Feeling The "Airs" From Ni Zan To Jian Jiang's Landscape Painting

Metaphysics was popular and the wind of social evaluation prevailed more and more in Weijin Dynasties.At that time commenced the pursuit of ”airs” of the paintings during the evaluation process,which afterwards penetrated into the field of painting.At the beginning of the landscape painting,the highest goal pursued by the painter was the high unity of both form and spirit.This concept has been influencing the development of Chinese landscape painting.At that time the pen language was difficult to express the “airs”in his chest."Airs" was first proposed in the early Tang Dynasty.Painting language gradually developed and matured."Airs" in the painting lives on top of God.With the emergence of literati painting consciousness,especially to the Song Dynasty,Literati painters were proficient on the poetry and calligraphy.The literati painting created a new situation of Chinese painting in the Song Dynasty.The pursuit of "airs" has become the core value of the pursuit of literati painting.The airs also became a distinctive feature of the Yuan Dynasty landscape.Especially,Ni Zan was one of the four landscape painting painters of Yuan Dynasty.His painting theory got very good practice in the landscape painting.The so-called "airs" referred to the art of bold style,uninhibited momentum,and was a literati painting to pursue a free informal quality and spiritual sustenance.The generation of "airs" was closely related to the life experience and artistic pursuit of the literati painter.Ni Zan lived in seclusion in Taihu Lake and he had his experiencing miserable life,helpless thoughts and emotions condensed in landscape poetry and painting.To create a simple and refined painting,he expressed the dull,faint,scattered of the pursuit of sustenance in his landscape painting.Only Jiang of the painter of Ming and Qing Dynasties learned Ni Zan and got their minds really gradually.Jian jiang was good at drawing Ni Zan's ink advantage,with Huang,Wuyi mountain form.Jian Jiang developmented and changed to form their own cold,quiet,elegant painting style.It was an artist who consciously liberated and respected himself.Jian Jjiang learned Ni Zan what was the pursuit of his personality identity.Ni Zan would be refined "extravagance" with the ideal of the painting.Jian Jiang's relaxation style pervaded in his painting.The first chapter of this article is about the cultural connotation and evaluation of "airs".The second chapter describes the reasons for the formation of their landscape style,from Ni Zan and Jian Jiang's personal experiences,thought,learning nature and learning traditions as well as their respective personal aspects.The third chapter elaborates the "elegance" in Ni Zan landscape painting in the presentation from the dry pen faint ink,the composition of the plain,cool and refined picture mood.The fourth chapter analyzes the "airs" presented in the landscape painting in the show,from the simple and delicate light ink,rigorous and varied rules,desolate cold screen mood.The fifth chapter covers from the perspective of Chinese painting,composition,painting mood,Chinese calligraphy and signature,to explore " airs" heritage in Ni Zan to Jian Jiang's landscape painting.The sixth chapter analyzes the "airs" on Ni Zan and Jian Jiang's landscape painting's influence on the development of Chinese Landscape Painting.