Pureness And Naivete-A Study On The Spirits Of The Literati Paintings Of Chen Shizeng

From the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-1930 s century,with the evolution of history,unprecedented changes have taken place in the nature of China's society.Feudalism was gradually disintegrated,but what kind of appearance and direction did China in the new era turn into? None of these questions can ever be learned from the past and there was no place to learn from abroad.Where the long history of Chinese civilization should go,how to develop traditional Chinese painting,everything was unknown.However,although modern China was turbulent and uneasy,many great men and women were born.They made great efforts to explore the road of traditional Chinese painting and made unrelenting efforts to improve themselves.Faced with radicalists like Kang Youwei,Liang Qichao,and Chen Duxiu who criticized traditional Chinese paintings blindly,they bravely stood out and dared to support Chinese painting.They had a relatively calm heart in the face of external cultural shocks,Chen Shizeng was the backbone of such outstanding intellectuals.He was able to maintain an impartial attitude in the fierce arguments of modern art thought at that time,although this made him incompatible with the glittering art revolution theory.However,we should not overlook his sincere and true heart of looking forward to strong ethnic and cultural advancement.He took the lead in setting examples.In the article of "value of literati painting,he attempts to explain the feasibility of traditional Chinese painting from the perspective of Western painting and emphasizes that Chinese painting should be a concept of paying attention to sketching and style.His exploration of the development of Chinese painting has both innovation and inheritance.His bird-and-flower painting not only learns the skills of the ancients,but also integrates his own practical experience.He uses a unique way to express his emotions.His figure painting is based on reality,innovates unique Beijing genre painting,and inspires Feng Zikai's comic creation.Drawing on the merits of Western realism,drawing on the inspiration of painting from nature and inheriting the advantages of ancient traditional painting,he has opened up a new style of landscape painting.Chen Shicheng was kind and has made many friends.Whether he and Mr.Lu Xun's gentleman's turn or the goodwill of aligning Mr.Bai Shi fully reflects his literati painting spirit.Mr.Liang Qichao once commented on him: "The impact of his death on the Chinese art world was greater than that of the Japan Earthquake,the loss caused by the earthquake is nothing but materiality;but the loss of his death is the spirit" This is the highest evaluation of Chen Shizong,we can see that Chen Shizeng has a high status in the art world.In the early Republic of China's painting scene,Chen Shizeng was outstanding,in Beijing's painting,Chen Shizeng played a decisive role.His contribution to the theory of art history,the exploration of art innovation,the promotion of art education,and the accomplishment of art exchange in China and abroad have made great influence on the development of art.Xue Qianzhong thinks: "Shizeng was the most talented modern painter." Chen Shizeng's rigorous attitude,painstaking study of Chinese painting and the spirit of Devoting to exploring Chinese traditional painting development are worth to learn from.