From Heroic Ode to the Ordinary World (Trends in Modern Chinese Art)

Author: Yi Ying
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book explores the historical development of modern Chinese art trends. In the relentless flow of time, Chinese art has undergone a historical process from singing the praises of heroes to entering the ordinary world. "History is an unbroken river," and modern Chinese art is an inseparable stream in the long river of Chinese art history, as well as in the history of world art. The trends of modern Chinese art have fluctuated in the changes of modern Chinese society, with both a commitment to local culture and imitation and adaptation of Western art, even to an excessive obsession. This book objectively describes the reality of Chinese art since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 up to the present day, while also providing incisive analysis and profound rational reflection. From the wave of heroic odes-style art creation in the early days of the founding, to questioning this singular "red, bright, and shining" approach and returning to realism, to the formation of a pluralistic landscape, finally, Chinese artists began to seek extraordinary meanings in the ordinary world.