INTERPRETATION OF CHINESE PAINTING IN THE XIEYI STYLE
The core of Chinese painting in the Xieyi style is to convey an idea in a free form, Xieyi paintings have the beauty of poetry, calligraphy and prints. It uses a colour method based on black and white imagery and the concept of linear modelling with brush and ink. It differs from Western painting in its methods of perspective, which transcend the limitations of time and space. The spirit of Xieyi is a reflection of real life, but refined and sublimated through imagination, ultimately completing the process of creating artistic images. Having great innovative and creative force and inheriting the tradition of Chinese culture and art, Xieyi condenses the inner ideological characters of Chinese nation. Moreover, Xieyi is a unique form of free emotional expression stimulating the continuous development and advancement of the art of Chinese landscape painting. The artistic characteristics of Chinese Xieyi landscape painting are unique and embody the oriental aesthetic thought and Chinese philosophy. Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism are the spiritual basis that shape and nurture the artistic features of Chinese painting, at the same time, the XX<sup>th</sup> century European painting also influenced them.