Chinese Painting

Traditional Chinese painting was fundamentally an abstract art form. Artists did not seek to represent direct copies of the natural world; rather, traditional Chinese paintings sought to portray the harmony between the natural world and human emotion, evoking ancient Chinese philosophy. From ancient scroll paintings to Buddhist grottoes to modern art, Lin Ci explores the history, theory and development of distinctive styles of Chinese painting, illustrated throughout with full color examples of these unique, treasured works of art.

Author: CI Lin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 09/19/2011
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.19w x 0.35d
ISBN13: 9780521186636
ISBN10: 0521186633
BISAC Categories:
- Art | General