The first art element that I feel is one of the most important to the artist pertaining to this painting is the use of line. There is an undefined, invisible vertical line that goes from left to right where the mountains meet the
The subject of the painting is a depiction of a mountain landscape. Near the bottom of the picture plane in the foreground there’s a canal through the mountain side. If you look closely you can see someone in the water climbing up the rock. The overall theme of the piece seems to be very peaceful and exciting. Hassam uses a few visual elements of form to support his painting.
The lighting in Red Hills with Flowers is dim because dawn was approaching. One might feel like they could not walk or reach into this painting because they would not feel like it had the right space to do so. The lines are curved to shape the mountains and the center of the
For example, in a picture labeled “Sakyamuni (Buddha) Cutting His Hair” created during the Tang dynasty depicted a man in Chinese clothing with Chinese people around him in an environment full of mountains and trees that is usually favored by Chinese artists (Doc 3). The man represents Buddha if Buddha was a Chinese person, when he is actually an Indian prince who is named Siddhartha Gautama. The purpose of this painting was to show how Chinese artists blended Chinese culture with Buddhism in paintings to show how Buddha would be like if Buddha was a Chinese person. Another example is the Leshan Giant Buddha statue which is a statue that is 233 feet tall which is built during the Tang dynasty (Doc.4). Surrounding the statue of Buddha was statues of Chinese generals that were to “protect” the statue.
Negatively, the painting could be a political weapon, expressing the discontent against the Mongol’s ruling, appealing to the nationalism and nativism. In the painting of one of the masters, Wang Meng, for example, the Orchid Chamber (See Appendix I), the scenes of scholars in caves represented the escape from the dissatisfaction of reality, and the caves also resonated with the Taoist idea of hidden realities. The allusion in the painting was used to make political statements. This type of painting greatly impacted the painting of the Ming and Qing Dynasties permanently, as a result of the social class segregation between the general Mongols and the Han, and among the scholars in the government.
In order to separate the landscapes, Cole uses a diagonal line that runs along edge of the forest, symbolizing the contrasting drama and movement within each piece of land. In the forest, the dominating tree, which appears to be diagonal and curved, helps move the observers eyes from the uncivilized forest on the left to the cultivated farmland on the right. The curvature of the tree shows how the movement of the wind from the storm has bowed the tree ("Thomas Cole The Oxbow and Vincent van Goghs Starry Night"). The two sceneries are connected by the red-and-white umbrella that is placed diagonally on the small mountain in the forest (THOMAS COLE View from Mount Holyoke). On the right side of the painting, the diagonal lines and curvature of the Connecticut River convey the energy and movement of the water.
The Chinese Paintings shows the Daoism/ Taoism in the people of China, especially, the famous landscape paintings such as “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” of Zhang Zeduan. Daoism is often interpreted as a person living a simply, honestly, and in harmony with nature. Along the River During the Qingming Festival captures the daily life of people from the Song period at the capital, Bianjing, today’s Kaifeng in Henan. The theme celebrates the festive spirit and prosperous street scene at the Qingming Festival, rather than the holiday’s ceremonial aspects, such as tomb sweeping and prayers (comuseum.com, chinahighlights.com). The scene from the collection of this paintings shows the simple and honest life in the capital by remembering
They gave very little power to the military. Song was the high point of Chinese painting, which often focused on mountain ranges and flowing water within landscapes. Many of the prominent techniques used in landscape paintings were created by the artists of Song (Differences Between the Song and Tang). Paintings and statues in Song China, showed images of their many female deities. Though there were many female deities in China during this time, common women were frequently viewed as distractions.
Zerrin Mutlu Response paper: The Minoan Palace-Temple December, 10, 2015 The Minoan Palace-Temple Schoep discussed the Minoan palace-temple through Evans’ arguments. Considering both Evans’ and Schoep’s arguments about the Minoan palace-temple, the arguments of Schoep was more rational. Evans’s argument depended on the popularity and his thoughts did not criticize until 2000s.
The Admonitions Scroll is one of the most important paintings in the world attributed to Gu Kaizhi in Jin Dynasty (265-420). It is considered one of the oldest surviving Chinese paintings and a masterpiece attributed to Gu Kaizhi, who is esteemed as the "the founding father of Chines figure painting" This painting illustrates a political parody written by Zhang Hua. The Admonitions Scroll is to teach the palace of female officials how to cultivate their own norms of life textbooks, its appearance is derived from criticism of the queen JiaNanFeng in western Jin Dynasty. Kaizhi's renowned ink-outline technique was used as a method "to bring his subject to life through profound identification with the spirit and character of the figure portrayed".the
In the Song Dynasty period (960-1279) an artist known as Fan Kuna painted a beautiful Chinese landscape portrait called Travelers by Streams and Mountains. Fan Kuna studies the Spiritual qualities of the world and nature to get a visual interpretation of the universe. Fan Kuna paintings had mountains, trees and two rivers called the Yellow River and the Yangzi River. In the forest there’s two men guiding a herd of donkeys caring firewood on their backs. The portrait is seven feet in height and it features the central peak, two smaller mountain peaks, and a waterfall cascading water onto a rocky landscape.
There are many Daoist influences to be seen in the Chinese art. Chinese paintings often include common themes from the Daodejing: the infinity, flow, and mystery of nature. To be more specific, the book’s images of the flowing river, the valley, or the uncarved block of stone are some of the typical elements in such paintings. Another significant field of art influenced by Daoism is poetry. Chinese poetry frequently recalls themes found in the Daodejing and the Zhuangzi: the joy of life in the countryside, away from the rushed atmosphere of the city; the change of seasons; harmony with nature; and general simplicity.
In the painting we observe a man at the top of a hill. His head is tilted downward and his composition is darkened. As the beholder moves his eye to the left, the altitude of the painting drops into a dark valley. The ocean that lies beyond the darkened valley is lit up by the setting of the sun. The painting transitions from a sunset lit hill, to a dark valley, and then to an ocean that fades into the horizon.
Life of Johannes Kepler Johannes Kepler was born on December 27, 1571 in Weil der Stadt, Germany. Kepler’s father was a soldier and his mother was a healer. Kepler’s family was very poor. Johannes began school in 1576 in Leonberg.
The painting Clearing after snow in a wintry grove of trees is a masterpiece of the Ming dynasty painter Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). This painting depicts a peaceful scene of mountains and trees after snow, with the inscription of Wen’s close friend, Wang Chong (1494-1533). By analyzing the imageries and allusions of the poem and the pictorial meaning of the painting, this short essay will interpret the identity of Wen Zhengming as a virtuous scholar, a hermit and an amateur painter. This painting was Wen Zhengming’s gift for Hua Xia, who was a philosopher and an art collector.
