The Changes And The Reason Of The Changes About Painting Style During Beisong Dynasty XiNing Yuan Feng Period

Painting style during the Northern Song Xifeng period had a significant change in comparison with before. In this period, Guo Xi's painting represented a high degree of realism, generality and lyrical, the northern landscape painting reached a new level compared with the academy artists like Yan Wengui, Qu Ding, Liang Zhongxin; the new painting thought represented by Wen Tong and Su Shi also came into form at this time, The pommel horse painting and figure painting, represented by Li Gonglin, landscape painting, represented by Wang Shen also appeared. It can be said Xifeng times is the forming period of the art of Chinese painting, lt's also a transition period. Prior to this period, the main function of art is a political tool, the artistic style show a solemn, grand, luxury of the magnificent. The beginning of this period, art became a way to express the feelings and show a naive style, elegant, tranquil, graceful of the beautiful.The painting style changes during Xifeng occured for many reasons.On politics, due to the impact of Political Reform, The painting court experienced system reform, established a promotion system using technical level as the standard, which promoted the artist to improve their painting skills; On culture, with the revival of Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism's theories had a major impact on the art of painting; while the realistic thought in the painting theory,the pursuit of the "physical" is the direct cause of a shift in style.The painting style changes in Xifeng have a very important inspiring role to the development of contemporary art. As the developing status of painting, the diversity trend has become inevitable , it is recognized that, facing the choices of nationalization and internationalization , to absorb nutrients from traditional culture is the necessary requirement of development, Xi Feng Period painting style changes contains emancipation of the mind and innovative spirit of the times, this spirit is the soul of art, should be inherited as the essence of traditional art; painters in Xifeng paid great attention to the edification of the soul, and now facing the market and business trend of art, artist also should resist the temptation of worldly desires and maintain a spirit of Emptiness and non-utilitarian attitude.