During 1921 To 1930 Ao Boli · Beardsley Accepted In China

During the following ten years of the May4th Movement, all the Chinesebelieve in the theory of evolution and the future will be bright, the wholecountry is in an optimistic mood. Ideas like Darwinism occupy the culturalcircle. At this time，decadent and aesthetic Beardsley was introduced toChina, which was quite opposite to the atmosphere at that time? Then whyPeople like LuXun、ShaoXunmei、YuDafu、GuoMoruo、WenYiduo、YeLingfeng，they all talked about the Beardsley at that time. Why Beardsley can raisesuch a huge discussion among all the intelligences in the1920s?This really is a contradict phenomenon, the paper is trying to rebuildthe discussion about Beardsley between those city intelligence inShanghai during the1920s.Through these discussion, we can find how thesenew intelligences accept Beardsley and his painting? From what angle theybuild a relationship between Beardsley and the social reality in China?or connecting Beardsley with their personal life? This group has what kindof similarity or difference when they read Beardsley and his painting?What might be the reasons behind all these things?Nowadays most researches about Beardsley only focus on the artiesthimself or his painting. Few will notice the connections between Beardsleyand the different types of intelligence in Shanghai during1920s. Thatis why this piece is trying to collect the various articles、pictures anddiscussions together. Analyzing all these materials in a proper way.Through comparing all these texts, we will find how Beardsley and hispainting becoming such vivid, when he comes to China. This phenomenon canalso tell us how those intelligences deal with the problems at their time.