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Abstract
Since the Western painting style arrived in this part of the world, "improving the Chinese painting style" has been an issue of advocacy and concern. However, the Chinese style is not totally beyond redemption, as it is still inconclusive whether the Chinese style is superior or inferior to its Western counterpart.
I believe we''ll be able to further "develop" and "fuse" these two schools of thoughts to be consistent with modern spirits - as long as we keep the merits of traditional painting style, cultivate an environment to nurture free expression and creativity; and at the same time continue to incorporate the lighting-contrast and perspective techniques of the Western style for a thorough appreciation of its essence,
As a matter of fact, it was precisely due to the influences by the philosophy and spirits of the Oriental painting style that impressionism became a mainstream during the past century. Such influences are evidenced in the trends of planar, colorful techniques as well as the projection of the artist''s consciousness.
In this thesis, the author focused on crystallizing on canvas the cultural and scenic beauty of Taitung, his hometown. At the same time, the art work was guided by the theoretical foundation of self re-creation found in the "impressionism" that has integrated the essences of the Eastern and the Western arts schools.
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