The technical and spiritual differences between Eastern and Western art are evident. For example, in Chinese painting there are no framed canvases hanging on the walls, no scenes constructed according to a geometric perspective appear, there are no introspective representations of the human being. Color, for the Chinese artist, has the function of expressing movement: vitality.
The market’s interest in oriental art has been known for years thanks also to the rapid development that this part of the planet is experiencing. Today the Western world finds itself having to discern between the art which is the original historical testimony of these countries from the production for the European market which began with the establishment of the East India Companies. Nonetheless, European production with an oriental flavor and a prolific market for fakes can create confusion.
Specialized historical research, direct comparison with experts and the aid of the most modern technologies for diagnostic investigation nowadays allow a reliable interpretation of the works of these distant worlds.
