One Meter of Vigilance

Author: Xu Jiang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: This collection is primarily composed of cultural essays and academic reviews, featuring representative articles by the author on contemporary art research and criticism. It is a sister volume to The City of Vision. The book offers a broad perspective, profound content, and a steady yet vivid writing style. It includes the artist's own painting experiences, reflecting the contemporary poetic essence and theory of artistic realms in painting; it also provides in-depth portrayals of the humanistic traditions of the art academies where the artist studied and the natural surroundings, outlining a poetic convergence of Chinese and Western cultural traditions; furthermore, it offers a vivid and accurate analysis and introduction to the contemporary art scene, deeply revealing the challenges faced by contemporary painting in a global context and the technological cultural atmosphere. The articles, using the "hand of ''" ( refers to easel painting, but here it seems to be a metaphorical term), along with the author's vivid experiences and sharp insights, provide a thorough analysis of the profound changes in today's visual culture, calling for a vigilance over painting—the one-meter gaze and the intrinsic cultural spirit. For young artists and cultural enthusiasts, this is an inspiring and mission-driven collection; for general readers, it serves as a readable introduction to the fashionable aspects and classic spirit of art.