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La physique quantique et ses interprétations

Etienne K. Klein

Published May 1, 2001• 0 citations
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Abstract

A Western woman takes up Chinese painting and discovers another way of being in the world through learning how to paint and about perspective in painting. Following in the footsteps of Shitao, one of the greatest Chinese painters, she embraces the world of mountains and water, allowing herself to gradually be transformed by what she sees.

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10.3917/etu.945.0629

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