DOI: 10.36871/hon.202202015
Authors
Tang Jing
Russian State Specialized Academy of Arts, Moscow, Russian Federation
Abstract
The core of Chinese painting in the Xieyi style is to convey an idea in a free form, Xieyi paintings
have the beauty of poetry, calligraphy and prints. It uses a colour method based on black and
white imagery and the concept of linear modelling with brush and ink. It differs from Western
painting in its methods of perspective, which transcend the limitations of time and space. The spirit
of Xieyi is a reflection of real life, but refined and sublimated through imagination, ultimately
completing the process of creating artistic images. Having great innovative and creative force and
inheriting the tradition of Chinese culture and art, Xieyi condenses the inner ideological characters
of Chinese nation. Moreover, Xieyi is a unique form of free emotional expression stimulating
the continuous development and advancement of the art of Chinese landscape painting.
The artistic characteristics of Chinese Xieyi landscape painting are unique and embody the
oriental aesthetic thought and Chinese philosophy. Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are
the spiritual basis that shape and nurture the artistic features of Chinese painting, at the same
time, the XXth century European painting also influenced them.
Keywords
Xieyi, painting of Chinese literati, Chinese Landscape painting "mountain-water" ("shan shui" landscapes), Chinese philosophy
