The difference between academic school and Jianghu school

1. Origin background: Academic school originated in Europe in the17th century, and was a painting school formed in the official Academy of Fine Arts. It takes the maintenance of classical traditions as its own responsibility and tends to exclude the creation and innovation of other schools. Jianghu School is a school of ci originated in the Southern Song Dynasty, its elegant and ethereal features come from Jiang Kui, and its style is influenced by Su Shi and Xin Qiji.

2. Artistic style: the academic school pursues a fixed format in art, and its works are mostly religious and mythical themes, serving dignitaries, with a conservative style and sometimes cumbersome and flashy; On the other hand, Jianghu School emphasizes the aesthetic pursuit of emptying elegance, pays attention to the unity of rhythm, creative style and aesthetic ideal of ci, and pursues a fresh and refined artistic realm.

3. Academics refer to those art schools that have received formal art education, followed traditional art norms, and pursued superb skills and academic rigor.