“Calligraphy in Chinese Society”
A Lecture by Professor Qianshen Bai, Boston University Department of Art History
The lecture will explore the roles played by calligraphy in Chinese society, including both religious and secular uses. The linguistic foundation and aesthetic of calligraphy will also be discussed. Following the lecture, there will be a demonstration of Chinese calligraphy.
An art historian who also teaches studio art, Professor Bai is a renowned calligrapher and seal carver and has won a First Prize in the National Calligraphy Competition for University and College Students in China in 1982. He has participated in various international exhibitions of Chinese calligraphy. His research, which has won the support of a J. Paul Getty Postdoctoral Fellow in the History of Art and the Humanities, covers Chinese calligraphy, painting and seal carving.
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