An Analysis Of The Origin For The Style Of Chen Zizhuang’s Landscape Painting

The main content of this paper is the analysis on the origin of Chen Zizhuang’s landscape painting style. The starting point of the research is of his life and work style.By analyzing Chen Zizhuang’s landscape painting, we can conclude that the most conspicuous characteristics of his work style are:simple modeling; vivid, random and dripping composition; flat, far and plain sketches; major in short sketches; plain innocent interesting prospect.As to the origin of Chen Zizhuang’s landscape painting style, conclusions of the study are as follows:1. His frank stubborn personality and suffering life are the innate basis for its style formation.2. His reading and painting by days and months improve his own vision and accomplishment and set up his artistic ideas.3. His no direct mentoring relationship, no mentor’s teaching and freedom of choice are important.4. His life living in Ba Shu, love for landscape of Ba Shu and thorough concentrative knowledge about it establish the subjects of his works.5. His experience of tramping the whole Ba Shu and painting in wilds refine his unique artistic language.Finally the paper talks about the impact of Chen Zizhuang and his contemporary enlightenment.In the process of discussing the work style, this thesis also tries to do thorough research by exploring some aesthetics source and aesthetic psychology associated with Chen Zizhuang’s landscape painting style.