The Application of Light and Shadow in the Creation of Contemporary Chinese Figure Paintings
The paper gives a brief account of the application and manifestation forms of light and shadow in traditional Chinese paintings,and discusses the expression of light and shadow in the creation of contemporary Chinese figure paintings,and illustrates the significance of light and shadow for the creation of contemporary Chinese figure paintings from three aspects.Combined with the figure works of contemporary painters such as Xu Beihong,Jiang Zhaohe,and Tian Liming,and the author's creative practice,the paper explores how to inherit and develop the light and shadow techniques in the creation of Chinese figure paintings.
light and shadowtraditional Chinese paintingcontemporary Chinese paintingChinese figure painting