Comparison Of Cezanne And Wang Yuanqi's Picture Composition

In the history of the respective development of Chinese and Western painting,when the form and style of painting accumulate to a certain amount,there will be a summary and replacement of future generations and the development of a new style.Wang Yuanqi and Cezanne,served as the critical roles of summing up the essence of the tradition and the ancient law for the present use.Therefore,they have many similarities in their lifelong painting theory and practice.Firstly,antique similarity: Cezanne pursues the solid structure of Poussin's classicalism,in order to reproduce Poussin through the nature;while Wang Yuanqi focused on “The Greatest Painters in the Yuan Dynasty” to follow the essence of their theory.Secondly,the similarity of the picture composition method and goal: Cezanne continuously studied the master subject and summarized the method of the picture composition in order to use picture to express the feeling of nature,hoping that people can understand the nature through painting;By imitating Huang Gongwang and summarizing the experience of previous generations,Wang Yuanqi invented the landscape painting composition theory of "Longmai",and achieved the goal of free expression of the mountains and waters through the heart,and eventually completed the example of orthodox landscape painting.Both Cezanne and Wang Yuanqi 's painting theories emphasize the integrity of composition,and place their respective painting elements in an orderly arrangement in the picture to echo the whole composition.Lastly,the similarity of ancient for present use: although Cezanne and Wang Yuanqi's graphic composition theory methods are derived from classic and tradition,they have made the summary and innovation on the basis of tradition and ancient for today's use.This is a new way of painting in the historical situation of Cezanne and Wang Yuanqi,and it is an innovation of classicalism.