These landscape paintings are the work of the Qing Dynasty painter Dai Xi, who once became an official in the court and later settled in Jiangnan to teach at the academy. Dai Xi's landscape paintings are mainly antique, and he not only imitates the works of painters of the previous dynasties, but also the works of Qing Dynasty painters have become his imitation objects. For example, this "Cangya Qinghua" was created in the style of the Qing Dynasty painter Xi Gang. From this point, it can be seen that Dai Xi is a very knowledgeable painter, as long as he can improve his aesthetic taste, he will learn.
Dai Xi has a solid knowledge, and he wrote a painting theory called "Xi Kuzhai Painting Floccups" to record his creative experience. In the book, he put forward a number of insightful ideas, which in a nutshell are to highlight the natural attributes of landscape painting and emphasize the freedom of brush and ink. Xi Gang's landscape paintings are known for their brush and ink skills, with steady brushes and heavy ink color, which looks innocent and beautiful. This moved Dai Xi, and there was this "Cangya Qinghua" full of literati feelings.
Antique is a learning method, and the purpose of antique is to master the "teacher". The pen and ink can be simple, but the charm must be vivid. The change in ink color in "Tales of the Cliffs" is very attractive, and the light ink rendering makes the smoke rise in the painting, which is fascinating to want to go into the mountains to explore the Range Rover. Antiquity can't be admired, and don't think that the works of your predecessors are flawless. Only by observing and experiencing the wonder of natural landscapes can we draw a charming style that is super elegant and elegant.
Dai Xi is very fond of using linen in his creation, and this "Home Lives in the Clouds" imitates the painting style of Dong Qichang in the late Ming Dynasty. It can paint the beauty of the mountains, and is often used by painters to express the landscapes in the south of the Yangtze River. The so-called "cloud depth" emphasizes two points. One is that the sense of landscape space pays attention to the depth of the horizon. The second is that the lines formed by the brush are flexible and fine, making the landscape look hazy and dreamy.
"Living in the Depths of the Clouds" seems to be compact in composition and dense with brushwork, and because the method is relatively simple, it still has a refreshing beauty. The contrast between the length of the pen, the dry and wet ink, and the sparse composition gives the picture a rhythmic rhythm. The outline of the mountain is round, and in order to draw the texture of the mountain rock, heavy ink moss dots are placed on the valley ravine. With the orderly brush, the ink is changeable, and the muscles and bones of the mountain are drawn.
The mountains are well arranged, with looming ridges running up and down. This detail shows that he also studied Wang Yuanqi's works. The techniques are integrated, and the feelings of the predecessors in the painting world are experienced at the spiritual level, breaking the rigid formula.
Dai Xi imitated the style of Wu Zhen, a painter of the Yuan Dynasty, and adopted a method of imitating his meaning. Looking at this landscape painting, the pen is used to the extent that it is impermeable. The mountain stone method is like the lines on the wings of insects, which are fine and dense. Wu Zhen's landscapes are extremely exquisite. Dai Xi starts with the most important technical features, even if the landscape does not look like the works of his predecessors, you can see that he attaches great importance to the change of ink color.
Painters who are still in the process of learning to be true and similar to the original are their pursuit, and they must have higher requirements for mature painters like Dai Xi. The shape of the landscape can be ignored, and the spirit of pen and ink is the most important.
Can you tell which famous artist's style this "Autumn Tree in Water Estate" imitates?Poetic, elegant and quiet, it should be the style of the Ming Dynasty painter Shen Zhou. In terms of spatial treatment, the emphasis is on the villages in the mountains, and through the depiction of life scenes, the painter does not admire fame and fortune, but is calm and free.
Antiquity can also produce new, and antique can also give full play to the creativity of painters. After looking at several of Dai Xi's antique landscape paintings, they all show a beautiful and natural charm, which is Dai Xi's style.
Further reading
Four imitation Tang Bohu landscape paintings, which one do you like.
Clever use of scattered perspective, Qi Kun's "Range Rover in Streams and Mountains".
Look at the landscape and guess the ancient poems, the poetic intentions of the famous writers.
Art comes from life, the breath of life in landscape painting.