The Argument Concerned With The Nude And Cultural Clash During The New Culture Movement

The New Culture Movement is one of the most important eras in the history of Chinese culture. At this stage, the mission of enlightenment in human thoughts with the two slogans of "science" and "democracy" was put forward., and a great number of trends of thoughts rushed into China, struck and influenced the traditional thoughts and ideas of China. At this time, naked painting art and naked model was introduced into the circle of Chinese painting, which gave rise to a long-term and severe argument in the Chinese painting and intellectual circles. The historic process during which the naked model was introduced into Chinese painting circle reflected the inherent characteristics of the tradition with its own advantages and disadvantages, strong and weak points as well. By our multi-angle analysis, we can see the stubborn cultural psychology accumulated in the pattern of behavior, way of thinking, emotional attitude of the nation and its resistance to new objects and thoughts against the background of the New Culture Movement.During the New Culture Movement, sketch of naked human body was introduced into the painting circle of China and brought out the intense clash between Chinese and western culture, especially in the field of painting art. Meanwhile, Chinese culture and painting art experienced the development from conservatism to innovation, also from tradition to a modern stage. The essay is aimed at reviewing the clash and fusion of tradition and modernity, Chinese painting art and western painting art, Chinese culture and western culture against the historic background of the New Culture Movement with the rough development of sketch of naked human body in China during the New Culture Movement as a starting-point for further discussion. It's a new angle and approach to the study of New Culture Movement, which traces the historic flow of the development of the sketch of naked human body in China back to the inward world in human beings in order to obtain more profound and comprehensive grasp and understanding of the rough process.There are four chapters in . Chapter 1 surveys the process of the sketch of naked human body and naked art being introduced into China with the tide of new art and atmosphere as a result of the reform and innovation in the field of Chinese culture and art during the New Culture Movement. According to our account of it, we can have a more clear sight of the changes in Chinese culture and art, especially in the field ofChinese painting before the introduction of the sketch of naked human body into China.Chapter 2 specifically examines the whole process of argument centered with naked model during the New Culture Movement. From the difficulties in the searching for model happened in Shanghai Art College, to the social argument as to whether naked model is necessary, we can learn that it took a long-term and rough process for naked model to go through severe objection and be applied widely in art colleges and schools.Chapter 3 systematically discusses the historic reason of the argument concerned with naked model. Faced with the blow and pressure from fierce opponents, Liu Haisu argued with the principles and truths as a basis, and showed the spirit of adamancy and courage. On one hand, his insisting on the application of naked model to teaching regardless of pressure was in connection with his own traitorous character and the influence and support of Cai Yuanpei and the new-knowledge class. On the other hand, he stuck to the truth and argued that it's essential, reasonable and rightful to set the class of sketch of human body in art schools. In addition, the state of mind of the conservative feudal force who rejected sketch of human body is also the target of examination in this chapter. After our discussion of this problem, we can see more clearly the traditional and realistic reasons of the argument concerned with naked model.The last chapter mainly discusses the historical meaning and influence of the naked model argument. The avocation of the sketch of human body was no less than a flash of lightning in the darkness hitherto, hence the argument itself has profound historical meaning. It's the clash between art and Confucianism, eastern and western culture. It stuck at old Chinese formality and thoughts and influenced Chinese painting and teaching of art greatly as a fierce anti-feudalism struggle in art field.