The Art of Chinese Painting

中国画体现出的艺术

Chinese painting is a pure art. It is lyrical enough to stand on an equal footing with poetry and contemplative thought. It has incomparable refinements¹ of design and reveals subtle insights into nature and human beings. Painting in the traditional style involves essentially² the same techniques as calligraphy³. It is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink； oils are not used. The line drawn⁴ by a brush has remained the core medium of Chinese painting throughout its history. Painters give ever-greafer emphasis to the brush-line itself, taking it as their primary descriptive and expressive⁵ means.

中国画是一种纯粹的艺术。这足以与诗歌和沉思思维平起平坐。它的设计无与伦比和揭示了对自然和人类微妙的见解。绘画的传统风格基本涉及与书法相同的技术。用毛笔蘸黑色或彩色墨水;但不使用油画颜料。用用毛笔画线条一直是中国画的核心媒介，它贯穿历史。画家把注意力放到线条本身，把它当做主要的描述和表达方式。