A comparison between paintings by amateur literati in the Qing Dynasty and western modern painting

China’s paintings by amateur literati in the Qing Dynasty involves comprehensive social background and cultural connotation while the European modern painting reflects the progress in science, optics and color since the Renaissance. Different cultures produced different forms of painting. The western painting used color to create a supernatural world while the Chinese painting used ink to reflect their artistic conception. As for the composition, Chinese painting employed line, surface and calligraphy while the western painting adopted geometric and cubic vision. Their unique angles in painting brought about new artistic viewpoints and promoted the development of art.