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Aesthetics of Dysregulation: Broken Lines, Defective Bodies, Futures That Never Quite Were, ca. 1740 | A Lecture by Professor Michele Matteini 1
Fine Arts Talk

Aesthetics of Dysregulation: Broken Lines, Defective Bodies, Futures That Never Quite Were, ca. 1740 | A Lecture by Professor Michele Matteini

Southside

When "good" painting demanded "good" health, a circle of Yangzhou artists said: forget that. Professor Michele Matteini unpacks how Zheng Xie, Jin Nong, and others turned aging bodies and shaky brushwork into a radical aesthetic rebellion.

Chinese painting
18th century art
unconventional brushwork
aging and creativity

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🎨lecture includes Zheng Xie's "Orchids and Bamboo" 1742
🏛️hosted by Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley

Dwinelle Hall

South Dr, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

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