Theoretical Painting Study Of "One Stroke" Theory Of Shi Tao

Long and splendid Chinese history has nurtured the unique oriental art of painting. As an original form of art, the Chinese painting is shining in the art galleries of the world. Shi Tao is a master in the Chinese painting with his whole life full of ups and downs. But the hardship didn’t stop him pursuing the art of painting and even cultivated his sense of art. His unique unrestrained charm is well reflected in his idea of painting, which gives the full play to his talent in painting even enables him to accomplish the unprecedented painting theory tome, Discourse on Painting. Containing profound painting theories, the work has created a new prospect of Chinese traditional painting theories and conveyed the aesthetic ideology of painting. "One Stroke" theory proposed by Discourse on Painting is a new topic of art. As the core theoretical statement of the work, "One Stroke" Theory is also his proposition of art theory that runs through the work.The thesis first introduces the life of Shi Tao, his painting ideas and art accomplishments. The "One Stroke" Theory proposed by him features the time and his personalities. This theory is one of the major achievements in his life of art. The second part discusses the origin and connotation of the theory. This theory originates from the ideas of Chinese traditional Laotsu and Chungtsu Taoism philosophy. The one in "One Stroke" is a character that has profound ideological implication and philosophic touch. It would make the theory more easily to be understood by discussing the original ideological connotation of "One". It also makes the Discourse on Painting be well understood by explaining the meaning, connotation and denotation of philosophic "One Stroke" theory. The proposal of this theory has diversified the discussion of Chinese traditional painting theories. It jumps out of the limitation of skills and techniques and brings the superficial painting exploration up to a level of art aesthetics by explaining the profound idea of painting theories in a simple way. Based on the painting theory system constructed on the "One Stroke" Theory, the thesis further explore the theoretical implication of the theory from the perspectives of art ontology, art subjectivism, art methodology and art creation theory, which is a evolutionary art theory analysis. The aesthetic implication of the Discourse on Painting appears to be very clear with the full and deep analysis on the art theories in "One Stroke". The proposal of the theory also has a great significance in practical value. It concludes and directs the painting creation of Shi Tao. With the guidance of the theory, Shi Tao combined the spiritual particularity of the artists with the painting practice, completed the painting with originality and ego and pursued the best presentation of the works between "similar or not".The painting critics produced also have a value of learning and guiding for the painting creation later. The great influence made by the Discourse on Painting is obvious, which found a new road for the traditional painting theories. The "One Stroke" theory also gives inspiration to the artists and their paintings. The modern painting masters after Shi Tao are all devoted into learning painting theories, reviewing painting creation under the guidance of the theory, expecting to make breakthroughs and innovations in the domain of painting. For the contemporary time, the practical value and realistic meaning of the theory is great and profound. This precious work concludes the Chinese painting experience and has made the unprecedented accomplishment of Chinese painting theories in the long history of Chinese painting with its original artistic charm.