Heaven Style Painting

Heaven Style Painting (天堂式画法) is a new style of Chinese Painting created in 21st century by a Chinese artist named Shaoqiang Chen.People's Daily Online(人民网) http://gx.people.com.cn/n/2014/1124/c179462-22997582.html Chinese Painting & Calligraphy(中国书画), 2014 Issue 9 http://www.cnki.com.cn/Article/CJFDTotal-SHUH201409020.htm According to points of view by artists, art institutes, publications and media, the Heaven Style painting was derived based on painting techniques from Song dynasty (960-1279) and Yuan dynasty (1271-1368).''Works of Art by Shaoqiang Chen: Chinese Painting, Calligraphy and Seal Carving'', Guangxi People's Publishing House, 旅美青年艺术家陈绍强书画篆刻展在杭州举办 http://www.gxshzx.com/cn/news_view_143_211.html中国范 美国味(图) Source: Modern Life Daily November 25, 2014 Page 20 http://news.163.com/14/1125/09/ABSSAKVO00014AED.html Also, some techniques of perspective science and contemporary photography were also introduced to search optimal surface of expressing objects in the painting.

Lotus painting with overlook perspective is a typical example. Zhi Chen (陈志), a Heaven Style artist, commented that instead of painting those floras using regular perspective such as side view in traditional Chinese painting, Heaven Style painting adopted overlook view, which would give people a feeling of looking down from the sky.

Besides manipulating perspectives, it is also known that Heaven Style painting uses different granularities of strokes and lines to depict different levels of object details. It mimics digital camera’s zoom-in and zoom-out functionality in taking video. This approach was applied in panorama long scroll painting to express both the micro and macro aspects. A representative work is panorama scroll "Florida Impression"(佛州印象), created by Shaoqiang Chen."美国自然风景之佛州湿地的乐趣", 书法报·书画天地 2015年第23期29版 http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5NDIyOTAxMQ

&mid=207480942&idx=4&sn=1c88d1594390af8a9aa8def4e2f295f5#rd Another feature of Heaven Style painting is that it tries to integrate Western painting technique in using color, such as contrast and color thickness. Some examples are "Blossom of Hydrangea"(绣球花开) created by Shaoqiang Chen,"绣球花开的春天",书法报·书画天地 2015年第24期29版 http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA5NDIyOTAxMQ

&mid=207530910&idx=4&sn=769f42896d044329aeecaf60c5a23051#rd "Delight with the Red"(老来红) created by Zhi Chen, etc.

Heaven Style Painting School

Artists, art institutes and media have acknowledged that a new school called Heaven Style Painting School (or Heaven School, Chinese: 天堂画派) has been formed due to other artists’ adherence to Heaven Style painting after its creation. Artists of this style include: Ming Li(李铭), Zhi Chen(陈志), Yue Xu(许悦), and so on."Shaoqiang Chen's Art Works in Hangzhou, China", Light Space & Time Gallery, Artist News https://www.lightspacetime.com/artist-news/shaoqiang-chens-art-works-in-hangzhou-china/

Representative works

File:Delight with the Red.jpg, Delight with the Red, by Zhi Chen, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper, 60x27cm
File:Blossom of Hydrangea.jpg, Blossom of Hydrangea, by Shaoqiang Chen, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper, 60x27cm
File:Delight in the Winter.JPG, Delight in the Winter, by Zhi Chen, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper
File:When Peach Blossom Again.jpg, When Peach Blossom Again, by Ming Li, Chinese Ink and Watercolor on Rice Paper
File:Fun in the Lotus Pond Looking from Heaven- A Pure Ink Impression.jpg, by Shaoqiang Chen, Chinese Ink and Water on Rice Paper

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