Painting and Writing:the Formats and Spirits of Chinese and Western Paintings

Painting and describing are two different blends of bourns and demonstration formats.From the point of comparative aesthetics,painting and describing reflect the different format and artistic spirit of Chinese and Western painting.Describing materializes the spirit of the freehand brushwork in traditional Chinese characterized by vivid expression and bold outline;while painting incarnates spirit of seeking for truth in Western painting.The two complement with each,conducive to the promotion and publicity of the traditional culture by the contemporary painters.