Oddech gór i szept wód. Historyczno-estetyczny zarys fenomenu chińskiego malarstwa pejzażowego shanshui od neolitu do dynastii Yuan (cz. I)
The Breath of the Mountains and Whisper of the Waters. A Historical and Aesthetic Outline of the Phenomenon of Chinese Shanshui Landscape Painting from the Neolithic to the Yuan Dynasty (Part I).

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to provide a very general overview of the origins and development of Chinese landscape painting (shanshui) from the Neolithic period to the Mongol Yuan Dynasty. This presentation has been framed from historical, philosophical, and aesthetic perspectives, showcasing the evolution of visual expression forms from their prehistoric beginnings up to the painting works of the fourteenth century. The analysis aims to present landscape painting as a spiritual tradition, rooted in a specific way of pictorial thinking, cosmology, the Taoist concept of the unity of man and nature, Confucian ethics, and Chan Buddhist philosophy. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between form and spirit, the role of empty space, the development of the autonomy of landscape painting, and the significance of the emergence of the literary painter phenomenon.

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