Ancient works

Nature has been a recurring motif in artistic creation to reflect people's takes on beauty, universal rules and the situation of human society. In classical Chinese paintings, artists in ancient times endeavored to present their vivid impressions of nature, and combined the figurative imagery of nature with their understanding of the rules of nature. By creating the half-real, half-imagined pictures, artists sought after harmony between human activities and the surroundings. Forests and Streams Resplendently Clear, a long-term exhibition at Tsinghua University Art Museum, reflects ancient Chinese representations of nature in paintings and their philosophical views on the relationship between humans and nature. Works on show include one attributed to Li Gonglin, an artist who lived between the 11th and 12th centuries, and one thought to have been made by Su Shi, an intellectual of the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

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