Endless Mountains And Rivers:Research On Jian Jiang's Painting Context

The painting techniques peaked at late Ming and Qiang Dynasty.As an elite painter t that time,Jian Jiang developed his own unique artistic style.His brushstroke techniques were sparse and simple;his art of composition was rigorous,precise,sober and tranquil.He inherited not only "Yiqi" from painting style of Yuan Dynasty,but also extended "Fadu" from Song Dynasty and further extended his painting to Jing and Tang Dynasty.His inheritance and innovation of art before Tang Dynasty was embodied in his unique perception."An deserted mountain without people accompanied by only flowing water and blooming flower".His unique artistic language,connotation and aesthetic concepts were all perfectly revealed his realm of life.Jian Jiang's painting was a miracle in the history of Chinese painting.It expanded the aesthetic annotation of Chinese Shanshui Painting and significantly influenced the development of Shanshui Painting.The formation of his unique painting style had a lot of influence factors.First of all,the development direction of Jian Jiang's artistic creation was influenced in the context of art production,including the artist's own personality and temperament;art appreciator's appreciation and analysis of Jian Jiang's works and artistic exchanges;the masterpieces and creation media conditions provided by the art patronages.Secondly,the social environmental context system greatly influenced Jian Jiang's unique painting style,including the complex psychology of adherents of former dynasty in the political background in the age of dynasty transfer of Ming and Qing Dynasty;the profound culture deposits developed in the culture environment of "Jiangnan Zoulu" of Huizhou;commodity economy in Huizhou which affected Jian Jiang the pursuit of freedom and individuality;the prosperity of Huizhou engraving,carving which provided great assistance in Jian Jiang's artistic style integration and innovation.Lastly,in the context of art product system,his paintings' s composition formation was characteristic of slim and powerful lines which were simple,precise aswell as sparse.The mountains were precipitous exactly as in their natural forms,which transmitted a kind of chilly,desolate and noble artistic prospect.This manuscript aims to deeply probe into Jian Jiang's painting contextual features and their influence on his unique painting style from aspects of art production,social environment and artwork.