中国绘画传统中光影处理技术缺失原因探析

Analysis on the Reasons for the Absence of Light and Shadow Processing Techniques in Chinese Painting Tradition

摘要: 光影在西方绘画传统中占有重要地位，从古希腊到文艺复兴，再到现如今，西方绘画中一直不乏对光影的处理与运用。因此，西方绘画中发展出了一套较为完善的光影处理技术。但是，光影处理技术在中国绘画传统当中一直处于缺失的状态。直至二十世纪初，光影才真正走进中国的绘画世界当中。从中国传统绘画的创作材料与技法来看，光影处理技术在中国缺少产生的客观条件；从中国传统绘画中的“阴阳”元素入手，可以看出其在光线处理与明暗处理方面的作用与西方的光影有一定的相似之处；从创作意义与价值需求角度入手，中国传统绘画的创作者更追求神韵，因而对于光影处理技术的需求程度不高。

Abstract: Light and shadow plays an important role in the Western painting tradition. From ancient Greece to the Renaissance, and further to the present day, there has been no lack of treatment and application of light and shadow in Western painting. Therefore, a relatively perfect kind of light and shadow processing techniques has been developed in Western painting. However, the technique of light and shadow processing has been missing in the Chinese painting tradition. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that light and shadow really entered the world of Chinese painting. Judging from the creative materials and techniques of traditional Chinese painting, China lacks the objective conditions for the emergence of light and shadow processing techniques. From the elements of “Yin and Yang” in traditional Chinese painting, we can see that its role in light processing and shade processing is similar to that of western light and shadow. From the perspective of creative significance and value demand, the creators of traditional Chinese paintings prefer to pursue romantic charm, so the demand for light and shadow processing techniques is not high.