Abstract: With an unique western perspective, Jullien explores why nudity is absent in Chinese paintings, including various factors
in shaping painting theories between China and the west which represent the collision of the idea of "Tao" in China and western
logocentrism. Through the analysis of nudity, a special artistic expression, the differences between Chinese and western painting
theories from the germination stage to the development stage are compared. There are two reasons for the lack of nudity in traditional
Chinese painting: one is the recognition of the world and itself in the growth stage of classical philosophy; the other is the
transformation of the culture and art to the world and itself, that is, the method of expression.

Key words: Jullien, painting, nudity, essence