Sketch Learning. Classic Interpretation No. 4

Author: Shanghai Fine Arts Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: In the era of Wittgenstein, the value system connecting concepts and experience has a strong dual nature of "theoretical" and "practical." It can be expressed as: any abstract thing is an "existence" that has been highly recognized and generalized by us, while it can also be shown through our experience to produce practical meaning. Painting and sketching are no exception. It not only belongs to the realm of cognition—such as the transformation of points, lines, and planes, the alternation and overlap of light and shadow, and the spatial integration of objects and images—but it is also a direct, captivating, and engaging artistic medium. Although there is a common saying that "it is easy to draw ghosts and monsters but difficult to draw dogs and horses," when it comes to sketching, it is difficult to capture the essence of an object without understanding its fundamental structure. For all plastic arts, "sketching" is the foundation of architecture and the soil of vegetation. In fact, it itself oscillates within the rhythm of "black, white, and gray," fully showcasing its external beauty in lines, light and shadow, volume, layers, and space. Based on this reason, this book stands out among some current "fashionable" approaches to sketching, correcting misconceptions and guiding students, making it an excellent work that harmonizes the theory and practice of sketching.