1. Writers express themselves through abstraction, that is, through concepts. But the painter concretizes his feelings and perceptions through sketches and colors. ——Cézanne

2. There is a painting in the house, which is equivalent to hanging an idea. ——Reynolds

3. The artist has a dual relationship with nature: he is both the master and the slave of nature. ——Goethe

4. Artists use their brains, not their hands to draw. ——Michelangelo

5. Art is an illusion that allows us to achieve reality. ——Picasso

6. The intention is written first, and the intention is reflected in the painting. ——Tang·Zhang Yanyuan

7. Behind the oil painting, the pulse of the painter beats, and in the statue, the soul of the sculptor breathes. ——Rilph

8. Battle scenes and paintings should be viewed from a distance. ——UK

9. It is absolutely impossible to create a masterpiece by copying natural scenery. —— Joe Reynolds

10. The painting closest to sculpture is the most perfect. ——Longfellow

11. The key to painting is between similarity and dissimilarity. Dissimilarity is deceptive, and similarity is kitsch. ——Qi Baishi

12. Clumsy artists always wear other people’s glasses. ——Rodin

13. Writing is also judged by character. ——Qing Fang Xun

14. Sketching begins with what we cannot see and ends with what we see. ——Tibet

15. From the subtle to the vast. ——Xu Beihong

16. Scientists do not create anything, but reveal the ready-made hidden reality in nature, and artists create analogues of reality. ——Goncharov

17. The reason why art can produce science is entirely derived from the concept of "the unity of truth and beauty". They feel that truth is beauty, and truth is beauty, so when seeking beauty, they start with seeking truth. ——Liang Qichao

18. Once art loses touch with reality, it will become absurd even if it does not perish. ——Thor Carlyle

19. Don’t take pictures for granted. Silent poems sing the praises of the ages. ——Xu Wei, Ming Dynasty

20. Shi Tao is good at painting. He has thousands of kinds of paintings, including orchids, bamboos and other things. Banqiao has specialized in painting orchids and bamboos for more than five decades. He does not paint other things. He is knowledgeable and I am expert. Isn’t it better to be expert than to be expert? Shi Tao’s painting method is ever-changing, strange and ancient, but also delicate and appropriate. Compared with the Bada Mountains Nearly all people have their faults. However, the Eight Great Masters are famous all over the world, but Shi Tao is not as famous as Yangzhou, so why? The Eight Great Masters are purely subtractive, while Shi Tao is slightly velvety. Moreover, there are no two names for the Eight Great Masters, which is easy for people to remember. Shi Tao Hongji is also called Taoist Qingxiang, Monk Bitter Melon, Da Dizi, and Venerable Blind. There are too many nicknames, which cause confusion in translation. The Bada is just the Bada, and Banqiao is just Banqiao. I can't follow Shi Gong. ——Zheng Banqiao