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How did Daoism/Taoism influence Song Dynasty landscape painters in their rendering of negative space?
In the following pages, I hope to give enough historical context to understand the practices and beliefs that surround and form a basis for landscape painting in 11th century, Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, China.
Then I hope to observe Famous art historical pieces in order to illustrate my main points of interest, religious and philosophical influence and the meaning of this specific form of art. I will introduce contrasting western practices and influences, followed by a well known thinkers quote in order to adopt a theoretical framework.
How does Chinese landscape painting translate to present day composition of negative space? …show more content…
From 618 to 907 AD there was an overall prosperous period in which they experienced a growth in population and advanced in science and technology. However, the last 53 years were rough, to say the least. The land was fought over by nomadic tribes in the north and small kingdoms in the south. Years of war and conquer followed. By 923 there were 8 kingdoms. A general in a kingdom called Northern Zhou named Zhao Kuangyin lead a rebellion against his king and started his own dynasty, then proceeded to take the kingdoms around him. The Song Dynasty, by 960 was an educated place. For 2,000 years there has been common written language - from the Han to the Qin dynasty - no matter what form of Chinese was spoken most educated people could read any ancient text. Because of this, the Chinese were able to create trade policies with countries as far as India and Arabia. This wealth and education lead to a renaissance period for Chinese arts. Specifically Landscape painting. Their architecture showed great skill and focus on large Buddhist pagodas and wooden bridges as well as elaborate tombs. Like the European renaissance, there was a direct influence on religion and religious practice and life belief. This bloom of art and focus on culture allowed history to be recorded. Many painters wrote on their work as well as extensive texts about their work and more importantly about their …show more content…
Making the stroke of the artist as definite as the stroke of a sword. Every mark creates a both positive had a negative shape. Chinese landscape painters were able to use an incredibly unforgiving medium to create multidimensional space on a two-dimensional canvas while using only a
The Chinese value the written word so strongly - the practice of calligraphy being a spiritual one - that they have instructions for art. I find this both liberating and completely fucked up (I'll change that). It is incredible to hold that knowledge and to write it making it like instructions for success. Does that make the instructions art?
Of course, these instructions are like an index or collection of techniques, a cheat sheet of texture, and do not serve as rules necessarily. In fact, most of the paintings are of places in china but share the very little true resemblance to the real place. It would be more accurate to compare the paintings the sections of landscape as part the artist mental map of parts of a whole, presumably explored sections of the
How did Daoism/Taoism influence Song Dynasty landscape painters in their rendering of negative space?
In the following pages, I hope to give enough historical context to understand the practices and beliefs that surround and form a basis for landscape painting in 11th century, Northern and Southern Song Dynasty, China.
Then I hope to observe Famous art historical pieces in order to illustrate my main points of interest, religious and philosophical influence and the meaning of this specific form of art. I will introduce contrasting western practices and influences, followed by a well known thinkers quote in order to adopt a theoretical framework.
How does Chinese landscape painting translate to present day composition of negative space? …show more content…
From 618 to 907 AD there was an overall prosperous period in which they experienced a growth in population and advanced in science and technology. However, the last 53 years were rough, to say the least. The land was fought over by nomadic tribes in the north and small kingdoms in the south. Years of war and conquer followed. By 923 there were 8 kingdoms. A general in a kingdom called Northern Zhou named Zhao Kuangyin lead a rebellion against his king and started his own dynasty, then proceeded to take the kingdoms around him. The Song Dynasty, by 960 was an educated place. For 2,000 years there has been common written language - from the Han to the Qin dynasty - no matter what form of Chinese was spoken most educated people could read any ancient text. Because of this, the Chinese were able to create trade policies with countries as far as India and Arabia. This wealth and education lead to a renaissance period for Chinese arts. Specifically Landscape painting. Their architecture showed great skill and focus on large Buddhist pagodas and wooden bridges as well as elaborate tombs. Like the European renaissance, there was a direct influence on religion and religious practice and life belief. This bloom of art and focus on culture allowed history to be recorded. Many painters wrote on their work as well as extensive texts about their work and more importantly about their …show more content…
Making the stroke of the artist as definite as the stroke of a sword. Every mark creates a both positive had a negative shape. Chinese landscape painters were able to use an incredibly unforgiving medium to create multidimensional space on a two-dimensional canvas while using only a
The Chinese value the written word so strongly - the practice of calligraphy being a spiritual one - that they have instructions for art. I find this both liberating and completely fucked up (I'll change that). It is incredible to hold that knowledge and to write it making it like instructions for success. Does that make the instructions art?
Of course, these instructions are like an index or collection of techniques, a cheat sheet of texture, and do not serve as rules necessarily. In fact, most of the paintings are of places in china but share the very little true resemblance to the real place. It would be more accurate to compare the paintings the sections of landscape as part the artist mental map of parts of a whole, presumably explored sections of the