The Art Of Zhang Zhaomin Wang Xiazhou And Zhang Zhenduo

Free-sketch flower and bird painting in Hubei province has its special feature, which is enhanced by the art of the three experts. With the methods of graphical analysis and historical analysis, this paper will give a study about the three artists` artistic practice, thoughts, educational concept and influence, so as to make the painting history in Hubei province in modern times clear. There will be an important academic value for study of the painting history and geographical painting denomination in modern times by doing so.The three artists refer to Zhang Zhaoming, Wang Xiazhou, and Zhang Zhenduo, who are living in Hubei province and working on artistic education and creation for a long time. Their arts come from this land, especially their artistic peak and feature. They have gone through differently, yet there is something similar in their arts. A comparison proves that their arts show both unique features and similar artistic features, especially a geographical difference. This paper is original in listing them at the same time, giving a description about their artistic feature and the geographical feature of free-sketch flower and bird painting in Hubei province.Their contributions to the artistic education in Hubei province are closely related to Wuchang Artistic School. Their attention and promoting to painting from life influenced free-sketch flower and bird painting of China greatly at that time. They appealed a pragmatic atmosphere in education. And there is a obvious geographical difference in their using of crops as painting material and their painting language. They were quite distinct from others who do the same at that time. Only in this way, they have made free-sketch flower and bird in Hubei province have its unique style.To sum up, against the background of artists being asked to reflect the changing life by flower and bird painting language, it was quite difficult for those artists, such as the tree ones, to create arts which is high quality and suitable for the time. This is also the reason why appealing to both refined and popular tastes can be the aesthetic standard for both ordinary people and artists. Elegance, referring to the refined tastes, shows the pursuit of those artists, while earthliness, referring to the popular tastes, shows public`s life. Many artists are seeking a balance between the two, while the three ones are definitely excellent in doing so. Their arts not only show the artistic success of their own, but also reflect the unique way of a period of time.