better this time – I think
After I decided yesterday to throw away a piece of work I painted the basic idea of that work in a completely different version and I'm relatively satisfied with the result.
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Tag: art theory
The Essence of Chinese Painting (IX)
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 3. This artivcle is dealing with the structure in Chinese painting by using some examples.
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if sharks were people
Among other things, Berthold Brecht wrote short stories, the "Stories from Mr. Keuner" are particularly well known. I would like to present a story here. If the sharks were people.
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Mu Qi. 6 Persimmons – an interpretation
6 Persimmons - an interpretation. Analyzing one of the most important Chinese paintings by the Zen monk Mu Qi
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A simple picture and yet a treasure – ZHA Shibiao
Small album sheet by the artist Zha Shibiao that looks very simple at first glance and only shows its charm and mastery when we take some time for a closer look and reflection.
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The Essence of Chinese Painting (III)
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 3. This artivcle is dealing with the structure in Chinese painting by using some examples.
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analyzing a simple painting by Qi Baishi 齐白石
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 2.
Analyzing a the painting Chinese cabbage and peppers by Qi Baishi 齐白石
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out of the dark
A few years after the end of the Cultural Revolution, when I had the chance to live and study in China, I painted this picture: “Out of the dark”.
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the principle of the balance in chinese painting
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 1.
The principle of the balance in chinese painting.
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chinese seal carving
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 4. Chinese seal carving.
Chinese painting is closely related to the art of seal cutting and, of course, above all to calligraphy. These 3 genres have not only mutually fertilized each other over the centuries.
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