Blog – 7 Response: “Blog 7 Ming Dynasty Planting Chrysanthemums”
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I liked this selection of art from China. I found it fascinating how with such simplicity so much can be expressed. The simple, pale but colorful chines scroll gave a large amount of detail and beautiful by the simply and few brush strokes. In many ways I think that this work of art give more detail and is more appealing than many of the very full and “busy” types of paintings done in Europe during eras like the Baroque era. It would be interesting if this is how the chines artist preferred to paint or if it was simply because limited resources at the time kept them from using lots of color?
Blog – 7 Response: “An Overwhelming Breath”
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This type of painting is the exact opposite of the chines painting in the blog above. This type of art work contains large amounts of color, contrasts, and very little details. Personally I prefer the chines painting since it contains more detail and is more structured. The blurry type of painting seems more like children’s finger painting. I do like the “Echo of an Echo” painting in that it mirrors its self.
