A Comparative Study Of Peter Doig And Wu Guanzhong's Paintings

This article mainly through Peter Doig and Wu Guanzhong to re-understand the unique experience of painting.Through the comparison between China and the west,we can learn more about the differences between them.Peter Doig,from the selection to the composition,from the color to the expression of emotion,bring us a new way of expression.The speculation of life,the appropriate choice of the image,the application of strokes have made us fruitful.In contrast,Mr Wu Guanzhong has another way for material selection,composition,he will always observe and understand all things,then combination in the brain,the brush is more simple,loose,no sense of restraint.In the hometown of expression: Doig expression in migration to emotion is more obscure,the picture always be portrayed using some characters that not easy to be aware of.And when he create a whole atmosphere,he prefer more calm and deep.In contrast,Mr Wu Guanzhong,in the emotional expression for the hometown,is more clear and strong.In the depiction of the Jiangnan paintings,Mr.Wu Guanzhong never stops to portray the hometown of flowers,trees,and so on.He has a unique emotion for his hometown that can be seen in his eyes,heart,and picture.In the application of color,they have different recognize and understanding of color.So they have a different display in their painting.In the use of color,Doig,is not very clear,not very strong emotion,is silent.We need pay more attention to feel it;and Mr.Wu Guanzhong is more generalization of the image in his painting,we through Mr.Wu Guanzhong's picture can feel the most direct experience of his picture.He is more direct and bold in the picture language.The use of these two different colors will also enable us to have a more profound understanding of color,so that we feel better and serve the painting.In the style of painting,Doig more secretive,Mr Wu Guanzhong is more direct.Doig this mysterious realism moment reflected in his paintings,various characters,unreal scenery,exotic image to convey the mysterious;in Mr.Wu Guanzhong's style of painting,his poetic Chinese literati in form,form beauty and artistic beauty of the combination of Chinese and western(Chinese and Western style,thought,expression)is remarkable in his painting.And for the beauty of artistic conception to convey,he is constantly exploring,making the feelings can be better expressed.In terms of painting,the two are not exactly the same.They all emphasize the connection between the picture and reality,but the emphasis is different.Peter Doig's ideal in painting is between reality and imagination.They have certain relation effect and realistic picture,but not all copy.And he stressed the importance of imagination,thinking for the picture of emotional expression and function.So Doig compared to Mr.Wu is more emphasize on the imagination.Mr.Wu Guanzhong's ideal of painting is "kite line",he stressed that the picture is linked with real life,so he focused on life,contact.If the picture does not come from life,or has disappeared in life,then the "kite line" does not exist.The "broken line kite" is meaningless to the picture.Therefore in Mr.Wu Guanzhong's works are some of the characteristics of life refining and processing.Based on the comparative study of Peter Doig and Wu Guanzhong,we can clearly feel the different cultural background,life experience,for the impact they can be more clear picture;their expression for different picture can be more perfect;we know for two more comprehensive.