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He argues that depicting nature
as it is doesn't make it art.
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Painting must reflect
the painter's mind.
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It's rough for daubers like us!
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Paint the thoughts behind the shape...
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Go beyond the form
and paint the meaning.
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It's our Master's motto:.
"Think before you paint."
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As his pupil,
you'll have to work hard.
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Depth and shadow
must always be equal.
:23:42
Is that a mouse or a rabbit?
:23:46
Object and painting must be as one.
Why these slapdash strokes?
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Don't push the brush. Pull it!
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"Homecoming."
:23:59
Painting is about more than appearance.
It's about capturing the essence.
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See the difference?
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You painted a scholar
gazing blissfully at flowers.
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Here, what feeling do you get from
this man's face and the scenery?
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His employer asked him for a bribe.
He refused and lost the job which...
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he'd only just found. Tao Yuan-ming's
sorrow has to show through.
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Can't you see him yearning
to express his pain in a poem?
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Imagination must breathe fire
into the painting.
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More important than the strokes
is what lies between them.
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The mind's discipline alone
must guide the brush.