Signs of Affections (1997) by Liu Ye

Signs of Affections (1997) by Liu Ye

ABOUT THIS ARTWORK:

Chinese Brush Painting:

Chinese art often uses technique characterized by its bold colors and strong brushstrokes. Depicted in highly detailed brushstrokes that delimits details very precisely and without independent or expressive variation. It is often highly colored and usually depicts figural or narrative subjects.

Technique:

Ink and wash painting, in Chinese shuǐ-mò ("water and ink") also loosely termed watercolor or brush painting, and also known as "literati painting", as it was one of the "four arts" of the Chinese Scholar-official class. Ink wash painting is usually done on rice paper which are highly absorbent and unsized. Silk is also used in some forms of ink painting. The most highly prized paper for producing Chinese Calligraphy and Painting is known as Xuan Paper (宣紙). Many types of Xuan paper and washi do not lend themselves readily to a smooth wash the way watercolor paper does.

中国传统绘画，也称丹青，简称“国画”。指中华文化的传统绘画艺术，是琴棋书画四艺之一。狭义的国画指青绿设色画水墨画，而广义的国画则是中国传统风格的壁画、锦画、刺绣、重彩、水墨画、石刻乃至年画和陶瓷上的绘画等的艺术，也包括近代的中国油画和水彩画等