Flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty (10th - 13th Century) and its impact on contemporary Chinese painting and its graphic experimentation

[eng] This thesis aims to explore flower-and-bird painting in the Song Dynasty (10th-13th century) and its impact on contemporary Chinese painting and graphic experimentation. It focuses on the conceptual and technical analysis of Song Dynasty flower-and-bird painting from the aspects of philosophy, aesthetics, themes, and techniques, and explores the relationship between Song Dynasty flower-and-bird painting and the status quo and practice of contemporary painting. Flower-and-bird painting is one of the most important categories of Chinese painting. It mainly portrays living things in the natural world such as flowers and birds, to showcase the Chinese understanding and pursuit of natural beauty through the expression of form, color, composition, and brushwork. This thesis studies the origins, development, evolution, and renewal of flower-and-bird painting, as well as the Chinese painting in the late Qing Dynasty (1840-1912) influenced by the artistic concepts of flower-and-bird painting, as well as contemporary Chinese painting influenced by Western trends. Finally, this thesis provides an artistic experimental collection based on the recognition, reinterpretation, and renewal of traditional art. It applies the concepts and forms of Song Dynasty flower-and-bird painting into various media, including photography, painting, watercolor, cyanotype, artificial intelligence, and digital art. The conclusion is that the research of this thesis is a significant reference and inspiration for contemporary art creation and graphic experiments. Chinese art is a concentrated manifestation of literature, philosophy, and history. Its strength is to use microscopic objects to accentuate macroscopic values and use natural scenes to epitomize the human spirit and emotions. The research subject of this dissertation is flower-and-bird paintings in the Song Dynasty (10th-13th century) to manifest this artistic concept. Flower-and-bird paintings in the Song Dynasty are grand and delicate, elegant, and opulent, including small works ...