Su Hanchen Playing Children. The subject matter of this classical work is saturated with unique feeling and meaning, creating a art of emotional power. Su Hanchen employed meticulous method, constructing unique and wonderful images of children at play. With extraordinary skill and accurate technique, combined with a palate of gorgeous color,the painter logically constructs an art that expresses a genre of nobility and elegance. In modern times, creativity is actively encouraged, but we need to refocus our attention more on our rich tradition in order to inherit the spiritual elements and traditions of ancient people and we also need to appreciate the profound knowledge and innovation of earlier painters and their strict requirement of artistic endeavor which best illustrates the tradition of meticulous figure painting for us. |