Chinese Oil Painting Literature 1542-2000

Author: Zhao Li / Yu Ding (editors)
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: Oil painting has a history of hundreds of years in China, but its true development began after the 20th century. The development of Chinese oil painting is closely linked to the development of modern art education in China. Oil painting education is a major component of the construction of Chinese art education. Through the continuous exploration of predecessors and the joint efforts of numerous oil painters and art education workers, Chinese oil painting has, after experiencing nearly half a century of ups and downs, established an oil painting education system centered on realism. This system was further refined and developed after the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. By learning from the oil painting education experience of the Soviet Union in the 1950s, we gradually explored a teaching and creative path with Chinese national characteristics. In a sense, modern Chinese oil painting has a natural "symbiotic" relationship with art academies. If we examine the development of Chinese oil painting, we will find that since the 1950s, Chinese oil painting has always grown as a base for art academies, with faculty and students as its core force. To some extent, the teaching conditions of oil painting programs in art academies have also played a decisive role in shaping the future of Chinese oil painting creation. China Oil Painting Literature is a monumental work on the history and research achievements of Chinese oil painting, covering the period from 1542 to 2000. It includes over 3,000 oil paintings and precious historical photographs that have been passed down, as well as more than 200 documents, totaling 4 million words. Organized in a chronological manner, each year is divided into three parts: "Overview," "Chronicles," and "Documents." The "Overview" consists of literature reviews and research, while the "Chronicles" list events in chronological order, serving as a concise and ordered record of the documents. The "Documents" are the primary sources of information. These three aspects together form the academic weight of China Oil Painting Literature, making it the most comprehensive, extensive, and representative work on Chinese oil painting among all existing documentary materials. Its coverage of content and time span far exceeds that of ordinary documents.