Translated by Yuan Fang and Jiachun Xie Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. The Reform of Chinese Painting 中國畫改良論 The decadence of Chinese painting has reached its peak today! Theoretically speaking, this world’s material civilization should not be going backwards. However, the style of Chinese painting today is like going fifty…
Wang Yachen 汪亞塵: Beauty and Fine Art 美與美術
Translated by Yuan Fang and Jiachun Xie Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Beauty and Fine Art 美與美術[1] 美與美術 The concepts of ‘beauty’ and ‘fine art’ are completely different and cannot be talked about as one. Now, I will give a brief explanation of the two concepts.[2] “美”與“美術”是兩樣東西，不能混在一起講的，我現在要將這個“美”與“美術”拿來大略解釋解釋： What is beauty?…
Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培: The Relationship between Science and Art 美術與科學的關係
Translated by Wendy Xue and Yuning Yan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. The Relationship between Science and Art[1] 美術與科學的關係 There are three components to our psychology: will, knowledge and emotion. Will is reflected in behaviour, which belongs to ethics. Knowledge comes from different branches of science. Emotions belong to art. It…
Wang Yachen 汪亞塵: Conditions that Should be Considered in Painting 繪畫上應該注意的條件
Translated by Shangze Li, Siqi Wu, Jane Huang and Qiang Yuan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Conditions that Should be Considered in Painting 繪畫上應該注意的條件 Over the past few years, Western painting in China has entered its initial phase of introduction. It is likely that those who learn painting will stray from…
Sun Xun 孫壎: A Comparison between Western and Chinese Painting Techniques 中西畫法之比較
Translated by Xiaohui Tang and Yayi Lin Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. A Comparison between Western and Chinese Painting Techniques 中西畫法之比較 When I lay my eyes on nature, I either rejoice or despair. That is because I already possess the ability to sense the invisible beauty. Everyone in this world…
Views on my artistic life 我的藝術生活觀
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Views on my artistic life -Pan Yuliang[1] [1] Pan Yuliang 潘玉良, “Wode yishu shenghuo guan” 我的藝術生活觀 [Views on my artistic life]. in Dangdai funü 當代婦女, October 1936, 177-79. 我的藝術生活觀 —潘玉良 The “yi” (藝) of art (yishu 藝術) contains various information which…
Woman and Art 女性與美術
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Woman and Art – Jin Qijing[1] [1] Jin Qijing 金啟靜. “Nüxing yu meishu” 女性與美術 [Women and art]. Funü zazhi 婦女雜誌,15, no.7 (July 1929): 31-33. 女性與美術 — 金啟靜女士 There is a natural special relation between women and art. However, most women are not enthusiastic about fine art…
Chapter 1: Dreams of Spring and Fallen Petals 韶華勝極 Sec 1
Section 1: Peach Blossoms 桃花 Translated by Lachlan Thomas-Walters and Huijuan Zhong Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Section 1: Peach Blossoms 【桃花】 Peach Blossoms are incredibly difficult to draw. It is not their shape nor their colours which are difficult to capture, but a certain peacefulness, an air of calmness…
From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art 從學習書畫談到婦女研究藝術
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art – Feng Wenfeng[1] [1] Feng Wenfeng 馮文鳳, “Cong xuexi shuhua tandao funü yanjiu yishu” 從學習書畫談到婦女研究藝術 [From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art], in Dangdai Funü當代婦女, October 1936, 170–75….
Huo 惑 [In Question], Mei zhan 美展5 (1929)
Translated by Tianyue Wang, Tanda Li, Lijing Zhu, Zhengtang Ma, and Damian Mandzunowski Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. In Question By Xu Beihong 惑 徐悲鴻 Holding China’s inaugural National Exhibition of Art[1] is a joyous occasion deserving appraisal. But the most laudable aspect is that there will not be any…