On Contemporary Meticulous Figure Painting Art Characteristic Line

The essay is to discuss the artistic character of lines in the contemporary meticulousfigure painting through the study of line arts in the creation of meticulous figure painting.Line, not only the basic element part of Chinese painting modeling, but also the maincomposition part of brush-and-ink. Line drawing, as the distinctive model of traditionalChinese Painting, is the reflection of the core of Chinese traditional culture.The quality of line lays into the strength of using them and it also the shows the naturalconnection with calligraphy. Lines in the contemporary meticulous figure painting inheritedthe tradition and make some new creation and development, the lines manifest the pluraltrends, and they are more decorative, abstract and diversity.The essay consist three parts. First, analyze artistic characters of lines in the traditionalChinese Painting by the study of lines’ form and relations. Choosing lines whether short orlong, strong or slim, hard or soft, light or heavy, sharp or mellow to portrait the object. Usingthe calligraphy craft melodious, rush or slow to show the connections between lines andcalligraphy. Second, study the connections and difference between the lines’ character andrules of using them. Using lines is not the literally mimic the objects, but a distillation ofreality. It is more like the remodeling of visual and inner feelings in order to better expressimage on the dual space. Third, study the trend of pluralism of lines in the meticulous figurepainting. This is the core of the essay. It analyzes the character of lines’ pluralism by thediscussion of freehand brushwork, decorative and abstract using of lines.With the transaction of ideas from tradition to modern, the meticulous figure painting alsoappears to be pluralism. It inherits the tradition techniques and spirit and made some improvements by taking in art forms, techniques of fork arts and artistic essence of westernworld. The techniques of meticulous painting also absorb the spirit of pluralism thus itenriches the painting language of meticulous painting. This is the state of art creation and thepluralism will continue to exist.