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Ryu chi Ryu (Dragon Knows Dragon) by Morita Shiryū. Morita Shiryū (June 24, 1912 – December 1, 1998) was a postwar Japanese artist who revolutionized Japanese calligraphy into a global avant-garde aesthetic. [1] [2] [3] He was born in Toyooka, Hyōgo, Japan with the name Morita Kiyoshi (森田清).
The 1976 Summer Olympics begin in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. East Timor is declared the 27th province of Indonesia. July 18 – 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci earns the first of seven perfect scores of 10 at the 1976 Summer Olympics. July 19 – Sagarmatha National Park in Nepal is created. July 20
Mark George Tobey (December 11, 1890 – April 24, 1976) was an American painter. His densely structured compositions, inspired by Asian calligraphy, resemble Abstract expressionism, [1] [2] although the motives for his compositions differ philosophically from most Abstract Expressionist painters. His work was widely recognized throughout the ...
Events from the year 1976 in the United States. Major events include Jimmy Carter defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in the presidential election of that year, the incorporation of Apple Computer Company and Microsoft , and the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that Karen Ann Quinlan could be disconnected from her ventilator.
The formation of Bokujinkai was heavily influenced by the landscape of the Japanese calligraphy world in the years following the end of World War II.In general, since the Meiji period, calligraphy had been excluded from the realm of high art and was not included in official salon exhibitions until 1948. [2]
October 1976 events in the United States (1 C, 4 P) November 1976 events in the United States (1 C, 19 P) December 1976 events in the United States (1 C, 4 P)
Similar events are also held in homes and other venues across Japan at this time of the year and are meant to help strengthen one's resolve and resolutions for the new year - regardless of the ...
First page of Paul's epistle to Philemon in the Rochester Bible (12th century). A modern calligraphic rendition of the word calligraphy (Denis Brown, 2006). Western calligraphy is the art of writing and penmanship as practiced in the Western world, especially using the Latin alphabet (but also including calligraphic use of the Cyrillic and Greek alphabets, as opposed to "Eastern" traditions ...