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Yun-yun Li, National Taiwan University of Arts, TaiwanAbstract
This research investigates the transformation of textual elements in experimental calligraphy and visual poetry in East Asia from the 1960s to the present, examining their transition from traditional written symbols to contemporary artistic imagery. Drawing on Kohei Sugiura's “Three Stages of Textual Spirit” theory (symbolic, imagistic, and spiritual) from his work “The Spirit of Text” the study explores how artists break conventional textual boundaries to forge new visual languages. Through comparative methodology, this work examines key pieces from Japan's Concrete Poetry movement and Chinese experimental calligraphy, illuminating East Asian textual art's development within a global framework. Two fundamental questions guide the research: first, how experimental calligraphy and visual poetry establish novel artistic expressions by deconstructing and reconfiguring traditional text; second, how these innovative approaches mediate between modernity and indigenous cultural traditions. The research contributes fresh theoretical perspectives to contemporary East Asian textual art discourse while exploring the creative potential of text in cross-cultural artistic endeavors.
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Conference: ACSS2025Stream: Cultural and Media Studies
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Li Y. (2025) Beyond Textual Boundaries: Innovative Practices in Contemporary East Asian Textual Art ISSN: 2186-2303 – The Asian Conference on the Social Sciences 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 371-389) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2025.31
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2186-2303.2025.31
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