The Endless Picture of Mountain and Stream

The symbolism of the Endless Picture of Streams and Mountains is mainly expressed as follows:

1. The Endless Picture of Streams and Mountains expresses the beauty and vastness of the natural scenery. In the painting, the mountain peaks, clouds and mist, streams and trees, showing a picture of vibrant nature. This not only expresses the reverence for nature's ingenious workmanship, but also shows the layering and three-dimensionality of the natural scenery through delicate brushwork and rich colors.

2. The picture of endless streams and mountains also symbolizes the idea of the unity of heaven and man in traditional Chinese culture. The landscape scenery in the painting echoes the spiritual world of man, showing the harmony between man and nature. This concept of harmony*** with nature occupies an important position in traditional Chinese culture and is one of the important features of Chinese landscape painting.

3, the endless picture of the stream and mountains also symbolizes the openness of life and broad-mindedness. The peaks and streams in the painting represent the paths and experiences of life, while the clouds and mists symbolize the confusion and dilemmas of life. However, the artist does not show the twists and turns of life in the painting, but through the endlessness of the mountains and streams and the misty clouds, he implies that life should be faced with an open mind, and that there is no need to be too entangled and obsessed.

4. The picture of endless mountains and streams also symbolizes the concept of "the way of the world is through literature" in traditional Chinese culture. The landscape scenery in the painting is not only a kind of natural beauty, but also a carrier of many cultural elements such as morality, philosophy, literature and so on in traditional Chinese culture. These cultural elements are fully embodied and inherited in the painting, which makes the Endless Picture of Streams and Mountains a cultural work of art with profound connotations.

Background of Endless Picture:

The background of Endless Picture is that after the fall of Ming Dynasty, Bada Shanren was in a sad and angry mood due to the destruction of his country and his family and sent his love to landscape painting. This painting is the masterpiece of Bada Shanren in his later years, and epitomizes his lifelong artistic pursuit.

Bada Shanren, formerly known as Zhu Da, was a painter, calligrapher and poet in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, a direct descendant of Zhu Yuanzhang, the great-grandfather of the Ming Dynasty. However, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Bada Shanren chose to live in seclusion, where he used painting and calligraphy to channel his emotions and thoughts.

The Endless Picture of Streams and Mountains is one of Bada Shanren's masterpieces in his later years, and the painting is full of nostalgia for the Ming Dynasty and feelings about the rise and fall of the country. The landscape image in the painting expresses Bada Shanren's inner loneliness, grief and helplessness through the unique composition and the use of brush and ink. At the same time, there is also love and yearning for the natural environment in the painting, and this emotion expresses Bada Shanren's pursuit and yearning for a better life.

In the process of creation, Bada Shanren borrowed the painting techniques of his predecessors while incorporating his own unique style. He utilized a mid-range and close-up composition to highlight the layering and three-dimensionality of the picture. In the use of brush and ink, he adopts the thirsty brush technique, which makes the picture more powerful and shows an ethereal and lofty mood.