozi
Chinese calligraphy andConfucius
Chinese calligraphy and philosophy
Chinese calligraphy and aesthetics
Chinesecalligraphy and literature
Chinese calligraphy and culture
What is the maincharacteristicof the art of Chinese calligraphy?
Body and spirit which is more important and why?
The similarities and differences between Chinese and Westernvisualarts?
Is Chinese calligraphy an art of concrete image or abstract image and why?
How to appreciate Chinese calligraphy?
How to appreciate Chinese painting?
What is the difference between Chinese painting and Western painting?
The similarities and differences between Chinese calligraphy and painting