Appreciate Dunhuang Art from another angle: Be a close -up observer

Dunhuang, the four major civilizations intersect; the cultural tolerance of the cultural tolerance and strong integration capabilities; Dunhuang art is a collection of popular art styles in various historical periods.

We will always describe Dunhuang with "Duns, Huang Ye; Huang Ye, Sheng Ye"; often look at Dunhuang from a magnificent perspective. However, sometimes from the perspective of the overall perspective, it is impossible to be a meticulous, close -up observers.

At present, we will set off from Dunhuang art painting

Look at the visual operation under the small perspective

01

Narrative perspective

Collection works of the Dunhuang Fine Arts Institute · Guan Wuliangshoujing changed

The paintings of the "Guan Wuliangshou Sutra" are composed of the main map of the central government and the left and right sides. The main picture depicts the scene of bliss pure land, and the left and right sides are drawn in the form of banners and the "Sixteen Views".

Not resentment

What he did not resent was that the king was asking for a son, listening to the teacher, and sent people into the mountain to kill the Taoist, and then got a son, but the son killed his father usurped the throne.

This story is the story of the cause of Dunhuang art works (the story of the deeds of the deeds of all sentient beings after the Buddha of Shakyamuni became Buddha), and the "16 view" is a method of practice with a quiet view and a meaning of miscellaneous thoughts.

02

Scene angle

There is no completely independent landscape painting in Dunhuang painting, but painters often use grand landscape scenes as the background. Among the paintings, we can see the peaks of the cliffs, and the cliffs complement each other.

Collection works of the Dunhuang Fine Arts Institute, Puxian Meridity (partial)

Tongzi Shuishui

Tongzi water is a scene that often appears in Dunhuang paintings. It can be seen in the paintings that several pairs of drama boys, or sitting on the lotus, or playing in the pond in the pond, or in climbing the steps of the pavilion, have different postures, playfulness, naive.

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Conceptual deconstruction perspective

From the perspective of methodology to look at this kind of integrated and huge paintings, we can use structure, color, and painting method for conceptual deconstruction.

From the perspective of color, Dunhuang's color is mainly based on red, green, yellow, black, white, etc., showing a very clear hue and setting effect, highlighting the comparison of complementary colors and brightness. At the same time, the comparison of complementary colors appeared, and the visual balance of the picture was maintained.

Color replenishment

Collection works of Dunhuang Fine Arts Research Institute · Dance Music Tu (partial)

Red, green, and green are the most typical comparison of color replenishment. According to the principles of "big tone, small contrast", maintaining the relative unity of overall color tones, forming small and strong contrasts locally can form a special visual contrast and balance effect.

Comparison

The Ming Dynasty is the most important visual element in the picture. Dunhuang painting follows the plane space tradition of the East. It mainly reflects the sense of rhythm of bright and dark in color. The brightest color is pure white, and the darkest part is used in black to form a bright and polarized plane space.

Collection works of Dunhuang Fine Arts Research Institute · Xuanzang scripture (partial)

From the perspective of compositional vision, common triangular composition, comic drawing composition, etc. At the same time, painters often use a halo method to draw color.

The part is the formation of the whole.

Also need to calm down to analyze

See details and know the overall situation

Not only for appreciation of Dunhuang art

Applicable to life

Source ｜ Public account of Dunhuang Fine Arts Institute

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