Traditional Chinese painters learned to paint mainly through apprenticeship and copying masters’ works, and regarded painting as a medium of self-expression. The unique painting style of each artist often reflects his/her artistic lineage and knowledge, as well as personal temperament, value and taste. This course gives a brief introduction to the development of Chinese Painting in the past century. While inheriting the traditional model of Chinese Painting, new presentation styles and contents reflecting ordinary lives and society in that period were also explored and created in numerous paintings in response to the dramatic social and political change since the turn of the 20th century. This course focuses on introducing students to the painting styles of a few Chinese painters of the past century, teaching them to appreciate the artists’ artistic perceptions and social roles embodied in their works. Through copying and imitating their styles, students will have hands-on practice of the painting principles and skills of Chinese Painting.
傳統中國繪畫透過師徒傳承學習，畫家視繪畫為表達個人志趣的媒介，繪畫作品的風格往往反映了畫家的師承，性情，品味與學養。十九世紀末以來的中國繪畫，一方面繼承了傳統繪畫學習與表現的模式，一方面因應時代的變革，開發出許多創新的技法與反映當下民生社會的題材。本課程將以近百年中國畫家為切入點，引導學生學習不同繪畫風格，並了解畫者所處時代的社會角色。透過臨摹名家畫作，讓學生研習中國繪畫之畫理與技法等特點。