Realist Sculpture In The Creation Of Military Themes

A look at the art history of China and the world, ancient and modern reveals that realist sculpture always enjoys a vibrant life, especially in the creation of military themes where it plays a irreplaceable role. In the creation of realist military sculpture in New China, with the strengthened guide of Marxist literary and art theory, the art workers have managed to walk on the way of realist creation with a great number of fine works produced. In recent year, realism - including sculpture - has been under the impact of new artistic ideas and forms, which is unprecedented in any time in history. Some modernist manners are quite fashionable in the art circle, resulting in uneven qualities of the work, the co-existence of really valuable insights and absurd views, and the flooding of various kinds of unrefined and full-of-imitation works. Under this situation, some people think that realist sculpture has lost its traditional status and been unable to fit into the tide of the age. It is argued in the thesis that this idea is partial, in that realism is not a stereotyped concept, but one very capable of containing other ideas. The artist should give play to the initiatives of creation, keep up with the time, and extensively absorb all forms of healthy and benefiting ways of presentation, so as to realistically, historically and specifically depict reality. The thesis concludes that realism will play a very significant social and realistic role in the future creation of military themes.