As a young boy in Taiwan, Jerry Yang was forced to study calligraphy — writing Chinese characters with a brush. The practice is thought to mold character as well as to reflect it, but Yang found it a tedious chore.
Monday, October 15, 2012
A brush with Chinese calligraphy greats
'Out of Character: Decoding Chinese Calligraphy' at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco explores the form through the collection of Yahoo's Jerry Yang.
As a young boy in Taiwan, Jerry Yang was forced to study calligraphy — writing Chinese characters with a brush. The practice is thought to mold character as well as to reflect it, but Yang found it a tedious chore.
As a young boy in Taiwan, Jerry Yang was forced to study calligraphy — writing Chinese characters with a brush. The practice is thought to mold character as well as to reflect it, but Yang found it a tedious chore.
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