Oriental brushwork

Series: Eliot O'Hara Art Series

Duration: 0:16:40

Genre: Art | Educational

Year Published: 1954

Creator: Eliot O'Hara: Distributor | Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor | Lane Education Service District: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Uses a variety of oriental paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to depict the characteristics of oriental art and shows a Chinese and a Japanese artist demonstrating oriental brushwork. Points out that Chinese art is the ancestor of Japanese art and indicates that art and music have unique similarities. Features Mr. Tyrus Wong, a Chinese painter, and Mr. Chiura Obata of Japan. Narrated by Eliot O'Hara., A historical sketch of Chinese art, stressing its symbolism and expressiveness, emphasizing the purity and restraint of its brushwork, and explaining that oriental artists seek to convey mood and emotion rather than a literal representation. Describes different kinds of brushes and paper used by ancient and modern artists.

Complete Record: , Uses a variety of oriental paintings from the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to depict the characteristics of oriental art and shows a Chinese and a Japanese artist demonstrating oriental brushwork. Points out that Chinese art is the ancestor of Japanese art and indicates that art and music have unique similarities. Features Mr. Tyrus Wong, a Chinese painter, and Mr. Chiura Obata of Japan. Narrated by Eliot O'Hara., How Chinese and Japanese artists use brushes, inks, and colors on silk scrolls and fiber paper., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.