CalligraphyWriting as a visual artVarious examples of calligraphy in different languages and writing systems throughout historyCalligraphy (from Ancient Greek καλλιγραφία (kalligraphía) 'beautiful writing') is fine handwriting as a visual art. It involves the design and execution of lettering or characters using a pen, ink brush, or other writing instruments.
Wash (visual arts)A wash is a term for a visual arts technique resulting in a semi-transparent layer of colour. A wash of diluted ink or watercolor paint applied in combination with drawing is called pen and wash, wash drawing, or ink and wash. Normally only one or two colours of wash are used; if more colours are used the result is likely to be classified as a full watercolor painting. The classic East Asian tradition of ink wash painting uses black ink in various levels of dilution.Traditional Chinese charactersTraditional Chinese characters are one of two standardized character sets used to write the Chinese language, with the other being simplified characters. Traditional characters predominated in written Chinese, the historical lingua franca of East Asia, until the mid-20th century. Today, they are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, as well as in most overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia.
Ink brushVietnamese nameVietnamese alphabetbút lôngHán-Nôm筆𱻢Korean nameHangul붓Hanja筆Japanese nameKanji筆A Chinese writing brush (traditional Chinese: 毛筆; simplified Chinese: 毛笔; pinyin: máo bǐ) is a paintbrush used as a writing tool in Chinese calligraphy as well as in Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese which all have roots in Chinese calligraphy. They are also used in Chinese painting and other brush painting styles.
Tang dynastyImperial dynasty of China (618–907)CapitalChang'an(618–690, 705–904)Luoyang(904–907)Common languagesMiddle ChineseLiterary Chinese (official)Religion Majorities:Chinese BuddhismTaoismChinese folk religionMinorities:Nestorian ChristianityChinese ManichaeismZoroastrianismIslamGovernmentAbsolute monarchyEmperor • 618–626 (first) Emperor Gaozu• 626–649 Emperor Taizong• 712–756 Emperor Xuanzong• 904–907 (last) Emperor AiHistorical eraMedieval East Asia• EstablishedJune 18, 618• W…
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PinyinScheme for the Chinese Phonetic AlphabetSimplified ChineseTraditional ChineseLiteral meaningscheme of spelled Han language sounds This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
Realism (arts)In art, realism is generally the attempt to represent subject-matter truthfully, without artificiality, exaggeration, or speculative or supernatural elements. The term is often used interchangeably with naturalism, although these terms are not necessarily synonymous.
MimesisMimesis (; Ancient Greek: μίμησις, mīmēsis) is the representation of aspects of the real world, especially human actions, in literature and art. It is a concept used in philosophy, aesthetics and literary criticism, with many associated concepts, including imitatio, imitation, similarity, receptivity, representation, mimicry, the act of , the act of resembling, and the presentation of the self.MonochromeA monochrome or monochromatic image, object or palette is composed of one color (or values of one color). Images using only shades of grey are called grayscale (typically digital) or black-and-white (typically analog). In physics, monochromatic light refers to electromagnetic radiation that contains a narrow band of wavelengths, which is a distinct concept.
VirtuosoA virtuoso (from Italianvirtuoso, Italian: or Italian:; Late Latinvirtuosus; Latinvirtus; 'virtue', 'excellence' or 'skill') is an individual who possesses outstanding talent and technical ability in a particular art or field such as fine arts, music, singing, playing a musical instrument, or composition. MeaningThis word also refers to a person who has cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, either as a connoisseur or collector.
Black InkSingles from Black Ink "Your Creation"Released: September 2, 2015"Purgatory"Released: September 24, 2015"The Plague"Released: September 30, 2015Black Ink is the fourth studio album by American rapper Prozak. It was released on October 9, 2015 via Strange Music. Production was handled entirely by Seven, with Travis O'Guin serving as executive producer.
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