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Chen Rong and the Transformation of Nine Dragons
Full text linkabstract: This dissertation is the first detailed and extensive study dedicated to the life and art of the master artist and scholar-official Chen Rong (active 13th century), and offers an expanded analysis of his most famous work, the Nine Dragons scroll (1244). It provides a reconstruction of Chen Rong's biography, character and political career, and discusses his significance and impact in the study of Chinese painting during the late Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279) and beyond, by highlighting the reception and interpretation of the Nine Dragons scroll in the past and in modern times. This is achieved by addressing writings such as eulogies, poems and commentary about Chen Rong by his contemporaries and later biographers, and also analysis of recent works by contemporary Chinese artists that reinterpret Chen Rong's Nine Dragons motif directly. In addition to offering an expanded reading and interpretation of Chen Rong's inscriptions on the Nine Dragons scroll and inscriptions by subsequent viewers of the scroll, this study sheds light on the artistic context, significance, and historical development of dragons and dragon painting in China. This dissertation also offers the first full English transcription and translation of Emperor Qianlong's inscription on the Nine Dragons scroll, and that of his eight officials. Furthermore, this dissertation includes two detailed appendices; one is a detailed appendix of all of Chen Rong's paintings documented to exist today, and the second is a list of paintings attributed to Chen Rong that have been mentioned in historical documents that no longer appear extant. This interdisciplinary study provides insight into the processes that influence how an artist's work is transformed beyond his time to that of legendary status. This clarification of Chen Rong's biography and artistic activity, particularly with respect to his most famous work the Nine Dragons scroll, contributes to modern scholarship by providing an expanded understanding of Chen Rong's life and art, which in turn, adjusts prevailing perceptions of his life and work.Dissertation/ThesisPh.D. Art History 201
[[alternative]]"The Multiple Relation of Huma and Nature"--A Study of Chen Rong Lin's Lnk Painting Creation
No full text[[abstract]] 在現今繁忙的工商業社會裡，我們多久沒停下腳步來感受四周環境的變化，而那被人類遺忘的生物們，正默默的承受著人類所帶來的考驗。本創作論述以人道關懷的立場出發，探討人與自然之間的那層隔閡，藉由「生命探索與藝術轉化」來說明我們如何用藝術的觀點，去理解我們這世界並且將其融入創作中；接著透過東西方自然哲學的省思，闡述自然的和諧對於人類的重要性。創作方面，我們以藝術的精神從生命中體驗自然的真理，且藉由藝術創作將理念釋出。作品的表現形式上的探討，筆者由表現主義與超現實主義的觀念作為啟發，藉以表達本創作的線條、色彩與空間之觀點。 最後，在作品的部分，本創作分成三大系列：系列一極樂世界、系列二大自然詠嘆調與系列三生命的本質；藉由這些圖像的創作，希望可以使觀者能發揮同理心，用等同的眼光去看待這生態圈內的所有生命體。[[abstract]] Living in this hustling and bustling society, we may easily forget when was the last time we slowed down our pace to feel changes in the environment? The creatures that have long been ignored by human beings are silently struggling with challenges brought by human beings. In this study, the author took on a humanitarian perspective to investigate the estrangement between human beings and nature. Through “life exploration and art transformation”, the author attempted to explain how to understand this world from the perspective of art and how to integrate it into art creations. The author also reflected upon western and eastern philosophies of nature to expound the significance of natural harmony for human beings. In creative works, the author attempted to experience the truth of the nature in life and express personal ideas through creative works. Inspired by expressionist and surrealistic ideas, the author tried to express her ideas behind the line, color, and space arrangement in her works. Finally, the author’s creative works could be divided into three series, including Series 1-Elysium, Series 2-Aria of Nature, and Series 3-The Nature of Life. Through these creative images, the author hoped to induce the empathy in audiences and influence them to equally treat all creatures in this ecological system
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