Chinese art can be monumental and grand but also small and precious Artists apprenticed with master religious and political patrons Often reflect one of two different philosophies Daoism Confucianism ID: 332872
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Chinese ArtSlide2
Chinese art can be monumental and grand but also small and precious
Artists apprenticed with master; religious and political patrons
Often reflect one of two different philosophies
Daoism
Confucianism
Importance of calligraphy as an art form
Love and respect
of natureSlide3
Daoism
Dao= “the way”
Laozi
Emphasized religious journey searching for self-expression
Oneness with nature, balanceRepresentation in artSlide4
Confucianism
Confucius
Stresses education, devotion to family, mutual respect
Huge focus on tradition
Behavior, relationships, dutySlide5
Army of Emperor Qin Shi
Huangdi
, terra-cotta, c. 210 BCE, Qin Dynasty,
Lintong
, ChinaSlide6Slide7
A Chinese Army Marching Into the Next World
Archaeology-1974
8000 warriors, 100 wooden chariots, 2 bronze chariots, 30,000 weapons uncovered so far
Scholars believe the soldiers were not meant to be seen
Elaborate mausoleum designed to take emperor into the next lifeSlide8
Started by Emperor Qin when he took the throne
Made great advancements in China but brutal
700,000 laborers worked on army over 35
yrs
Daoism representedSlide9
Literati
Scholarly artists formed a counter-culture
Defied tradition
Often painted on paper, symbolic
Painted for themselves rather than for fame/mass acceptanceSlide10
Scrolls
Handscrolls
-horizontal, can be unrolled
Hanging scrolls-vertical, meant to display short term
Colophon panelsNeither for permanent displayTaken out and admired, placed in special cabinet
Silks often used
Read right to left
Relationship of painting and writing-especially with Literati artistsSlide11Slide12
Dong
QiChang
,
Dwelling in the
Qingbian Mountains , 1617, hanging scroll, ink on paper, Ming Dynasty.Slide13
Literati artist
Wealthy art critic and collector, also accomplished artist
P
ainted in a way that was modern
Treatment of mountains looks very pattern-likeComposition is flattened by techniqueSlide14
Shitao
,
Man in a House Beneath a Cliff
, ink on paper, Qing Dynasty, 17
th centurySlide15
Literati painter who started a bold new movement in landscape painting
Monk isolated in forbidding landscape
Inaccessible terrain
Dots of color arbitrary