From Heroic Ode to the Ordinary World: Trends in Modern Chinese Art: Trends in Modern Chinese Art

Author: Yi Ying
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book explores the historical development of modern Chinese art trends. In the relentless "flow" of time, Chinese art has undergone a historical process from singing the praises of heroes to entering the ordinary world. "History is an unbroken river," and modern Chinese art is an inseparable stream in the long river of Chinese art history, as well as in the history of world art. The trends of modern Chinese art have fluctuated in the changes of modern Chinese society, with both a firm adherence to local culture and imitation and adaptation of Western art, even to an excessive obsession. This book objectively describes the reality of Chinese art since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 until today, while also providing incisive analysis and profound rational reflection. From the wave of heroic odes in early post-liberation art creation to questioning this singular "red, bright, and shining" style, leading back to realism, and finally to the formation of a pluralistic landscape, Chinese artists began to seek extraordinary meaning in the ordinary world.