The Beauty Lies In The Alike And Unlike

"The Beauty lies in the alike and unlike" is a means of artistic expression. The spirit of his pursuit and perseverance also deeply influenced generations of painting learners. Mr. Wang Xuetao got the character and spirit, put the artistic realm of "alike" and "unlike" in his own small freehand flowers and birds painting to the most incisive point. Like Mr. Qi Baishi, basing on the tradition of literati painting, he made active reform and innovation, explored the combination of elegance and commonness on the road of artistic creation, successfully resolved the relation between "cheat" and "kitsch" in art, followed Qi Baishi’s artistic proposition and made a successful connection between "appearance" and "spirit". Wang Xuetao made his important position in art and led a new trend in modern small freehand flowers and birds painting. The fine-and-freehand form of painting sparkled as newborn in Wang Xuetao’s art and offered a precious spiritual wealth to China even the world’s treasure house of art and culture. This article attempts to analyse and study the times background, social environment and unique characteristics of Wang Xuetao’s artistic style, firmly grasps the "alike" and "unlike" art appearance-spirit theory, traces the origin of art, realizes the essence of painting art. While appreciating and re-tasting his painting works, read the artist’s inner world, overtones and beyond-image, and continuously explore and research on the great significance of Wang Xuetao’s painting artistic thought for the development of painting art of China and even the world in21st century.