Characteristic Of Animal Modeling Style In Freehand Flower-and-Bird Painting From Ming And Qing Dynasties

Animals account for an important part in human life.As a valuable subject of artistic creation,animal images in freehand flower-and-bird painting are of great significance.On the one hand,animal images can convey symbolic meanings,thoughts and emotions.Combining prior knowledge of cultural background and depiction of posture and expression,animal images in freehand flower-and-bird painting can always reflect the thought and spirit that the artists want to express.On the other hand,compared with the environment,flowers and plants,animal images in freehand flower-and-bird painting are easier to arouse the audience's empathy because of its advantages in personification and affinity.Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties,due to the succession of dynasties and the continuous progress of economy,politics and culture,Chinese painting with modern style and meaning is gradually getting mature.Having gone through great and small changes and development,the creation of animal images in freehand flower-and-bird paintings has become more varied.The techniques and ink it used are also more different.Besides,the symbolic meanings behind these animal images are more profound.The paper first introduces the painting style and characteristics of the representative painters since the Ming and Qing Dynasties,and then analyzes their representative works in detail,describing its symbolic significance and brush-and-ink techniques of the animal images in freehand flower-and-bird paintings.Secondly,the paper discusses the characteristics of the animal images in freehand flower-and-bird painting and its style transformation reasons from the aspects of society and culture background as well as painter ' s personal experiences.Finally,combined with the artistic trend and personal observation and thinking,the paper focuses on the impact and significance of animal images in freehand flower-and-bird painting,and has tried to create animal images in freehand flower-and-bird painting.