东边日出西边雨--谈中国画的两个相反相成的审美领域

在传统的中国画技法理论中，“意笔”与“工笔”多少有点“道不同，不相为谋”的味道。其实，二者的种种差别，说到底，只不过是中国画在其漫长的发展过程中逐步形成的两种技法上的特色和两个相反相成的审美领域而已。正是由于二者的共同存在，才构成了“中国画”的完整概念，决定了中国画的本质属性与内涵。国画自身的历史也说明，“工笔”曾经是对“意笔”的丰富与拓展，“意笔”又曾经是对“工笔”的突破与超越。

On the Two Opposite Yet Complementary Fields of Traditional Chinese Painting

Traditionally speaking the delicate approach and free approach for artistic charm are held two somewhat incompatible painting techniques. In reality ,they are simply two features and aesthetic scopes gradually shaped on the same basis of unique aesthetic concept, And it is their co-existence based on interdependence that makes whole the concept of Chinese painting ,and determines its inner nature and essence. the former developed and enriched the latter, while the latter expanded and surpassed the former.