Gong Xian Empty Landscape

In Chinese history, the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty is a turbulent period, the intensification of ethnic conflicts, ideological and cultural collision, this period of painting genres become history of painting on a peaks contending situation. Gong Xian is a Ming Dynasty painter, he in the paintings of the Ming and Qing Dynasties occupies a very important position, ranking first in the "Jinling eight". Good at with ink and strokes both steady and calm, bald and stylus used interchangeably, bald mellow, vigorous, picture give a person with empty lonely mood.The landscape painting style of Gong Xian is roughly divided into three periods, namely,succinct and quiet "Bai Gong" period, Cang Xiu Xujing and "Gong" period, chaos and serene "black Gong" period. The three period includes a "static", although the style is different however, the picture is a empty, his style is formed by many factors. One is the Jiangnan unique geographical environment; two is to inherit the traditional painting imitating the ancients; three is that he has a unique life experience, extraordinary experience, arrogant character of the the extraordinary spirit. Under the influence of these factors, his landscape painting has formed unique style characteristics, the picture shows a kind of emptiness. Deep understanding of Gong Xian and his painting will find Gong Xian black not to become black and ink, but to the majestic and magnificent mountains and rivers and people With the combination of the moral realm, causes the landscape painting to more connotation. Gong Xian through layers of product ink to depict the heart of nature scene, his pursuit and longing,his painting style from the traditional, higher than that of the traditional. Gong Xian after long-term exploration of the traditional pen and ink and nature and create his own unique style of painting, his style of landscape painting and painting thought of contemporary painting have great enlightenment to the.This thesis tries to through analyzing his screen to form the reason and style to clarify Gongxian’s landscape paintings show the empty. Chapter one starts with the background of the times, from the point of view of Gong Xian’s spirit temperament, imitating the nature of,inquiry Gongxian display empty. The second chapter from the vigorous, "black", pale lip three aspects analysis picture appears empty. Chapter three describes enlightenment of Gongxian landscape painting art practice on my...