1)Describe: from the layout of the paintings, what are the obvious differences between Chinese and Western paintings?
2)Argue: Some western scholars argue, based on the apparent formal differences between Chinese and Western landscape paintings, first that the Chinese have the idea of“heaven and man merging into one”( tian ren heyi 天人合一), man is not separated from nature and Chinese landscape thus represents pure nature with no human figures in the center"; second, "Western landscape tends to be more realistic than its Chinese counterpart". How do you agree with these two points? Do they seem reasonable to you? What do they see? What do they overlook?
The realityof Chinese landscape painting is not limited to appearance, but is both form and spirit Chinese landscape painting is not no people, but has a unique idea of the treatment of characters, and the characters are usually in the form of point scene characters
The thoughts of the artist in traditional Chinese painting are reflected in the canvas of the painting, and the artistic conception of the painting is a reflection of the artist's emotions and thoughts. Chinese language holds that all descriptions of scenery are expressions of emotion.
Chinese Shanshui paintings do have people. Though they mainly focus on nature, small and subtle figures (like fishermen or scholars) often appear—they highlight nature’s grandeur and convey human spiritual pursuits.
Chinese landscape paintings are not "realistic" in the Western sense of accurately reproducing a specific natural scene.
In many cases, Chinese landscape paintings are personified. The are used to convey the artist's emotions. Although they are not as realistic as photographs, they closely match people's mental impressions of the scenery.
Figure in Chinese paint is not so obvious as that in Foreigh paint. Maybe it's because Chinese people respect the nature, and they put their spirit in the environment. There is no people, and people is in everywhere. I guess.
Chinese landscape paintings focus on the conception and philosophy, reflecting the author's emotions. Western paintings, on the other hand, have an integration of art and reality
I disagree. While Chinese landscapes reflect “harmony between heaven and human,” human presence is often subtly integrated to emphasize unity rather than absence.
Chinese landscape painting has various categories, with some owning person and others not. There is still the real description in the Chinese painting, and the feeling and emotion it presents are real as well even though it is seen abstract.
The landscape painting actually express the feeling of the painter,so we can say people hide behind the paintings instead of there is nobody here.Not 100 percent realistic is best.
Chinese paintings are comparatively more abstract than western ones, but it can not be justified as unrealistic. Besides, that you can't see a person doesn't equal to that there is no people. Chinese paintings coalesce human beings and nature.
Chinese paintings have figures. And some figures in the Chinese paintings can be reflected by the surrounding lanscapes. I think the creation of most Chinese paintings is based on reality, which usually boast integrate harmony.
I don't agree with that, I think both are in pursuit of the authenticity of the picture, and then influenced by different cultures, the path to this authenticity is therefore different.
Chinese landscape paintings do not emphasize realism in their expression; instead, their essence is rooted in the material world, and they are presented through the integration of the painter's personal creativity.
Not all Chinese paintings have no characters, such as figure paintings and landscape paintings often decorated with characters.Realistic skills in Chinese paintings have profound traditions.
Chinese paintings are to integrate characters (such as travelers, fishermen and woodcutters) into the landscape, so as to reflect that people are a part of nature, not the domination of nature.