Taoist paintings usually contain large, sprawling landscapes of nature. Artists often showcase natures grandeur by depicting humans as small and insignificant in comparison to it—if featured at all, they fill a tiny, off centre portion of the frame. Another key feature of Taoist works are the writing which commonly occupy the corner of the piece.
These features of Taoist paintings serve as a great inspiration as I move forwards in this project, with this being one of the first times I have shot a video for anything besides a hobby. The use of ‘white space’ is also something that I love about these works, every detail seems to have been carefully thought out with composition being a great focus.
Below are some photos I have taken with this type of framing in mind (in build up to the shoot day for this project) and some Taoist paintings for reference.
欧豪年 (Ōu Háo Nián)
马远 (Ma Yuan)
Mao Yi