Emotional pursuit in landscape sketching: interview with Wang Keju

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Wang Keju insists on creating on-site in landscape sketching, emphasizing the close connection between sketching and creation. He believes that sketching is not only a form of practice but also a process of integrating emotion with nature. Through on-site sketching, he is able to capture the direct emotions brought by the natural scenery and incorporate them into his paintings. In his creation, Wang Keju focuses on the sense of order and rhythm in the paintings, as well as emotional expression. He draws on the order and completeness of Western classical painting to pursue a balance in the internal structure and rhythmic order of the paintings. Although he will not completely move towards abstraction, he will explore different artistic pursuits in different periods. His works reflect both his interest in the state of natural life and his careful construction of the structure and order of the paintings.