The Sketching Style Of Song Nameless Painter’s 《Hundred Flowers Scroll》

"Hundred flowers atlas" is a handwritten work with very representative and research significance on the theme of ink flowers and birds in the Southern Song Dynasty.Although its author has been difficult to verify,the technical characteristics and aesthetic height of "hundred flowers atlas" itself are still worthy of our in-depth demonstration and study.The author believes that the "hundred flowers scroll" made by the people of the Song Dynasty is a perfect combination between the painting techniques of delicate and exquisite court style,vivid painting and the pursuit of charm outside the painting and writing.Firstly,starting from the traditional concept of sketching,this paper not only discusses the differences between the eastern and Western concepts of sketching,but also analyzes the evolution from ancient times to the present,on the basis of clarifying the basic connotation of the so-called "sketching" of painting in the two Song dynasties.Only by understanding what is "sketching" in the eyes of the ancients can we understand the modeling treatment of objective objects in the hundred flowers atlas.Secondly,the author will return to the work itself,analyze its era background from a macro perspective,and clarify the water of its creation.Then,from a more micro perspective,this paper will go deep into the representative plants,birds and bugs,combined with the relevant research results of modern botany,birds and insects,analyze the characteristics of the author’s artistic modeling treatment,and understand the height of the work at the level of painting techniques.Finally,when it comes to the struggle between form and spirit in sketch modeling,it is not only related to the painting object of objective facts,namely "physics",but also related to the expression of the author’s own interest,namely "painting theory".In the author’s opinion,the "physical" category related to objective nature is the foundation,and the spiritual expression without support is groaning without illness;The category of "painting theory" related to the pursuit of artistic spirit is the core.It has not only the expression of personal emotion,but also the pursuit of family and national feelings,which determines the artistic and aesthetic height of the works.Generally speaking,the "hundred flowers scroll" of the Southern Song Dynasty is a masterpiece with rigorous and exquisite modeling and techniques,complete theories and methods,and the pursuit of peace,simplicity,tenderness and roundness in atmosphere and artistic conception.Among them,the concept of "sketching" of flower and bird modeling and how to transform the structure into different techniques to express aesthetic interest through generalization and induction have great learning and reference significance for us to create flower and bird paintings with the flavor of the times.