The Arts

Useless Beauty

by LIN Xi

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In Useless Beauty, Lin Xi analyzes the essential of art aesthetic education and shares the fun of Chinese calligraphy, the method of being focused, the cultivation of mental power and the way of learning art. From the perspective of a Chinese literatus, Lin Xi introduces the aesthetic taste in a contemporary world, explains what is “Useless beauty”, how to “be independent” in this fast-changing world, and seeks to discover ways to integrate traditional aesthetics into our modern life.

林曦以手艺人之道,解析艺术美育的本质内涵,分享写字的乐趣、专注的法门、心力的修炼及艺术的学习途径等;从中式文人的视角,观照当代生活的审美情趣,阐释何为“无用之美”、如何“独善其身”,探索让传统美学回归现代生活的践行方式等。

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Author Biography

LIN Xi is a Chinese ink painter born in Chongqing. Graduating from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, she is a creative depicter of everyday life with expertise in traditional ink paintings. Lin has held several drawing exhibitions and published collections of poetry and paintings. At present, she is committed to the translation and promotion of traditional Chinese aesthetics and lifestyle.


林曦,水墨画家,1983年生于重庆,毕业于中央美术学院,擅长用传统水墨描绘当下,笔墨师法古人,画作有朴拙天真的样子,细腻灵动,尤其喜画花朵、孩童、案头玩意等美好小景。受家庭熏陶,她从小就很喜欢并且有机会深入学习体验中国传统,尤其喜欢写字。少年时办过不少画展,出版过诗文画集,现在致力于中国文人传统美学和生活方式的转译与传播,也在古琴、中医等不同领域中持续学习。

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Shanghai Insight Media Co., Ltd is headquartered in Shanghai with a branch in Beijing. It was founded in 2011 by publisher Kevin Chen and one of the largest listed publishing and media groups - China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd (CNS).

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Shanghai Insight Media Co., Ltd
  • Publication Date January 2018
  • Orginal LanguageChinese simplified
  • ISBN/Identifier 9787556118059
  • Publication Country or regionChina
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 58 CNY
  • Pages250
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language Title只生欢喜不生愁
  • Original Language Authors林曦
  • Copyright Year2018
  • Dimensions880x1230 mm

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