Chinese Figure Painting Linear Language Use And Development

Lines, which have a long history in Chinese painting development, both in the original rockpaintings, ancient painted pottery and pieces of silk can be found on the line, from the conciseand simple lines, as if we had understood the original ancestors’, they are so sincere and simple.Although after a long-term historical evolvement, Line language in Chinese painting also has aunique use and performance, the value of it is not only for shape function, but also in its uniqueexpressive force---could reflect the ethos of the creator and the inherent law and the essence ofthe object of the life, this is the uniqueness of Chinese painting lines language, As well asChinese ink figure painting. This article mainly according to the history of the development ofink figure painting from "Traditional, modern, contemporary" to discuss the use of linearlanguage.This article is divided into four chapters. The first chapter summarizes the uniqueconnotation of "line" in Chinese painting and analyzing the cultural connotation behind it. Thesecond chapter is mainly a summary on the use of the traditional line language, to discuss Theuse of the line of language specific in the context of tradition, when it comes to line in the use ofthe painting will need to talk about the application itself, also must combined with structure,shape, picture artistic conception, etc. The reason why Ink figure painting from the traditional tothe modern is the impact of western painting, the line language derive the new elements in thetwo different cultures, so this article in the third chapter mainly discusses the line languagechanges and the reasons in the modern transformation. After a period of change of the ink figurepainting refined, in contemporary to sublimation, the fourth chapter of this article mainly todiscuss the ink figure painter works in contemporary expression from the80’s after severaltypical line language point of view.The creation of Chinese paintings is dependent on the line, It is an essential means thatpainter to shape the image and express emotions, so the line of research and exploration on thedevelopment of Chinese painting has great significance. The determination of this theme is basedon two reasons. firstly,by collecting data from “China academic journal network”and somedatabases’ information and realized that the research on Chinese ink figure painting trend atpresent mostly incline to contemporary transformation and innovation of thinking, mainly from modelling approach, pen and ink language, formal language and subject, etc to talk about thedevelopment and innovation and from the "line" in concrete is very few, this article mainly online as ink figure painting innovation exploration breakthrough. Secondly,choose the line as theresearch topic, also is based on the interest in studying at ordinary times and the problems whichencountered in the creative practice.How not to force plate with lines in the picture, therequirements of the old and not common, is the need to pursue both traditional and modern, keepthe native culture characteristics and charm, also want to open mind, to learn from themulticultural variety of art forms, Only in this way,line language can always full of the vitalityof life.