On The Meaning Of The Images On Both Sides Of Local Painting "narrative Theme" It Is

Taiwan and Mainland China share the same origin of culture and historical context but havedeveloped many distinct artistic expressions under the different social and cultural environmentsas a result of political barriers over the past one hundred years. Although Taiwan underwentJapanese Ruling Period and the Nationalist Government relocating to Taiwan, China on the otherhand accepted Socialist Realism from Soviet Union and underwent the Cultural Revolution andScar Art. Nonetheless the cross-straits encountered the rise of vernacular paintings in the1970s(Taiwan) and1980s (China) respectively. At the same time, both were profoundly affected by thepainting style of American Vernacular artist, Andrew Nowell Wyeth. This is an issue meritsfurther study. The author selects research objects from artists whose works contain “narrativethemes” in cross-strait vernacular paintings, applying the style of art and iconology as researchmethods to analyze and explore into the different response of cross-strait arts to political, culturaland social issues as well as the implications behind the icons.The study concludes key results in the follows:(1) The rise and development of cross-strait vernacular paintings were both affected bypolitical factors and Western arts, which underwent the acceptance, experiment andquestions for the trends of Western fine arts. Upon integration, both cross straits haveestablished the localization of self-expression with emphasis on the rooting of theirculture and lands.(2) Works of cross-strait vernacular paintings are realism oriented with genuine reflectionof the cross-strait social phenomena and people’s life. However, the cross-strait artistshold different attitudes of portrait and emotions towards vernacular materials as well asdifferences in choice of landscape. For example, Taiwanese artists express emotionsthrough objects while Chinese artists express emotions through people.(3) The vernacular painting period contains an important meaning of enlightenment forcross-strait contemporary arts. The author intends to adopt narrative paintings asthemes for this study, which can be applied as a key factor in forming personalpainting style.