Question

1. (i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.

Answer 1

(i) The Chinese form of art is based on imagination and shows inner and spiritual approach of the artist. Whereas, the European art form is real and reproduces an actual view of the object from the landscape.

(ii) Shanshui is a Chinese concept of art which means ‘mountain water’. It is used together to represent the word ‘landscape’. The two complementary poles (yin and yang) of an image reflect the Daoist view.

Answer 2

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