Abstract
The tradition of Chinese art has a tendency toward musicalization and hence toward time. Chinese calligraphy is the most typical art form that replaces music to shape our sense of time, as embodied by "shi", a concept of temporality in calligraphy. In Chinese calligraphy, "shi" is presented through the body, and thus temporality is embodied. The origin of the discourse of "shi" about Chinese characters can be traced back to Shuo Wen Jie Zi and Zhouyi in their discussions of creating Chinese characters, which have produced a great influence on the theory of calligraphy. As "shi" is a key concept to a deeper understanding of calligraphy, we can view Chinese calligraphy as an "art of gestures".
First Page
185
Last Page
193
Recommended Citation
Qiu, Xinqiao. 2016. "On "Shi" in Chinese Calligraphy: Time, the Body, and Origin." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 36, (4): pp.185-193. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol36/iss4/14
