In Chinese painting, opposites play an important role: emptiness - existing, calm - movement, strength - weakness, etc.
In a small series, I tried to capture and express some of these ideas.
Read More
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 2.
Analyzing a the painting Chinese cabbage and peppers by Qi Baishi 齐白石
Read More
The Essence of Chinese Painting Part 1.
The principle of the balance in chinese painting.
Read More
Traditionally, the Academy in Beijing invited well-known painters of classical Chinese painting to demonstrate their painting techniques on Saturday mornings. The purpose of the exercise was to give the students an insight into topics such as the structure of the picture, brush and ink techniques of well-known painters. Twice the academy responded to a suggestion from me and since the […]
Read More
In the late 1980s I had the chance to study at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Traditionally, on Saturday mornings, the Academy invited well-known painters of classical Chinese painting to demonstrate their way of painting. The purpose of the exercise was to give the students an insight into topics such as the structure of the picture, brush […]
Read More
A new page has been added, an index for several series of landscape paintings, mainly works in ink on rice paper. In addition to very early works, there are landscape paintings after Chinese masters or own works https://zettl.blog/landscapes-山水画/
Read More
a new page has been added introducing some landscpae paintings fter old Chinese masters like Shi Tao. https://zettl.blog/landscapes-ii
Read More
a new page has been added: landscapes IV. in the next few days the remaining pages with landscape paintings will be added https://zettl.blog/landscapes-iv/
Read More
A new page has been added. It is primarily a series of works using ancient graphics, lithographs and documents. Poems or slogans by Chairman Mao Zedong were painted over them. Mao poems mao poems 毛泽东诗
Read More
As so often, I start to work on 2 or more pictures at the same time. In this case, it is primarily the size of the character on the right that makes the difference in the appearance of the image. Which of the two will ultimately last has not yet been decided.
Read More