Perfect Technique Forms the Law:Medium and Spirit of Printmaking Art
In an essay titled From Printmaking Education to Art Education,Li Fan,a scholar of the Printmaking Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts,posited that upon several years of printmaking studies,students develop a mental proclivity to transform their perceptions.Through the"action,""process,"and"speculation"inherent in printmaking creation,they forge a methodology that constructs a"paradigmatic thinking."This viewpoint not only reveals the complexity of printmaking creation,but also reflects the evolutionary journey of printmaking from its tangible medium to an abstract realm of thought and spirit.Through long-term practice with a certain material medium,one can form a special way of thinking,thereby achieving an understanding of the essence of the world.This en-lightenment of thought and development of human creativity aligns with the Chinese traditional concept of"perfect technique forming the law."Hence,printmaker,through countless creative acts,can develop a systematic understanding and control over printmaking through the medium,allowing for an extension and transla-tion of thought in the creative process.It is also the solidification and exemplification of the printmaking spirit.
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