Research On The Character Modeling Characteristics Of Chen Hongshou's "Dou Sketch"

Chen Hongshou is an important figure in the history of painting and even an important part of the history of Chinese art.Every time,he must inevitably revolve around him and become a hot topic.He is able to write well and write in the field of drawing.It is more important that he always holds his attitude as a literate person and his character as a detached person,which makes his creations contain intriguing implications.After the climax of the Tang and Song dynasties,figure paintings fell into silence until the Ming Dynasty.Chen Hongshou,who enjoys the reputation of “South Chen North Cui”,is an important member of this special era.His characteristics of figure painting are obvious.The figure is big and small,and the picture has a decorative taste.In addition,the painting has produced a far-reaching style.In his later years,Chen Hongshou drew quite a lot of women’s paintings,many of which were handed down to the world.“Play with Grass and Flower” was the work of this period.Most of the early female figures were drawn from historical stories or famous figures.Since the development of the commodity economy in the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the people’s class,the aesthetic tastes corresponding to them were required accordingly.Therefore,the secular theme became the choice of the painter.The “Play with Grass and Flower” is a reproduction of a woman who loves life.From this you can see Chen Hongshou’s groupings of characters in the arrangement of figures,taking the stage performances of the traditional opera,and putting the characters on the front.On the figures,the head is large and small,the male and female are rich,and the hand is depicted;in addition,some features of the Ming Dynasty female dress,hair style,and headwear can be identified through this painting.The background and pattern of the screen not only simplify the scene but also add decorative taste to it.The history of paintings based on the theme of play with grass and flower has not been known so far.The closest to Chen Hongshou’s “Play with Grass and Flower” is the “Spring Dawn in Han Palace” and “Play with Grass and Flower” by Qiu Ying.By comparing them,the different styles in Chen’s paintings are obvious.Under the influence of the times,a new image of the female characters in the works is given;the vagueness of gender boundaries inthe society is creatively presented through the pen;the trade-offs in the space processing;and the survivors who experienced the pain of falling to the country In retrospect.The reason why Chen Hongshou’s paintings have formed such a style is that many scholars have analyzed various reasons: personal experiences and personalities;the rise of mind learning,the urgent need to get rid of traditional ritual restraints;It is undeniable that there are the above reasons,but the Ming Dynasty novels as a representative of the culture of this era,the influence of Chen Hongshou’s painting style seems to be neglected.This article attempts to explore from this perspective,and also discusses the influence of Ming Dynasty novels on Chen Hongshou’s painting creation in the late Ming period.