Question 1

(i) Contrast the Chinese view of art with the European view with examples.
(ii) Explain the concept of shanshui.

Answer

(i) 

Chinese view of art European view of art
The Chinese painter draws painting in a way that its viewer can follow its path from any point. European painter draws painting in way that their painting can be followed from only one way.
Chinese painters wants to show beauty of inner life and spirit. European painter wants to show perfection and illusions only .

(ii) Shanshui which means “mountain water”. The mountain represents ‘Yang’, the male principle; and water signifies ‘Yin’, the female principle. It is painting style which shows mountain and water and beautiful landscape or it is way to show beauty of inner life and spirit. And yang and Yin represents the fundamental Daoist view of the universe.

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