The Creation of Ancient Impression: Ming and Qing Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy Research Exhibition
In recent years, CAFA Art Museum attaches great importance in the research of its collected works, and their unique value in the development of art history. This exhibition is one of the CAFAM's series of exhibitions on selected artworks from its collection. It is based on the publication of Selected Artworks from the CAFA Art Museum: Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting (2018), and focuses on works from the Ming and Qing dynasty, a time that Chinese calligraphy and painting tradition became mature.
The worship of the ancient classic is an important and unique idea of the traditional Chinese culture. "Ancient impression" is the highest compliment an ancient Chinese could pay an artwork, which stood for classic, orthodox and ideal, although different era, different school or painter has different view of "ancient impression". The pursuit of "ancient impression" was at its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and became an important artistic direction for artists and literati. It is through the pursuit and exercise of the "ancient" that painting in Ming and Qing dynasties reached its flourishment; it is also through the worship and transcendence of the "ancient" that the tradition of Chinese calligraphy and painting became how we perceive it today.
Following the thread of "worship of the ancient classic", the Creation of Ancient Impression: Ming and Qing Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy Research Exhibition aims to explore the meaning of "ancient impression" in Ming and Qing dynasties' painters and different courses that the "ancient impression" was created in different paintings. The exhibition will showcase 91 artworks from the CAFAM collection, ranging from early Ming dynasty's painting academy school to Qing dynasty's Shanghai school of painting. The exhibition is composed of three sections: Worship of the Ancient Neo-Confusianism, Inheritance of the Literati Painting and Transformation of the Ancient to the New, which show the development of the trends and meaning of artists' worship of the ancient classic in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The exhibition also digs into the creative background and circulation of the exhibited works. It aims at opening a window for the audience to access the culture and tradition in calligraphy and painting of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum also hopes to explore the historical significance of the calligraphy and painting in the Ming and Qing dynasties in the inheritance of artistic spirit through the research exhibition, and reflects on the value of each and every exhibited artwork, so as to push forward research and establishment of relevant collections.
The world is going through great changes in the year of 2020. Art museums are facing new challenges. The exhibition is the first ever online virtual exhibition of CAFA Art Museum, and the first long-term exhibition of the museum's collected artworks. There's an old Chinese verse that goes: "The ancient as mirror helps one to see behind rises and falls." The museum has made its first step towards the exploration of digital exhibition, and the exhibition itself is aimed at becoming an exhibition that keeps the "creation" through the form of online virtual exhibition.
The Creation of Ancient Impression: Ming and Qing Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy Research Exhibition
In recent years, CAFA Art Museum attaches great importance in the research of its collected works, and their unique value in the development of art history. This exhibition is one of the CAFAM's series of exhibitions on selected artworks from its collection. It is based on the publication of Selected Artworks from the CAFA Art Museum: Ancient Chinese Calligraphy and Painting (2018), and focuses on works from the Ming and Qing dynasty, a time that Chinese calligraphy and painting tradition became mature.
The worship of the ancient classic is an important and unique idea of the traditional Chinese culture. "Ancient impression" is the highest compliment an ancient Chinese could pay an artwork, which stood for classic, orthodox and ideal, although different era, different school or painter has different view of "ancient impression". The pursuit of "ancient impression" was at its peak in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and became an important artistic direction for artists and literati. It is through the pursuit and exercise of the "ancient" that painting in Ming and Qing dynasties reached its flourishment; it is also through the worship and transcendence of the "ancient" that the tradition of Chinese calligraphy and painting became how we perceive it today.
Following the thread of "worship of the ancient classic", the Creation of Ancient Impression: Ming and Qing Dynasty Painting and Calligraphy Research Exhibition aims to explore the meaning of "ancient impression" in Ming and Qing dynasties' painters and different courses that the "ancient impression" was created in different paintings. The exhibition will showcase 91 artworks from the CAFAM collection, ranging from early Ming dynasty's painting academy school to Qing dynasty's Shanghai school of painting. The exhibition is composed of three sections: Worship of the Ancient Neo-Confusianism, Inheritance of the Literati Painting and Transformation of the Ancient to the New, which show the development of the trends and meaning of artists' worship of the ancient classic in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The exhibition also digs into the creative background and circulation of the exhibited works. It aims at opening a window for the audience to access the culture and tradition in calligraphy and painting of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The museum also hopes to explore the historical significance of the calligraphy and painting in the Ming and Qing dynasties in the inheritance of artistic spirit through the research exhibition, and reflects on the value of each and every exhibited artwork, so as to push forward research and establishment of relevant collections.
The world is going through great changes in the year of 2020. Art museums are facing new challenges. The exhibition is the first ever online virtual exhibition of CAFA Art Museum, and the first long-term exhibition of the museum's collected artworks. There's an old Chinese verse that goes: "The ancient as mirror helps one to see behind rises and falls." The museum has made its first step towards the exploration of digital exhibition, and the exhibition itself is aimed at becoming an exhibition that keeps the "creation" through the form of online virtual exhibition.