The Series of Monographs by Prof. Zhang Lichen:
Brush, Ink and Composition in Pan Tianshou's Paintings, Research on the Principles and Methods of Chinese Painting, and On the Structure of Brush and Ink in Chinese Painting
With the aim of further exploring the theoretical construction of the intrinsic expression of Chinese painting and its contemporary significance, a book-sharing seminar on the recent publications by Prof. Zhang Lichen was successfully held at the auditorium of CAFA Art Museum. It was jointly hosted by the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Zhejiang Publishing United Group, and the event was organized by the CAFA School of Chinese Painting and Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House.
Prof. Zhang Lichen
Prof. Zhang Lichen has long been engaged in the creation, teaching, and theoretical research of Chinese painting. He emphasizes returning to the "essential principles and characteristics" of Chinese painting within the contemporary context for a renewed understanding, proposing academic concepts such as "brush and ink structure," "black and white strategy," "two-fold deification," and "imagery thinking." As an artist and educator who has long been involved in the development of Chinese painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, he has continuously refined his theories in teaching practices since he began teaching at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1977. His academic achievements have also provided important references for related research at the CAFA School of Chinese Painting, as well as for discussions on the "three-in-one" teaching system of copying, sketching, and creation.
The Press Conference for the Series of Monographs by Prof. Zhang Lichen
Prof. Zhang Lichen donoted his work to the CAFA School of Chinese Painting
The Group Photo at CAFA Art Museum
Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House has successively published Brush, Ink and Composition in Pan Tianshou's Paintings, Research on the Principles and Methods of Chinese Painting, and On the Structure of Brush and Ink in Chinese Painting since 2022, which comprehensively showcase Prof. Zhang's systematic construction from creative practice to theoretical analysis. Starting from the basic elements of brush and ink, the training chain, and the rules of composition, he unfolds a layer-by-layer deduction and methodological summary of "brush and ink structure" and the system of principles and methods of Chinese painting. His series of publications are of positive significance for in-depth research into the theoretical laws and esthetic value of the intrinsic expression of Chinese painting which will further promote the inheritance and development of Chinese painting in the new era.
Cheng Weimin, Chairman of Zhejiang Publishing United Group
Lin Mao, President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
Feng Yuan, Vice Director of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History and Honorary Chairman of the China Artists Association
Pan Gongkai, former president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts
The sharing seminar was co-hosted by Guan Huiyong, President of Zhejiang People's Fine Arts Publishing House, and Qiu Ting, Dean of the CAFA School of Chinese Painting. Cheng Weimin, Chairman of Zhejiang Publishing United Group; Lin Mao, President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts; and Feng Yuan, Vice Director of the Central Research Institute of Culture and History and Honorary Chairman of the China Artists Association, respectively delivered speeches. Pan Gongkai, former president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, sent a video message.
The participating guests were divided into two groups to engage in discussions from multiple perspectives, covering creative practice, teaching experience, and theoretical research. They shared their academic observations and further expanded the interpreting ways of Prof. Zhang Lichen's Chinese painting thought in the contemporary context.
View of the Seminar
Prof. Qiu Ting, Dean of CAFA School of Chinese Painting chaired the seminar.
By combining the press conference with the book-sharing seminar, the event brought together experts in related fields to discuss core issues such as the spirit of freehand brushwork in Chinese painting, the structure of brush and ink, and the essence of traditional spirit, sorting out and promoting the continuation and inheritance of the cultural lineage of Chinese painting in the contemporary cultural context.
Selected pages from Brush, Ink and Composition in Pan Tianshou's Paintings
Selected pages from Research on the Principles and Methods of Chinese Painting
Selected pages from On the Structure of Brush and Ink in Chinese Painting
Text and Images (CN) Courtesy of the Organizers, edited (EN) by CAFA ART INFO.
