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出版National Gallery of Victoria, 2006
主題Art / Asian / GeneralArt / Asian / ChineseArt / Techniques / PaintingPhotography / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General
ISBN07241026989780724102693
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=GOTqAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋"Mountains and streams emerge from me. And I, from mountains and streams." Daoji (1642-1708) China's majestic scenery has inspired its scholars, poets and painters for thousands of years. Landscape painting ( shanshui , mountain and water) was regarded as creation of the mind with cosmic significance. The concept of depicting scenery for its own sake came from Daoist attitudes and ideas in the fourth and fifth centuries. The scholar Mi Fu (1051-1107) wrote "...Landscape painting is a creation of the mind and is intrinsically superior art." Included are paintings on scrolls, porcelains and other surfaces, jade carvings and even so-called `dream stones' (marble plaques evocative of misty mountains). Images include the scholar wandering within the landscape, his servant following with his lute, the recluse attending to the sounds of a waterfall in autumn, and black-and-white photographs of Mount Hua in Shaanxi province, one of the five sacred mountains in China (taken by a visiting photographer in the 1930's). In the 11th century, the tradition of scholar-amateur painting emerged and this lasted until the early 20th century. Scholar-officials who were versed in philosophy, poetry, music and calligraphy took on painting as a pastime and as a vehicle for self-expression, mastering the techniques of the brush and ink in the art of calligraphy, tools that are also used in Chinese painting. The mystical mountains, with their soaring peaks and misty clouds, were believed to be the realm of the immortals. In times of political turmoil, mountains and streams became a spiritual refuge, places to retreat to calm and purify the mind. Dr. Pang explores this underlying theme of the philosophical and aesthetic aspects of China's landscape painting. By becoming one with nature, one creates as nature does and we can reveal the true nature of our minds.