Print this page Modern Chinese Landscape Painting

This course traces the development of Chinese landscape painting from the late 19th century into the modern era, with a focus on changes after 1949. You’ll see how artists worked between continuity and innovation, retaining key traditions while adapting to new artistic and political conditions.

The course introduces shifts in style such as the growing use of perspective, shadow, colour and reflections, alongside the broader dialogue between inherited Chinese forms and Western influence. A rewarding class for anyone interested in Chinese art, modernism and cultural change.

DELIVERY MODE

Face to face

COURSE OUTLINE

• Introduction of Xie Yi style painting, 4 treasures of studio, genuine posture of brush control
• Major skills in ink control and interplay with water, Six Canons of Chinese Aesthetic
• Yin Yang opposite theory, light and dark contrast, aerial perspective
• Mountain scape, cloud and mist, rainy weather depiction
• Inscription and stone seal usage on a finished painting
• Depiction of water: waterfall, lake, stream and river, sea waves
• Details of building, bridges, vehicles, boats and people
• Different formats of mounting, conclusion and preview

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• Main difference between Chinese and Western painting
• Main difference between Classic and Modern Chinese landscape painting
• Perspective, reflection on water and weather depiction
• Colour management
• Modern building, vehicles, and people in landscape painting
• Inscription, signature and seal usage