The Fusion of East and West in Chinese Painting from the Formal Language of Lin Fengmian's Paintings

Abstract

Lin Fengmian was a scholar who travelled to France in the early 20th century to study Western art, and he dedicated his life to research and art education on the fusion of East and West in Chinese oil painting. He had many followers who interpreted the creativity of combining East and West in their creative works. Although the concept of integration of East and West has long been introduced into local oil painting and contemporary ink painting through the efforts of generations, the overall standard and artistic value of Chinese oil painting and contemporary ink painting has yet to be improved, and the slow pace seems to be a long way from the ideal. This paper attempts to reconceptualize Lin Fengmian's concept of the fusion of East and West, and to study his artistic ideas in aesthetics and culture in depth, in order to provide a clear idea for the creation of contemporary art.