The Exhibition of Outstanding Chinese Realists' Artworks more

Throughout the history of Chinese art, many different styles have existed, but none excels the realist group in influence, which is represented by Chen Yifei, Ai Xuan, Yang Feiyun, Wang Yidong, He Duoling and so on. Most of them are regarded as leaders of Chinese oil painting, and their artworks are always arousing wide attention.

The realistic painting is a classical and traditional style. From the rock art of Spain to the academism and the impressionism of 19th Century France and from the Soviet Union to the socialistic period of China, the painting style was always realistic.A painting pattern can last thousands of years, since it is not just dependent on heritage or a certain teaching system. In the human brain, some regions are in charge of interaction and analysis of shape, color, proportion and balance. That's why peoples' judgments toward materials are basically identical.

 

Hundreds of years ago, before Pieter Bruegel and Rembrandt, the Europe continent didn't know the artwork of the Orient, where realistic painters like Ma Yuan, Fan Kuan, and Zhang Xuan were very famous. This has changed in modern times, with Asia and the West more able to exchange culture and influence each other. For example, the Japanese Ukiyo-e Painting was much admired in the West and considerably influenced the works of impressionist and post-impressionist painters such as Ganguin and Van Gogh. On the other side, the Chinese oil painting also absorbed aspects of European painting.

 

The realistic painters developed further after China's reform and opening-up in the 1980s, and most of them became famous in that period. The open environment helped them gain not only inspirations from modern Western art, but also an insight into traditional Western art. Their works were a real reflection of their feelings.

Despite the rejection from modern art, today the realistic painters are still endeavoring to fulfill their target. They have been holding exhibitions yearly since May, 2004, because they know what the masses want. The society and culture should not belong to the minority, and the masses have the right to accept the art that they like and to refuse what they don't like.