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Wang Xieda is a Chinese artist showcasing his work at the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno exhibition from July 27th to August 29th, 2010. His art draws inspiration from ancient Chinese characters and pictographs, which developed from depictions of nature over 6,000 years ago. Wang studies similarities between early human civilizations and creates abstract sculptures and paintings using simple lines and shapes. His goal is to pursue a common human aesthetic experience and reinterpret ancient traditions in a contemporary way, expressing personal experiences through simplicity and brevity. This solo exhibition outside of China highlights Wang's proficient expression of national aesthetics through his calm and confident works.
The document provides an overview of two parts about art and landscape. The first part discusses Chinese paintings from the Tang Dynasty and stories about famous painters like Wu Daozi. It also mentions Chinese shan shui philosophy of representing nature. The second part discusses the concept of outsider art or art brut, giving the example of Nek Chand who created the unique Rock Garden in Chandigarh using discarded materials without formal training.
The document summarizes the key differences between Western and Chinese landscape painting traditions. In the West, the aim is realistic illusion and accuracy, showing a specific view from one angle. In China, landscapes are conceptual spaces that do not depict a single view, allowing the viewer to enter from any point and travel through mentally. The Chinese landscape incorporates Daoist concepts of yin, yang, and the void between as a space for meditation. It requires active participation from the viewer to enter the artist's mind rather than just borrowing their eyes.
The document discusses different forms of art including paintings, sculpture, architecture, music, and their importance. It provides perspectives from various artists on topics like the power and purpose of art, how it elevates the human mind and cultivates sensitivity, and how art gives peace and vitality to the human soul. Examples of iconic artworks and artists are also mentioned.
The document contrasts Chinese and European art forms through two stories. In one Chinese story, an emperor sees a cave in a wall painting that the painter enters, disappearing along with the painting. In European art, a blacksmith impresses a painter by adding a realistic fly to his work. These stories show that Chinese art aims to transport the viewer's imagination rather than depict reality, while European art seeks to perfectly reproduce a scene through the artist's eyes. The concept of Chinese "shanshui" landscape painting is also explained as representing the Daoist balance of yin and yang energies.
The document discusses the differences between Chinese and European landscape art. In Chinese art, landscapes are meant to represent the artist's inner spiritual and conceptual thoughts rather than reproducing an actual view. The landscape allows viewers to enter it from any point and travel through it at their own pace using their imagination. In contrast, European art aims to allow viewers to see exactly the view as the artist saw it from a single perspective. Two stories are provided that illustrate these differing artistic goals between representing inner essence versus realistic illusion.
Ancient Landscape painting developed significantly over Chinese dynastic periods. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, landscape painting rose in prominence. The Sui and Tang dynasties saw green become the dominant color and new techniques developed. The Five Dynasties period formed the North and South schools of ink painting, represented by different monks. Landscape painting continued to evolve and mature during later dynasties like Yuan, Ming, and Qing.
Wang Xieda is a Chinese artist showcasing his work at the Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno exhibition from July 27th to August 29th, 2010. His art draws inspiration from ancient Chinese characters and pictographs, which developed from depictions of nature over 6,000 years ago. Wang studies similarities between early human civilizations and creates abstract sculptures and paintings using simple lines and shapes. His goal is to pursue a common human aesthetic experience and reinterpret ancient traditions in a contemporary way, expressing personal experiences through simplicity and brevity. This solo exhibition outside of China highlights Wang's proficient expression of national aesthetics through his calm and confident works.
The document provides an overview of two parts about art and landscape. The first part discusses Chinese paintings from the Tang Dynasty and stories about famous painters like Wu Daozi. It also mentions Chinese shan shui philosophy of representing nature. The second part discusses the concept of outsider art or art brut, giving the example of Nek Chand who created the unique Rock Garden in Chandigarh using discarded materials without formal training.
The document summarizes the key differences between Western and Chinese landscape painting traditions. In the West, the aim is realistic illusion and accuracy, showing a specific view from one angle. In China, landscapes are conceptual spaces that do not depict a single view, allowing the viewer to enter from any point and travel through mentally. The Chinese landscape incorporates Daoist concepts of yin, yang, and the void between as a space for meditation. It requires active participation from the viewer to enter the artist's mind rather than just borrowing their eyes.
The document discusses different forms of art including paintings, sculpture, architecture, music, and their importance. It provides perspectives from various artists on topics like the power and purpose of art, how it elevates the human mind and cultivates sensitivity, and how art gives peace and vitality to the human soul. Examples of iconic artworks and artists are also mentioned.
The document contrasts Chinese and European art forms through two stories. In one Chinese story, an emperor sees a cave in a wall painting that the painter enters, disappearing along with the painting. In European art, a blacksmith impresses a painter by adding a realistic fly to his work. These stories show that Chinese art aims to transport the viewer's imagination rather than depict reality, while European art seeks to perfectly reproduce a scene through the artist's eyes. The concept of Chinese "shanshui" landscape painting is also explained as representing the Daoist balance of yin and yang energies.
The document discusses the differences between Chinese and European landscape art. In Chinese art, landscapes are meant to represent the artist's inner spiritual and conceptual thoughts rather than reproducing an actual view. The landscape allows viewers to enter it from any point and travel through it at their own pace using their imagination. In contrast, European art aims to allow viewers to see exactly the view as the artist saw it from a single perspective. Two stories are provided that illustrate these differing artistic goals between representing inner essence versus realistic illusion.
Ancient Landscape painting developed significantly over Chinese dynastic periods. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, landscape painting rose in prominence. The Sui and Tang dynasties saw green become the dominant color and new techniques developed. The Five Dynasties period formed the North and South schools of ink painting, represented by different monks. Landscape painting continued to evolve and mature during later dynasties like Yuan, Ming, and Qing.
Lakshmi Mohanbabu is a Singaporean artist of Afghan descent who is trained as both an architect and fashion designer. She has taught design and illustrated books on disability. Her work, Strata Morphosis, is a collection of five abstract paintings inspired by the natural aging and layering observed in nature. The paintings aim to capture the depth and texture created over time through exposure to elements like copper patina, tree bark, waves, and rust on iron.
4 landscape of the soul lesson and explanationKuldeep Kumar
The document summarizes key differences between Western and Chinese landscape painting traditions. It tells a story of a famous 8th century Chinese painter Wu Daozi whose last commissioned painting of a landscape vanished along with the painter after he entered a cave in the painting, showing the Emperor that the painting depicted an inner spiritual landscape rather than a realistic outdoor scene. By contrast, it shares a story of a blacksmith who became a famous painter after fooling his teacher into thinking he painted a realistic fly on one of his paintings. It explains that Chinese paintings aim to depict an inner conceptual space to enter the artist's mind, while Western paintings want the viewer to see through the artist's eyes from a single viewpoint. Chinese shanshui landscapes represent
Cassie West lives in New York City and works as an MRI technician. She is also creative, caring, responsible, and talented, pursuing a career in the theatre and entertainment industry as a dancer, singer, and actress. She studied theatre in New York City and London and performs in New York City and Los Angeles.
Xiang Ming Zeng is a Chinese artist born in 1951 who paints serene landscapes combining Eastern mysticism and Western romanticism that seem timeless. Zeng graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1975 and has exhibited widely in museums and collections in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia, with works in the National Museum of China collection. He has received numerous awards for his artwork and is a member of the National Association of Chinese Artists.
The document discusses an artwork titled "Shadow House" by artist Zarina Hashmi. It is a series of geometrically shaped squares cut into Nepalese paper that evoke images of Islamic architecture and screens. The interplay of light and shade in the work effectively convey the ephemeral nature of a house. The artwork reflects Hashmi's life journey as an Indian artist who moved to New York over 40 years ago and her feelings of displacement from her homeland. It highlights her desire to claim an undivided world as her own and aim to retrieve traces of what she left behind through the process of remembering.
The document contrasts Chinese and European art styles through examples. In China, a painter disappeared into his own cave painting. Europeans feared depicting eyes realistically in case the subject came to life. A blacksmith used his painting skills to impress a painter's daughter. Chinese art requires viewers to actively participate mentally, while European art aims for perfect realism. The concept of landscape in Chinese art represents the Daoist view of yin and yang energies interacting in nature and in the void between them.
Chinese art focuses on the spiritual and inner meaning rather than reproducing realistic landscapes. It allows viewers to use their imagination to travel within the painting. In contrast, European art aims to accurately depict nature and let the viewer see exactly what the artist intended. The chapter illustrates this difference through two stories - one involving a Chinese painter who could transport the emperor into a mountainscape painting, and another about a European artist who painted a fly so realistic that the viewer tried to swat it.
Art and Impact Assessment: Panel Session at IAIA2015Mat Cashmore
This was the opening presentation used at a conference session which explored the potential to use art in impact assessment processes. The goal of the session was to open up discussion on this issue in fields that have been overwhelming science-led.
The document discusses different art forms and their functions:
- Music can express emotions, influence healing, reduce labor monotony, and show cultural traditions. It is functional.
- Sculpture is used to commemorate important people through statues and reliefs, as well as for instructional purposes. It is more functional than painting and literature.
- Interior design involves creating effective spaces for human activities by considering plans, styles, colors, lighting, floors, and room arrangement.
A young painter, Mr. Hao Zeng, traveled alone to the mysterious Dun Huang region, where the art deeply touched his soul. Since then, he has focused all his efforts on Dun Huang art, creating works without limitations by mixing western classical and romantic styles with vigorous techniques. His pieces show a set of flying fairies and supernatural conceptions through different character types.
This honors project aims to develop a personal artistic style through establishing aesthetic criteria informed by research into aesthetic theory. The digital medium will allow an intellectual and social process as well as an emotional one. Key aspects and themes that emerge throughout the artistic process will be gathered, documented, and analyzed. Elements of beauty like unity, simplicity, design, and use of light will be essential to creating meaningful artwork. Sketches and photographs were used to generate painting ideas, with a focus on improving digital craftsmanship skills. Landscapes, figures, and conceptual works were produced exploring themes like fairytale atmospheres and tonalism.
The document discusses Steve Hanks and his beautiful watercolor paintings that show mastery of form and intricate use of light. His watercolor paintings achieve a realism and detail usually reserved for oil paintings.
This document discusses the spiritual and meditative aspects of different artistic traditions including Chinese landscape painting, Jackson Pollock's drip paintings, and Navajo and Tibetan sand mandalas. It notes that in Chinese painting, the process was more important than realism and was seen as a spiritual journey. Pollock's work has similarities to these traditions in its physicality and relation to Jungian therapy. Navajo and Tibetan sand paintings are explicitly religious ceremonies where intense focus and destruction of the artwork hold spiritual significance. Overall, the document examines how various cultural art forms can serve as meditative or healing practices beyond aesthetics.
The artist is a portrait painter who travels the world capturing the faces of indigenous people through colorful large-scale acrylic paintings. He aims to preserve and celebrate diversity by focusing on bringing out the beauty in every person. Through his nonprofit organization, he encourages art among children and exhibits his portraits to raise awareness for charity.
This document discusses several purposes and functions of art:
- Art for delight, providing enjoyment and lifting people above daily life. It refers to aesthetics and appreciation of beauty.
- Art as commentary, communicating ideas from artist to viewer through subject matter and style. It testifies to experiences.
- Art used in worship, enhancing religious rituals across many faiths through creative works.
- Art for commemoration, aiding remembrance through public works honoring people and events. It connects humanity across time.
- Art used for persuasion, influencing opinions through government buildings and other means. It invites action.
- Art for self-expression, conveying an artist's personality, feelings and worldview.
This document discusses the relationship between art and religion. It provides definitions of religion from Clifford Geertz and James Livingston, noting that religion establishes moods and motivations through conceptions of existence. Art is seen as a universal form of communication that is used within religion through paintings, architecture, and stained glass windows. Several examples of religious art are presented from different time periods and cultures, showing how art depicts religious figures, stories, and symbols. The document analyzes how art has served religion historically by aiding worship and instruction. It discusses variations in depictions of divinity across religions and eras. Overall, the summary shows how art and religion are closely linked through visual representations of religious concepts, narratives, and ideals.
During the 15th-16th centuries, Renaissance art developed from the works of early masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. This High Renaissance style used vivid colors and focused on religious themes. In the mid-16th century, Mannerism emerged, trading naturalism for a more elongated and artificial style with dimmer tones. Key artists discussed include Jacopo Comin, known for his dramatic gestures, and Paolo Veronese, who began as a Mannerist and later adopted a more naturalistic influence from Titian. The document compares styles between High Renaissance and Mannerism, noting how the former uses bright scenes while the latter employs darker, more emotionally resonant works.
This document discusses the principle of balance in art and design. It defines balance as the distribution of visual weight in a composition. There are three main types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. Symmetrical balance involves both sides of a composition being equal or identical. Asymmetrical balance involves both sides not being identical but having equal visual weight through factors like size, color, or texture. Radial balance involves shapes and images being repeated evenly from the center outward in a circular pattern. Examples of different types of balanced compositions in various artworks are provided.
The visual arts are creations that can be seen such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs and more. They are made using various mediums like paint, clay, ink and involve elements such as line, shape, color, form and space. Visual arts are different from performing arts which use the artist's body as the medium. There are many organizations that support and promote the visual arts through exhibitions, grants, education and advocacy.
Lakshmi Mohanbabu is a Singaporean artist of Afghan descent who is trained as both an architect and fashion designer. She has taught design and illustrated books on disability. Her work, Strata Morphosis, is a collection of five abstract paintings inspired by the natural aging and layering observed in nature. The paintings aim to capture the depth and texture created over time through exposure to elements like copper patina, tree bark, waves, and rust on iron.
4 landscape of the soul lesson and explanationKuldeep Kumar
The document summarizes key differences between Western and Chinese landscape painting traditions. It tells a story of a famous 8th century Chinese painter Wu Daozi whose last commissioned painting of a landscape vanished along with the painter after he entered a cave in the painting, showing the Emperor that the painting depicted an inner spiritual landscape rather than a realistic outdoor scene. By contrast, it shares a story of a blacksmith who became a famous painter after fooling his teacher into thinking he painted a realistic fly on one of his paintings. It explains that Chinese paintings aim to depict an inner conceptual space to enter the artist's mind, while Western paintings want the viewer to see through the artist's eyes from a single viewpoint. Chinese shanshui landscapes represent
Cassie West lives in New York City and works as an MRI technician. She is also creative, caring, responsible, and talented, pursuing a career in the theatre and entertainment industry as a dancer, singer, and actress. She studied theatre in New York City and London and performs in New York City and Los Angeles.
Xiang Ming Zeng is a Chinese artist born in 1951 who paints serene landscapes combining Eastern mysticism and Western romanticism that seem timeless. Zeng graduated from the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts in 1975 and has exhibited widely in museums and collections in Asia, North America, Europe, and Australia, with works in the National Museum of China collection. He has received numerous awards for his artwork and is a member of the National Association of Chinese Artists.
The document discusses an artwork titled "Shadow House" by artist Zarina Hashmi. It is a series of geometrically shaped squares cut into Nepalese paper that evoke images of Islamic architecture and screens. The interplay of light and shade in the work effectively convey the ephemeral nature of a house. The artwork reflects Hashmi's life journey as an Indian artist who moved to New York over 40 years ago and her feelings of displacement from her homeland. It highlights her desire to claim an undivided world as her own and aim to retrieve traces of what she left behind through the process of remembering.
The document contrasts Chinese and European art styles through examples. In China, a painter disappeared into his own cave painting. Europeans feared depicting eyes realistically in case the subject came to life. A blacksmith used his painting skills to impress a painter's daughter. Chinese art requires viewers to actively participate mentally, while European art aims for perfect realism. The concept of landscape in Chinese art represents the Daoist view of yin and yang energies interacting in nature and in the void between them.
Chinese art focuses on the spiritual and inner meaning rather than reproducing realistic landscapes. It allows viewers to use their imagination to travel within the painting. In contrast, European art aims to accurately depict nature and let the viewer see exactly what the artist intended. The chapter illustrates this difference through two stories - one involving a Chinese painter who could transport the emperor into a mountainscape painting, and another about a European artist who painted a fly so realistic that the viewer tried to swat it.
Art and Impact Assessment: Panel Session at IAIA2015Mat Cashmore
This was the opening presentation used at a conference session which explored the potential to use art in impact assessment processes. The goal of the session was to open up discussion on this issue in fields that have been overwhelming science-led.
The document discusses different art forms and their functions:
- Music can express emotions, influence healing, reduce labor monotony, and show cultural traditions. It is functional.
- Sculpture is used to commemorate important people through statues and reliefs, as well as for instructional purposes. It is more functional than painting and literature.
- Interior design involves creating effective spaces for human activities by considering plans, styles, colors, lighting, floors, and room arrangement.
A young painter, Mr. Hao Zeng, traveled alone to the mysterious Dun Huang region, where the art deeply touched his soul. Since then, he has focused all his efforts on Dun Huang art, creating works without limitations by mixing western classical and romantic styles with vigorous techniques. His pieces show a set of flying fairies and supernatural conceptions through different character types.
This honors project aims to develop a personal artistic style through establishing aesthetic criteria informed by research into aesthetic theory. The digital medium will allow an intellectual and social process as well as an emotional one. Key aspects and themes that emerge throughout the artistic process will be gathered, documented, and analyzed. Elements of beauty like unity, simplicity, design, and use of light will be essential to creating meaningful artwork. Sketches and photographs were used to generate painting ideas, with a focus on improving digital craftsmanship skills. Landscapes, figures, and conceptual works were produced exploring themes like fairytale atmospheres and tonalism.
The document discusses Steve Hanks and his beautiful watercolor paintings that show mastery of form and intricate use of light. His watercolor paintings achieve a realism and detail usually reserved for oil paintings.
This document discusses the spiritual and meditative aspects of different artistic traditions including Chinese landscape painting, Jackson Pollock's drip paintings, and Navajo and Tibetan sand mandalas. It notes that in Chinese painting, the process was more important than realism and was seen as a spiritual journey. Pollock's work has similarities to these traditions in its physicality and relation to Jungian therapy. Navajo and Tibetan sand paintings are explicitly religious ceremonies where intense focus and destruction of the artwork hold spiritual significance. Overall, the document examines how various cultural art forms can serve as meditative or healing practices beyond aesthetics.
The artist is a portrait painter who travels the world capturing the faces of indigenous people through colorful large-scale acrylic paintings. He aims to preserve and celebrate diversity by focusing on bringing out the beauty in every person. Through his nonprofit organization, he encourages art among children and exhibits his portraits to raise awareness for charity.
This document discusses several purposes and functions of art:
- Art for delight, providing enjoyment and lifting people above daily life. It refers to aesthetics and appreciation of beauty.
- Art as commentary, communicating ideas from artist to viewer through subject matter and style. It testifies to experiences.
- Art used in worship, enhancing religious rituals across many faiths through creative works.
- Art for commemoration, aiding remembrance through public works honoring people and events. It connects humanity across time.
- Art used for persuasion, influencing opinions through government buildings and other means. It invites action.
- Art for self-expression, conveying an artist's personality, feelings and worldview.
This document discusses the relationship between art and religion. It provides definitions of religion from Clifford Geertz and James Livingston, noting that religion establishes moods and motivations through conceptions of existence. Art is seen as a universal form of communication that is used within religion through paintings, architecture, and stained glass windows. Several examples of religious art are presented from different time periods and cultures, showing how art depicts religious figures, stories, and symbols. The document analyzes how art has served religion historically by aiding worship and instruction. It discusses variations in depictions of divinity across religions and eras. Overall, the summary shows how art and religion are closely linked through visual representations of religious concepts, narratives, and ideals.
During the 15th-16th centuries, Renaissance art developed from the works of early masters like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. This High Renaissance style used vivid colors and focused on religious themes. In the mid-16th century, Mannerism emerged, trading naturalism for a more elongated and artificial style with dimmer tones. Key artists discussed include Jacopo Comin, known for his dramatic gestures, and Paolo Veronese, who began as a Mannerist and later adopted a more naturalistic influence from Titian. The document compares styles between High Renaissance and Mannerism, noting how the former uses bright scenes while the latter employs darker, more emotionally resonant works.
This document discusses the principle of balance in art and design. It defines balance as the distribution of visual weight in a composition. There are three main types of balance: symmetrical, asymmetrical, and radial. Symmetrical balance involves both sides of a composition being equal or identical. Asymmetrical balance involves both sides not being identical but having equal visual weight through factors like size, color, or texture. Radial balance involves shapes and images being repeated evenly from the center outward in a circular pattern. Examples of different types of balanced compositions in various artworks are provided.
The visual arts are creations that can be seen such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, photographs and more. They are made using various mediums like paint, clay, ink and involve elements such as line, shape, color, form and space. Visual arts are different from performing arts which use the artist's body as the medium. There are many organizations that support and promote the visual arts through exhibitions, grants, education and advocacy.
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Boudoir photography, a genre that captures intimate and sensual images of individuals, has experienced significant transformation over the years, particularly in New York City (NYC). Known for its diversity and vibrant arts scene, NYC has been a hub for the evolution of various art forms, including boudoir photography. This article delves into the historical background, cultural significance, technological advancements, and the contemporary landscape of boudoir photography in NYC.
The cherry: beauty, softness, its heart-shaped plastic has inspired artists since Antiquity. Cherries and strawberries were considered the fruits of paradise and thus represented the souls of men.
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ABSTRACT
Contemporary Black and
White Abstract art
uses a visual language of
shape, form, color and
line to create a
composition which it is
at this level of
visual meaning that abst
ract art communicates.
3. Abstract art is caused solely by
the creativity of an artist.
Transform your home into an
exhibition of works of art such
as pictures and decorative
sculptures. They are used as an
essential complement to an
understanding of contemporary
life.
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