Celestial painting

Author: Xu Zhongping (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: The author Xu Zhongping has selected representative works from his students, showcasing their artistic journey and the process of their growth. Through these experiences, the book reflects the author's artistic pursuits and creativity from different perspectives. The concept of "Primitive Art" was first proposed by the French modern artist Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985). He regarded "Primitive Art" as an "uncultured" concept in contrast to "Cultural Art." In his article "I Prefer Primitive Art to Cultural Art," he believed that primitive art "manifests spontaneous and strongly original characteristics, relying as little as possible on the clichés of traditional art and culture, and the artists are all obscure individuals with no connection to the professional art circle." "In other words, it is what is created by people who have not been contaminated by cultural art. These works imitate little or not at all, contrasting with the phenomenon that occurs among intellectuals. Therefore, their authors draw entirely from their own hearts, rather than from the clichés of classical or popular art."