Chinese_Painting国画英文介绍.ppt

08/09/13 * Chinese Traditional Painting 08/09/13 1 A Brief Introduction 2 3 Details 4 Extends Categories 08/09/13 Chinese traditional painting dates back to the Neolithic Period, about six thousand years ago. The colored pottery with painted animals, fish, deer, and frogs(青蛙) excavated in the 1920s indicate that during the Neolithic Period the Chinese had already started to use brushes to paint. Brief Introduction 08/09/13 Categories Chinese traditional painting is highly regarded throughout the world for its theory, expression, and techniques. According to their means of expression, Chinese paintings can be divided into two categories: the xieyi school and the gongbi school. The xieyi school is marked by exaggerated forms and freehand brush work. The gongbi school is characterized by close attention to detail and fine brush work. 08/09/13 Figure painting During the Tang Dynasty, figure painting flourished at the royal court. Artists showed the splendor of court life in Paintings of emperors,and palace ladies. And figure painting reached the height of elegant realism in the art of the court of Southern Tang (937-975). Most of the Tang artists outlined figures with fine black lines and used brilliant color and elaborate detail. 08/09/13 Bird-and-flower painting According to Chinese tradition, bird-and-flower painting covers flowers, birds, fish, and insects It can deal with a wide range of natural topics, including flowers (plants), fish, insects, birds, pets(dogs, cats) etc. 08/09/13 Shanshui painting Shan shui (mountain-water) refers to a style of Chinese painting that involves or depicts scenery or natural landscapes, using a brush and ink rather than more conventional paints.Mountains, rivers and often waterfalls are prominent in this art form . 08/09/13 Extends Traditional Chinese painting is a combination, in the same picture, of the arts of poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal engraving. In ancient times, most artists were poets and