What do the six theories of China's ancient painting mean?

Six Comments on Sheikh in the Southern Dynasties

Sheikh was a famous painter in the Southern Dynasties. Unfortunately, there are no paintings to be tested today, but his Catalogue of Ancient Paintings is an important masterpiece in the history of China painting. In his book, he commented on the works of 27 painters of the previous generation, which is almost the first systematic summary in the history of Chinese painting creation. Among them, his theory of "six methods" is particularly wonderful, which has a far-reaching influence on China's ancient painting creation.

Xie He's Six Theories of Law have established eternal judgment criteria for China's calligraphy and painting, and all of us who study calligraphy and painting should

have a careful experience:

First, the charm is vivid; Second: the bone method uses a pen; Three: business location (that is, composition); Four: things are compared;

Wu yue: color matching (that is, color setting); Liuyue: transfer and copy

From the arrangement order, the most important thing of calligraphy and painting is "vivid charm", but "vivid charm" depends on the latter five to a great extent.

In fact, Sheikh's six painting methods, in the final analysis, vivid charm is not the method of painting, but refers to the overall artistic criteria and realm of the work. Therefore, photography, as a visual art, should correctly understand the traditional aesthetic criterion of "vivid charm" in creation and aesthetic theory discussion, and should not mechanically copy the artistic style of Chinese painting. Vivid charm was originally aimed at figure painting, and then developed to appreciate landscape painting. Even later, the theory of Chinese painting included the theory of "lines (pens) are angry" and "ink seeks rhyme", and the theory of "pen feeling Mo Yun". At this point, it is very clear how photography can be national, that is, it should express the aesthetic psychology of "qi" in line and form, while it should conform to the aesthetic criterion of "rhyme" in color. Therefore, it is the only way to explore the nationality of photography that photography should absorb nutrients from Chinese traditional art and give full play to its characteristics.