The Chinese literati take pride in excelling at poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal carving. OU Da-wei’s profound knowledge of these four types of art makes him a modern literati artist. OU is sensitive to his Daly life, where he finds inspiration for his poetry, calligraphy and seal works in his surroundings, personal experiences and global issues. He excels in infusing a modern style and spirit into traditional and ancient art forms.

This course improves students’ understanding and appreciation of traditional Chinese art through appreciating and studying OU’s art. The students will create works related to everyday living using traditional Chinese materials and methods.

Teaching goals:
1. Learn about OU’s poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal work through his video.
2. Learn about and appreciate OU’s use of seal script and its composition in seal carving.
3. Appreciate the meaning of short texts in leisure seals.
4. Learn about the characteristics of zhuwen (red character style) and baiwen (white character style) seals.
5. Learn about the creation and use of reverse images.
6. Learn master seal inscription techniques.