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Art historian James Francis Cahill noted the contrast to later landscape paintings which depicts fishing as a more leisurely activity. [ 3 ] The textures of the trees are bold and twisted, with the trunks utilizing washes and dry strokes to emphasize lighting and volume, and in addition, the reeds are shown with flicks of the brush. [ 2 ]
Chinese art : a guide to motifs and visual imagery. Boston, US: Tuttle Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4629-0689-5. OCLC 893707208. Williams, Charles (2006). Chinese symbolism and art motifs : a comprehensive handbook on symbolism in Chinese art through the ages. New York: Tuttle Pub. ISBN 978-1-4629-0314-6. OCLC 782879753
The Yan'an Talks outlined the CCP's policy on "mass culture" (Chinese: 群众文化; pinyin: qúnzhòng wénhuà) in China, which was to be "revolutionary culture" (Chinese: 革命文化; pinyin: gémìng wénhuà). The core concept of the Yan'an Talks was that art should translate the ideas of the Chinese Communist Revolution for rural peasants.
While both Western and Chinese postmodernists grapple with the effects of globalization, the perspective in China is colored by the nation’s transition from a closed society to a major actor on the global stage. This gives Chinese postmodernism a dual focus on asserting a distinct cultural identity while also engaging with global cultures. [39]
The arts of China (simplified Chinese: 中国艺术; traditional Chinese: 中國藝術) have varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology, but still containing a high degree of continuity. Different forms of art have been influenced by great philosophers, teachers ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...