Art in a general sense is the expression of a subject, its ideas, feelings and visions of the world. Likewise, an artist rooted in his culture, has the opportunity to express the mental mechanisms of his culture, its origins and his interpretative processes of the world. For this reason intercultural studies are of fundamental importance, and art is one of the best means of investigation because it can give a genuine image of its culture of origin. This could apply to modern art, traditional art, or to that which has suffered foreign influences. Any form of art in any situation is the mirror of the culture from which it comes from and is imbued with its aesthetic ideas. Therefore, the study of art from different cultures and historical periods will enrich the artist's expressive abilities. In my case, as an Italian, my cultural base is Western and so is my vision of the world. But traveling around different parts of the world and studying Chinese culture, I realized how a western way of looking at things is only one possible interpretation, and that it can be enriched by those of different cultures. Studying and practicing Chinese art made me realize how different it is from the western scene, at least from the Renaissance period onwards. The vision of nature, the vision of man in the world and the aesthetic ideas of the two cultures are often almost the opposite, but this does not exclude the possibility of dialogue. I strongly believe that Western art and culture can be enriched through knowledge of Chinese culture. In fact, it is enough to see how Chinese art and culture in general have enriched themselves through contact with the West. At the same time, however, we must be careful about what it brings and how it is imported, and above all, we must not allow external culture to prevail over indigenous culture. For this reason, dialogue must be undertaken with wisdom and in full knowledge of the facts, not only by transferring information, but also by having a deep knowledge and understanding of both cultures in order to find an appropriate mean of communication. This is the most difficult aspect of intercultural exchange, as we live in the age of globalization and international capitalism. In the so-called "global village" we believe we have unlimited cognitive possibilities with minimal effort and we are led to believe that communication is within reach and almost automatic, for example via the Internet or the ease of trade of goods, and this inevitably leads to superficial and mostly wrong communication. This vision is decidedly wrong, because it leads to shallow false knowledge, spread of prejudice and cultural arrogance. Unfortunately, there is no easy solution for the intercultural communication problem, thus it requires an intellectual and cognitive effort, a desire to study and gain deeper knowledge. Thus, this was the main reason I undertook a theoretical and practical study of Chinese art and culture, in order to create a language suitable for establishing a cultural dialogue that is not superficial but significant.