: Russian Repin Academy of Arts Painting Department

Author: Sun Tao
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: "This book is a new and direct report on one of the world's most traditional renowned academies. The Repin Academy of Arts is considered a unique evolution of Western European art schools through realism. In the context of social transformation in this century, it has independently stood out, differing from Western modernism. In China's art circles, it is regarded as a representative of 'Soviet-style' education. As someone who has been involved in the field of art and art education for many years, with both internal and external experiences, I believe that to open up a modern and vibrant artistic future with Chinese characteristics, it is best to analyze and synthesize macroscopically, placing various schools and trends on a comparative platform. On this platform, the Repin Academy of Arts introduced in this book stands out as a rare and unwavering 'foreign stone' for inspiration. Moreover, they are also reforming and moving forward under their own conditions, such as the extensive coverage of the teaching practices of renowned masters like Melnikov, who remain vigorous in their later years. I have visited the academy and met the author and other Chinese students there. Upon returning to China, they have dedicated this deep affection for the Neva to their teaching positions. Although the young author may not yet be mature in terms of insight and writing, what is rare, outstanding, and irreplaceable here is the concreteness derived from personal experience and careful observation. It is so vivid and direct, as if freshly picked from a tree with dew still on it—this cannot be achieved through foggy glimpses, hearsay, or patchwork borrowing and copying."