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Differences Between Chinese and Western Art From a Western Perspective
WANG Kuo
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DOI:10.17265/2159-5836/2026.06.008
Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
Chinese painting is a unique artistic system rooted in its own culture and philosophy, possessing a complete system of artistic language. It does not pursue the “lifelike realism” that conquers the eye, but rather the “genuine awakening” that stirs the soul. Its value lies not only in having produced unique masterpieces, but also in providing world art with an artistic path of “perceptual expression” that runs parallel to the Western tradition of “rational representation”. True cross-cultural dialogue is by no means a simple matter of fusion or comparison of merits, but rather—on the basis of respecting differences—recognizing that the two traditions represent two great yet distinct modes of human aesthetic expression, capable of illuminating and complementing each other, and together enriching humanity’s understanding of beauty and the world.
Chinese painting, Sino-Western differences, artistic language
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