In Imperial China, Chinese Paintings were the most respected form of art. Noblemen pursued this art in their leisure time and calligraphy was the highest and purest form of Chinese Paintings.
Beautiful writings on silk adorned the walls of the royal palaces. However with the invention of Paper, silk took a backseat. Chinese Painting has a rich and colorful history.
The History of Chinese Paintings
Textual and archaeological sources tell us that painting was practiced in China from very prehistoric times and various media were employed. Early period of China's history saw the rise of wall paintings. However one can find hardly any remnants of these paintings. Screen paintings on portable walls, of course didn't survive because of the temporary nature of the medium. The Song dynasty took some concrete step to preserve the paintings -paintings in a variety of other more portable formats, such as the hanging scroll and the hand scroll, were collected and passed on to later generations in significant quantities.
abstract art and is very interactive in that aspect.
These Paintings provide invaluable information about the lifestyle and the socio political conditions of those times. Historians use them to understand the customs and ritual of those times. Furthermore, because paintings of this period have been hailed as the highest cultural achievements in Chinese history, they provide us with an understanding of the aesthetic values of those times, the very same aesthetic values that would shape the minds of generations of artists.
Calligraphy
This ancient art, is widely practiced throughout China even today. Chinese words may be the vehicle of expression for this art, one does not have to be proficient in Chinese to appreciate its beauty. Calligrapy, after all is an abstract art and is very interactive in that aspect.
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