Fan painting art appreciation

Appreciation of a leaf fan, whether it is a few strokes, ink bamboo, autumn orchids, or panoramic brushwork, pavilions and pavilions, the strokes to hair. Expand the fan, first of all, the image of the assessment of the fan, from the painting of the spirit, charm, attainments, interest and mood, to savor, to appreciate the author of the entire fan layout, composition of the intention, the depth of the brush strokes, the reality. Ink or color, more colorful, to reflect the author's thoughts, taste the characteristics of its school, painting style. Landscapes for Love

In the Chinese cultural tradition, nature is closely related to human beings. The beautiful mountains and waters are not only beautiful natural scenery, but also a spiritual home for people to cultivate their minds and ideals. After the Ming and Qing dynasties, there were many schools of Chinese painting, with different ideas and brushstrokes, including the Smoky River, the grass and trees, the valleys and the springs, or the quiet and remote, or the luxuriant and deep, all depicting a paradise in the hearts of the people. Flowers and birds to entertain the heart

Saffron and green leaves have the intention, birds, grasses and insects have the feelings, flowers and birds paintings in the size of the ink between the beauty of life. After viewing, one's heart of the marketplace is slightly removed, and the intention of the idyllic is gradually emerging. During the Ming and Qing dynasties, flower and bird painting broke through the Song Dynasty courtyard style of sketching mode, and the innovation of techniques such as ink and ink writing, boneless flowers, etc., brought a new sense of dynamism and vitality to this side of the world.

In the aesthetics of literati paintings, the spiritual temperament of the figure is the first thing to be emphasized, and the realism of the appearance is the second thing. Since the Ming and Qing dynasties, figures and portraits, after a period of silence, have broken through the former rules, from folk painting and Western painting to draw nutrition, forming a new art trend. Chen Hongshou's figure style of strange ancient, personality. The "Three Sea Masters", on the other hand, introduced the aesthetics of the figure to the secular world, and opened up a new style of modern figure painting. Poetry and writing

The literati expressed their feelings about life by reciting poems and making fugues, and calligraphy was not only the carrier, but also an artistic poem. The hooks, lifting, dots, and presses, the flying white, and the staccato write out the beauty of form and meaning, as well as the personality and passion of the writers. Pavilion style represents solemnity and standardization, while running script and cursive script embody aesthetics and freedom, and the popularity of monumental scribal style and jinshi seal script implies exploration and attempts to seek breakthroughs. Calligraphy and painting fans combine utility, craftsmanship and art. It is one of the most widely appreciated works of art, and can be owned by emperors and officials, as well as by the common people. Chinese fans have a long history, and have evolved from practical and ceremonial objects to works of art over a long period of time. The calligraphy and painting of the Song Dynasty fan and the folding fan of the Ming and Qing dynasties are considered the pinnacle of calligraphy and painting fans. Famous painters and calligraphers almost all create calligraphy and painting fan, this trend has prevailed until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Ming and Qing Dynasty fan painting and calligraphy showed a colorful appearance, simple composition, smooth strokes. Calligraphers and painters in the creation of the layout needs to be precise, skillful techniques, a small piece of surplus feet can often reflect the creators in the natural state of artistic attainments and ink and ink interest, so the fan painting and calligraphy in the history of art occupies an indispensable and important position. After the combination of fan and painting and calligraphy has exceeded its practicality, become a work of art. Many collectors will be painting and calligraphy fan directly framed into a booklet, not made into a folding fan. There are also people will become a fan fan face off, framed collection. Therefore, most of the ancient fan painting and calligraphy in the form of albums and pages preserved to this day.

Fan painting and calligraphy compared with scroll painting and calligraphy, although less than scroll painting and calligraphy grand and profound, but has a stronger decorative interest. "Many big painters can paint big paintings, but may not be able to paint small fan paintings." A painter introduced.

Fan painting requires a one-time completion, in the middle of the pen can not be stopped; due to the size limitations, painting on the fan requires painters on the lines, ink and composition of careful design, chest "fan", before you can put pen to paper; coupled with some of the materials such as color paper, gold paper, etc. on the drop of ink, coloring requirements are higher, painters are often difficult to master, so the general artists dare not try. General painters and calligraphers do not dare to try.