The distinctiveness of Chinese culture, as observed in Cailiang Yu’s work, suggests that the Chinese landscape painting evolution has transcended binary choices of tradition or Western influences.

Landscape painting and calligraphy were the ultimate expressions of art in traditional China. The ideal for the scholar was to commune with nature, walking among the mountains and streams, but ...

Gallery 2・Ink Alchemy: Beyond the Brush. Chinese ink landscape paintings have rarely been about depicting landscapes. Realistic depictions of craggy mountain ranges with jutted peaks or numinous ...

Figure, landscape, and flower-and-bird paintings are important traditional Chinese painting genres, still highly valued today. Contemporary Chinese painting and calligraphy are still very active.

Xu Bing, "Square Word Calligraphy - The Song of Wandering Aengus Poem by William Butler Yeats" (1999), ink on paper. Installation view of Summoning Memories: Art Beyond Chinese Traditions at the ...

Exploring the nuances of Chinese and Western landscape art 2023-10-23 23:22:45 | FROM：cgtn. Nature has been a source of inspiration for artists from past to present.

Chinese calligraphy, on the other hand, is not just about beautiful writing but is regarded as a fine art in its own right. Each stroke, form, and line in calligraphy expresses the artist’s ...

A calligraphy and painting exhibition featuring works by Chinese artist Liu Shaobai kicked off at the Xingtan Art Museum in Beijing on January 1, showcasing a collection of over 100 artworks from ...