Chinese calligraphy talk, demonstration at äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ March 25

KINGSTON, R.I. –March 20, 2008—A talk and a demonstration of Chinese calligraphy will be held at the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Tuesday, March 25 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Galanti Lounge, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Library, 15 Lippitt Road, äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Kingston campus. The event, sponsored by the äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾ Confucius Institute, is free and open to the public.


Genyuan Jiang, a visiting scholar from Zhejiang University of Technology in China, will introduce The Four Treasures of the Study (tools for Chinese calligraphy and Chinese painting): writing brush, ink stick, ink stone, and rice paper.


Jiang is a visiting scholar in äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBվ’s Department of Communication Studies. He was influenced by famous calligraphers from a young age. Starting at 12, he has practiced calligraphy for more than 25 years. He will demonstrate calligraphy toward the end of his talk.


Xiaodong Dai , a professor at the Foreign Languages College of Shanghai Normal University, will provide an English translation and cultural and historical background of Chinese calligraphy. Dai is a Fulbright Scholar with the Department of Communication Studies at äçÐÄvlogÃâ·ÑBÕ¾.


The presenters will discuss and present the characteristics of different styles of calligraphy, such as large seal script, small seal script, clerical script, cursive script, regular scripts, and semi-cursive script used during different dynasties