EXPLORING THE CHINESE EIGHTEEN-STROKE TECHNIQUE FOR CONTEMPORARY PAINTINGS BASED ON THE SIX-CANON THEORY

Abstract

Eighteen-Stroke, one of the essences of Chinese painting techniques, is significant to creating contemporary painting, both theoretical and practical. However, there are still three gaps: 1) The contents of the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique are incomplete. 2) The contents of the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique are unclear. 3) Sample illustrations of the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique are insufficient. Filling these three gaps is the aim of this study.

To completing the Eighteen-Stroke theoretical system, this study set the research objective as 1) to decode the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique based on the Six-Canon theory. Get specific theoretical through content analysis approach. For visualizing the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique, this study set the research objective as 2) to develop the sample illustrations of the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique. For testing the results from objectives 1 and 2, this study is based on the Sixth Canon of Six-Canon theory as a creative approach and set research objective as 3) to create contemporary paintings by the results from objectives 1 and 2.

As a result, of this research, the systematic theory of the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique is obtained; the decoding manual of the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique is developed that becomes a collection of systematic theory and sample illustrations; a series of contemporary paintings are created by applying Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique.

In theory, this study provides a research method on the Chinese painting technique; this study provides a theoretical reference for scholars and educators who study the Chinese Eighteen-Stroke technique. In practice, the sample illustrations of Eighteen-Stroke benefit training; this study offers a new perspective for creating the contemporary painting by traditional Chinese painting technique.

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