Cultural Connotation of Chinese Painting

The cultural connotations of Chinese painting are: the spirit of transcendence, the spirit of the nation, the spirit of writing.

First, the spirit of transcendence

The first is the spirit of transcendence, first of all, Chinese paintings are free from secular flavor, it is able to create a transcendent realm with the help of the unique gesture of ink and brush, which just proves the transcendence of the spirit of Chinese painting.

Additionally, Chinese painting's pursuit of chiaroscuro allows the painting's mood to be fully realized, not confined to the traditional gestures of brush and ink, but able to evolve into the painter's mind outside the characteristics of the real scene, and contains the painter's inner thinking and spirit, which is another manifestation of transcendence.

Two, national spirit

The second is the spirit of the nation, the reason why the Chinese painting has the spirit of the nation, mainly because it is built on the deep literary heritage, Chinese painting is not only the ink and brush show, but also than not only focus on the display of techniques, it is more concerned about the creation of the mood, which is the aesthetic level of the painter, the humanistic spirit, This is related to the artist's aesthetic level, humanistic spirit, and personal integrity.

Third, the spirit of writing

Chinese painting focuses on writing, and therefore in the painting contains the spirit of writing, the so-called writing is based on the spiritual level, for the painting of imagery for a deep portrayal of not only the painting of the essence of imagery to show clearly, but also in which the spiritual level of the color should be embedded, can not appear stagnant, to be It should not be stagnant, and should focus on the style of writing, which also gives Chinese paintings the spirit of writing.

In the long process of evolution, it has become a powerful tool to send the painter's inner feelings. All in all, Chinese painting in the long course of development, indeed presents a unique feature, the three main spirits and painting concepts and the essence of Chinese painting are closely linked.