(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view, with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.
(i)
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| Chinese view of art |
| European view of art |
| 1. | Enhances the essence of inner life and spirit. | i. | Illustrates a perfect, illusionistic likeness in Europe. |
| 2. | This art wants you to enter the artist’s mind to explore new dimensions on a spiritual and conceptual space | ii. | Figurative painting which chooses to use a single viewpoint. |
(ii) Shanshui, meaning “mountain-water”, refers to a style of Chinese painting that involves natural landscapes, the landscape which is an inner one, a spiritual and conceptual space. It represents the two complementary poles (`yin’ and `young’) reflecting the Daoist view of the universe.