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(2003/04/04)
Frank Lloyd Wright's Chinese Connection Part II
We continue our series of articles highlighting Frank Lloyd Wright's "Chinese Connection." As noted previously, Wright was an avid collector of Chinese art, including ceramics, sculpture, and most importantly, Chinese brush paintings.
Wright was fully aware of Chinese design motifs, and these turn up in Wright's work in any number of ways, including Wright's architectural rendering style. Many of Wright's renderings bear an unmistakable resemblance to Chinese landscape paintings.
Wright even got into the habit of signing his renderings with a little red square in the lower corner, simulating the traditional red Chinese calligrapher/artist's seal or "chop." No one who knows anything about Chinese art who sees a Frank Lloyd Wright rendering for the first time is going to miss the connection.
-- Bevin Chu
Explanation: Frank Lloyd Wright's Chinese Connection Part II
Illustration(s): Frank Lloyd Wright's "Red Square" Seal
Author: Bevin Chu
Affiliation: CETRA Design Information Section
Source: Bevin Chu, Registered Architect
Publication Date: 2003
Original Language: English
Editor: Bevin Chu, Registered Architect
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