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Chinese Painting – History and Meaning

The roots of Chinese painting dates from the Neolithic period, there are about 6000 years, making it one of the most old Artistri worldwide. Despite the assumption that the style of painting in the Far East on the influence of many other cultures, too many elements, constant and unique for him. Chinese paintings reflect the strong driving changes in society. Initially, the style of painting was more ornamental, consisting in design, instead of images as such. Associated with other primitive crafts such as jade carving, pottery, bronze and lacquer, Stone Age Style Chinese ceramic paint includes spirals, zigzags, dots, and animal models. The painting took a form of representation because Warring States (403-221 BC). Although during the Han dynasty (202 BC) to the Tang (618-906) dynasties, human figures dominate the scene of the painting, "The great age of Chinese Landscape 'is extended from Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907-960) to (960-1127).

Details
There are two forms of Chinese painting:
 • Gong-Bi also known as meticulous or Court style
 • Xie-yi – Also known as Freehand style, Shui-Mo, watercolor or pencil is the most popular because:
– The images and objects are drawn with some of Stokes
– These pictures not only of choosing the correct form of the object but also manage to capture their spirit.

Derived from calligraphy, Chinese painting is traditionally a linear art. The traditional style of painting is called ³ Guà Hua, a sense of national painting or tongue. Usually thematic landscapes, figures, birds and flowers. Painting mostly in silk or paper, which further enhances the beauty of this art style. This type of work can be seen in the walls of Chinese screens, and fans.

In Chinese painting, illustrations of the landscape includes a large collection and see represents nature, including mountains, bamboo, flowers, prune, and water. The previous ink and wash landscape painting, which is done only in ink instead of oil, needed for significant control brush. Created through the fine details and decorative styles, however, use bright colors like green, blue and red. If the majestic pines and cypress trees, plum blossoms bright, or river, the elite Chinese landscapes in structural combination. Other popular topics these paintings are fish, insects and frogs. Through landscape painting, artists easily express the poetic essence of nature.

Some of these elements in the Chinese painting include the use of colophon, seal and various materials. The brushes used in these tables have a very fine point for drawing in different styles. Brush Techniques are line drawing, texture, shading (cunfa) and dotting methods (dinf). Different types of Chinese brushes are:
 • Hsieh Chao Pi – A Brush crab claw, available in sizes large and small
 • January Hua Pi – A brush specially recommended for flower painting
 • Chu Yu Lan Pi – a brush for painting bamboo and orchids

Chinese painters have a particular style, to hold your brush, resulting in rhythmic Stokes, thereby improving the visual beauty of the work. Interestingly, Brush Stokes vary, depending on the style of the painting of individual artists.

Artists
Gu Kaiza (344-406), Xie He (5th century), Wu Daozi (680-740), Jing Hao (910-40), Dong Yuan (934-62), Juran (10th), Fan Kuan (990-1020 ), Yi Yuanjia (1000-64), Guo Xi (1020-90), Zhang Zeduan (1085 -1145), Ma Yuan (1160-1225) Xia Gui (1195-1224), Qi Baishi (1864-1957), and Wang Yani (b. 1975).

Annette Labedzki received her BFA at the Emily Carr College of Art and Design in Vancouver, B.C. Canada. She has more than 25 years experience. She is the founder and developer of an online art gallery featuring original art from all over the world. It is a great site for art collectors to buy original art. Is is also a venue for artists to display and sell their art . Artists can join for free and their image upload is unlimited. Please visit the website at http://www.Labedzki-Art.com
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