Art History by Penelope B. Reyes
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This paper explores the concept of Chinese identity through the career of Modern ar... more (Forthcoming)
This paper explores the concept of Chinese identity through the career of Modern artist Sanyu, whose career spanned from the 1920s to the 1960s and who is known for a strong calligraphic line and minimalistic female nudes. A Chinese artist working mainly in Paris, Sanyu (born Chang Yu) was involved in the artistic world that reflected the tumultuous political and social transition taking place in China that produced public debates throughout the early twentieth century calling into question the Chinese identity in art both nationally and on an international scale. A new nationalism called for a new definition of Chinese identity in all sectors, including the art world. How did Sanyu, who spent most of his life outside of China, define his own Chinese identity? Was his concept of Chinese identity manifested in his art? What about other aspects of his artistic career? Were his artistic pieces ever truly Chinese? Did he ever present himself as more European than Chinese? These and more questions are posted in this study in order to explore what relationship Sanyu had with Chinese identity. To investigate this, a contextual timeline was created, to identify any patterns in his artistic career based on Chinese identity and juxtaposed with biographical, art historical and historical events. The sources used for this are the primary sources of a sampling Sanyu’s works throughout his lifetime and testimonies from himself and others, along with the secondary sources of both contemporaneous periodicals and scholarly articles. What is revealed will be analyzed with a contextual methodology to answer the research questions posed. Sanyu’s Chineseness will be defined and its manifestations identified and explained. Readers will gain a new perspective of Sanyu’s Modern Chinese-European repertoire practically, aesthetically and theoretically. The Chinese elements of his artistic career will take on new life in this new contextualized framework.
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Art History by Penelope B. Reyes
This paper explores the concept of Chinese identity through the career of Modern artist Sanyu, whose career spanned from the 1920s to the 1960s and who is known for a strong calligraphic line and minimalistic female nudes. A Chinese artist working mainly in Paris, Sanyu (born Chang Yu) was involved in the artistic world that reflected the tumultuous political and social transition taking place in China that produced public debates throughout the early twentieth century calling into question the Chinese identity in art both nationally and on an international scale. A new nationalism called for a new definition of Chinese identity in all sectors, including the art world. How did Sanyu, who spent most of his life outside of China, define his own Chinese identity? Was his concept of Chinese identity manifested in his art? What about other aspects of his artistic career? Were his artistic pieces ever truly Chinese? Did he ever present himself as more European than Chinese? These and more questions are posted in this study in order to explore what relationship Sanyu had with Chinese identity. To investigate this, a contextual timeline was created, to identify any patterns in his artistic career based on Chinese identity and juxtaposed with biographical, art historical and historical events. The sources used for this are the primary sources of a sampling Sanyu’s works throughout his lifetime and testimonies from himself and others, along with the secondary sources of both contemporaneous periodicals and scholarly articles. What is revealed will be analyzed with a contextual methodology to answer the research questions posed. Sanyu’s Chineseness will be defined and its manifestations identified and explained. Readers will gain a new perspective of Sanyu’s Modern Chinese-European repertoire practically, aesthetically and theoretically. The Chinese elements of his artistic career will take on new life in this new contextualized framework.
This paper explores the concept of Chinese identity through the career of Modern artist Sanyu, whose career spanned from the 1920s to the 1960s and who is known for a strong calligraphic line and minimalistic female nudes. A Chinese artist working mainly in Paris, Sanyu (born Chang Yu) was involved in the artistic world that reflected the tumultuous political and social transition taking place in China that produced public debates throughout the early twentieth century calling into question the Chinese identity in art both nationally and on an international scale. A new nationalism called for a new definition of Chinese identity in all sectors, including the art world. How did Sanyu, who spent most of his life outside of China, define his own Chinese identity? Was his concept of Chinese identity manifested in his art? What about other aspects of his artistic career? Were his artistic pieces ever truly Chinese? Did he ever present himself as more European than Chinese? These and more questions are posted in this study in order to explore what relationship Sanyu had with Chinese identity. To investigate this, a contextual timeline was created, to identify any patterns in his artistic career based on Chinese identity and juxtaposed with biographical, art historical and historical events. The sources used for this are the primary sources of a sampling Sanyu’s works throughout his lifetime and testimonies from himself and others, along with the secondary sources of both contemporaneous periodicals and scholarly articles. What is revealed will be analyzed with a contextual methodology to answer the research questions posed. Sanyu’s Chineseness will be defined and its manifestations identified and explained. Readers will gain a new perspective of Sanyu’s Modern Chinese-European repertoire practically, aesthetically and theoretically. The Chinese elements of his artistic career will take on new life in this new contextualized framework.