Translated by Yuan Fang and Jiachun Xie Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Beauty and Fine Art 美与美术[1] 美与美术 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”与“美术”是两样东西，不能混在一起讲的，我现在要将这个“美”与“美术”拿来大略解释解释： What is beauty?…
Cai Yuanpei 蔡元培: The Relationship between Science and Art 美术与科学的关系
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] 美术与科学的关系 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 汪亚尘: Conditions that Should be Considered in Painting 绘画上应该注意的条件
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 绘画上应该注意的条件 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 孙壎: A Comparison between Western and Chinese Painting Techniques 中西画法之比较
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 中西画法之比较 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 我的艺术生活观
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” 我的艺术生活观 [Views on my artistic life]. in Dangdai funü 当代妇女, October 1936, 177-79. 我的艺术生活观 —潘玉良 The “yi” (艺) of art (yishu 艺术) contains various information which…
Woman and Art 女性与美术
Translated by Wenying Pan Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Woman and Art – Jin Qijing[1] [1] Jin Qijing 金启静. “Nüxing yu meishu” 女性与美术 [Women and art]. Funü zazhi 妇女杂志,15, no.7 (July 1929): 31-33. 女性与美术 — 金启静女士 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 韶华胜极 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 从学习书画谈到妇女研究艺术
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 冯文凤, “Cong xuexi shuhua tandao funü yanjiu yishu” 从学习书画谈到妇女研究艺术 [From Learning Calligraphy and Painting to Women’s Research on Art], in Dangdai Funü当代妇女, 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 徐悲鸿 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…
The relation between art and science “Meishu yu kexue de guanxi” 美术与科学的关系. Beijing daxue rikan 北京大学日刊 (1921): 168-179.
Please see the PDF version of this text here for footnotes. Cai, Yuanpei, The Relation between Science and Art Translated by Wendy Xue and Yuning Yan 蔡元培 美术与科学的关系 There are three aspects within our psychology: Will, knowledge and emotion. Will is reflected in behaviour, which belongs to ethics. Knowledge comes from different branches of science, and…