What is the fundamental difference between Chinese painting and Western painting?

If we talk about the fundamentals, I think it is not right to say that the technical materials, artistic conceptions, etc., have to consider the core of Chinese and Western cultures: the main characteristic of Western civilization is to conquer nature--- transform nature, and use nature to ,。。 So they had technology, and in their paintings, they developed perspective to classical realistic painting, and then to super realistic painting--- painting became "tired" of realism, began to study abstraction--- and then installation, readymade, performance art...

The core of Chinese culture is to ,--exert force on the "inside", whether it is Taoism Confucianism, Neo-Confucianism, all from the heart of the soul of the possibility of the soul, this is not difficult to understand, the heart is naturally formed as one, so Chinese will not go to the science and technology, but from the beginning to the self-exploration, manifested in the painting: the same subject repeatedly pondered, the relationship between the book and the painting, most of the Chinese paintings are scrolls, when appreciating are placed on the table to taste at close range, while looking at the rollup, Chinese painting does not seek visual grandeur and huge, Just ask for a solid mirror.

Therefore, the most fundamental difference between Chinese painting and Western painting lies in the "heart orientation".

Chinese painting is an Eastern philosophical outlook, while Western painting is a Western scientific outlook.

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Similarities: The pigments are rich and vivid, and they can fully understand the texture of the object, and they all have strong artistic expression.

Differences: First, the focus is different.

1. Chinese painting focuses on the resemblance of the god and attaches great importance to the artistic conception.

2. Western oil painting focuses on the resemblance of form and the scene.

Second, the methods are different.

1. Chinese painting emphasizes observation and summary, and uses scattered perspective.

2. Western oil painting emphasizes on-site copying and uses focal perspective.

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One. The classification is different: Chinese painting is divided into gongbi and freehand; Another division is landscapes, flowers and birds, figures, etc.; Western painting is divided into oil painting, printmaking, watercolor, sculpture, etc.

Second, Chinese painting is full of lines, and Western painting lines are not significant. Most of the lines are not the original of the objects, but are used by the painter to represent the realm of the two objects. Chinese painters use it, but Western painters don't, so Western paintings are very much like real things, and Chinese paintings are not like real things, giving people a sense of charm.

3. Chinese painting does not emphasize the background, while Western painting has a heavy background. Chinese painting does not have a heavy back.

Scenes, such as writing plum blossoms, hang in the air, surrounded by white paper. Writing characters, a person hangs in the air, as if riding a cloud. Therefore, the paper of Chinese painting leaves a lot of blank space, and a vegetable or a stone is drawn below, which becomes a vertical frame.

This is not the case with Western paintings, where everything must have a background, such as an object, where the background is a table. Figures, set indoors or outdoors. Therefore, the picture is completely filled in, leaving no blanks.

Chinese painting pays attention to freehand, that is, borrowing objects and words, and is committed to expressing the spiritual pursuit of Chinese painters.

Fourth, the theme of Oriental painting is mainly nature, and the theme of Western painting is mainly human figures. Before the Han Dynasty, Chinese painting also used human figures as the main theme. But by the Tang Dynasty, landscape painting became independent.

5. The landscapes, flowers and birds in Chinese paintings often contain symbolism, such as plum blossoms and pine trees, which symbolize the indomitable fighting spirit of defying the cold, braving the wind and snow, and persevering. Western landscape and still life paintings mainly pursue the beauty of the picture, pay attention to the harmony of light and color, and the content of the painting is in a secondary position. The scenery of Chinese painting does not pay attention to or depict the changes of light and color on the objects, but pays attention to the charm of the scenery, that is, it does not pay attention to the resemblance of the form, but attaches importance to the resemblance of the gods, and pays attention to "conveying the spirit with form" and "having both form and spirit".

Western painting is governed by the principles of perspective, anatomy, and color.

6. There are obvious differences between Chinese and Western paintings in the use of color and the perception of color. Traditional Chinese painting uses ink to mix colors, which is very different from Western painting with oil color to create a three-dimensional sense, light and dark perspective, etc., and seeks visual effects in multiple sets of contradictions such as thick and thin, deep and shallow, light and thick. In ancient Chinese painting theory, it is believed that ink has five colors:

cohesive, heavy, light, clear, etc.; Ink is divided into six colors: black, white, dry, wet, thick, and light. Chinese painting art feels the myriad changes of color in an intuitive way, while Western painting art, on the whole, tends to be more geometrical and rational in the optical sense.

1. Chinese painting attaches great importance to the use of blank space, which has the effect of "the coexistence of virtual and real".

2. Chinese painting attaches great importance to the relationship between art and nature, emphasizing "writing the gods with form", and paying attention to artistic conception and charm; Scattered perspective. Western painting, on the other hand, overrides nature, using focal perspective and rewriting forms.

3. Chinese painting and calligraphy have a deep origin, that is, "calligraphy and painting have the same origin" and "calligraphy and painting have the same method".

4. Chinese painting and poetry have something in common, so "poetry in painting" is admired; "There is a painting in the poem" is "poetic and picturesque", but Western painting is not. Heavy resemblance, reproduction, rationality, time and space, light and color effects.

5. Chinese paintings also often use seals, which are embellishments and increase charm and beauty.

The similarities and differences between Chinese painting and oil painting are as follows:

1. From the perspective of Chinese painting and oil painting, the former uses concise colors, while the latter is extremely rich in colors, so the sense of form expressed is completely different. Chinese painting pays attention to white space, the blank space of the picture is a part of the picture, a leaf, a few stamens, constitute a painting, but the blank space is also very particular, which has a lot to do with the composition. But oil paintings, not only are the colors gorgeous, but also the picture is filled, giving people a sense of caution and heaviness.

2. The biggest difference between Chinese painting and oil painting lies in the presence or absence of inscriptions and inscriptions. Since ancient times, Chinese calligraphy and painting have the same origin, which shows that writing is very important and indispensable for Chinese painting. In Chinese painting, the connotation and significance of the inscription and inscription to the picture are much higher than the painting itself, and sometimes it is an explanation of the picture, which plays the role of the finishing touch, presenting a harmonious beauty, which can be described as very interesting.

This is not found in oil paintings.

3. Chinese painting does not pay attention to perspective, oil painting pays great attention to perspective, which is to express three-dimensional objects on a flat surface. Western painting strives to resemble the real thing, so it pays great attention to perspective.

4. Chinese painting does not focus on the background, for example, writing plum blossoms, one hangs in the air, and there is white paper all around. Writing characters, a person hangs in the air, as if riding a cloud. Therefore, the paper of Chinese painting leaves a lot of blank space.

A long strip of paper, with a vegetable or a stone drawn underneath, becomes a vertical banner. This is not the case with oil paintings, where everything must have a background, such as an object, where the background is a table. Same as:

1. Although there are differences between Chinese and Western cultures, all paintings have their similarities. In terms of content, both China and the West are expressions of the subject to the object. Even though the West pays attention to reality, it attaches great importance to form and spirit in the ideology of the picture, which coincides with Chinese painting.

Whether it is Chinese painting or Western painting, the form and spirit of the picture are all present. It's just that Chinese painting is a kind of leisurely with charm, while the West is dignified with leisure.