A History of Chinese Art for Everyone

Author: Jiang Xun
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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: When it comes to art, many people first think of Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent van Gogh, yet know very little about our own art history. This book is written for all Chinese youth and their families. Let us follow the guidance of the elders to stand before the face of "beauty," listen to the language of "beauty," and be amazed, curious, lingering, and contemplative in the presence of "beauty." Traditional culture is a living culture—it not only lives but cannot exist solely among scholars and experts; it must live among the common people. Upholding this belief, the author abandons scholarly research for this book and engages in a gentle conversation with the younger generation, discussing the history and various aspects of Chinese art, aiming to cultivate a faith in beauty among the youth. The main contents of the book include the beginning of painting, hieroglyphs, the Xiangtan style, painted pottery, painted pottery unearthed from Banpo, painted pottery unearthed in northern China, straight and curved lines, lines, painted surfaces and negative space, black pottery, carving, printing, rubbing, the Shang and Zhou dynasties, bronze ware, animal paintings, the exercise of imagination, figure paintings, the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, silk paintings, realistic portraiture, silk paintings, the combination of realism and imagination, etc.