Art Analysis|Read Tang Qishan's new series of "Oracle Bone Inscription · Symbols".

Abstract:Tang Qishan deformed and integrated the oracle bone inscriptioninto modern art creation, combined with the gossip symbols andWestern composition methods to form a unique contemporary style, showing the aesthetic value and innovation of the oracle bone inscription.

In exploring the integration of words and art, oracle bone inscriptions,withtheir unique pictographic qualities, not only carry the practical function of recording and transmitting information,but also become an early form of abstract art with their aesthetic value of wandering between abstraction an concreteness.The pictorial nature of this ancient text makes it different in length and size in structure, and it is scattered,showing a simple and splendid taste. This characteristic of the oracle bone inscription not only reflects the three elements of Chinese calligraphy: the use of brushes, knots, and chapters, but also its symmetrical and stable pattern also indicates the beginning of Chinese calligraphy art.

In the development of contemporary art,artists have moved beyond the simple retro,but have turned to a more profound history and drawninspiration from it. Picasso's work, for example, is deeply influenced by various historical and cultural traditions, such as African art and Iberian sculpture,an has formed his own unique formal and structural language.Contemporaryart is built in all the traditions and anti-traditions of the past, which may contain or rebel, and finally accommodate new forms and connotations.In China, artists are also exploring how to integrate ancient characters such as oracle bone inscriptions into modern art creation, so that they can be revitalized.

Tang Qishan's new series of "Oracle Bone · Symbols" is just such an attempt. He deformed the oracle bone characters, using the changed oracle bone characters as the main symbolic elements of the painting, supplemented by the two basic symbols of yin and yang in the bagua, and used Western composition to construct the whole work. At the same time, in the layout of the space, he absorbs the "sparse and impermeable" mentioned in the theory of Chinese painting, and pays attention to the thinking of the change of sparseness. This reflects his deep understanding of traditional culture and his mastery of modern art forms.

Tang Qishan's Oracle Bone · Symbols series ends with a distinctly contemporary style reminiscent of pop art. As a kind of ancient script, oracle bone inscription is stripped of the actual semantics and purely exists in form, and the saturated and sharp colors stimulate people's visual experience, forming an abstract painting language with a sense of rhythm.

In general, Tang Qishan's new series of "Oracle Bone Inscriptions · Symbols" is not only a change in the form of oracle bone inscriptions, but also a profound interpretation and innovation of traditional culture. Through his artistic practice, the aesthetic value of oracle bone inscriptions has been reinterpreted and revealed.