中国绘画与西方绘画各自涵盖的内容均十分广泛。本书的写作目的就是透过中国传统绘画与西方绘画的对比,帮助大家更好地了解中国绘画以及中国绘画背后所蕴含的文化内涵。限于篇幅,本书将比较的范围限定在19世纪及以前的中国传统绘画与欧洲绘画。
西方绘画与中国传统绘画最根本的区别在于聚焦透视与散点透视,本书就以中国人的散点透视法,将两种绘画进行散点式的对比。
Preface
Chapter I: The Expression of Individualities and Psychological Self Comfort
——The Comparison of Historical Roles between Chinese and Western Paintings.
The Carrier for Records of Human Events in Early Times - Rock and Cave Paintings
Pottery Decoration and Decorations on Other Wares
Paintings with Religious Themes
Western Paintings from the Altar to a Man's World
Chinese Paintings of Propaganda, Education and Sympathy
Chapter II The Directness of the Hunting Style and the Restraint of the Farming Style
——A Comparison of Emotions between Chinese and Western Paintings.
Directness and Restraint
Sense and Sensibility
Objective and Subjective
Restriction and Opening
Chapter III Express in a Flat Way and Place Feelings on the Landscape
——A Comparison of the Tendency in Themes between Chinese and Western Paintings
Different Expressive Ways on Same Themes
Narrative and Landscape Paintings
Chapter IV: Colours and Inks
——A Comparison of Colour Concepts and Usage between Chinese and Western Paintings
Colours and Inks in Landscapes
Colour Taboos in Painting
Five-colour Inks
Chapter V: Rich-colour Painting and Light Water-ink Painting
——Arison of Skills between Chinese and Western Paintings
Focus and Scattered-points Perspective
Surface and Line
Addition and Subtraction
Abstraction, Generalization and Representation
Parts and the Whole
Chapter Vl Dialectics between Motion and Rest
——Comparison of Representational Forms between Chinese and Western Paintinqs
Motion and Rest in Paintings
Motion and Rest in Representational Methods of Painting
Appendix: A Brief Introduction to Chinese and Western Painting Materials