Traditional Chinese Art
Landscape Painting in Chinese ArtBy the late Tang dynasty, landscape painting had evolved into an independent genre that embodied the universal longing of cultivated men to escape their quotidian world to commune with nature. Such... [more] |
Introduction to Traditional Chinese PaintingChinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. Earliest paintings were ornamental, not representational; they consisted of pattern or designs, not pictures. Stone... [more] |
Traditional Chinese Painting (Gongbi Style)Gong Bi has a lot of meaning. In the word Gong Bi, Gong takes the sense of "meticulous", "delicate". Bi generally indicates the tools for writing, but it has also the meaning of "to write". By there we... [more] |
Traditional Chinese Painting Brushes & MaterialsChinese painting and calligraphy use a large variety of brushes and materials. |
Traditional Chinese Painting (Xieyi Style)Xie means "to write" and Yi the "meaning". A famous Master of Chinese painting, Zhang Daqian, said that Xieyi indicated the fact of drawing the spirit of the beings. |
Traditional Chinese Painting (Mogu Style)The technique of painting Mo Gu is very similar to Gong Bi. But, contrary to Gong Bi, it does not trace contours. It is what its name evokes: Mo "without" and Gu "bones". |
