The Great Image Has No Form, Or On the Nonobject Through Painting
| Author | : François Jullien |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 297 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226415314 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226415317 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Great Image Has No Form, Or On the Nonobject Through Painting by : François Jullien
Download or read book The Great Image Has No Form, Or On the Nonobject Through Painting written by François Jullien and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In premodern China, painters used imagery not to mirror the world, but to evoke unfathomable experience. Considering this art alongside the philosophical traditions that inform it, this book explores the 'nonobject', a notion exemplified by paintings that do not seek to represent observable surroundings.
