FROM MIN-PRACTICE TO MIN SCHOOL

摘要

A literature review on painting history in Taiwan revealed that "Min-Practice and Taiwanese style" seems to be the typical characteristic of modern painting. However, there are many different viewpoints on the styles of Min-practice. In contemporary painting history, criticism and commentary, when it comes to Chinese painting, the Zhe school and Lingnan school are generally taken as examples, while the contributions of the Min schools have not been sufficiently recognized. This study probed into the transformation of traditional painting during modernization from the perspectives of stylish aesthetics and the formation of painting schools. This study found that the Min school silently inherited both the styles and painting techniques of Chinese painting, facilitating the preservation of folk painting in Fujian and Taiwan. In addition, Min-practice met the conditions for the formation of a painting school (namely, it should not simply be regarded as a certain kind of practice), and its value in the history of Chinese modern painting should be demonstrated.