Kingfisher Peasant Painting 2

Author: Ha Siyang
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Jinshan is located in the southwest suburbs of Shanghai, by the Hangzhou Bay. The beautiful and fertile natural environment has nurtured the simple, hardworking, and art-loving character of the Jinshan people. Since the late 1970s, under the organization and guidance of the local cultural center, some rural women skilled in embroidery and organization ingeniously applied traditional folk arts such as embroidery, paper-cutting, and Du wall painting to their creative works, forming a unique artistic style. Their works, characterized by exaggerated techniques, novel compositions, bright colors, and vivid depictions of the distinctive social customs and rich life atmosphere of the Jiangnan region, reflect the simple emotions of the working people and celebrate the new life of the farmers, expressing their beautiful ideals. Jinshan peasant paintings have become a popular modern folk art enjoyed by readers both in China and abroad.