Islands and birds

This painting of a sea island is one of many such vistas of Hong Kong Bay that Chang made during the 1970s. A low island with flying sea birds above arched shrubbery occupies the center of the composition. Chang sharply defined the birds and shrubbery but rendered the sea in light gray tones that gi...

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Main Author: Chang Shangpu
Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Subjects:
Painting
20th century
Chinese
paintings
Low Island
Online Access:http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/71357
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spelling ftpennstateuncdm:oai:digital.libraries.psu.edu:arthist2/71357 2023-05-15T17:08:55+02:00 Islands and birds Chang Shangpu 1970-1980 North and Central America, United States, California, San Francisco, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2005.51, repository Ink, color, paper Image: 12-3/4 x 26-1/4 in. (32.4 x 66.7 cm), overall: 17-1/4 x 32-3/4 in. (43.8 x 83.2 cm) JPEG http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/71357 unknown Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections Scholars Resource, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2005.51 aam01365 AAM-01365 http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/71357 This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications. copyright Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Painting 20th century Chinese paintings Image ftpennstateuncdm 2022-08-30T08:27:55Z This painting of a sea island is one of many such vistas of Hong Kong Bay that Chang made during the 1970s. A low island with flying sea birds above arched shrubbery occupies the center of the composition. Chang sharply defined the birds and shrubbery but rendered the sea in light gray tones that give atmosphere to the entire picture and heighten the fore- and backgrounds, giving the island's surroundings a hazy look. This painting is notable for its appealing wide-angle composition. The mass of birds rendered in a variety of ink tones in different sizes, serves to quietly build spatial depth, producing the impression that the painted surface is not flat and that the subject actually recedes into the distance. Still Image Low Island PennState: Digital Collections
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topic Painting
20th century
Chinese
paintings
spellingShingle Painting
20th century
Chinese
paintings
Chang Shangpu
Islands and birds
topic_facet Painting
20th century
Chinese
paintings
description This painting of a sea island is one of many such vistas of Hong Kong Bay that Chang made during the 1970s. A low island with flying sea birds above arched shrubbery occupies the center of the composition. Chang sharply defined the birds and shrubbery but rendered the sea in light gray tones that give atmosphere to the entire picture and heighten the fore- and backgrounds, giving the island's surroundings a hazy look. This painting is notable for its appealing wide-angle composition. The mass of birds rendered in a variety of ink tones in different sizes, serves to quietly build spatial depth, producing the impression that the painted surface is not flat and that the subject actually recedes into the distance.
format Still Image
author Chang Shangpu
author_facet Chang Shangpu
author_sort Chang Shangpu
title Islands and birds
title_short Islands and birds
title_full Islands and birds
title_fullStr Islands and birds
title_full_unstemmed Islands and birds
title_sort islands and birds
url http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/71357
op_coverage 1970-1980
North and Central America, United States, California, San Francisco, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2005.51, repository
genre Low Island
genre_facet Low Island
op_relation Department of Art History, Visual Resource Centre Selections
Scholars Resource, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, 2005.51
aam01365
AAM-01365
http://digital.libraries.psu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/arthist2/id/71357
op_rights This image is posted for Penn State University users only and is intended for non-profit, educational uses. It may not be posted on unrestricted web sites nor reproduced in printed publications.
copyright Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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