Female (Thought of Art)

Author: Xu Hong
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: With a modern feminist perspective, the author questions traditional art history records, excavates and organizes the history of Chinese women's art over thousands of years, hoping to slightly balance the male-dominated art history. The book is divided into different chapters based on various themes, ranging from Nüwa's creation of humans from clay in ancient legends to the artistic and literary affairs of court ladies and famous courtesans in the Ming and Qing dynasties; from the artistic activities of pioneering women's liberation advocates in the early 20th century to the avant-garde experiments of female artists immersed in the wave of globalization. The historical footprints of Chinese women in crafts, painting, and sculpture form a series of emotionally rich and colorful scenes. As a female artist and art critic, the author maintains a fresh and keen sensibility while dealing with abundant and detailed historical materials. The women recorded in the book are not only skilled artists in their own right but also real people with diverse emotional pursuits and different fates in history and reality. The author's theoretical perspective further sharpens and clarifies the rationality of the exposition of women's art history facts.