Painter's human model

Author: Jimei Publishing Co., Ltd.
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Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Features: The human models depicted in this book comprehensively reflect the poses used in human figure drawing training and teaching. A healthy, normal human society treats human beauty and humanistic art in this way. However, it is not the case in China. Many people say that promoting human beauty and valuing humanistic art does not align with our national conditions. Indeed, that statement is not entirely wrong. But this very thing proves that our "national conditions" are abnormal and unhealthy. Chairman Mao pointed this out sharply. In a letter to six members of the Central Political Committee, he said: "Nude human models are essential for painting and sculpture. They are necessary and cannot be avoided. It is inappropriate to oppose them for ideological reasons." It is precisely the abnormal and unhealthy "feudal mentality" that has suppressed and destroyed the healthy beauty and art of the human body. Can this "national condition" still be upheld and carried forward by the Chinese people who have overthrown feudalism? The outcome should be clear, but the reasons for the doubts and opposition from many comrades are also very real. This is because healthy human beauty and humanistic art often carry abnormal and unhealthy elements—the venom of what is called "yellow." Therefore, our task is to promote normal and healthy values while opposing the yellow. The comrades at Jilin Fine Arts Publishing House are now undertaking this arduous task. I express my sincere respect for them here and wish this photographic art album could be published as soon as possible.