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6. 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

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

8. Don’t take pictures for granted, silent poems praise the ages. ——Xu Wei, Ming Dynasty

9. Shi Tao is good at painting. He has thousands of kinds of paintings, including orchids and bamboos. Banqiao has specialized in painting orchids and bamboos for more than five decades. He does not paint other things. He is a painter, and I am a specialist. Isn't it better to be a specialist than to be a painter? Shi Tao's painting methods are ever-changing, bizarre and ancient, yet delicate and appropriate. Compared with Bada Shanren's, Shi Tao's painting methods are almost worse than those of Bada Shanren. However, the Eight Great Names are all over the world, but Shi Tao is not famous outside Yangzhou, so why? Ba Da purely uses subtractive strokes, 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 will cause confusion in translation. The Bada is just the Bada, and Banqiao is just Banqiao. I can't follow Shi Gong. ——Zheng Banqiao

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

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

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

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

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

15. The intention is stored in the pen first, and the intention is reflected in the painting. ——Tang·Zhang Yanyuan

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

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

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

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

20. The key to painting is between similarity and dissimilarity. Dissimilarity is deceptive, and similarity is kitsch.

——Qi Baishi