Red Earth Village Sentiment: Essence of Kunming Modern Folk Painting

Author: Kunming Municipal Bureau of Culture
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Publish Date: 1999-09-01
Features: Each of the excellent modern folk paintings in "Red Earth Village Feelings" embodies the care, support, and assistance of leaders at all levels, as well as the dedication of teachers from grassroots cultural centers. Over more than two decades, veteran, middle-aged, and young instructors and artists, driven by their passion for folk art, have nurtured these "seeds" of folk painting rooted in the red soil of the Yunnan, helping them bloom into vibrant "artistic flowers." This is a cultural achievement that brings pride and is worth promoting in the spiritual civilization construction of Kunming's rural areas. "Red Earth Village Feelings" is a collection of the finest works of Kunming's modern folk paintings since the 1980s, including awards-winning pieces from national, provincial, and municipal competitions, as well as recent creations. These 151 works are filled with simple beauty, sincere love, and moving emotions! They are the "flowers" of the wilderness, the "poems" of the fields, and the "songs" of a prosperous era—a generous gift to the motherland and its people!