Talking to oneself

Author: Jiang Yan
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The author enjoys Zhu Ziqing's prose. His essays, with their simple and unadorned words, exude a warm, earthy charm, embodying something sincere within the author's soul—a feeling, faint yet pervasive, that transcends the words themselves and permeates the boundless thoughts of the work. Chinese painting is similar. Brushstrokes and ink are merely one of the fundamental elements that constitute a painting, carrying the artist's life experiences, artistic beliefs, and the wisdom cultivated through learning and practice. They roam between past and present, creating a world through the narrative of schematic symbols. At this point, the artwork becomes a medium, and brushstrokes are no longer just brushstrokes.