论界画的发展和消亡

Discussing the development and disappearance of boundary painting

界画作为绘画十三科中的一科 ,它的起源早在晋代就有记载 ,隋唐已成专艺 ,到宋元时期达到发展的高峰 ,但随着文人画的兴起和长期对画坛的垄断 ,界画逐渐不受重视 ,被视为“工匠”画科 ,到了现代 ,界画几乎是无人问津了。发扬界画的优秀传统 ,结合时代特色再次发展界画 ,有其积极意义 ,可以丰富当今多元化的绘画形式。

AS one of the thirteen branches of Chinese painting, the origin of the boundary painting was recorded in Jin Dynasty. It became special painting in Sui and Tang Dynasty, and then arrived at its climax in Song and Yuan times. But with the appearance and monopoly of the literate painting, it was ignored gradually and even called as “a carpenter painting”. Today the boundary painting is nearly lifeless, so we should carry on its excellence and develop it with time feature, which not only has an active significance, but also enriches painting forms.