Chinese paintings often employ multi-perspective and strategic emptiness, while Western paintings typically prioritize single-point perspective and a fully composed canvas.
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2. Your idea on the difference between Chinese traditional painting and western landscape painting.
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?
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I do believe that this saying is wrong ,painting of China obviously represents more nuture scenery ,but that not means there are no human being in the painting.It is because we seclect a new way to show human element ,including human's feeling ,thoughts ,views.And there is reality in painting of China,the reality existed in observation and creativity
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A seemingly unmanned landscape painting is actually a painter pinning his character, ideal and understanding of the universe between mountains and rivers. Moreover, the poems, inscriptions and seals on the paintings are not only decorations, but also a direct dialogue between the painter and the viewer, providing clues to understand the paintings.
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I don't agree with the two points.In Chinese painting, the appearance of people and the description of things are also real. Chinese painting differs from Western painting in that it tends to create an atmosphere and express imagery，people is one of the imagery in the painting,not the center
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Chinese landscape paintings are not without human figures. Instead, they integrate human figures into nature rather than placing them at the center. Such freehand brushwork is not "unreal" either. It reflects the painter’s true thoughts, spiritual state, and social context in the natural landscapes.
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1. Even when human figures appear in Chinese landscape paintings , they are mostly small embellishments rather than the focus of the composition.
2. Chinese landscape paintings prioritize the expression of artistic conception, and painters may infuse their own thoughts into the works. However, their degree of realism can never be zero, as painters always need to take certain real scenes as the foundation for their creation.
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Chinese landscape painting is philosophical, introverted and temporal. It is a spiritual practice that guides the viewer into the painting, allowing them to interact with the spirit of nature. Western landscape painting is scientific, outward-looking and spatial. It is a window to the world, inviting viewers to appreciate a perfectly framed reality or ideal scene outside the painting.
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They are right that Chinese painting reflects "tian ren heyi" by often showing small, blended human figures rather than separate, dominant ones. However, saying they have "no humans" is an oversimplification. They are also right that Western landscapes focus more on visual realism, but Chinese art aims for emotional or spiritual realism instead—it’s a different goal, not a lack of skill
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No, I don't agree with the idea. I think there are some understanding in Chinese painting. Firstly, Chinese landscape paintings also portray human. The key point is what the painter want to stress. If the painter wants stress the nature, so the portray of human may more weak. The view that Chinese landscape paintings are not real is false because Chinese landscape painting more focus on the mental and image.
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Philosophical Foundation: Unlike the Western tradition, which often saw nature as something to be dominated, conquered, or studied objectively (a theme dating back to Genesis), Chinese philosophy emphasized harmony and integration. The artist sought to capture the vital energy (qi) and underlying principle (li) of the universe, not just its outward appearance.
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While Chinese landscapes often express harmony with nature, they frequently include human elements like boats to signify humanity's place within the universe, not its absence. Conversely, Western landscapes are not solely about realism. they often idealize nature to convey human narratives and dominion.
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First, one of the feature of Chinese landscape paintings is connotation, artists use the unconspicious colors to paint the works. It is not full to say there is no person in the Chinese landscape paintings. If the figue of human cannot highlight the theme, artists would fade the "human". And the works try to tell us the sprits of artists, not external objects
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1. Partially, but they are oversimplifications.
2. As observations, yes; as conclusions, no.
3. They see the lack of central human figures and a focus on optical realism in the West. They overlook the implied human journey in Chinese art, its pursuit of essence (Qiyun), and different cultural definitions of realism. -
I don't agree with the two points. They neglect the fact that the two cultures have very different understandings of "truth". Chinese painting aims for "artistic truth" to be more important than "visual truth", while in that historical period, the West pursued "visual truth" as the foundation of "artistic truth".
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