Heaven Style Painting
Heaven Style Painting(天堂式画法) is a new style of Chinese Painting created in 21st century by a Chinese artist named Shaoqiang Chen.[1][2][3][4] According to points of view by artists, art institutes, publications and media, the Heaven Style painting was derived based on painting techniques from Song dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan dynasty (1271-1368).[5][6][7] Also, some techniques of perspective science and contemporary photography were also introduced to search optimal surface of expressing objects in the painting.[2][4][6][7]
Lotus painting with overlook perspective is a typical example.Zhi Chen (陈志), a Heaven Style artist,[2] commented that instead of painting those floras using regular perspective such as side view in traditional Chinese painting, Heaven Style painting adopted overlook view, which would give people a feeling of looking down from the sky.[7]
Besides manipulating perspectives, it is also known that Heaven Style painting uses different granularities of strokes and lines to depict different levels of object details. It mimics digital camera’s zoom-in and zoom-out functionality in taking video. This approach was applied in panorama long scroll painting to express both the micro and macro aspects. A representative work is panorama scroll "Florida Impression"(佛州印象), created by Shaoqiang Chen.[7][8] Another feature of Heaven Style painting is that it tries to integrate Western painting technique in using color, such as contrast and color thickness.[6] Some examples are "Blossom of Hydrangea"(绣球花开) created by Shaoqiang Chen,[9] "Delight with the Red"(老来红) created by Zhi Chen,[2] etc.
Heaven Style Painting School
Artists, art institutes and media have acknowledged that a new school called Heaven Style Painting School (or Heaven School, Chinese: 天堂画派) has been formed due to other artists’ adherence to Heaven Style painting after its creation. Artists of this style include: Ming Li(李铭), Zhi Chen(陈志), Yue Xu(许悦), and so on.[2][10]
Representative Works
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Delight with the Red.jpg
Delight with the Red, by Zhi Chen, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper, 60x27cm
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Blossom of Hydrangea.jpg
Blossom of Hydrangea, by Shaoqiang Chen, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper, 60x27cm
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Delight in the Winter.JPG
Delight in the Winter, by Zhi Chen, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper
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When Peach Blossom Again.jpg
When Peach Blossom Again, by Ming Li, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper
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Fun in the Lotus Pond Looking from Heaven- A Pure Ink Impression.jpg
by Shaoqiang Chen, Chinese Ink and Water on Rice Paper
References
- ↑ http://nsartists.org/member_gallery/artwork-of-shaoqiang-chen
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ People's Daily Online(人民网) http://gx.people.com.cn/n/2014/1124/c179462-22997582.html
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chinese Painting & Calligraphy(中国书画), 2014 Issue 9 http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-SHUH201409020.htm
- ↑ Works of Art by Shaoqiang Chen: Chinese Painting, Calligraphy and Seal Carving, Guangxi People's Publishing House, ISBN 978-7-219-09040-4
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 旅美青年艺术家陈绍强书画篆刻展在杭州举办 http://www.gxshzx.com/cn/news_view_143_211.html
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 中国范 美国味(图) Source: Modern Life Daily November 25, 2014 Page 20 http://news.163.com/14/1125/09/ABSSAKVO00014AED.html
- ↑ "美国自然风景之佛州湿地的乐趣", 书法报·书画天地 2015年第23期29版 http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5NDIyOTAxMQ==&mid=207480942&idx=4&sn=1c88d1594390af8a9aa8def4e2f295f5#rd
- ↑ "绣球花开的春天",书法报·书画天地 2015年第24期29版 http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5NDIyOTAxMQ==&mid=207530910&idx=4&sn=769f42896d044329aeecaf60c5a23051#rd
- ↑ "Shaoqiang Chen's Art Works in Hangzhou, China", Light Space & Time Gallery, Artist News https://www.lightspacetime.com/artist-news/shaoqiang-chens-art-works-in-hangzhou-china/
