Chinese Painting, Painting by of Ink wash on paper. Painting using ink and
paper.
What an Artist Keep in Mind While Painting?
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Zhou Fang Ladies Playing Double-Sixes, The Chinese Painter Eighth Century AD. Detail of a wall scroll |
Here we can see that the artist has an aim while painting this piece of art. What is the aim, then? He wants to paint an outer appearance of the objects he is going to paint. That is for sure. But does he want to paint something else, too? Yes. He wants to paint the inner essence too. The energy the objects are revealing and the force that is visible in the pose. That is called the spirit of a scene. The artists hare wants to paint that.
The secret of the efficiency of the most renowned artists in China is their Caligraphy. The chines art of writing, itself. The Chines Asrits learn mich from their ancient art of calligraphy.
If the people of China were to be identified with one word of our
dictionary; the word unfailingly would be “Unique”. It is because the
People of China have lived and behaved in so unique manner. Being one of the
holders of the oldest and continuous tradition of art, Chinese artists have
tried making their painting ornamental instead of making them looking
representational. But they have kept the visual beauty intact.
THE CHINESE ART:
The art of painting in China is as old as we can predict. The
first recognized pieces of art of painting belong to as early as the second century
BC. During this period the kings sponsored the artists. And the kings’ courts
were the main patrons of the art. This is the branch of paintings that have
seen maximum dynasties and an equal number of ups and downs.
Perhaps developed as a ‘sister art’ or a ‘parallel art’ of ‘calligraphy,
the painting was an activity of leisure among the Chinese aristocrats and
scholar-officials of the time. Unlike the use of colours for paintings, The first batch of paintings available was painted with ink on silk. But with
invent of paper, and as the use of paper became routine, the Chinese painters
made the cheap material of paper their base for the paintings. They would paint
on paper and then mount it on a scroll to be hanged on walls or courts,
monasteries and the houses of wealthy people.
The above painting is from Zhou Fang. He was one of the two most
famous figure painters of the Tang dynasty of China that ruled in China from
618 to 907 AD. The painting is executed with a fine line and soft and glowing
colours used in Chinese tradition. The painter Zhou Fang's paintings
of Buddha, celestial beings, figures, and paintings of beautiful women were
painted in a beautiful manner.
What Makes Chines Art unique?
There are three important aspects that make the art of Chine so unique.
1. China has a long tradition of
culture and art. So the artists have their store of ancient work. They learn
from their past. The ancient cultural history makes an artist of a country more
prolific and more grounded.
2. The tame that has been allotted
in the artworks of any country or any group of persons, the artists here, is of
very much significance. Thus the artists we can discover what is under the
minds of the old or the artists of a bygone era is much important. The Chinese
artists have that resource, in abundance.
3. It is beyond doubt that a nicely
painted piece of art reveals the inner character of an artist. The chines
artists are good at this count, too.
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Chinese (Hong Kong): Picture of a lady with a fan (partial) 周昉, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons |
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