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--> __하가영의 의미 그리고 그의 정신 세계 (공필화에 담긴 그만의 혼) __--> __하가영(공필화가) 로 부터 받은 고문으로 적힌 그만의 테크닉__ --> __공필의 역사 (각 시대별)__

Mrs.Gorley, I have some historical background of this 'Gong bi' painting style from some Chinese books that you have suggested, do i need to scan it and edit it here?

[|www.ohs.org/.../oregonhistory/historical_records/] dspDocument.cfm?doc_ID=9EE75EBF-C5FD-1126-D203F4E15E04AFB9 - 16k - Jean Qin Ye was born into a well-known family of artists in Shanghai, China, in 1953. She began studying traditional Chinese arts at the age of ten, and by her early twenties had begun working as a professional artist. In 1991, after studying Western art styles during her early to mid-thirties, Ye moved to Portland. Although she has mastered the arts of Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting, and clay figuring, Ye is most well-known for her painting. According to Ye, “My paintings combine the techniques of traditional Chinese painting with a hint of western painting.…Together with refined calligraphy and various classical seals, my painting has achieved a harmonious balance between colors and patterns.”
 * Gong Bi paintings have been dated as far back as China’s Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E. to 220 C.E.). The painting style is characterized by fine, meticulous brushwork and the application of multiple layers of ink shading and color on specially-matted rice paper. Artists have traditionally produced paintings of flowers and birds. Typically, Gong Bi painters will “lay down” at least three layers of ink shading before adding multiple layers of color—often ten or more. Because artists must wait for one layer of paint to dry before applying the next, paintings can take months to complete. Ye believes Gong Bi painting “is like the Chinese personality—it’s a gradual revealing; you really have to dig to get inside.”**

 -Process of my artwork on Gong Bi Hua
 * 1) Abstract
 * 2) Introduction of my extended Essay
 * 3) Historical Background of the art technique
 * 4) Materials
 * 5) Comtemporary place of this art
 * 6) Artist Focus : (need to find out his chinese name ) korean name: 하가영
 * 7) Each process (photos)--- detailed explanation of each process including problems and sucesses

Here are a couple of suggestions--

The artist mentioned on this page may be a source to contact. http://www.international.ucla.edu/china/events/showevent.asp?eventid=1858

These two books may be found at the National Library in Beijing--a terrific library. See me about going there. Zhongguo gong bi hua = Chinese gongbi paintings (1900-1997) / [zhu bian Zheng Xiaojuan]. 中国　工笔画 = Chinese gongbi paintings (1900-1997) / [主编　郑　小娟]. Changsha Shi : Hunan mei shu chu ban she, 1997. 长沙市 : 湖南　美术　出版社, 1997. 2 v. (663 p.) : chiefly col. ill. ; 39 cm. ISBN: 7535610269

高　民生. Gong bi ren wu hua ji fa / Gao Minsheng, Wang Xijing zhu. 工笔　人物画　技法 / 高　民生, 王　西京　著. Di 1 ban. 第1版. Taiyuan : Shanxi ren min chu ban she : Shanxi sheng xin hua shu dian fa xing, 1984. 太原 : 山西　人民　出版社 : 山西省　新華　書店　发行, 1984. 2, 79 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.

And here is a sample of five titles from the National Library

1. 完整显示删除 中国工笔画绘画艺术 专著 张书珩，樊新华主编 2. 完整显示删除 中国艺术百科全书 工笔画 专著 王嫣嫣等主编 3. 完整显示删除 张赤 (美术) 编著 zhang chi 怎样画工笔 专著 张赤编著 zen yang hua gong bi 4. 完整显示删除 李峰 (1959.2~) 著 li feng 工笔人物课堂教程 专著 李峰著 gong bi ren wu ke tang jiao cheng 5. 完整显示删除 唐新一 (女) 著 tang xin yi 工笔花鸟课堂教程 专著 唐新一著 gong bi hua niao ke tang jiao cheng

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