Examples of ink and wash painting in the following topics:
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- In contrast, the tradition of ink wash painting developed aesthetic values depending on the individual imagination of the artist, in ways that are similar to those of the West but long pre-dated their development there.
- Traditional painting involves essentially the same techniques as calligraphy; it is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink and painted on paper or silk.
- The two main techniques in Chinese painting are Gong-bi (meaning "meticulous" and using highly detailed brushstrokes that delimit details very precisely) and ink and wash painting (also loosely termed watercolor or brush painting).
- In the north, artists such as Jing Hao, Li Cheng , Fan Kuan, and Guo Xi painted pictures of towering mountains, using strong black lines, ink wash, and sharp, dotted brushstrokes to suggest rough stone.
- Discuss the painting, sculpture, pottery, and decorative arts of the Middle Kingdom.
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- Chinese calligraphy and ink and wash painting are closely related, as they are accomplished using similar tools and techniques.
- Chinese painting and calligraphy distinguish themselves from other cultural arts because they emphasize motion and tend to be charged with dynamic life.
- Calligraphy was thought to be the highest and purest form of painting.
- The implements of calligraphy included the brush pen made of animal hair and black inks made from pine soot and animal glue.
- Writing and painting were done on silk until this was gradually replaced by the invention of paper in the 1st century.
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- In contrast, the tradition of ink wash painting, practiced primarily by scholar-officials, developed aesthetic values similar to those of the West while long pre-dating their development there.
- As in earlier dynasties, the Ming Dynasty saw a flourishing in the arts, whether it was painting, poetry, music, literature, or dramatic theater.
- In the decorative arts, carved designs in lacquerwares and designs glazed onto porcelain wares displayed intricate scenes similar in complexity to those in painting.
- These items could be found in the homes of the wealthy alongside embroidered silks and wares of jade, ivory, and cloisonné.
- Carved designs in lacquerwares and designs glazed onto porcelain wares displayed intricate scenes similar in complexity to those in painting.
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- Many ancient cultures around the world have independently discovered and formulated inks for the purposes of writing and drawing.
- The history of Chinese inks can be traced back to the 23rd century BC, with the utilization of natural plant (plant dyes), animal, and mineral inks based on such materials as graphite that were ground with water and applied with ink brushes.
- The best inks for drawing or painting on paper or silk are produced from the resin of the pine tree.
- Several Buddhist and Jain sutras in India were compiled in ink.
- A dip pen usually has no ink reservoir and must be repeatedly recharged with ink while drawing or writing.
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- Watercolor paint is traditionally applied to a paper support and, unlike most other painting mediums, relies on the whiteness of the paper to reflect light back through the color, whereas opaque paints reflect light off the paint itself.
- However, Botanical illustrations and those depicting wildlife are perhaps the oldest and most important tradition in watercolor painting.
- Botanical illustrations became popular in the Renaissance, both as hand tinted woodblock illustrations in books or broadsheets and as tinted ink drawings on vellum or paper.
- Three important approaches include washes, wet-in-wet and dry brush painting.
- Washes are created by applying color to an area of paper with a brush that has been diluted with water so that the paint flows broadly across the paper.
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- Woodblock printing involves carving a relief of a design on wood, inking the design, and transferring that image to paper or cloth.
- There were also specialists who created the blank blocks, as well as inking and printing the finished carving.
- In both Japanese and European woodcuts, black ink prints were generally used for book illustrations, while color was reserved for single-leaf prints.
- This method involves cutting small amounts of the block at a time, printing a color, washing the block, and repeating the process for each successive color.
- While prints were generally made in one color (monochrome) or two, they could also be painted by hand after printing.
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- While the painting of portraits and closely viewed objects such as birds on branches were held in high esteem by the Song Chinese, landscape painting was paramount.
- As court painters, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui used strong black brushstrokes to sketch trees and rocks and pale washes to suggest misty space.
- They created a new kind of art based upon the three perfections in which they used their skills in calligraphy (the art of beautiful writing) to make ink paintings.
- It is a masterpiece of Guo Xi by using light ink and magnificent composition to express his open and high artistic conception.
- Compare and contrast the Northern and Southern Song styles of painting.
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- Buddhist painting and court painting—including paintings of the Buddha, monks, nobles, etc.
- The theory of painting also developed during this time, and Buddhism, Taoism, and traditional literature were absorbed and combined into painting.
- However, Wu Daozi used only black ink and freely painted brushstrokes to create ink paintings that were so exciting, crowds gathered to watch him work.
- From his time on, ink paintings were no longer thought to be preliminary sketches or outlines to be filled in with color; instead they were valued as finished works of art.
- The great poet Wang Wei first created the brush and ink painting of shan-shui, literally "mountains and waters."
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- During the Muromachi period (1333–1578), Zen Buddhism played an influential role in the development of Zen ink painting in Japan.
- Some of his most dramatic works are in the Chinese splashed-ink (Haboku) style.
- This is usually a painting accompanied by poetry and has its roots in China, where painting and poetry were seen as inherently connected.
- In the late Muromachi period, ink painting had migrated out of the Zen monasteries into the art world in general.
- Distinguish the techniques of the Yamato-e, Sumi-e, Sansuiga, and Shigajiku styles of Japanese Zen Ink painting
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- Contemporary paintings within the modern idiom began to make conscious use of traditional Japanese art forms, devices, and ideologies.
- Some artists within this style still painted on silk or paper with traditional colors and ink, while others used new materials, such as acrylics.
- For example, the decorative naturalism of the Rinpa school, characterized by brilliant, pure colors and bleeding washes, was reflected in the work of many artists of the postwar period in the 1980s art of Hikosaka Naoyoshi.
- At times, all of these schools (along with older ones, such as the Kano School ink traditions) were drawn on by contemporary artists in the Japanese style and in the modern idiom.
- Describe the flourishing of painting, calligraphy, and printmaking after World War II