Song Dynasty's Fine Brushwork Flower-and-bird Painting's Aesthetic Features And Formal Language: It's Continuity And Separation From Contemporary Fine Works

Fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting is a branch of traditional Chinese painting, with a long splendid history. Especially fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty was recorded into a brilliant page in the history of Chinese painting. At present time, all kinds of artistic climates existing in the world, in the ever changeable period of internet digital, Chinese and western cultures have increasing collision with each other. To the trend of both cultures all-embracing, the creation of contemporary has multiple patterns. However, Inheriting the past, Chinese fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting faces an unprecedented and separation from the past, transforming from the past to the present.Chapter I summarizes the reasons and background for the prosperity of Song Dynasty's fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting. The following two chapters analyses and searches into the aesthetic features and formal language at different times of Song Dynasty's fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting. Chapter IV outlines the background and actuality of the development of contemporary fine brushworks. Chapter V and VI reflect the differences of the aesthetic features and formal language between contemporary works and Song Dynasty's fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting, and the concrete, connotation and effect of these differences. Finally, Chapter VII brings forward my personal opinions about the prospect of contemporary fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting works. The development of fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting should be extended and expanded in restrictions, that is, they must maintain the painting styles in the spirit of traditional Chinese culture and aesthetic circumstance, the extraordinary ethnic drawing is the essence of Chinese people's talent and wisdom. The purpose to inherit is to cultivate, the development of fine brushwork flower-and-bird painting need innovating, so to speak, it needs developing in the real society and extending in the tradition.