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: 08/25/2011
Pages: 174
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.19w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780521186636

About the Author
Lin, CI: - Lin Ci completed his postgraduate studies at the Zhejiang Academy of Art and the China Art Research Institute. A research fellow with the China Art Research Institute specializing in art history and visual arts, Lin has published widely on the subject of Chinese art and photography.