Consensus Of Image

Focused on linear modeling and flat painted coloring, Chinese and western paintings are similar in terms of primitive art or the art in ancient times. Since the6th century, they have taken totally different ways. Western paintings stress science and reason, and pursue the bionic way of modeling three-dimensional visionary images in two dimension space while oriental paintings focus on curve modeling and image symbolism. Different cultures between Chinese and western countries have fostered outstanding maestros with different styles. Gombrich said,"The history of art is not the history of constant technical improvement, but the history of constantly changing concepts." Historically speaking, the past maestros had practiced, explored and studied art for a long time and gradually grasped the law of art before forming their own art styles. Going through passiveness, consciousness, activeness, necessity and free exploration of art, they use their works to present consummate art expression and unique ability to experience the beauty. In the course of modern art history, the two maestros, China’s Qi Baishi and Spain’s Picasso, with different countries and cultural backgrounds, have the different styles of works. Although they have been brought up in different oriental and western cultures, they are typical representatives to explore the art attitude and art development course in modern painting forms and process. Both of them can enjoy sorrows and joyes of life. They have contributed priceless spiritual wealth to the world in their lifetime of about a century with more than eight decades of artistic creations. More specifically, in terms of turning points in modern and contemporary art, both their arts and their artistic symbolic significance are not what any other artist can hold a candle to."Image" is a very important research objective of modern visual arts study and practical exploration. It dated from19th century and rose from western traditional iconology. In the first half of20th century, it was quickly developed into one of the dominant subjects of international art history study. Now it has evolved into a brand new research method of art history and art theory. It has undertaken three stages of pre-iconography, iconographical analysis and iconographical interpretation. It starts with the form of studies of works of art, gradually deepens and expands. It observes the entire era with artistic individuals and then sets off the artistic individuals with the era. The comparative study of Qi Baishi’ s art and Picasso’s art, two important representative maestros of modern painting in20th century, is based on the study of artists’ cases. Such study is able to better demonstrate artists’ characteristics. The comprehensive observation of comparison between artists and interactive communications can help us clearly grasp art phenomena and laws reflected by individual artists so as to further explore the similarities and disparities between Chinese paintings and western paintings, provide more comprehensive support for the general study of Chinese paintings and western paintings, and give us useful enlightenment, which is the purpose of this paper. Besides, given communications and integration of Chinese and western cultures, the image elements are becoming more and more important information which has found its way in every corner. Such kind of perspective is of practical significance.