Ramble On Chinese Painting Of Line Art

The line is our national painting performance means, which is also one of the import factors to construct the forms of Chinese paintings. The line does not exist in our objective and realistic life, which it is the subjective product of the specific images when they are reflected in people's mind. The art of the line has a long history, presenting distinctive aesthetic value. Our ancestors extracted all sorts of lines from the complex natural objects to make models. Therefore the line was used as the basic modeling means to perform the objects in the silk painting -the picture of dragon and phoenix far from the Neolithic age. With the evolution of era, the forms of lines have been changing constantly, and It is gradually becoming the painting representative of eastern countries. On the traditional basis, the painters, according to the objects and their feelings, blend their emotional consciousness in the paintings in their long-time painting practice, which makes the art of paintings constantly develop. And update. Zhang Yanyuan, a painter of Tang dynasty, described in his master work the distinguished paintings of the past dynasties'paintings without lines don't exist. The line has a special place in the painting art of china. Not only does it a important role of making models and present objects, but also the line has a function of expressing the Chinese painters'thoughts and feelings presenting a unique aesthetic value. The lines of the Chinese paintings are constantly changing and developing as times goes on. The line belongs to the techniques and forms, but its spirit appearance is consistent with the one of the times. With the development of the society, the improvement of people's aesthetic consciousness and the creation of the painting techniques, the "line" of the Chinese paintings is no longer limited to the tradition. What's more, there is a strong shock from the western cultural trend of alt in Chinese tradition. People's way of thinking is taking on a multi-layered trend in the current art form fields. In order to meet with the needs of new aesthetic consciousness and to adapt to the need of the different styles of Chinese painting works. The Lines of Chinese painting should face the new era. At the same time, to make Chinese painting art stand forever in the trend of quick and constant exchanges among the world culture and of unstoppable tide of the mutual interaction all sorts of art in the world, we should pay more attention to its own tradition of Chinese painting and strengthen its own personal characteristics. During the practice, the position of the line being as the major artistic language of the Chinese paintings can't be changed.