| As a part of the art phenomenon,Chinese figure painting has evolved through hardships and hardships,gradually forming its own unique artistic expression and cultural spirit,and the subject of market life occupies an indispensable position as one of them.The "marketplace" is an important part of people’s lives in China’s vast expanse of land,and "marketplace" is a product of Chinese soil and a valuable spiritual treasure,and it is now generating the current cultural It is now generating the cultural reality of today.The resulting culture of the marketplace is an important part of traditional Chinese culture,and as part of the art of marketplace expression,figure painting on the subject of marketplace life is a full expression of this culture,reflecting the lives of ordinary people at different stages of history and covering all aspects of popular secular life.With political stability and economic prosperity,paintings of marketplace subjects also developed and,of course,the corresponding content of marketplace culture expanded.From the rustic "Marketplace Portrait Stone" of the Han Dynasty to the "Along the River during the Qingming Festival" of the Song Dynasty,from the novel "Dianshizhai pictorial" of the modern era to the contemporary phenomenon of diversified painting,painters have drawn a scene with a strong urban atmosphere of the ecological landscape of the citizens,shaping a Various figures and colorful scenes of people’s lives provide the viewer with lifelike specimens of city ecology,vividly revealing the state of existence of the common people in the marketplace.This article explains the relationship between paintings of marketplace life and folklore painting,clarifies the similarities and differences between the "marketplace" tradition and the contemporary era,understands the development and evolution of the paintings of marketplace characters throughout Chinese history,and focuses on current life and the broadest group of people in the creation of paintings.He also elaborates on the characteristics and values of the creation of paintings with marketplace themes.Through a deeper consideration of marketplace culture,the author takes this as an entry point to explore the folkloric value and emotional connotation of figure painting on the subject of marketplace life,and then concludes the role and significance of figure painting on the subject of marketplace life in the art phenomenon,while the author illustrates the unique historical and artistic value of figure painting on the subject of marketplace life through a comparison of ancient and modern works on marketplace painting.The paintings not only reflect the unique socio-political and economic conditions of different dynasties and play an important role in the comprehensive interpretation of China’s history,but also lay a solid foundation for the development of many arts,which are still influential and modern today,and its inheritance and development bring endless vitality to traditional national culture and art. |