Studies On "Four Gentlement" Painting Theme

In many painting themes,scholar tends to choose some objects that represents the noble character.Unlike the Foreign painting. Chinese painting Pay more attention to expressing personal feelings.Theme of the "four gentlemen" fits spiritual pursuits of scholars,.The representatives of which should be clubs, orchid,bamboo and chrysanthemum, which is called "four gentlemen".Theme of the "four gentlemen" receives the favor of letters.because physical structure of plum blossoms, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum are simple and easy to master.hence it is an excellent object to put into pictures.study achievements of this theme are abundant but not systemic.Paintings about this theme are reducing.In my opinion,it is necessary to arrange the theory and history of this theme.This paper will study the history of this theme and artistic style of some well-known and relevant artists. In the end,it analyzes the reasons for the declining of the subject.Merlin bamboo chrysanthemum theme before the Tang Dynasty was in its infancy period,then increasingly develop in the Tang and Song dynasties.it finally reached its peak during the Ming and Qing Dynasties,This theme was preferred by scholar Painting,who left a large number of masterpieces.These masterpieces have high aesthetic value, which are reflected in the form of expression and cultural implication.Up to this day,with the impact of Western art concept to the national painting, the development of contemporary bird and flower painting continues to decline.We should integrate the the spirit of the modern society and traditional cultural treasures of the"four gentlemen",the two can be complementarity and common development.