WU Yefan

(Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Jingdezhen 333000, Jiangxi, China)

Abstract: Xie He’s “Six Principles in Painting” were explicated in the past dynasties, and new explications have been presented in the process of time. Passions, sentiments and aesthetic emotions of an artist are mirrored in his paintings. Vivid paintings are usually not stationary but dynamic with flowing energy. This paper establishes the connections of the brush stroke use with the ancient knot-tying practice for record keeping and the bone structure of a hand. It proposes on the basis of the personal art experience two concepts in painting: bone joints and their arrangement density. It regards the structure, energy, quality, strength, flesh, rhythm, and joining of bones as the main components of a brush stroke. It points out that the ceramic painting theory formed under the guidance of Xie’s “Six Principles in Painting” is interdisciplinary, spanning aesthetics, ceramic material science and technology, iconography, painting, calligraphy, chromatology, painting composition, art psychology, art appreciation and other branches of knowledge; therefore, the theoretical system is not only knowledgedependent , but also wisdom-dependent.

Key words: Xie He; Six Principles in Painting; ceramic art; ceramic painting