Concept information
Preferred term
square word calligraphy
Definition
- Also known as “New English Calligraphy” (Xin Yingwen shufa 新英文书法), refers to a calligraphic system developed by Xu Bing, in which words written using the Latin alphabet are reorganized within a square compositional grid to approximate the structural logic of Chinese characters. Each “character” is constructed by compressing and arranging alphabetic letters into a unitary block, thereby emulating the spatial balance, stroke distribution, and visual density of traditional sinographic writing, while preserving phonetic readability.
Alternative Terms
yingwen fangkuaizi shufa
Chinese
Source
- Erickson, Britta. 2001. The Art of Xu Bing: Words without Meaning, Meaning without Words, The Art of Xu Bing. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
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In other languages
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yingwen fangkuaizi shufa
Chinese
URI
http://w3id.org/write/thesaurus/square_word_calligraphy
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