The Chinese Yin-Yang Thinking in Antoni Tàpies’ Artistic Creation

  1. Mei-Hsin Chen 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Navarra
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    Universidad de Navarra

    Pamplona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02rxc7m23

Revista:
Journal of Literature and Art Studies

ISSN: 2159-5836

Any de publicació: 2020

Volum: 10

Número: 9

Pàgines: 815 - 820

Tipus: Article

DOI: 10.17265/2159-5836/2020.09.010 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Resum

The writings and artistic works of Antoni Tàpies (2009; 2011) mirror the influences of the cosmic vision of the Chinese yin-yang. Signs, numbers, and creative procedures related to this correlative thought prevail in his art. Tàpies integrated different iconological codes from the ancient Chinese thinking into his art to question the existential meaning of the universe and to express his thoughts on the cultural and socio-political controversies of his time. In other words, the images, media, and techniques that he utilized for his works were extensions of his life experiences intertwined with various socio-historical facts and his personal feelings.