Images and History--Essays on 20th Century Chinese Art

Author: Li Weiming
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: In the debate over whether Chinese and Western art can be compatible and whether the results of such compatibility hold existential value since modern times, we have even been rooted with such a deeply ingrained complex: you must prove that you have truly reached the level of mastery in both Chinese and Western art before you can have the possibility of achieving a perfect result like the Chinese term "harmonious integration" describes. Thus, the talk of methods has become a high-temperature fashion that persisted throughout the 20th century. — Li Weiming
This book focuses on case studies of Cantonese artists active on the stage of Chinese art in the 20th century, covering a wide range of interactions and developments between social politics, artistic concepts, artistic language, and image styles in 20th-century Chinese society. Viewing art issues as an integral part of the broader cultural questions of Chinese culture, the author emphasizes the empirical nature and precise historical sense of art research, which is the academic approach and style he strives to uphold. All the essays are written based on reliable hand materials.