The comparison between Chinese painting and Wester

ThecomparisonbetweenChinesepaintingandWesternpaintingChinesepaintingisoneoftheoldestcontinuousartistictraditionsintheworld.PaintinginthetraditionalstyleisknowntodayinChineseasguóhuà,asopposedtoWesternstylesofartwhichbecamepopularinChinainthe20thcentury.Traditionalpaintinginvolvesessentiallythesametechniquesascalligraphyandisdonewithabrushdippedinblackorcoloredink;oilsarenotused.Aswithcalligraphy,themostpopularmaterialsonwhichpaintingsaremadeofarepaperandsilk.Thefinishedworkisthenmountedonscrolls,whichcanbehungorrolledup.Traditionalpaintingalsoisdoneinalbumsandonwallsandothermedia.MotivationsofChinesepaintingThecareforthenatureReflectionofthephenomenaofthesocietyExplorationofone’sdeepheartPursuitofartisticconceptionWesternpaintingInthemid-19thcentury,WesternpaintingwasprimarilyconcernedwithrepresentationalandClassicalmodesofproduction,afterwhichtimemoremodern,abstractandconceptualformsgainedfavor.Initiallyservingimperial,private,civic,andreligiouspatronage,Westernpaintingfoundaudiencesinthearistocracyandthemiddleclass.FromtheMiddleAgesthroughtheRenaissancepaintersworkedforthechurchandawealthyaristocracy.BeginwiththeBaroqueeraartistsreceivedprivatecommissionsfromamoreeducatedandprosperousmiddleclass.WesternpaintingreacheditszenithinEuropeduringtheRenaissance,inconjunctionwiththerefinementofdrawing,useofperspective,ambitiousarchitecture,tapestry,stainedglass,sculpture,andtheperiodbeforeandaftertheadventoftheprintingpress.AndtherichheritageofWesternpainting(fromtheBaroquetoContemporaryart)continuesintothe21stcentury.DifferenceChinesepaintingemphasizes'empty'and'no'，performsfor'virtual'，inotherwords,itcentersonheart,advocatesfreehandbrushwork,pursuitslikeness.ForChinesepainting,perspectivehasnosense,thus,minorityofChinesepaintinguseperspective.Then,itcanexplainwhyportraitshavenolightandshadecontrast.ItiscommonforChinesepaintingtoleavealargeemptyspaceonpaper,whichiscalled留白.Asforreasons,maybepaintersthinkitcangiveviewerssufficientspacetoimagine.Westernpaintingstresses“does”and“has”,performsfor“real”,pursuitsresemble，incontrary,itcentersonentity.ItistotallydifferentforWesternpainting.Itperfectlyapplyperspectiveskill,makingsomestilllifepaintingjustlikerealthings.However,forWesternpainters,theyaresupposedtofullyuseeveryspaceonthepaper.Becauseitisadvocatedtobefullonthepaper.SimilarityModernChinesepaintingsabsorbthecultureofwesternpainting.CanusethesamekindofdyestuffNewcategoriesofChinesepaintingwhicharemuchsimilartowesternpaintingemergeBothpaintingshavetheirthemesAllaspectsarebecomingmuchalike,sosometimesitishardtodistinguish.Conclusion1.Chinesepaintinguseslinesasthemainpaintingmethodwhilewesternpaintingrepresentstheobjectmainlybytheuseoflightandcoloraccordingtothephysics.2.WesternpaintingisathreedimensionalpatternwhileChinesepaintingisbetweentwodimensionalandThreedimensionalpattern3.ChinesepaintingisnotconfinedbytimeandspacewhileWPstrictlyabidesbytherule.4.Chinesepaintingdoesn’tpaymuchattentiontodetailsorbackground,whileWPpaymuchattentiontothat.