The Interplay of Reality and Illusion in Traditional Chinese Painting
The concepts of reality (实, shí) and illusion (虚, xū) are important categories in Chinese aesthetics, complementing and enhancing each other. “Reality” refers to tangible entities, while “illusion” pertains to the abstract, ethereal, and imaginary. Properly handling the relationship between reality and illusion is a crucial expressive technique in creating the artistic conception of Chinese … Read more