Chinese Landscape Painting The Evolution Of Development Thinking

Since modern times, the ideology of landscape sketching has been influencing the development of its practice. As a result, traditional sketching tends to become alien to us. Some do not know whether the ancients ever practiced it and how to really sketch.Ancient volumes on drawing covers sketching briefly and due to the influence of foreign sketching theory, little has been done so far to specify the issue professionally. Misconception about sketching further hinders its development. Hereby, a systematic analysis of study on chinese traditional sketching pattern, esp. landscape painting schetching so as to better understand its connotation and historical significance and ultimately promote the development of Chinese painting. This thesis makes an attempt to explore the connotation of landscape sketching.Learning landscape painting involves two essential parts: one is to imitate masterpieces or facsimile; the other is to sketch., which paves the way for further innovation. Here, sketching doesn't exactly mean the same with sketching skills in western painting.Landscape paintings in Sui & Tang Dynasty constitue an transitional part in Chinese painting history in consummating Wei & Jin painting and making necessary preparations for full development of painting in Wudai & Song. The paintings of the age provide precious specimen for our study.During Wudai & Song times, landscape painting witnessed its heyday. The updated estheticism put more stress on taste expressed in the painting and little on truthfulness. The Nature beauty felt by painters is conveyed by means of much abstracting and exaggerating.In Yuan Dynasty, literati painting,which developoed in full swing, communicates renaissance, taste, touches and calligraphy strokes but connotates sketching touches.Since Ming & Qing Dynasty, landscape painting enjoyed much less favor in the painting world, while moderners are more motivated to "walk close to the life" and sketch only on the Abstract: In Yuan Dynasty, literati painting,which developoed in full swing, communicates renaissance, taste, touches and calligraphy strokes but connotates sketching touches.Since Ming & Qing Dynasty, landscape painting enjoyed much less favor in the painting world, while moderners are more motivated to "walk close to the life" and sketch only on the landscape itself. On the other hand, ignorance of traditional culture as well leads to a sort of sketching lack of cultural charm and basic skill Consequently, all this goes to the other extreme. The study on the development of landscape sketching and its close connection to masterpiece imitation is well mirrored in the correlation of sketching and facsimile in the development of landscape sketching. Since modern times, fresh look has taken place in the wake of hundreds of years of renaissance style in Ming & Qing Dynasty. Western painting skills came to be accepted and revolutionized traditional Chinese painting.Since 1980's, little progress is seen in the field partly due to painters' individual flaws. Copycats manners and lack of basical skills, esp. cultural attainment are to blame for inferior paintings.To sum up, Chinese landscape painting has been rooted in sketching and based on facsimile. Sketching is well the cornerstone of innovationSketching starts with observing and its perspective which is somehow similar with that in western painting. The ancients did practice the skill without using the term.The skills and style of landscape painting have been evolving with the development of the history so as to enrich it greatly. All this should be based on sound acquisition of ancient skills and good appreciation of the nature. Sketching is truly related to inventing.