The Ling-nan School of Painting is one of the representatives of the modern Chinese art innovation movement and modern Chinese painting. Under the impact of Western and Eastern artistic thoughts at the end of the 19th century, it put forward the concept of "Eclectic Chinese and Western, blending ancient and modern" with a revolutionary spirit and a strong sense of responsibility of the times. Combining the strengths of Chinese and Western paintings, and injects vitality into the paintings of the time.
This thesis discusses the aesthetics in the category of Ling-nan School of Painting, and researches the creative thoughts of Ling-nan School of Painting, it also delve into the corresponding creation experience of artworks. The discussion content is divided into four chapters. 1. The aesthetic definition and origin of Ling-nan School of Painting. 2.The contemporary consciousness of Ling-nan School of Painting’s aesthetics. 3. The spatial awareness and application of Ling-nan School of Painting’s aesthetics; 4.Analyze the Ling-nan School of Painting’s ink paintings .
In this thesis, through four chapters of research and analysis, I hope to re-evaluate the Ling-nan School of Painting with creativity, consciousness and zeitgeist through these reserches.