Abstract
The line of western painting, a rational painting element possessing the meaning of interpretation, is in pursuit of shaping and creating exact outer body shapes; the line of Chinese painting, besides delineating body shapes, stresses the spatial organization relationship of lines. The line of Chinese painting contains independent aesthetic value, “lines are for shaping” and conveys philosophy concept of eastern culture “the union of heaven and humans”. This paper helps readers to understand and master historical development process of line in Chinese and western painting and compares and describes the differences and similarities of line in western and eastern art and their influences on visual shaping language.
Highlights
The line of western painting, a rational painting element possessing the meaning of interpretation, is in pursuit of shaping and creating exact outer body shapes; the line of Chinese painting, besides delineating body shapes, stresses the spatial organization relationship of lines
The scraping and dot painting of brush pen adopts the changes of line delineation, color or ink to express bodies and spirits; what is more, Chinese painting is expert in the combination of poems, calligraphy, painting and printing, which is teemed with eastern features, traditional Chinese cultural and abundant aesthetic thoughts
Line started to become a forceful means for painters to express their inner feelings. It is not until the appearance of abstract art that line was separated from shape and content of objects and subsequently, the movement rhythm, rhythm, and mood formed by line are fully represented
Summary
The painting tools for Chinese painting mainly include brush pen, Chinese ink and thin silk paper. Chinese painting takes line as its life and stresses dispersed dots perspective, shaping and picture composition, and spirit endowing for objects. Western painting stresses brightness and darkness of colors and is in pursuit of focus perspective, which is totally different from that of Chinese painting. The scraping and dot painting of brush pen adopts the changes of line delineation, color or ink to express bodies and spirits; what is more, Chinese painting is expert in the combination of poems, calligraphy, painting and printing, which is teemed with eastern features, traditional Chinese cultural and abundant aesthetic thoughts. 3. The influences and meanings of the differences of lines in western and eastern painting on visual shaping language
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