Writing to Escape the Words
Considering asemic writing, expressive calligraphy, and post-literate abstraction — ancient and modern. Dec 5, 2021.
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Writing to Escape the Words - Signifier - Medium

It seems the origins of asemic writing, as a respected artform, can be found in ancient China, as far back as the mid-eighth century. Despite this, when I was studying art and design to degree-level…

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