Rongbaozhai Painting Spectrum. Animal Section. Part on Painting Horses. 141: Part on Painting Horses (141)

Author: Ma Jin
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: Mr. Ma Jin is a renowned master of horse painting in China's modern and contemporary art scene. Mr. Ma Jin's paintings follow the principle of "seeking the spirit through the form," which means accurately and meticulously depicting the various external postures of horses to reveal their inner spirit. Whether in meticulous brushwork or freehand style, whether depicting a single horse or a herd, the different poses in Mr. Ma Jin's works reflect the horse's loyalty, obedience, fierceness, determination, and vitality. In his painting "The Eight Horses," the horses exhibit both motion and stillness, standing and lying down, with varying body types and coat colors, arranged in a well-balanced composition with clear focal points and harmonious spatial arrangement.