How to appreciate Chinese painting?

You can appreciate the surface of Chinese painting from the following aspects: when you first look at Chinese painting, you should not only appreciate the picture, but also appreciate whether the following items are exquisite. 1. painter: a work can show the author's achievements. The image of the picture is the concrete expression of the painter. We often subjectively evaluate the quality of a painting, which is mainly influenced by the painter. 2. Calligraphy: One of the differences between Chinese painting and western painting is calligraphy. Chinese painting is often accompanied by poetry, which is the soul of painting. Sometimes a poem, like the finishing touch, adds a lot of color to the painting. The calligraphy in the painting also greatly influenced the picture. Most painters who are not proficient in calligraphy dare not sign, although they only have signatures, but they can also see their quality. 3. Seals: The common seals on the screen are: painter's seal, signer's private seal, foil leisure seal, collector's seal, appreciator's seal, appraiser's seal, etc. The signer, the content and the position of all kinds of seals should be evaluated. Ancient paintings, in particular, often have the seals of emperors, famous artists, collectors and connoisseurs, which can be used to identify the authenticity. 4. Mounting: The mounting of Chinese paintings is unique, and there are two common types: paper and silk. Silk mounting is more exquisite. The color, width, weight, connection and installation of the installation edge are very particular. The modern Japanese mounter has a unique flavor, which has an influence on the modern mounter method. Good mounting can set off a painting more beautifully, expensively and generously. 5. Frame decoration: If the painting is hidden under the glass frame by pressing the mirror, the material, color and size of the frame edge have a great influence on the aesthetic feeling of the painting. In recent years, painters in North America have mostly replaced Chinese mounting with western-style framing, which is also considerable. 6. Connotation: China people's appreciation of calligraphy and painting is not only superficial, but also the relationship between the work and the author. 7. Skills: The longer a person is engaged in painting and calligraphy, the skills he shows are incomparable to beginners. Especially in calligraphy, the veteran is vigorous and powerful. In Chinese painting, its lines, design and artistic conception also show the author's skills. Therefore, the works of experienced artists are often different from those of young painters, which shows their skill. 8. Layout: Layout looks like the design of a painting, but it is actually the world in the author's mind, which is reflected in the layout of the picture. There are many differences between Chinese painting and western painting, the most obvious of which is "blank space". Traditional Chinese painting does not add background color, so there is a lot of blank space, but it is sparse, dense, gathering and scattered, which becomes the layout of blank space. In the blank space, someone filled the blank space with calligraphy, poems, seals, etc. , but also make it empty, so you can see the uniqueness of the author from the layout. 9. Learning: See the figure for skills and layout. As for the author's knowledge, it has a great influence on his works. Therefore, China is known as "literati painting". Famous literati, whose works are unique, are a kind of "bookish spirit". Learning is one of the conditions that distinguish painters from painters. 10. Personality: Poetry and words in calligraphy and painting often represent the author's voice. A good poem can also reflect the author's connotation and knowledge. A good sentence also adds the finishing touch to the work. The most rare thing is that the author can write poems for his own pictures without copying other people's old works, which is even more unique. As for calligraphy, copying an ancient poem, others only look at its words, because the content is not the author's voice, but copying the ancients, lacking the author's soul. 12. Seal: No matter words or paintings, there are often "corner pressing" seals. The so-called corner pressing is the blank corner of the picture or calligraphy. Printed words sometimes have a great influence on works. We can also see the author's mentality or the environment at that time from the printed words. A good seal, combined with a good carving method, covers the calligraphy and painting and adds luster to the work. The above appreciation of Chinese painting focuses on the beauty of form, which belongs to superficial appreciation. Just stay in the primary appreciation stage. If we can understand the author's intention from the background of the work, the author's personal experience and thoughts and emotions, and understand the author's intention from the artistic conception created by the work, and reach the emotional level with the painter, it will raise a level and reach the stage of rational appreciation from the senses. If we can understand the ins and outs of the development of Chinese painting, we should put the painter's specific works in the long river of historical development, find out its inheritance and achievements, know the uniqueness of the painter, and use association and imagination. If you understand the meaning of the work, you will enter a higher rational stage. The appreciation of Chinese painting has different standards in different historical periods, and the appreciation standards of Chinese painting are often consistent with the creation standards. The most complete standard for the creation and appreciation of China's ancient paintings is the "Six Laws Theory", which was put forward by the Southern Qi figure painter Sheikh. Understanding the evaluation theory of ancient paintings can help us objectively evaluate ancient works of art, so as to evaluate ancient paintings in the way of the ancients and understand their significance.