History of Chinese Painting (Illustrated Collector's Edition)

Author: Pan Tian-tao
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The aesthetician Wang Chao-wen praised the author of this book as an outstanding philosopher, believing that his paintings possess character, thought, and philosophy, representing an extension of traditional artistic lineage and a microcosm of his era. He is regarded as one of the great figures in Chinese art circles of the 20th century, a synthesizer and innovator of traditional Chinese painting techniques, an exceptional art educator and theorist, a master who broke new ground by drawing inspiration from the past, and a great painter of modern times, a guardian of the soul. He had a formidable character, a fearless spirit of reform, and a transcendent yet melancholic and empty heart. Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian figures often appear in most of his character paintings, reflecting the suffering of real life and the solitude of the soul, which drove him to the point of considering ordaining as a monk.
Scholars or enthusiasts of Chinese art history, researchers or enthusiasts of comparative studies between Chinese and Western painting, proponents or opponents of Chinese style, scholars or enthusiasts of modern Chinese art, supporters or critics of Pan's style, and high school and university students