Discussion of Artistic Spirit of Portraits

• Main Authors: Chao-chin Zhang, 張朝欽
• Other Authors: Kuen-chen Sheu.Meei-er Ueng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2006
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/18662525095274847565

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 藝術研究所 === 94 === Over time, in the history of western art, paintings consist of various rich topics. In terms of traditional paintings such as scenery, still life paintings and portraits, numerous precious and great paintings are left behind. In terms of topics of paintings, they play decisive roles in looks of paintings and in value of art. For centuries, in addition to develop fresh personal style, painters present great paintings by means of honing fundamental skills or learning from the precedents and history. Painters attempt to improve performance through similar topics. Concepts of great painting often originate from most fundamental and simple ideas. Case in point: Leonardo da Vinci’s (1452-1519) “Mona Lisa”, Rembrandt van Rijn’s (1606-1669) series of self-portraits or Paul Cezanne’s (1839-1906) simple and solid scenery painting. Modern painter Georgio Morandi (1890-1964) is one great model as well. Dr. Kun-Cheng Hsu at graduate art program of Chinese Culture University’s works often portray simple and everyday objects but have lasting ramifications on beholders. This thesis is based on “portraits” of western paintings to include analysis of painting of each period of time in history of western art and discussion of concepts and external forms of portraits. How to achieve expression of spiritual concepts via approaches has been painter’s primary issues. The author conducts systematic discussion based on some classic portraits, compares painters’ approaches via feelings of onlookers of sorts of portraits, and discusses inner spirit of paintings. This thesis starts with history of portraits and borrows artworks of Jan van Eyck (1390-1441), Rembrandt van Rijn and Fleming Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) to analyze spiritual expression of creation of portraits, which also represent three referral processes of different techniques.