Tracing the Origin -002

© 2006, Cui Fei

Tracing the Origin -002

Currently not on view

Tracing the Origin -002,

2006

Cui Fei 崔斐, born 1970, Jinan, China; active New York
Chinese
Modern period, 1912–present
2008-74
Playfully suggesting that Chinese characters are ideograms (symbols that express ideas rather than specific words) originating in nature, Cui Fei arranged phototransfers of grape tendrils in the form of columnar calligraphic compositions. According to the artist, she "took inspiration from Chinese characters to explore the relationship between nature and culture."

Information

Title
Tracing the Origin -002
Dates

2006

Maker
Cui Fei 崔斐
Medium
Phototransfer on paper
Dimensions
77.2 × 57.1 cm (30 3/8 × 22 1/2 in.) frame: 83.4 × 63 × 3.8 cm (32 13/16 × 24 13/16 × 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art
Object Number
2008-74
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
modern Chinese styles and periods
Type
prints
Materials
paper (fiber product)
Techniques
transferring
Subject
calligraphy (writing), calligraphy (visual work)

2006– Cui Fei, 1970 (New York, NY), on consignment to Cheryl McGinnis Gallery (New York, NY).
–2008 Cheryl McGinnis Gallery (New York, NY), sold to the P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art (Princeton, NJ), 2008.
2008 P. Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art (Princeton, NJ), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2008.

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