Shi Tao was a famous painter in the early Qing Dynasty, and the biggest label on him was innovation. From the appearance point of view, Shi Tao's painting style is very traditional, heavy ink and heavy technique. In essence, he has always practiced the creative concept of searching for Qifeng's drafts. This is his creative path, heavy technique, rewriting life, heavy feelings.
Why did heavy affection and heavy etiquette, which were originally the etiquette of communication, become the core ideas of painting creation? This is the brilliance of Shi Tao, who observes life, attaches importance to summary, reveals the source of the heart through the expression of "feelings", and reveals the creation of "reason". From this, it can be understood that Shi Tao's emphasis on reason in his creation is actually the implementation of the creation of foreign teachers proposed by his predecessors. This point was made by the great Tang Dynasty painter Zhang Xuan, who was on a par with Wang Wei and was good at painting landscapes.
Shi Tao Boating Map
After watching Shi Tao's painting "Pan Boat Map", some people may feel curious, this is not new? The creative propositions put forward by tang dynasty painters, from the Tang Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty for nearly a thousand years, are not innovative at all! Artistic propositions are put forward, which may not be reflected in the works. The famous masters of the previous generations only put forward a beautiful idea, and after the efforts of generations of painters, they transformed it into a solid brush and ink style in the hands of Shi Tao.
It can be seen from the "Pan Boat Map" that the source of the heart and the creation are composed of three parts, namely scenery, environment and fun. The scenery is the beautiful scenery in front of you. The realm is the realm of the mind. Fun is the fun in the brain. The only works that organically combine the three are Shi Tao landscape paintings. The people in the painting are also outsiders, sitting on a boat to watch the sky, wandering and galloping, looking for natural sounds in the vast world.
Shi Tao Rafting Map Partial
There are three words "Da Di Tang" in the painting, which is Shi Tao's residence in Yangzhou in his later years. Shi Tao studied the technique in this place, starting from the form of writing God, and experienced the high point of writing with God. In the painting, the tile huts and the forest weeds present a sense of beauty without "rules". Shi Tao incarnated as a "saboteur", he broke the convention and got rid of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties.
From writing in shapes to writing shapes with intentions, Shi Tao did not abandon the importance of "shape" in his paintings. Observing life and going deep into life is the process of finding the law of creation. Shi Tao understands that the true meaning of creation is for painters to express their true selves. In his creation, the painter cannot be separated from the means of symbolization, symbolization, formalization, etc., but can be used rationally. Only by diversifying, multi-level and all-round displaying their own style can they break down barriers.
After all, painting is a visual art, and visual feelings cannot be abandoned. When Shi Tao painted the "Pan Boat Map", he used ink color to express the texture of yin and yang, and the north of the mountain and the north of the water was called the yang, and the north of the water was called the yin. The mountains divide the yin and yang, giving the mountains a moist temperament. Straight and thick, showing a natural color.
Shi Tao's works in his later years have a specificity, through the dirty, chaotic, black, can see the light, translucency, light. This contrast is a unique highlight in Shi Tao's landscape paintings. "Pan Boat Map" contains brilliant brilliance in the plain, which makes people look at it with astonishment.
A master is a master, and admiring Shi Tao's works can have a lot of gains. The gain in pen and ink is secondary, and it is important to understand his philosophy.