Professor Lu Yanshao's Teaching Sketches. Tree Method

Author: China Academy of Art
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Painting, as an important part of human culture, directly participates in revealing the intimate and profound relationship between humans and nature. Chinese painting, in particular, is based on the traditional Chinese cosmology of "[Unity of Heaven and Man]," emphasizing the dialectical relationship between "[Creation]" and "[Heart's Origin]," thereby achieving communication and integration between nature and the mind, making painting a true symbol of human spiritual heights. As a master of contemporary Chinese landscape painting and an ardent art educator, Mr. Lu Yanshao has absorbed the essence of traditional Chinese painting, delved into life, and created numerous teaching sketches with pure and profound brushwork. Later generations can further understand and master the fundamental elements of Chinese painting—brushwork and ink techniques, as well as their structures and rules—through studying and imitating these sketches. By doing so, they can prepare themselves in terms of both understanding and technique for the "[Creation]" of both ancient and modern works.