Famous Brand, Famous Product. He Jia Ying

Author: He Jiaying
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Publishing Date: 2002-11-01
Features: He Jiaying is a master of ink-wash figure painting, with numerous achievements and contributions that are hard to assess. The small book was published and invited for a preface, which briefly summarizes: "He is deeply introspective, and his talent is swift and perceptive. Therefore, his paintings, guided by spiritual insight and technique, move from substance to refinement, fully worthy of the ancient aspiration of 'completeness in form and spirit.' This term carries great weight, and it is tiresome to see contemporary trends drifting into (vain and empty pursuits), leaving nothing substantial. Let us look at the ancient critique: 'To transfer vitality to living matter, to transform endlessly, and to concentrate the spirit for steady observation—is indeed difficult.' If the Qi Yun ( khí - life force, yün - rhyme) is complete but form is lost, it may seem alive but is not; if form is complete but Qi Yun is absent, it may seem like it, but it is dead. Both statements are accurate, and the theory of form and spirit should be regarded as a classic. But truly practicing it—then one believes as Zhu Xi sighed, 'indeed difficult.' It must be admitted that this 'difficulty,' spanning thousands of years, has only been overcome by a few."