The Expressionist Characteristics of Chinese Local Oil Painting Integrating the Freehand Brushwork of Traditional Chinese Painting

Abstract

Oil painting is a foreign type of painting that was introduced to China in the early 20th century, and has since blended and collided with traditional Chinese culture. In this process, oil painting also formed an independent artistic language different from Western painting, and freehand brushwork was explored by Chinese painters through borrowing, absorbing, and constantly innovating. Starting from introducing the origin and characteristics of the “freehand brushwork” in Chinese oil painting, this article analyzes the main factors that affect the “freehand brushwork” in Chinese oil painting and its future development trends.