Landscape of The Soul

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HORNBILL: LANDSCAPE OF THE SOUL

SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (30-40 words)

1. What does the title Landscape of the Soul suggest?


2. Who is recognised as ‘an untutored genius’ and why?
3. How was the Emperor’s view different from the view of the painter Wu Daozi?
4. What significant role did the Chinese folklore play in its classical education?
5. Painter Wo Daozi said, ‘Let me show your majesty the way’, what does this
convey?
6. Write about the comparison drawn between a classical Chinese landscape and a
horizontal scroll.
7. According to Francois Cheng, ‘Man is the eye of the landscape.’ Elucidate.
8. What is the importance of Man between Yang and Yin?
9. What do you understand by the notion of ‘art brut’ or ‘raw art’? Explain with
examples.
10.What is the western concept of ‘figurative painting’?

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: (120-150 words)

1. Explain the statement: “A classical Chinese landscape is not meant to reproduce


an actual view, as would a Western figurative painting”.

2. What do you mean by ‘Outsider Art’? Who is Mr. Nek Chand? Why has he been
honoured internationally?

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