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At a time when Chinese art in the Mao period, particularly during the Cultural Revolution, turned into pure political propaganda, and normal self-expression and "art for art's sake" practice were forbidden both in institutional settings and for individual artists, the Wuming staged their own rebellion by painting non-political subjects on small ...
The culture of the Ming dynasty was deeply rooted in traditional Chinese values, but also saw a flourishing of fine arts, literature, and philosophy in the late 15th century. During this time, the government played a stronger role in shaping culture, requiring the use of Zhu Xi 's interpretation of Neo-Confucianism in civil service examinations ...
The tradition's philosophical roots can be found in the conception of yangsheng that characterises sex as a small version of primal creative processes; therefore the art of chungongtu depicts less exaggeration of emotions than the Japanese shunga would, and it focuses more on showing foreplay rather than penetration, with an emphasis on emotional harmony.
The Four Masters of the Ming dynasty (Chinese: 明四家; pinyin: Míng Sì Jiā) are a traditional grouping in Chinese art history of four famous Chinese painters that lived during the Ming dynasty. The group consists of Shen Zhou (1427–1509), Wen Zhengming (1470–1559), Tang Yin (1470–1523), and Qiu Ying (c.1494–c.1552).
A Story of Ruins: Presence and Absence in Chinese Art and Visual Culture. London and Princeton: Reaktion Books and Princeton University Press, 2012; Space in Art History. Shanghai: Shanghai renmin chubanshe (bilingual in Chinese and English), 2017; Chinese Art and Dynastic Time. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2022
Lee Chi-mao (Chinese: 李奇茂, March 22, 1925 – May 24, 2019), born Li Yuntai (李雲台) and self-proclaimed " the owner of the Cai Feng Tang (采風堂主)," [1] was a Chinese ink painter from Woyang County, Anhui Province (now Lixin County). In his early years, he primarily created works with a distinctive literary and artistic style ...
Wang Ximeng (Chinese: 王希孟; pinyin: Wáng Xīmèng', 1096–1119) was a Chinese painter during the Northern Song period, in the early twelfth century. A prodigy , [ 1 ] Wang was a student at the imperial court's school of paintings, where he was noticed by Emperor Huizong of Song , who saw Wang's talent and personally taught him.
Dancing and Singing (Peasants Returning from Work). Ma Yuan was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) into a family of painters.His great-grandfather Ma Fen served as painter in attendance at the Northern Song court in early 12th century, and both his grandfather Ma Xingzu and his father Ma Shirong held the same position at the Southern Song court in Hangzhou.