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The Great Age of Chinese Landscape
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Great Age of
Chinese
Landscape
In the North:
artists such as Fan Kaun and Guo Xi painted elevated mountains with the use of black lines, ink wash, and sharp brushstrokes.
In the South:
artists such as Dong Yuan painted streaming rivers in very peaceful environments using softer rubbed brushwork.
by: Karen Perez
Introduction to Chinese Paintings
Chinese painting is one of the oldest and
continuous artistic traditions in the
world. The time from the Five Dynasties
Period to the Northern song period
(907-1127) is known as the “Great Age of
Chinese Landscape”, which is, by many
critics, considered to be the highest form
of Chinese painting.
Reason for Popularity:
Many wished to escape the
disorder and failure of the
collapse of the Tang Dynasty.
By the late Tang Dynasty, landscape painting had
developed into a genre in its own. After the collapse of the Tang Dynasty, the natural world
became a major focus of poets and painters
Su Shi:
From them arose a new kind of
art in which calligraphy, along
scenery paintings to freely
express their feelings and
capture the inner spirit of their
subject.
Painting in the traditional style is known today in Chinese as guó huà, meaning 'national' or 'native painting'
Dong Yuan
Guo Xi
- Meticulous - Gong-bi often referred to as "court-style" painting
-Freehand - Shui-mo loosely termed watercolor or brush painting. The Chinese character "mo" means ink and "shui" means water. This style is also referred to as "xie yi" or freehand style.
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