A Comparative Study Of The Abstract Elements In The Paintings Of Bernard Cathelin And Zao Wou-Ki

The artistic creation stage of French painter Bernard Cathelin and French-Chinese painter Zao Wou-Ki happened to be in a period of rapid development of modern and contemporary art in the 20 th century.In the period of ideological art,art trends and art schools have emerged one after another.Compared with traditional aesthetic concepts,the artistic style characteristics at this time have obvious differences and breakthroughs.Under the influence of this new art movement,Bernard Cathelin and Zao Wou-Ki were nourished by the culture of the times,immersed in the creation of paintings to show their individuality,and formed a painting language with unique personal charm.In art,Cathelin inherited the color and emotional expression of Fauvism,and the minimalist style of the picture has an influence on the minimalism of contemporary art.His artistic personality has distinct characteristics.The subject content is freely switched among landscapes,still lifes,and female figures.His emotional expression is bold and straightforward.He uses simple and general geometric shapes,warm and exaggerated colors,and simple and generous lines.The characteristics of Cathelin’s paintings are displayed before the viewer’s eyes.Zao Wou-Ki,who was born and raised in China,was deeply influenced by the spirit of traditional Chinese culture,which laid a solid foundation for his fusion of Chinese and Western art.He carried out ideological shocks,and this experience accumulated creative nutrients for his subsequent artistic path.He integrates Chinese traditional cultural heritage with Western modern painting art.Through the composition,line,color and emotional expression in his creation,he fully reflects his efforts to integrate Chinese and Western culture and art,and has become a successful fusion of Chinese and Western cultures.model.Influenced by both Chinese and Western cultures,Zao Wou-Ki’s works always give people a mysterious and powerful imagery beauty.This imagery oil painting with innovative painting characteristics makes him unique in the world art circle.As the leaders of modern expressionist painting in the 20 th century,the two people who lived in the same era and were of similar age were masters in the use of color.They were immersed in their own painting world,experimenting with the visual effects of oil painting creation,looking for paintings that were close to their own.The means and methods of expressing ideas and emotions eventually become their own painting style.Although the life experiences,living environments and styles of the two artists are different,their pursuit and yearning for art are the same.At the same time,they show their different painting characteristics,combine reality and creation with different painting languages,so that viewers can once again experience the infinite possibilities produced by art.Therefore,this paper will compare and analyze the similarities and differences in the expressions of abstract elements in Bernard Cathelin’s and Zao Wou-ki’s paintings,extract and analyze the documents collected from the painters’ life experiences,and compare and explore their works.It is compared and analyzed from seven aspects,including the expression form,modeling language,color emotion,line and brush,and cultural and philosophical spirit of their creation pictures.Studying the similarities and differences in the paintings of Cathelin and Zao Wou-Ki not only learns the harmonious and unified oil painting language in their works,but also brings more continuous thinking on the language and form of individual painting,and is in the process of further exploration.The similarities and differences of Western oil painting art are inspired.