Brush of the Gods, (Hardcover)

from Sullywriter

A beautiful story imagining the life of Wu Daozi, considered by many to be China's greatest painter.

from pataustin

Wu Daozi is said to be one of China's greatest painters, and this magnificently crafted visual feast combining the work of Lenore Look and Meilo So captures the artist's life from childhood to his disappearance into one of his paintings - or so legend has it. As a youth, Daozi marched to a differ...

from Dipodomy

A narrative on how painting was changed by the work of one man who followed his own vision, Brush of the Gods is about the artist Wu Daozi who broke Chinese tradition in the 7th and 8th centuries to work as a painter rather than a calligrapher. This book discusses an important cultural change tha...

from jwesley

Wu Daozi wasn't a great calligraphy student because his brush turns his lines into trees and a hook that catches a fish. He paints on the walls of many places, such as temples and becomes a well known artist in China. Then one day he paints butterflies that fly from his painting. He tries to tell...

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Beautifully illustrated- I'm not familiar with 7th century artists, but the brush paintings are gorgeous. Start 'em young on art history!