Yuan Yao Penglai Wonderland Map Axis

[Yuan Yao Penglai Fairyland Map Axis]

The Penglai Fairyland Map axis, Qing Dynasty, Yuan Yao’s painting, silk version, color setting, 266.2 cm vertically and 163 cm horizontally
The title of this painting is “Penglai Wonderland, when Ding You painted Yuan Yao on the autumn moon.” The seal is “Yuan Yao’s seal” and “Zhao Daoshi”
There are many works of Yuan’s father and son painting Penglai Wonderland, of which Yuan Yao’s painting is the most spectacular. In the picture, the shape and vein are all dynamic, abrupt and strange; The rocks painted by ghost face texturing method are grotesque in shape and rich in layers. The magnificent and orderly palace and the majestic and dynamic landscape are ingeniously integrated, forming a sharp contrast between dynamic and static, neat and lively in the picture, with great momentum
Due to the limitations of professional painters, the works of Yuan Jiang and Yuan Yao are inevitably similar in the subject matter of expression, and the technique of expression is also stylized. Some ancient architecture experts believe that the architecture they painted “is not the architectural image of the Qing Dynasty, but a mix of different architectural images from the paintings of the past dynasties, and they combine them… From the overall layout to the architectural form, most of them are not in accordance with the rules and regulations of architecture”. This is directly related to the aesthetic requirements of pursuing artistic visual effects and ignoring the real physical structure at that time. From this, we can also see the impact of market mechanism on artistic creation.