Similarities Between Wang Jian And Rembrandt Van Rijn
Wang Jian and Rembrandt van Rijn
Ink strokes on landscapes between the Eastern and Western Worlds
Outline
Thesis Statement
As one of China’s most well-known artists, Wang Jian (born in Taicang in the Jiangsu province 1598-1677) established a unique style of East Asian artwork compared to that of Rembrandt van Rijn showing a different use of strokes from the Western World. The artistic styles of the East Asian cultures can be distinguished by the brush strokes and influences Shan Shui (“mountain- water”) paintings, such as in White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang by Wang Jian in 1668, compared to Cottage among Trees (1650) by Rembrandt van Rijn which has completely different pen and ink strokes that are seen in the Western world.
I. Introduction
a. Art can be date back to the cavemen until today where we continue to develop new methods and utensils to create artwork.
b. Most simplest utensil is the pen and pencil altered to convey detail, dimension, etc by different brush strokes.
c. Wang Jian and Rembrandt van Rijn use ink strokes in order to convey landscape paintings.
d. Thesis statement: see above
II. Wang Jian
a. Influence of Shan Shui compared to Western World, …show more content…
The Orthodox- School demonstrated a “dry” brush stroke in which the ink was dry and concentrated. This allowed a textured appearance to give the artwork some type of dimension without using other supplies compared to the “wet” brush strokes which requires the use of liquid to saturate and graduate the ink. This effect also gave the artwork more detail. Instead of a broad drawing showing a bunch of leaves, for example, the audience would able to view artworks, like “White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang” and be able to picture the types of tree through the mountains as if they were walking through a trail in the
Ink strokes on landscapes between the Eastern and Western Worlds
Outline
Thesis Statement
As one of China’s most well-known artists, Wang Jian (born in Taicang in the Jiangsu province 1598-1677) established a unique style of East Asian artwork compared to that of Rembrandt van Rijn showing a different use of strokes from the Western World. The artistic styles of the East Asian cultures can be distinguished by the brush strokes and influences Shan Shui (“mountain- water”) paintings, such as in White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang by Wang Jian in 1668, compared to Cottage among Trees (1650) by Rembrandt van Rijn which has completely different pen and ink strokes that are seen in the Western world.
I. Introduction
a. Art can be date back to the cavemen until today where we continue to develop new methods and utensils to create artwork.
b. Most simplest utensil is the pen and pencil altered to convey detail, dimension, etc by different brush strokes.
c. Wang Jian and Rembrandt van Rijn use ink strokes in order to convey landscape paintings.
d. Thesis statement: see above
II. Wang Jian
a. Influence of Shan Shui compared to Western World, …show more content…
The Orthodox- School demonstrated a “dry” brush stroke in which the ink was dry and concentrated. This allowed a textured appearance to give the artwork some type of dimension without using other supplies compared to the “wet” brush strokes which requires the use of liquid to saturate and graduate the ink. This effect also gave the artwork more detail. Instead of a broad drawing showing a bunch of leaves, for example, the audience would able to view artworks, like “White Clouds over Xiao and Xiang” and be able to picture the types of tree through the mountains as if they were walking through a trail in the