Exploring The Formal Language Of Expressive Ink And Wash

Expressional ink painting is a unique painting style that emerged during the transition from traditional Chinese ink painting to modernization.It is a reference to the essence of Western expressionist painting and the characteristic language of Chinese freehand ink painting.It emerged in the 1980 s.It peaked in the ten years after the 1990 s.In terms of spiritual connotation,expression ink has the same essence as Western expressionism,emphasizing the emotional expression of painting,pursuing the tension and individualized display of the picture,and conceptually digging into the deep connotation behind the current real society.Although expressive ink painting does not have a clear and precise definition in its development process,many artists’ works after the 1980 s have obvious expressive tendencies.This article expands by analyzing specific artistic works with expressive tendencies.Study on the characteristics of expressive ink painting.The article first categorizes ink art in the modern environment,and divides it into three categories,which are "traditional","realistic" and "expressive." In the face of Western culture,attitudes and concepts towards art.The second chapter discusses the reasons for the development of modern expression ink painting and its initial development context.The emergence of expression ink painting has deep origins and similarities with western expressionism.The expression ink painting was developed from the freehand ink painting.Since ancient times,the freehand ink painting of Chinese literati has a strong expression,which also leads to why Western expressionism has a great influence on the development of modern Chinese ink painting.The third chapter explains why western expressionist painting will have an influence on Chinese expression ink painting.There must be certain coherence between the two.In what respects are these similarities reflected.The fourth chapter is the key research chapter of this article.Through the case analysis of specific artistic works with a tendency to expressive ink painting,the main characteristics of expressive ink wash are studied,and the in-depth exploration is made from the aspects of emotion,shape and subject matter of painting.An in-depth analysis of works by artists such as Zhou Sicong,Lu Shen,Zhu Zhengeng,and Wang Yanping.Finally,the future development trend of expressive ink painting leads to the current development trend and approach of ink painting,and the overall outlook is made.