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Wang S.
Modern Chinese painting on military themes: "new realism" and loyalty to traditions
// Man and Culture.
2022. ¹ 4.
P. 46-56.
DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.4.38497 EDN: VYFDKP URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=38497
Modern Chinese painting on military themes: "new realism" and loyalty to traditions
DOI: 10.25136/2409-8744.2022.4.38497EDN: VYFDKPReceived: 23-07-2022Published: 03-09-2022Abstract: In the contemporary art of China, a special role belongs to painting on a military theme. Its formation began in connection with the need to keep a visual chronicle of the revolutionary struggle for the New China, the assertion of its status in the eyes of the people. Initially, realism was chosen as the main artistic method. By the turn of the XX and XXI centuries, as a result of the influence of modern art trends, a "new realism" emerged. The subject of this article is the pictorial work of contemporary Chinese artists who dedicate their paintings to military subjects and themes. He pays special attention to the art criticism analysis of the formal and substantive side of the paintings of the late XX – early XXI centuries. The main conclusion of the study is the establishment of the fact that under the influence of the so-called "new realism" Chinese painting associated with images of war, army, navy, has changed in the direction of images relevant to the era, as well as methods and techniques of image construction. However, at the same time, it should be noted that there is still a connection with traditions, which allows us to characterize the process of evolution of the Chinese school of battle painting. The novelty of the article is the introduction to the scientific circulation of Russian art criticism of a series of paintings by Chinese masters devoted to military topics. In general, the battle genre in Chinese painting is associated in the work with the formation of the People's Republic of China and is considered in a political and socio-cultural context. Keywords: military theme, batalistics, contemporary art, neorealism, painting, realistic art, China, traditions, innovation, exhibitionThis article is automatically translated. You can find original text of the article here. In conclusion, we note that the battle genre in Chinese painting is associated with the formation of a New China and for a long time embodied images associated with the liberation war of the Chinese people. The first batalists were participants in the events they depicted, so the choice of a realistic method of transmitting events became natural. Following them, the authors of the 1960s, with the help of the state, actively created monumental canvases, honing the techniques of realistic painting. They also often turned to academic methods of constructing large-scale compositions and visual identification of the main character. In the 1970s, artists sought to emphasize the contribution of the army and Navy to the peaceful life of the Chinese. They asserted positive humanistic images of soldiers and their actions, striving to show them in a positive way. At the turn of the century, new visual techniques and ideals began to appear in the arsenal of the batalists. The military theme in painting is now focused on showing mass scenes with the participation of soldiers, designed to emphasize the combat readiness of the army and navy. The battle painting of New China is currently striving to reproduce the atmosphere, which gives birth to a new art, but it retains the previous orientation towards positive social influence. References
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