Yu, Shuishan2015-09-032015-09-032009978-0-925859-50-1http://hdl.handle.net/10323/3876Catalog of an exhibition held at the Oakland University Art Gallery, September 11-November 22, 2009. Contains essay by Shuishan Yu.Excerpt from essay by Shuishan Yu: Literati art, or Weren Yishu 文人藝術, is a Chinese art form nurtured and promoted by scholars. The creators of literati art do not consider themselves as specialized artists, but first and foremost as human beings completed by Confucian moral cultivation and elevated by Daoist integration with nature. Literati art thus emphasizes art as a way of life that, in turn, nurtures the cultivation and moral character of the practitioner. The learning and creative process of art are just as essential as the final product.en-USIn CopyrightUsers assume all responsibility for questions of copyright, invasion of privacy, and rights of publicity that may arise in using reproductions from the library's collections.Oakland University Art GalleryOakland University. College of Arts and SciencesExhibition catalogsChinese artKresge FoundationMichigan Council for Arts and Cultural AffairsNational Endowment for the ArtsText